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 self-linksurface differs
allegiance Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
associatedCorps Irish Guards
surface form: Irish Guards Band
associatedCountry Ireland
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
branch British Army
capBadgeFeature shamrock
ceremonialRole Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Trooping the Colour
public duties in London
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Iraq War
Second Boer War
World War II
surface form: Second World War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: 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
Irish Guards
surface form: No. 9 Company, Irish Guards
honoraryColonel Catherine, Princess of Wales
surface form: 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
surface form: St Patrick's Day
regimentalMarch St. Patrick's Day
surface form: 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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IG abbreviation IG self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Irish Guards