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  • 6th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
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  • The 6th (County Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (6 UDR) was formed in 1970 as part of the 7 original battalions specified in the The Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969, which received Royal Assent on 18 December 1969 and was brought into force on 1 January 1970. It was, along with the rest of the regiment, amalgamated with the Royal Irish Rangers in 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment.
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  • 15
Commander
  • Colonel Sir Dennis Faulkner CBE
  • First: General Sir John Anderson GBE, KCB, DSO.
  • Last: General Sir Charles Huxtable, KCB, CBE, DL
Branch
  • British Army
Role
  • Internal Security
Type
Regimental Headquarters
  • Lisburn
Caption
  • Regimental Insignia
Dates
  • 1971
Unit Name
  • 6
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  • Colonel of the Regiment
March
  • Garryowen & Sprig of Shillelagh.
  • Oft in the Stilly Night
Motto
  • "Quis Separabit"
  • "Who Shall Separate Us?"
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  • Colonel Commandant
Size
  • 750
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  • The 6th (County Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (6 UDR) was formed in 1970 as part of the 7 original battalions specified in the The Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969, which received Royal Assent on 18 December 1969 and was brought into force on 1 January 1970. It was, along with the rest of the regiment, amalgamated with the Royal Irish Rangers in 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment.