St Patrick's Barracks closes.
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General Sir Roger Wheeler GCB CBE receives the Royal Ulster Rifles' flag from WO1 (RSM) D Goodall. |
During a final ceremony on 31 July 2007, the flag of The Royal Ulster Rifles and the flags of the 2nd, the 3rd, and the 4th Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, and The Depot The Royal Irish Regiment, were lowered for the last time. St Patrick's was effectively decommissioned when it was closed on 1 February 2008.