In 1968 the regiment was deployed to Gibraltar for six months on frontier duties after General Franco closed the frontier between Spain and Gibraltar and then undertook five tours in Northern Ireland during the Troubles in the 1970s.
The regiment was deployed to Gibraltar for six months on frontier duties. This was in 1968. General Franco closed the frontier between Spain and Gibraltar. General Franco then undertook five tours in Northern Ireland during the Troubles in the 1970s.