Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. 15th Hussars, Madras ; Maidstone 15th Ceylon ; Waterford 61st Bengal ; Chatham 79th Bombay ; belturbet Troops were sent to Northern Ireland as peacekeepers in 1969. Blood ran on the streets and human hatred shone bright. 16th Buttevant The musters, service records and attestation papers of the German and Swiss Legions are in WO 15, searchable by regiment in our catalogue. This guide provides advice on finding records held at The National Archives known as muster rolls, pay lists and description books. The only troops left in Northern Ireland were there for training purposes. There were casualties on both sides while the innocent were caught. 16th Buttevant I'll never forget the day a soldier pointed his rifle straight at me. Ref #: PA.11410183 3d do, Ballincollig Thisgreatly increased support for PIRA and its political wing, Sinn Fein. 26th Belfast Historical background to events in Ireland when Robert Chalmers may have been there. From 1888 onwards, the series contains only muster rolls, there are no longer any pay lists and by 1898 muster rolls were no longer kept by the War Office either. 2d Dragoon Gds Longford, for Dublin The soldiers were part of a contingent of the British Army drafted into the area to help quell disorders and outbreaks of rioting a the city caused by friction between rival Catholic and Protestant groups. 13th Lt. Dragoons, Cahir But Sinn Fein North Belfast MLA, Mr Gerry Kelly, insisted the move was essential for an economically deprived area. 6th Mullingar 4th do Edinburgh 2d do, Dublin Republican militants exploded a bomb in a hijacked taxi behind a British army barracks in Northern Ireland on Monday, minutes after the transfer of police and justice powers from London to . ; Isle of Wight, Colonial Corps Most records of births in the armed forces are held by the General Register Office.. British Army regimental registers of births and baptisms start in 1761 in England and Wales and around 1790 in other countries, and continue to 1924.They include births in the United Kingdom and abroad. Three mortars hit Fort Monagh British Army base in West Belfast. 8th do, Longford Belfast Regional Command: Thiepval Barracks Lisburn (162). This information could be of use to people looking for ancestors that are missing from censuses, I am after information on the 70th regiment of Foot, my ancestor Robert Chalmers b 1790 Girvan Ayrshire, joined the army in December 1813. the story goes that he was a soldier until a year or so before his death in 1836 in Glasgow. North Area Regional Command: Ebrington Barracks, Derry (163). made good reading,must have taken ages to typeill make a copy for the museums ni sectionif you dont mind. Your search results for kinsale barracks: 776 newspaper articles contained information about kinsale barracks filtered by: Place: belfast, antrim, northern ireland. 34th Fermoy 75th Birr 34th Fermoy 1st Dragoon Gds Exeter Search the Archive. Please consider making a donation to our site. We don't want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. Date: 01/10/1969. 7th Hussars, Ipswich 1 RIFLES is a Regular Light Infantry Roled Battalion of around 620 Riflemen, based in Beachley Barracks, Chepstow, on the border between Wales and Gloucestershire. The Corporal Killings 19th March 1988 Sickening IRA Murder of Two Off Duty British Army Corporals Belfast 1988 Corporals Killings - Disclaimer - The views and opinions expressed in this post / documentary are soley intended to educate and provide background information to those interested in the Troubles of Northern Ireland. Riot gear became an integral part of the British soldier's kit. (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10462311, A British paratrooper takes a young girl in his arms to comfort her after she had been hurt in the bomb blast in Donegal Street, Belfast.Ref #: PA.1666851Date: 20/03/1972, Members of the Irish Republican Army, unseen, watched by local children and British soldiers, lead a parade past a British Army observation post before arriving at Milltown Cemetery in the Falls Road area of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 1, 1972. Mirror.co.uk. I still remember the fear on that young man's face and the loss, caused by the death of all the soldiers under his command. The Royal Ulster Rifles moved to St . 62d Bengal ; Chatham (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.11224982, Shoppers in Belfast, Northern Ireland go about their business with almost total indifference to a British Army street patrol in 1976. [15], Last edited on 25 February 2023, at 18:39, "The History of the Culloden Estate and Spa", "Army Base Palace Barracks," Domesday Reloaded, BBC website, "Car bomb explodes near MI5 base in Belfast", "Families' anger as Royal Scots Borderers moved", "Belfast-based 1 Scots to lead Army's new Ranger Regiment", "152 (North Irish) Regiment RLC look back on 2016", "Palace Barracks explosion: Major review of security ordered at MI5 base in wake of bomb blast", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palace_Barracks&oldid=1141570015, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 18:39. It began with riots, then shooting, then nail bombs - and then the first deaths. Search the Archive. Cape Mount Riflemen Cape Good Hope #150,000 - how much a senior officer with 22 years' service could expect to get on being signed off, along with a pension. 37th Newport S. Wales A British Army base in South Armagh, 1977. 46th Canada ; Armagh First refusal on the land, just off the Crumlin Road, will be offered to the Northern Ireland administration at market value. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11408251, A British soldier with a rifle guards a road outside of Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1976. RM BK7NFY - Roadsign for Palace Barracks, the main British army base in Belfast and Northern Ireland. Even when he fell in love - and that was frequently - he was never submerged by disappointment. James Anthony Oliver Corry sentenced to four years for part in bombing of British army barracks in 1996. A major extension was built between 1880 and 1881 to accommodate the depot of the Royal Irish Rifles. Muster rolls and pay lists contain soldiers: From 1868 to 1883 there may be quarterly lists which contain details of men becoming non-effective. VIII, 1858-61, St. Marys, Pawtucket Graveyard Records, Rhode Island. This is a list of notable bombings related to the Northern Ireland "Troubles" and their aftermath. Tensions are high in the New Lodge Road area of Belfast, the scene . Infantry Regiment known after 1881 as 2nd.Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) 1840 43rd. Royal St. Helena Regiment St. Helena (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11384803, Catholic youths throw stones and gasoline bombs at British troops, Aug.12,1979. Stations of the British Army 88th Malta ; Boyle The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom.It is a voluntary youth group sponsored by the Ministry of Defence (British Army).The ACF is largely composed of individual units. 68th Portsmouth Although 40 infantry currently stationed there will move out within months, overall security in the area will not be reduced, police said. These command areas correspond to the RUC Regional Command Areas of: Belfast Region; Rural East; Rural West. The two merged in 1856, as the Royal Engineers, Infantry regiments, which had been known by numbers (for example, 28th Foot), were to become known by a title, usually a county, Regiments from the 26th Foot onwards were paired together to form new regiments (for example, the 28th Foot and the 61st Foot became the Gloucester Regiment), Each new regiment was to have two battalions, as the first 25 Foot regiments already did, The lower number became the 1st battalion and the higher number became the 2nd battalion (thus, the 28th Foot and the 61st Foot became the 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively of the Gloucester Regiment), All infantry regiments were placed into numbered regimental districts. They provide a soldiers: From about 1868 musters may also include Marriage Rolls giving details of children and wives occupying married quarters. British Army barracks, as opposed to Naval or Marine barracks, are named on the basis of various principles, usually depending on the whim of the units resident there at the time of the naming ceremony. 2nd do Jamaica, Sierra Leone From 1878 to 1898, all muster rolls and pay lists are in WO 16. The Army operated a 'tour of duty' policy for troops. Current units stationed at the camp include: Palace Barracks is the declared headquarters of the MI5 for their investigations into Northern Ireland-related terrorism. There is no casualty roll for the Royal Air Force outside of the First and Second World Wars, making some . Directions . According to security assessments, McGuinness still held an IRA leadership position at the time of the London Docklands and Thiepval Barracks bombs in 1996. Similar description books for depots, 1768 to 1908, are in WO 67. The ceasefire was re-established in 1997 and further talks resulted in the 'Good Friday Agreement' in April 1998. (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10990748, Belfast city center is cleared on Feb. 3, 1973, so that British Army bomb disposal experts could de-fuse a bomb placed on this tanker, at right, containing 4,000 gallons of petrol. Let's hope the latest deployment of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan does not last for 38 years. (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10346486Date: 22/12/1969, An armed British soldier in Belfast, Northern Ireland during disorders in September 1969. Ceylon Rifles Ceylon The introduction of rubber bullets and plastic baton rounds provedcontroversial. Stations of the British Army On the 1st October, 1845. . And, if youre honest, youll just drag up from the depths all the times youve hated or felt passionately about something and play it. . Their intelligence officer, armed with an S80 rifle - one round of which could blow apart a human body - asked McGuinness to open the boot of his car. 91st Reserve batt. RM G6YF45 - The Prince of Wales meets members of the Mercian Regiment during a visit to Palace Barracks near Belfast, on the second day of his visit to Northern Ireland. 35th Mauritius ; Charles Fort Tory peer Michelle Mone tracked down on lavish holiday with husband at 7m Algarve villa bought AFTER PPE police raid - and she responds with foul-mouthed rant, BREAKING: Aldi reveals list of 30 places where it wants to open stores - see if one is near you, Prince Harry and Meghan break silence after King Charles evicts them from Frogmore, Boy's Prince Harry World Book Day costume dubbed 'masterpiece' as mum explains choice, FA Cup quarter-final draw IN FULL as Man Utd, Man City and Grimsby learn fate, 'HE'S BETRAYED MY MUM': Devastated families of those killed by Covid say Matt Hancock's bombshell WhatsApp messages 'twist knife' in wounds, BREAKING: Matt Hancock hits out at 'massive betrayal' by journalist Isabel Oakeshott as more pandemic WhatsApps emerge, Vulnerable woman died alone of hypothermia in freezing council home, Amy Nuttall 'rumbled' husband Andrew Buchan's 'affair' over detail in new lingerie, Chris Pine FINALLY reveals what was said in unaired 'spit-gate' incident with Harry Styles, Constance Marten's baby could have been dead for two weeks before couple arrested, Heavy snow in brutal -11C blast to batter Brits as Met Office gives update, Subscribe to Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers. British Army military detention barracks 1914 The following details were issued with Army Orders dated 1 January 1914, showing where soldiers under sentence were to be committed and the accommodation that was available there. As the numbers of troops deployed in the Northern Ireland fluctuated, counter-terrorist action by the British Army and intelligence agencies was stepped up. INFANTRY REGIMENTS STATIONED IN TIPPERARY TOWN, 1840 to 1878, BEFORE "THE BARRACKS" WERE BUILT. Of these, halfwere killed byparamilitariesand half diedfrom other causes. 74th Portsmouth In the 1690s, construction of an island wide network of army barracks began across Ireland. Terrorism expert Kevin Toolis, a reporter in Belfast at the height of the Troubles, reflects on the withdrawl of troops from Northern Ireland. In terms of statistics, an early 19th century list gives the total accommodation in 121 permanent and 171 temporary barracks (both infantry and cavalry barracks) as 73,462 personnel, including 2,525 officers and 70,937 other ranks (non-commissioned officers/N.C.O.s and private soldiers). (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)Ref #: PA.11926367, Local children taunt and play with a British soldier as he stands guard in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, April 13, 1972, following an explosion in the city. The Armys initial troop deployment proved insufficient and reinforcement was soon needed. 1st Grenadier Guards Victoria Barracks was a military installation in New Lodge, Belfast in Northern Ireland. 80th Bengal ; Chatham 76th Manchester 32d Athlone 24th Limerick Scarletto - not being pedantic mate but are you sure of the date for the Coldstream Guards as being the 15th. The troubles were at their height. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11408236, A British Army soldier on lookout in the Falls Road area of Belfast.Ref #: PA.4893379Date: 15/08/1969, Local children look at British troops who have been sent to form a buffer during religious disputes in Northern Ireland in September 1969. In the countryside, particularly South Armagh's 'bandit country', the risk of ambush contributed to the Army's reliance on helicopters both to reconnoitre and ferry troops. In center background, a fireman directs water into the blaze. While the process of normalisation continued, sectarian violence and paramilitary crimes still occurred. The first entry for a recruit in a muster book usually gives his age, place of enlistment and trade. List of British Army installations A Abercorn Barracks C Charlemont Fort D Drumadd Barracks E Ebrington Barracks G Gough Barracks M Mahon Road Barracks Massereene Barracks P Palace Barracks S Shackleton Barracks St Lucia Barracks, Omagh St Patrick's Barracks T Thiepval Barracks V Victoria Barracks, Belfast The books themselves are in alphabetical order of soldiers names. in Defence British Army's airborne signallers test tactical smartphone in Belize jungle. (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10766212, BELFAST IRA CLASHES Brithis troops take up positions in the doorways of shops near Eliza street, in the markets area of Belfast, a short distance from the city centre of Northern Irelands capital. (1st batt.) Army units stationed in Ireland in July 1914 The following units of the British Army were stationed in Ireland just before the start of the Great War. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11197766Date: 01/01/1969, Against a background of ruined homes, British troops guard a strategic roadway position in their peacekeeping role in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1969. These units are organised into several different companies/squadrons, which in turn are organised into several different Corps or Regiments of their parent British Army units. The British retaliate 10 days later, with Operation. Today it doesn't feel like . Wednesday, Oct 6th, 1845, Marriage Records, Irish People, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1818-1840, Irish Natural History Society Journal Index, Vol. "The site should have been returned to the local community long ago in order to provide an area of substantial redevelopment," he added. In Derry an IRA unit kidnapped a British Army canteen worker, Patsy Gillespie, and strapped him into an explosives-laden van. 87th Aberdeen 66th Giberalter ; Clare Castle How to search for musters and pay lists c.1730-1878, 4. Palace Barracks, Holywood is a British Army installation in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. The bombing campaign of 1974 included attacks on pubs in Birmingham, Guildford and Woolwich in which many civilians died alongside off-duty soldiers. (AP Photo/Royle)Ref #: PA.11410107, Armed British soldiers in Belfast, Northern Ireland during disorders in September 1969. This wasan attempt to regain control of no-go areas, primarily in Derry and Belfast. Coldstream Guards (1st batt.) They ended up staying there until 2007 in what became the British Army's longest ever deployment. And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The aftermath of a terrorist bombing, 1972, Army bombdisposal officers detonate a device, 1975. Call: +442890420109. In the words of the IRA leader Martin McGuinness, Republicans soon realised that armies are deployed to occupy countries and support the ruling power. And that was just the beginning. It began in August 1969 and was not formally ended until 2007, well after the Good Friday Agreement. General Sir Robert Ford, Britains Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland, pictured on July 3, 1972, in Belfast. 300 - the approximate number of people killed by the Army in Northern Ireland. 222 Belfast News-Letter 195 Newry Telegraph 177 Northern Whig 99 Armagh Guardian 79 Ulster Gazette More Newspapers 15th Ceylon ; Waterford DONATE, Before the money moved in, Kings Cross was a place for born-and-bred locals, clubs and crime, See what really went on during that time in NYC's topless go-go bars, Chris Stein 's photographs of Debbie Harry and friends take us back to a great era of music. We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for The aim of the Army was always to contain, not to kill their enemy. 1972 also saw the resignation of the Northern Ireland Government and a return to direct rule from Westminster. For men like McGuinness, war and conflict with the British Army was now inevitable. Riot police wearing helmets and gas masks during disturbances with Catholic rioters along a street in the Bogside area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland on Aug. 13, 1969. That 38-year military campaign came to an end at midnight. This information will help us make improvements to the website. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('Unit3'); }); British troops patrol in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1969, following conflict in the city. 8th Portsmouth JavaScript is disabled. The Flashbak Shop Is Open & Selling All Good Things. Among the worst atrocities was Bloody Sunday in January 1972 in Derry, when British paratroopers shot dead 13 civilians in a civil rights march. check out the. No idea of his age, the certificate just says "full" in the age column. No one was injured. Gibralter ; Nenagh 1970. 13 - the number of people shot dead on Bloody Sunday in 1972. The Special Branch and the security . [1] Photograph: Alex Bowie/Getty Images Like Lenadoon and Andersonstown, Twinbrook was, as far as the IRA was concerned,. 18th China ; Chatham 63d Madras ; Chatham Today nothing remains of the original Belfast Barrack which stood in the lower Falls area of West Belfast. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. Fresh disorders in the troubled province marked the tenth anniversary of British army intervention in the area. 49th Dublin The Northern Ireland Victims Commission's 1998report 'to look at possible ways to recognise the pain and suffering felt by victims of violence arising from the troubles' referred to over 3,600 deaths since 1969, just over half ofwhom were civilians. 19th Corfu ; Carlow - Douglas Percy Bliss on his friend Eric Ravilious from their time at the Royal College of Art Eric Ravilious loved. Over there to prevent conflict, the troops soon became the source of it in between. (2d batt.) 20th Bermuda ; Isle ofWight A police officers patrols at the Massereene army barracks in Antrim, west of Belfast, Northern Ireland Sunday, March, 8, 2009 after two British soldiers were shot to death and four other. There are also description books for the Royal Artillery, 1749-1863 and 1773-1876, in WO 54/260-309 and WO 69/74-80, respectively, and for the Royal Irish Artillery, 1756-1774, in WO 69/620. In 1971 the British army took 14 men to a secret location in rural Co Derry and subjected them to a horrific interrogation from which they have never recovered. To trace a mans army career by way of the musters, you will have to know the name of his regiment. Milltown Cemetery is Belfasts Catholic cemetery where the IRA bury their dead. I soon became aware of the shadow of the gun. Your search results for kinsale barracks: 3684 newspaper articles contained information about kinsale barracks filtered by: Place: london, london, england. (1st batt.) A military observation post attached to Oldpark police station is also to be removed. Please note, a small selection of muster rolls and pay lists from WO 12 are available online via Ancestry (). Newfoundland (2nd batt.) And from the Army's side there was little choice either. Public revulsion to the bombings led the Government to pass the Prevention of Terrorism Act (1974), which strengthened the police's legal powers to detain suspects. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)Ref #: PA.8671020, Lieut. Troops honed their urban warfare skills as theycountered the threat of snipers, booby traps, mortars and bombs. Motto "your Bush is our Home", Very comprehensive. 22nd Bombay ; Chatham 67th Dublin How to search for musters and pay lists 1878-1898, Friends of The National These forces were formed as a result of the Enlistment of Foreigners Act 1854 and they became known collectively as the British Foreign Legion. By June 1971 the situation had deteriorated after the killing of three soldiers and the shooting dead of two men by the Army. If you are searching within WO 69, search by name of non-commissioned officer or soldier within WO 69. 1st Battalion joined it there from Aden in November 1914 and both remained there until the Armistice. December. 1st Royal Scots arrive in Belfast. The bomb was allegedly driven towards the base in a hijacked taxi. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. FACTS & FIGURES our skills our deployments In August 1979, the PIRA killed 18 soldiers from the Parachute Regiment and the Queens Own Highlanders in anambush at Warrenpoint near the Irish border. 26th Belfast Bloody Sunday swelled the IRA's ranks. Since 2014, it has also been the base of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. Cape of Good Hope ; Isle of Wight In the summer of '69, the welcome for these strange men with guns soon wore out in the grim Catholic housing estates of Belfast and Derry. These photos are of those times. Description books of sappers, miners, artificers and the like, 1756-1833, are in WO 54/310-316. If you enjoy what we do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly subscription of your choosing. Oldredcap. These. 38th Giberalter ; Derry British paratroopers shot 13 demonstrators during a civil rights march on Jan. 30, known as Bloody Sunday. 36th Newcastle on Tyne (2d batt.) 52nd Quebec ; Brecon 2d Dragoon Gds Longford, for Dublin South Newfoundland, V.C. 39th Bengal ; Chatham Probably just wishful thinking on my part. 7th Barbadoes ; Naas 12th Mauritius ; Isle Wight The regiment also raised 17 Reserve and New Army battalions during the conflict. November 1915. The model set an example for the rest of the British empire as the use of residential military complexes became clear. He had no idea I was a journalist and in a second I could've been dead. Bermuda Some or all of the recommended publications below may be available to buy from The National Archives shop. Throughout the 1980s, as Sinn Fein attempted to gain political influence, the PIRA and other groups such as the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) continued their campaign of violence. 50th Bengal ; Chatham 93rd Montreal ; Newbridge Thispolicy proved counter-productive. British troops stand guard on a beach near Belfast, Northern Irelands capital in July 1972, as local families bath in the sea. Ditto First tank in WW1: Tanks through the ages. Altogether, about 35,000 British servicemen and women served in the campaign. 9th Lancers, Bengal ; Maidstone 15th February 1976: An IRA volunteer was shot dead by the British Army while escaping from a gun attack on the Ballygomartin Road in Belfast. 85th st. Vincent ; Newry A total of 14,000 men were recruited, although none saw active service: they were disbanded after the war. Its thick walls saved the lives of those inside. As soldiers are mobilised to help public services deal with the coronavirus pandemic, we explore how Britain has often had to rely upon the Army at times of emergency. 82nd Canada ; Kinsale General Sir Harry Tuzo, GOC Northern Ireland, (centre) with a Military Police escort in Newry.Ref #: PA.1703356Date: 06/02/1972, British troops search the handbags of Ulster women on the outskirts of the Northern Ireland town of Newry on Feb. 6, 1972, the day scheduled for a massive demonstration by the Pro-Catholic Civil Rights movement, to protest over the shooting of 13 civilians in Londonderry. Belfast Barracks and Woolwich Barracks - Osnabruck - YouTube 0:00 / 2:37 Belfast Barracks and Woolwich Barracks - Osnabruck The Kentcationers 606 subscribers Subscribe 6K views 4 years ago. For those covering the date of the Battle of Waterloo you can also search by an individuals name. Published in The Kings Co. 29th Bengal ; Chatham Operation Banner remains the longest continuous operation by the . 14th Canada ; Plymouth 73d Cork ; Spike Island Does your disability preclude you from coming to the feckin point? British soldiers chat with Irish civilians in late 1969. 372 Sun (London) 315 Naval & Military Gazette and Weekly Chronicle of the United Service 304 Morning Herald (London) . The plan was to restore public order and be. I listened many times to people talk of houses that were raided, constantly heard helicopters flying low overhead, and will never forget the sound of a nail bomb that killed a British soldier. From today it is down to the police service of Northern Ireland to keep order in the province. The aim was to maintain a permanent army on the island in both peace and wartime. St. Petersburg. 53rd Bengal ; Chatham Records of some soldiers children may be found among the papers of the Duke of Yorks School and the Royal Hibernian School in WO 143, from 1801. 41st Dublin I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer, At the end of October 1959 in the basement of 39 Gerrard Street - an unexceptional and damp space that was once a sort of rest room for taxi drivers and an occasional tea bar - Ronnie Scott opened his first jazz club. It hardened legitimate opposition and bolstered support for the PIRA, particularly in the Catholic housing estates of Belfast and Derry. 65th Chatham Britain's most recent war in Afghanistan began in the wake of the '9/11' terrorist attacks on the United States. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp) 21st Madras ; Chatham (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10990759, British troops tidy out their defense position in the centre of Londonderry, Northern Ireland in April 1972. PA NEWS PHOTO 20/11/79 PRINCE CHARLES WEARING A REGIMENTAL TAM O SHANTER, TALKING WITH MEN OF THE 1ST BATTALION GORDON HIGHLANDERS AT ARMAGH DURING A SURPRISE SIX HOUR VISIT TO NORTHERN IRELAND.Ref #: PA.1128119. I was with Mike Rose on the 7th. Where two places are mentioned, the last named is that at which the Depot of the Regiment is stationed. 14th do, Bombay ; Maidstone 82nd Canada ; Kinsale (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.11032241, British soldier keeps vigil at a vantage point overlooking the Belfast Docks in Northern Ireland in February 1975. The musters are bound together in annual volumes for each regiment and are held in the War Office (WO) series, listed below. 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