On the 10th May, 1958, the Golden Jubilee of the Territorial Army in Northern Ireland, A Review was performed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at the RAF Sydenham, Belfast (now Belfast City Airport).
The Order of Parade included massed bands playing from 1.30pm; arrival of HM at 3pm; the Inspection at 3.05pm; March Past at 3.20pm; and departure of HM at 3.45pm.
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661 (Ulster) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was the first field regiment to be raised in Northern Ireland.
In 1958 its Honorary Colonel was Colonel the Right Honourable the Lord MacDermott MC PC.
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591 (Antrim) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, was formed in 1937 as the Antrim Fortress Company.
The present name dates from 1940.
In 1958 its Honorary Colonel was Colonel A H Glendinning OBE TD.
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My Great Uncle Robert Douglas Dean was one of the originals of the Fortress company 1937 then onto 591 at the start rising to SSM and collecting his MBE in 1959
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