L42A1 question

[Gil Boyd]

Michael,
Look carefully around the chest as there will probably be a poorly over painted Unit Call sign Indicator somewhere especially on the ends, may even be a rubber stamp on the inside of the pamphlets shown in your image. There should be something to assist you, if its gobbledegook to you ask on here one of us will be able to help I'm sure.......good luck[COLOR="black"]

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Michael,

1 Bn Royal Irish are now part of 16 Air Assault Brigade at Colchester, if my Regimental history is correct the Gurkhas on amalgamation, would have sent the rifles back to Donnington and from there, they would be reissued to Royal Irish, and it fits in with the date you have roughly anyway.

I can also confirm British Forces Post Office 803 was Armagh, Northern Ireland.........................sends shivers down my spine just remembering that.
So just from the basic info you have found around the rifle, the Gurkhas were issued it in 1990, amalgamated in 1994 and the Royal Irish were then the new owners thereafter.
6th (County Armagh) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (formerly the 2nd/11th Battalion of the Ulster Defence Regiment) were housed in Armagh Camp for the duration during the troubles after amalgamation, so it does fit with what you have already

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