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8th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
The 8th (County Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment was formed on 1 December 1971 using companies, based in the east of the county, of the 6th Battalion Ulster Defence Regiment.〔Potter P63〕 It was, along with the rest of the regiment, subsumed into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment.〔(The Ulster Defence Regiment - British Army Website )〕
==History==
Battalion HQ was based at Killymeal House, Dungannon, which was also home for the Commanding Officer and his family. The operations room was located in the stables.〔Potter p63.〕 5 companies were dispersed between Killymeal House and the rest of the battalion area.
The first Commanding Officer was Lieutenant Colonel John Blackwell of the Royal Tank Regiment.〔Potter p63〕
On 7 November 1974 a gunman hijacked a van with its driver. A 500 lb bomb was placed in the van and the driver ordered to take it to the local UDR base, which was J Company, 8 UDR. This was known in the terminology of the time as a Proxy bomb. The base was prepared for such an attack, as were most bases.〔Potter p137〕 When the van arrived at their base, a sergeant from J Company grabbed his SMG and forced the van driver to put his vehicle into what was known as a "Critpit"〔Ryder p72〕 (named after its originator, Colonel I.R. Critchley, (Black Watch),〔http://thepeerage.com/p1736.htm〕 deputy commander of 3 Infantry Brigade.〔Potter p410〕 The Critpit was a deep pit, large enough to hold a lorry, and lined with sandbags.〔Ryder p72〕 The bomb exploded less than an hour later but the only damage done was a few shattered windows in the base and surrounding area.〔Ryder p72〕
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