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5th Battalion Memorial Garden

Information on memorial
Memorial ID No.:
302
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):
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

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