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Memorial
ID No.: |
302 |
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Memorial Title: |
5th Battalion Memorial Garden |
Commemorating: |
British soldiers of the 5th (Co. Londonderry) Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (27th Inniskilling, 83rd and 87th) and the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR).
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
December |
Description: |
Medium-sized memorial garden featuring a number of elements; two obelisks, two memorial slabs, three wooden benches, four trees |
Inscription(s): |
Several long inscriptions and dedications. |
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Location
Address: |
Ballykelly Church of Ireland, Main Street, Ballykelly,
County Derry, Northern Ireland.
BT49 |
Location Guide: |
Area just outside the graveyard of Ballykelly Church of Ireland, Parish of Tamlaghtfinlagan. Memorial garden is accessed from the car park at the front of the church. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IC631224 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 263181, Y: 422487 |
Previous Location: |
Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly, County Derry. |
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Nature: |
British Security, British Army, UDR |
Physical Type: |
Memorial Garden |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Granite (South African) Limestone (Kilkenny), Hard Landscaping, Wood, Trees, and Plants |
Setting: |
Building Grounds, Church Grounds |
Access: |
Private, Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
Following the reduction of British troop levels in Northern Ireland parts of the Army base at Ballykelly were closed. The memorial garden was relocated and rededicated on 8 December 2008. |
Commissioned
By: |
Army |
Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
7 October 2000 |
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First Viewed: |
26 December 2008 |
Last Viewed: |
26 December 2008 |
Photographs: |
16 |
Comments: |
The Memorial Garden also contains the memorial to the soldiers and civilians killed in the bomb attack on the Dropin Well Pub (See Monument No.???). |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh; Sara McDowell |
