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09-12-2006, 02:48 #1Senior Member
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When was Saracen last used in Ulster ?
Guys, can anybody tell me when the last Saracen was taken out of service in Northern Ireland? I know they were still in use as late as 1989 or so but can anybody give a definitive date? On a more specific note does any body recall if Saracens were still in use in Ballykelly in the early 1990's? If not were any other similar vehicels in use there, I'm thinking Saxon perhaps? this is all just to settle an argument I'm havig on another site BTW. Thanks.[quote]
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09-12-2006, 02:53 #2Senior Member
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And I thought the Ottoman Empire disappeared centuries ago...
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09-12-2006, 19:03 #3Senior Member
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Sorry I took so long to reply, I was waiting for my ribs to stop hurting.
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There is always to be seen just a little strip of Green, on the left of the Thin Red Line!
“Our rulers will best promote the improvement of the nation by strictly confining themselves to their own legitimate duties, by leaving capital to find its most lucrative course, commodities their fair price, industry and intelligence their natural reward, idleness and folly their natural punishment, by maintaining peace, by defending property, by diminishing the price of law, and by observing strict economy in every department of the state.”
•Macaulay in his essay on Southey’s Colloquies, written in 1830:
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09-12-2006, 19:17 #4Senior Member
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Re: When was Saracen last used in Ulster ?
i dont know about NI but we had them in hong kong with QOGTR still in 1994!!!!
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Re: When was Saracen last used in Ulster ?
I think the last one left NI in about 1984 - it was the water cannon version. I could be wrong about the last one in NI but it was certainly the last one in Londonderry.
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Yep, that would be the SWD (special water dispenser) versions used by 321 EOD Coy RAOC (as was). When I get the chance I'll check the old team photos - which should tell when they were last on the teams - within a few months or so.
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Re: When was Saracen last used in Ulster ?
Dunno, but the first one I saw was at the Whiterock Junction in July 1970- painted sand yellow, having been diverted to Ulster from God-knows where. The Belfast Telegraph immediately identified it as a 'tank'!
Funnily enough, as the marching-cum-riot season kicked off, we were Bde Reserve at Sunnyside (a misnomer if ever there was one) and we ended up briefly attached to the D&Ds, whose helmets were also painted sand yellow.
Apparently they had been due to go wherever it was the Sarricans were supposed to be going and they weren't best pleased to find themselves in the Windy City! :D :D :DTANSTAAFL:- (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch!)
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Still used as Starlight in 83 in West Belfast!
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Re: When was Saracen last used in Ulster ?
Ugly, you are most correct. Was still used in Nov 83 in West Belfast IIRC. Originally Posted by ugly
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Re: When was Saracen last used in Ulster ?
Pigs were still knocking around very early nineties - in the reserve role at the least.
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