1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1684-present
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Irish_Regiment
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Ypres
Somme
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:charityWork various charities
gptkbp:civicEngagement engagement with local government
gptkbp:colors Green and gold
gptkbp:communityEngagement local community support
gptkbp:communityEvents participation in parades
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Irish_heritage
gptkbp:culturalEvents celebration_of_Irish_culture
gptkbp:currentCommander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Bosnia
gptkbp:electronic_warfare involved in major conflicts
The Minstrel Boy
gptkbp:equipment SA80 rifle
gptkbp:family support for soldiers' families
gptkbp:formed 1968
gptkbp:garrison Ternhill
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Belfast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment
gptkbp:insignia Regimental badge
gptkbp:internationalRelations collaboration with foreign militaries
gptkbp:leadership focus on leadership training
professional military leadership
gptkbp:militaryRank support for veterans
gptkbp:motto Faugh_a_Ballagh
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Royal_Irish
gptkbp:operations peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:The_Royal_Irish_Regiment
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Royal_Irish_Fusiliers
gptkbp:recognizes awarded medals
gptkbp:recruitment open to volunteers
gptkbp:size battalion
gptkbp:sport military sports teams
gptkbp:symbol harp
gptkbp:traditions gptkb:St._Patrick's_Day
gptkbp:training infantry training
gptkbp:trainingExercises joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:type infantry
gptkbp:uniform traditional military uniform
gptkbp:unitHistory long history of service
gptkbp:website royalirishregiment.com
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1684