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Chapter Three
both RN and Army commitments, including boarding parties for naval operations and Commando units for unaccompanied tour deployments in
the infantry role.
315. A Province Executive Committee', chaired by the Deputy Chief
Constable and attended by senior RUC and Army representatives, has been
established to assist in the overall co-ordination of the counter-terrorist
effort. In addition, the Army have aligned their boundaries with those of
the RUC, to improve co-ordination of command and control: the final step in this process was completed in January. During 1992 a number of
changes were made to the structure of Royal Irish Regiment home service
battalions which released personnel from administrative tasks for
operational duties.
316. In 1992, 356 awards were made for gallantry and meritorious conduct, underlying once again the bravery and dedication of all the
security forces in Northern Ireland. Six soldiers were murdered, including
Ranger Waller, murdered in front of his wife while home on Christmas
leave from Cyprus, and Lance Corporal Warnock, a part-time member of
the Royal Irish Regiment, murdered in front of his small son. A further
320 soldiers were injured whilst serving in Northern Ireland. Three
members of the RUC and 76 civilians were killed; 429 civilians were
injured in terrorist attacks. 354 people were convicted of terrorist offences,
and 243 weapons were recovered. The Army's EOD teams were called out
on 1,544 occasions and in all, some six tonnes of explosives were
neutralised. The security forces in the Republic of Ireland uncovered a
number of terrorist arms caches.
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