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By September 1914, only 6 officers and 200 men were fit for duty. L/Cpl. (d.7th June 1917), Brown John. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. Fourth (UK) Army deployment, 1 July 1916. dailyinfo[8]=' 13277 Labourer Klaas NERO South African Native Labour Corps who died 08/03/1917 PUGU ROAD 1914-1918 MEMORIAL Tanzania '
11th (Service) Battalion (South Antrim) 15th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Corscadden Francis Theodore. By doing so, you will enable it to remain free to all. Rfl. 12th (Mid Ulster) Btn. You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. 15th Btn. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. 108th Brigade / 36th (Ulster) Division . On the 7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool for . Rflmn. On 8 February 1918 the battalion transferred again to 107th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. In October 1899, the Second Anglo-Boer War broke out between the British Empire and the independent Boer states of the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State. August 1914 : at Downpatrick. The other Regular battalions were in the 4th Division (1st Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers) and the 8th Division (1st Bn The Royal Irish Rifles), which were, respectively, to the left of 29th Division and the right of 32nd Division. Repatriated 27.11.1918. (d.6th Jun 1918), Scott Walter. After a rest, it was posted to Bouchavesnes-Bergen at the end of December and advanced to take a swathe of German-held territory during the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917. Royal Irish Rifles: KIA: Rfm 15th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916). The Army did not send men on active service overseas until aged nineteen. Add a Name to this List
Terms of Service apply. (d.21st Jun 1917). Rflm. Cooper, Bryan, The Tenth (Irish) Division in Gallipoli (Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 1993). Northumberland Fusiliers, 27th Bt . 1st Btn. If anyone has any further information as to how he died, I would be very grateful to hear from you. 1st Battalion (d.24th April 1917), Gibson Walter David. dailyinfo[11]=' Captain Charles Edmund WOOD Mentioned in Despatches Adjt. The 1st Battalion took part in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, the Battle of Fromelles in July 1915 and the Battle of Loos in September 1915 before taking part in the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. 11th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Moorhead James. His battalion (the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles) was wiped out almost to the last man on the 24th of March 1918 as it fought desperate rear guard actions to allow the remnants of the 36th Ulster division to escape the German avalanche. By 16 August, when it had advanced well forward of the rest of the attacking force, it only had one surviving officer and 60 other ranks. Rflmn. (d.19th Aug 1918), Patton T. J.. 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles, Rflmn. if (year < 1000) year+=1900
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Harris Lee Moore. Rflm. Pte 13th (1st County Down) Battalion, Richardson I.. 10th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Russell Christopher. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum The 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916. Training was twelve weeks so the earliest he could have gone to France was February/March 1917. (d.2nd May 1915), Bowes Michael. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: In the Third Battle of Ypres the battalion took part in the Battle of Pilkem. Formed in Dublin in November 1915 and moved to India in February 1916. 15th (Service) Battalion (North Belfast) Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany '
David Watson 12th Btn. Moved to the Curragh in February 1915. The unit's final incarnation was as D (London Irish Rifles) Company, the London Regiment. George Smith 2nd Btn. L/Cpl. The following month, the battalion returned to the Somme, where it remained until the Hundred Days Offensive saw the Allies going on the offensive and decisively defeating the Germans, bringing about the Armistice of 11 November 1918. Rfm. 14th Btn. The Regulars remained on the Somme front as the campaign continued and additional service battalions arrived at the end of August with the transfer of 16th (Irish) Division to the sector. All Rights Reserved. Rflmn. Also known as the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, its home depot in Clonmel. The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles was serving in Aden when the First World War broke out in August 1914. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. James Shields 14th Btn. McCracken William John. It was thought he might have to lose the leg but it was saved. Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died 11/03/1915 FAUQUISSART MILITARY CEMETERY, LAVENTIE France '
the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. Royal Irish Rifles Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aden. 8th Btn. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom '
Rfm. . dailyinfo[14]=' 16511 Private Albert COLEMAN "D" Coy. A training unit of the Special Reserve, it moved on mobilisation to Belfast. (d.3rd September 1916), Fitzsimons J. F.. 14th Btn. His. 11th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Whelan William Clement. Robert Birnie 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st July 1916), Rflmn. Rfm. The 86th became the new 2nd Battalion. - Inniskillings Museum 14th Btn. 11th Btn. David has worked on several other high-profile public sculptures of famous people, including Robert Dunlop in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim and Todger Jones V.C. Probably because his enlistment in the R.I.R.
In 1827 the Regiment added the titles of Fusilier and Royal to its name when its namesake the Prince of Wales acceded to the throne as King George IV and became the 87th (or Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. The cap badge of The Royal Irish Regiment traces a direct lineage back through The Ulster Defence Regiment to The Royal Ulster Rifles, although the harp and crown in various different shapes is emblematic of a significant number of Irish regiments. Rflmn. (d.7th Jun 1917). Thomas Robert Corkin 16th Btn. John Armstrong 7th Btn. Rflm. Absorbed into 2nd Bn on 14 November 1917. 4th Btn. Balmoral Industrial School Roll of Honour. Although the Battle Honour SOMME 1916 covers all the fighting along that sector of the Western Front during those months, twelve subsidiary honours were also awarded. [6], The remainder of the battalion spent a gruelling winter on the ridges above Paschendaele before being transferred in February 1918 to the 36th (Ulster) Division near Saint-Quentin. 2nd Battalion Typically eighteen year old recruits received further training, e.g Machine Gun Corps, or were posted to a home service unit until they became of age, this posting would not usually appear on the Medal Rolls. The leading battalions of 109th Brigade (9th Bn and 10th Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers) broke into the Schwaben Redoubt with some elements even pushing on to reach the D Line, part of the German second defensive zone. In the early 1880s Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi (the Guided One) proclaimed a Jihad and led an uprising in the Sudan, known as the Mahdi Revolt, against the Khedivate of Egypt. His British War & Victory medal roll record (as linked by Jon in post #2) indicates that his WW1 overseas service was entirely with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. Attacking on the left flank of the Ulster Division, as part of 29th Division, 1st Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers sustained heavy losses, their casualties numbering 568, much the same as the most heavily hit units of 36th Division 13th Bn The Royal Irish Rifles and 11th Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (595 and 598 respectively). became Pioneer Battalion to 36th (Ulster) Division in January 1915. Rfm. Scott Kennedy. 14th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Beggs Thomas Alex Thompson. An officer in the Faughs described Ginchy as belching forth smoke like a volcano from the bombardment; the village was reduced to a wasteland. dailyinfo[10]=' 14780 Member Ida Styles HUGHES (Oxford) Womens Royal Air Force who died 10/03/1919 OXFORD (ROSE HILL) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Haig wanted a delay so that the British Expeditionary Force could amass more artillery and better train their citizen soldiers. Rfm. It would appear he remained in the Army after repatriation and was posted back to the 2nd Battalion who were sent to Iraq in 1919. 2nd Btn. Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill. Would George or any soldierhave just done training until he was 19 years old when they were shipped overseas? The attack was unsuccessful and cost the battalion many lives, including that of its colonel, who was mortally wounded early in the offensive. 28 November 1915 : sailed from Marseilles for Salonika. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. All but one of those were awarded to Irish regiments. Split by the Ancre River, the brigade suffered severely with the 9th Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers being all but wiped out. He seems to have been taken PoW on 24.3.1918, been at/administered by Stendal Camp ( prisoncmapofmain00poperich.pdf ), and repatriated 0n 24.11.1918. Rflmn. 7 July 1915: embarked at Liverpool and sailed to Gallipoli via Mudros. (d.1st Nov 1916) Anderson Stanley Orme. Those who earned them did so in a tradition born in the 17th century and carried on in the 21st century by the officers and all ranks of The Royal Irish Regiment. Michael Jordan 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.10th Aug 1915), Ireland's Unknown Soldiers: The 16th (Irish) Division in the Great War, Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War. var fontstart = ''
Rfmn. Stanley Maurice Downs 3616 &, 7006511 service number relates to a general renumbering of the army in 1920, and falls within the number block allocated to the Royal Irish Rifles - see, The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th medals are the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, and the 1914/15 Star - see, War Establishments (composition of units) and Orders of Battle (composition of formations). 20th (Reserve) Battalion Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for British Army pre WW1 period Artist Rifles hat badge at the best online prices at eBay! The third Battalion was short-lived and was disbanded in . Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 12/03/1918 ST. Rfm. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. 15th (North Belfast) Btn. The ceremony was the result of four years of work by the Robert Quigg V.C. (d.7th Jun 1917) Beggs Thomas Alex Thompson. Moved to Dublin but was at Newtownards by February 1916. In his history of the Ulster Division, Cyril Falls, an officer of the Division, dismisses the attack by 108th Brigade on the left flank as separate from the other and of less importance, a strange comment since this attack was integral to the overall 36th Division, and Fourth Army, plan. These cookies do not store any personal information. 5/9929 Rfm. Rfm. (d.25th Sep 1915), Bowler Harold. They embarked for Britain on the 27th of September 1914 and arrived at Liverpool on the 22nd of October they joined 25th Brigade, 8th Division at Hursley Park, Winchester. . Royal Marine Light Infantry who died 17/03/1918 BELLAVISTA OLD BRITISH CEMETERY Peru '
dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. ABSOLOM. att 109th Light Trench Mortar Bty (d.1st Jul 1916), Moore Robert. 9th Btn. Moved at first to Newcastle and disbanded on 20 February 1918 but otherwise record same as 8th Bn. The sole Irish unit involved was 2nd Bn The Royal Irish Regiment (18th of Foot) in 22nd Brigade of the 7th Division, at Mametz. Pte. In 29th Division, on the left, 1st Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, veterans of Gallipoli (as was the Division), suffered losses second only to those of 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment; 29th Divisions overall losses were higher than those of 36th. Rflm. The battalion war diary for March 1918 ishere at the National Archives, orhere on Ancestry. 27563 Pte Sydney James Ward MGC
His name was Duff. The original hangs in the City Hall, Belfast. All three brigades fought in the Battle for Ginchy, although 49th Brigade was in reserve initially. (d.24th Dec 1917), Magee Robert. 9th Btn. 7th (Service) Battalion Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW1 British Army 1914 -15 Star, British War & Victory Medal, Royal Irish Rifles at the best online prices at eBay! document.write;
Today it has passed from memory, but its opening day is written indelibly into the Armys history as its bloodiest ever. Our databases allow us to investigate almost the entire Army records and we can conduct research into any officer or soldier of any British Army regiment. (d.2nd August 1917), Burnett Corry. dailyinfo[12]=' 457 Lance Corporal Arthur Price ROWE 2nd/7th Bn. Over 60,000 was raised. At Guillemont and Ginchy the already understrength 16th Division had suffered over 4,300 casualties. The regiment was one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland during this period. Their front line skirted the northern edge of Thiepval wood, facing a gentle upward slope toward Schwaben Redoubt, a defensive complex in the second main German trench system north of Thiepval. [4] The Battalion's chaplain, Donal O'Sullivan was killed in the Somme. The Irish Military Heritage Foundation CLG, Educated for War The Story of Fingals Hely-Hutchinson Brothers, Braving No-Mans Land Sergeant Robert Quigg V.C, Irish Volunteer, Dublin Fusilier, Patriot Lieutenant Tom Kettle, County Donegal 1914 1918 Part 1 The Homefront and Rebellion, County Donegal in 1914 1918 Part 2: World War I, LAST OUT The Royal Munster Fusiliers on the Italian Front, Annual Somme Commemoration National War Memorial Gardens. Looking at your PDF, the medals are (left to right): Curiously, his Medal Index Card (linked by Jon in post#3) isn't annotated to show an award of the 14/15 Star; and I didn't find him in the relevant medal roll. Rfmn. Ourheroesinmemoriam.co.uk. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. We are incredibly proud of him and how he survived the unimaginable conflict that he endured from 1914 until his discharge in 1917. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 715 recorded WW1 deaths for the 12th (Service) Battalion, (Central Antrim), Royal Irish Rifles. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). In July 1953, during the Coronation Tour of Northern Ireland, Robert Quigg V.C. By October its strength was further reduced to two officers and 46 men and by the end of 1914, some 97% of the battalion had been killed, wounded or taken prisoner. 16th Btn. Rfm. This was on the 30th May 1916. Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 20. 6 November 1914 : landed at Le Havre. Search for WW1 Service Personal with Irish connections. //-->, By The badge of the regiment as depicted on a CWGC grave headstone. Thank you, Janis. - Royal Irish Regiment Museum. Rfm. (d.7th July 1917 ), Anderson Stanley Orme. var year=mydate.getYear()
(d.1st Jul 1916), Gallagher Thomas. Returned to UK and landed at Liverpool on 22 October 1914. Commemoration Society (Images courtesy of the Society). This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
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Update News. 11th (South Antrim) Btn. Looks like 2nd Battalion. in his home town of Bushmills, in time for the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. 23 August 1917 : transferred to 49th Brigade in same Division. Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. (d.7th Jun 1917), Mercer Samuel. The army and the regiment have been good to him. Rfm. On 29th August 1917 the 8th (Service) Battalion, (East Belfast) amalgamated with the 9th (Service) Battalion, (West Belfast to form the 8th/9th Battalion. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. 10th Btn. Formed at Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. Part of 7th Brigade in 3rd Division. For Sergeant OCathain the war ended in the Winter of 1914. 9th Btn. The sculpture was created by David Annand (www.davidannand.com). Discharged at Rugeley Camp 5.3.1919. 9th Btn. Rflmn. (d.21st Mar 1917), Kerr A G.. L/Cpl. Royal Horse Artillery who died 16/03/1917 VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY France '
The London Irish Rifles (LIR) was a reserve infantry regiment and then company of the British Army. 14 August 1914 : landed at Rouen. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW1 14th Battalion (Young Citizens Volunteers) Royal Irish Rifles Cap Badge Bras at the best online prices at eBay! 20 December 1915 : landed at le Havre. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Please note Sergeant Rory OCathain is a fictitious character. Royal Navy who died 15/03/1917 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom '
William McFadzean, 14th Bttn - 1st July 1916 at Theipval, France. Rflmn. 15th (North Belfast) Battalion, Davies Henry John Herbert. John Campbell 14th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France '
The Victoria Cross was awarded to three men from the Royal Irish Rifles: Edward De Wind, 15th Bttn - 21st March 1918 at Grugies, France. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917), Pte. Rfm. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st Nov 1917), Rflmn. Allsopp Matthew. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom '
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Their attack was one of the finest displays of human courage in the world. 20 December 1914 : landed at Le Havre. please. 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st March 1918), Pte. October 1915 : landed at Le Havre. For King And Country. was introduced to the new Queen and her husband at their brief stop at Coleraine railway station. The Faughs too received le Transloy as a battle honour. 14th Btn. He died in 1955, at the age of seventy, and was buried with full military honours at Billy Parish Church, near Bushmills. Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/prisoners-of-war-british-hands/, The George V, General Service Medal - the clasp indicates the qualification was by virtue of serving at Ramadi or north of a line east and west through Ramadi between 10 December 1919 and 13 June 1920, or as part of an establishment within Iraq between 1 July and 17 November 1920. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. Rflmn. Pte. Welcome to Irelands Great War a program dedicated to exploring Irelands role in the Great War 1914 1918, its aftermath and legacy. Rflm. was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the town of Bushmills, County Antrim. Not so well known are the stories of other Irish regiments and other battalions of our antecedent regiments in that attack. There is help on how to research a soldierhere. 14th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Brough Walter. The regiment was then posted to Nova Scotia. L/Cpl. 16th Btn. The Regiment went on to serve during the Burmese War of 1824-26 and returned to India in 1849 during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859 . Lance Sjt. (d.24th March 1917), Blair A. G.. 10th Btn. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment 8th (East Belfast) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 8th (East Belfast) Battalion was raised in Belfast September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st June 1917), Sgt. Royal Irish Rifles, Rfm. There is help on reading map referenceshere. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. Formed in Holywood around November 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 13th and 16th Bns. (d.1st Jul 1916), Hill William Quintis Ewart. [1] [2] History [ edit] During this patrol Major Herbert Musgrave from Corps Intelligence was killed. When he eventually died, aged 93, he left us with many happy memories of a great father and medals and papers from his time in the war. In a very short period, the 2nd Battalion were in action at the Battle of Mons, Battle of Le Cateau, First Battle of the Marne, First Battle of the Aisne, Battle of La Basse and the Battle of Messines.
Rfn 15th Btn (North Belfast), Hamilton John Irvine. Four Victoria Crosses, including three posthumous awards, were earned in the course of the day, two to The Royal Irish Rifles and one each to The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and The Royal Irish Fusiliers. L/Cpl. 8th Btn. It then had to weather heavy German counter-attacks which failed to dislodge the members of the battalion but caused very heavy casualties, amounting to 18 officers and 440 other ranks, including its Colonel. In August the 1st Battalion was stationed in Aden (now Yemen). Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) '
[6], Following the Armistice, the battalion was posted to the formerly German-occupied area of Mouscron in Belgium before returning to England in May 1919. 15th(North Belfast)Btn. A date of birth may help to indicate when he was posted to the BEF. L/Cpl. All three regiments were awarded Albert, the official designation of the opening phase from 1st to 13th July 1916. dailyinfo[15]=' SS/342 Able Seaman Henry George SMITH (RFR/CH/B/5534). Belfast Recruiting. The amalgamation of two historic regiments - the 83 rd (County of Dublin) and the 86 th (Royal County Down) Regiments of Foot, formed one of many two battalion Regiments in the army - the 1 st and 2 nd Battalions Royal Irish Rifles . He was my Grandfather's brother. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 1st Battalion (d.21st March 1918), Bustard W. E.. 14th Btn. The regiment was one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland during this period. 9th (Service) Battalion (West Belfast) (d.9th May 1915), Rankin Samuel. Rflmn. Returned to UK and landed at Devonport on 18 November 1914, then came under command of 82nd Brigade, 27th Division. When The Royal Irish Rangers was formed by the amalgamation of the three antecedent regiments of the North Irish Brigade on 1st July 1968, the date chosen marked not only the birth of the new regiment, but a major battle honour shared by its antecedents: The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victorias). (d.1st July 1916), McAuley John. They joined the 107th Brigade 36th (Ulster) Division at Ballykinler. 14th (Service) Battalion (Young Citizens) A training unit of the Special Reserve, it moved on mobilisation to Dublin. 1/18th (London Irish Rifles) Btn. H.M.S. His name was Duff. It played a prominent role in opposing the German attack during Operation Michael (known to the British as the Battle of St Quentin) in March 1918. It travelled from Southampton to Le Havre at the start of November and took up positions east of Laventie in the Pas de Calais. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web.