Guidon & Memorial
On 15 May 1960 the regiment was presented its guidon by Princess Alexandra of Kent at a parade held on the Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast. On 28 October 1962 a second memorial window was unveiled in Belfast City Hall to commemorate the fallen of the 2nd World War. The was placed beside World War I window. Unveiled by General Dawnay and dedicated by the Archdeacon of Raphoe, the Reverend Louis Crooks (Regimental Chaplain) who himself was a veteran of World War II with the 9th (Londonderry) HAA Regiment.
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