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1st (County Antrim) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (1 UDR) was formed in 1970 as part of the 7 original battalions specified in The Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969, which received Royal Assent on 18 December 1969 and was brought into force on 1 January 1970.〔Statutory Instrument, 1969 No. 1860 (C. 58), The Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969 (Commencement) Order 1969〕〔The New Law Journal, Volume 120, Part 1〕 It was amalgamated with the 9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment in 1991 to form the 1st/9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment. ==History== Along with the other six original battalions, 1 UDR commenced operational duties on 1 April 1970. The first training major (TISO) was Major G.D. Issac Royal Regiment of Wales who established battalion headquarters at the Depot Royal Irish Rangers, Ballymena.〔Potter p27〕 Where possible accommodation was sought in army bases, as although the old Ulster Special Constabulary (its most notable division being the 'B-Specials') platoon huts were vacant and available. To have used those would have attracted criticism from those who were already claiming that the UDR was the B Specials under a new name.〔 One of the first major interventions by the battalion was to, along with elements of the 3rd Battalion, provide support for 7 UDR in implementing the deployment of 31 vehicle checkpoints on all main roads leading into Belfast to prevent the movements of munitions into the city centre.〔Potter p49〕 This was mainly done at weekends so that the part-time soldiers could be used day and night.〔 The battalion responded to a general call-out in August 1971 to support regular troops during the first internment sweep of the Troubles. In total the entire regiment managed to provide 3,100 men during the call-out.〔Ryder p44〕 In 1974 during the Ulster Workers' Council strike the battalion, along with the rest of the regiment was placed on general call-out. Forty drivers from 1 UDR, 9 UDR and 10 UDR were drafted into Belfast to assist the Royal Corps of Transport.〔Potter p131〕 Over nine days they logged up 15,000 miles in the process of delivering rations and supplies to military units throughout Northern Ireland as well as meeting troop reinforcements arriving at Belfast docks and transporting them to their temporary camps.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1st Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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