IG

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IG is the commonly used abbreviation for the Irish Guards, an infantry regiment of the British Army known for its ceremonial duties and operational deployments.

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IG canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Foot Guards regiment
infantry regiment
abbreviation IG
allegiance Charles III
associatedCorps Irish Guards Band
linked to: Irish Guards
associatedCountry Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
branch British Army
capBadgeFeature shamrock
ceremonialRole Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Trooping the Colour
public duties in London
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Iraq War
Second Boer War
Second World War
linked to: World War II

War in Afghanistan
country United Kingdom
dateFounded 1900-04-01
foundedBy Queen Victoria
garrison Mons Barracks, Aldershot
hasSubunit 1st Battalion, Irish Guards
No. 7 Company, Irish Guards
No. 9 Company, Irish Guards
linked to: Irish Guards
honoraryColonel The Princess of Wales
languageOfTradition English
Irish
motto Quis Separabit
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Who shall separate us?
nickname The Micks
notableFor Irish identity within the British Army
participation in state ceremonial
orderOfSeniority fourth of the five Foot Guards regiments
partOf Guards Division
Household Division
patronSaint Saint Patrick
recruitingArea United Kingdom
island of Ireland
regimentalColour St Patrick's blue
regimentalDay St Patrick's Day
linked to: St. Patrick's Day
regimentalMarch St Patrick's Day
linked to: St. Patrick's Day
role ceremonial duties
operational deployments
size one battalion
type line infantry
uniformFeature dark green plume on bearskin

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Irish Guards abbreviation IG
subject linked to: IG