9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Captain Robert Parker, The Royal Regiment of Ireland, c1720. 20 June 1918 : transferred to 121st Brigade, 40th Division. [33] Disbandment [ edit] For example, to search for the 9th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment search with 9 Manchester. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. In the early part of this campaign it suffered heavy casualties. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. British infantry regiments of the First World War, Harris, Appendix II, pp. Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. 08.02.1918 . [14][15], The regiment was awarded the following Battle honours:[13]. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. September 7th Took over the front line west of Ginchy. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 26-27 March 1918 Battle of Rosieres (XVIII, Fifth Army). To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. October 15th 1917 the 7/RIR was transferred from the 16th division to the 36th division. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own). L-Z. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. April 10-11 Battle of Messines (108 bde, with 19th division)(IX Corps, Second Army). 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Our At the end of July the Battalions strength was 31 officers and 830 other ranks and ready for action. ), November 2327 The capture of Bourlon Wood (IV Corps, Third Army. They had nothing to do, apart from a small expedition against a native chief, which did not involve the 61st Company. In 1992 the Regiment was further amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form The Royal Irish Regiment. In 1882, 2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. 23.08.1917 Amalgamated with the 8th Battalion to form the 7/8th Battalion. The regiment fought for William and his successors in Flanders throughout the 1690s and 1700s. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. The 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916, Our Irish Regiments in the First World War. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. [5][28][29], The Trench warfare of the Western Front meant that there was little need for mounted troops. Instead, the South Irish Horse, together with the North Irish Horse and King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment), became part of the Special Reserve (SR), formed from the old Militia. While 7th Bn The Royal Irish Rifles was the only battalion of our antecedent regiments to serve in either 47th or 48th Brigades, 49th Brigade included two battalions of Inniskillings and two of Faughs (7th and 8th in both cases) and was known unofficially as the 'Ulster Brigade'. 1917 The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Langemark. This period was also interspersed with service as marines and garrison duty in Ireland and England. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). After all is over - and the remainder of the Empire is understandably irritated with Ireland - I hope these countless Duffs, from both the North and the South, and in all three services, will be remembered. He died on 21st February 1919 and is buried In the South-East part of the Monasterevin (St. John) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, Ireland. [35][38][39][40], When the German Spring Offensive was launched on 21 March 1918, 16th (Irish) Division was holding a slight salient, with its Forward Zone stretched across a series of spurs. Other ranks glengarry badge, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, c1874. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 20 December 1914 : landed at Le Havre. 4 July 1918 : transferred to 21st Brigade, 30th Division. 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). [14][15], The Marquess of Waterford, a former lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards, was appointed as commanding officer on 10 February 1902 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. However, as 7th (SIH) Battalion War Diary from 1918 states, that they received reinforcements after their horrific casualties in March when the battalion was caught in the maelstrom of the German Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle) offensive. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Some evidence that it was at nearby Durrington in October 1918. 1st Battalion returned to India in 1857, where it stayed for mostof the following 27 years. 8th Battalion. 2nd Btn. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 24 September 1915 : landed at Mudros, having sailed from Devonport on 6 September. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. November 9th the Division came under XV Corps. 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland will be Infantry (Reserve), located at Perth. 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. In 1751, it was given a regimental numeral of 18, despite being the seventh oldest Britishinfantry regiment at that time. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. W-Z. 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse were amalgamated in August 1917, dismounted, and sent for retraining as infantry. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. Some diaries are available on other websites: Some diaries record little more than daily losses and map references whilst othersare much more descriptive, with daily reports on operations, intelligence summaries and other material. This British Army infantry unit existed between 1881 and 1922. The Royal Irish Rifles, an amalgamation of the 83rd (County of Dublin) and 86th (Royal County Down) Regiments, absorbed the Royal North Down Rifles, Queen's . [28], The 2nd Battalion saw action in Egypt during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. 14 July 1918 : transferred to 50th (Northumbrian) Division as Pioneer Bn. [15] W-Z. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: April 13 1918 Battle of Bailleul (108th Bde, with 19th division) (IX Corps, Second Army). 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Want to find out more about your relative's service? [20] The regiment also took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). In April 1918 the bn moved to England and joined Irish Reserve Brigade at Larkhill. He was the son of Joshua Burrows of Gillis Road, Armagh. 22 May 1916 : transferred to 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. Although it had been formed in 1684,it had only entered the English establishment in 1689. Many taken as POWs. 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. They will re-structure by February 2023. . All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). 14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. April 1915 enlisted as a volunteer in the 6th Service Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. 7th Battalion. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Anderson Alan James Ramsay. "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life which the lord hath promised to them that love him.". Sidney was by now a corporal. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. The new positions won by the RIR came under heavy bombardment from their own British Artillery news of their existence beyond no-mans land apparently had not reached the batteries. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. When he started his service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers as a Private his service number was 20815. [14], When the Haldane Reforms were introduced under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, most of the Imperial Yeomanry were transferred to the new Territorial Force (TF), but this did not extend to Ireland. On 13 December, the War Office decided to allow volunteer forces to serve in the field, and a Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December that officially created the Imperial Yeomanry (IY). 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment was formed in France, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse on the 1st of September 1917. (108th Bde, with 19th division) (IX Corps, Second Army). [14][25][26], Prior to World War I the South Irish Horse was attached to the Regular 3rd Cavalry Brigade at The Curragh. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. November/December 1916 awarded the Military Medal but we don't know under what circumstances. 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles was raised at Belfast in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 48th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. 1st Battalion. John Kelly most likely was one of these wounded and he was transported to the 62nd (1/2nd London) Clearing Station where he died of wounds on the 22nd August 1918. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. The Third United States Infantry first came into being under the Act of March 5, 1792, an act for making farther and more effectual provisions for the protection of the frontiers of the United States, and which, among other things, provided for the raising of three additional regiments of infantry, also for the completion of the battalion of artillery and two regiments of infantry already in . 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. The diariessometimes contain information about particular people butthey are unit diaries, not personal diaries. 8th battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. It has no connection toThe Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) formed in 1992. 2nd.Lt. 14 March 1915 : transferred to 12th Brigade, 4th Division. After almost 250 years of service with the British Army, it was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. announced in the London Gazette. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Private, 25205. "First time @NAM_London today. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamedThe Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment ofKilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. In memory of Frank, Harry, Thomas, William, Gabriel and James, and all other members of my family who experienced the terrible Great War. June 7th/9th Battle of Messines (1X corps Second Army). ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 298 recorded WW1 deaths for the 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Each formed one of the new unit's two regular battalions. He died on the 16/08/1916 in France. On recovery he would have been posted to the 7/RIR, 48th brigade, 16th, division in France. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Officers of 3rd Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment with a captured Sinn Fein flag, Easter 1916, Soldiers visit the grave of Irish nationalist MPMajor William Redmond of6th Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment,1917. The 6th service battalion had been formed in Dublin in 1914 and by February 1915 was at The Curragh racecourse. [5][6][7][8], The 17th Battalion together with the 18th (Sharpshooters) Battalion embarked on the SS Galecka in April and landed at Beira in Portuguese East Africa on 4 May 1900 to join the Rhodesian Field Force (RFF) under Lt-Gen Sir Frederick Carrington. 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 61st (South Irish Horse) Company was perpetuated in the South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry, approved by King Edward VII in 1901, and gazetted on 7 January 1902. 13.11.1917 Transferred to the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division absorbing the 7th Battalion at Ypres. 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The 1st Battalion served in Hong Kong and Singapore, prior to fighting in the Boer War. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. ). Virtually destroyed as a battalion near Le Pilly during the Battle of La Basse. Formed in 1881 the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were an amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras). September 9th Attack on Ginchy the men moved forward at 4.45 pm 1st Munster Fusiliers on the right and the 7th Royal Irish Fusiliers on the left. Sydney was probably invalided home in the spring or early summer of 1916 with malaria. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 17.06.1918 Transferred to the 102nd Brigade of the 34th . This accounts for the absence of some appendices referred to on the covers of many diaries. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Moved in June 1915 to Ballyholley and to England in September, going to Aldershot. . The Government of Guernsey publicly thanked both units and awarded them a cash bounty of 100 guineas. 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George Frederick Stevenson Call CB, 18971918: Major-Gen. Charles Frederick Gregorie, CB, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 01:19. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 8th (Service) Battalion 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. It transferred to the Special Reserve (Cavalry) in 1908 and was renamed as the South Irish Horse. It was back in home barracks from 1885 to 1891, then in Ireland until it was sent to South Africa as part of reinforcements for the Second Boer War in late 1899. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. 1st Battalion Formed at the Royal Barracks in Dublin in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under orders of 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. 31 May 1918 : transferred to Lines of Communication. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. However, the Treaty of Vereeniging had been signed while they were at sea, and Lord Waterford soon came home, resigning his captain's commission on 25 August 1902,[21] and returning to command the new South Irish regiment. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. [26], The 1st Battalion was stationed in British India and Afghanistan from 1875 to 1884, when it were transferred to Egypt to take part in the Nile Expedition. November 20 and 21st -The tank attack. They were equipped to operate as Mounted infantry, armed with a LeeMetford infantry rifle and bayonet instead of a cavalry carbine and sabre. 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion His name was Duff. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The regiment also fought in Egypt in 1801 before returning to Ireland. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902 . Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Formerly the 2nd Garrison Guard Bn (see below), which became the 8th Garrison Bn on 25 May 1918. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) (R IRISH) is an infantry unit of the British Army . For example, to search for a battalion in the Northumberland Fusiliers, you need only search using the word Northumberland. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 7 July 1915: embarked at Liverpool and sailed to Gallipoli via Mudros. The regiment foughtin the First Opium War (1839-42) and the Second Burma War (1852). July 31st 2nd August Battle of Pilckem Ridge (in reserve, XIX Corps, Fifth Army). 09:00 to 17:00. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. 18 April 1918 : came under orders of 178th Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. 1944. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. South Irish Horse at Combined Irish Regiments. The German front line on the outskirts of Ginchy were soon taken and consolidated. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. The regiment remained in Britain and Ireland until 1767, when it was deployed to North America. Formed as an Imperial Yeomanry regiment in 1902 as the South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry, it perpetuated a unit formed during the Second Boer War. He is buried Arneke British Cemetery in France, Grave Reference III.E.11 next to other 568 identified casualties. As well as the lion of Nassau emblem, the king granted it the title Royal Regiment of Ireland, the Irish crowned harp and a motto mentioning Namur, 'Virtutis Namurcensis Praemium' ('Reward for Valour at Namur'). 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Written by Chris Baker. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. September 11th sent back to Corbie to rest. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. (At the same time the 74th (Dublin) Company was raised in 16th Battalion and the 99th (Irish) Company in 8th Battalion. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. 2nd Battalion in 32nd Division: Objective was Thiepval in Battle of the Somme, France: 5th Battalion in 10th (Irish) Division: Objective was Holding the Line in Battle of the Struma, Salonika: 6th Battalion in 10th (Irish) Division: Objective was Holding the Line in Battle of the Struma, Salonika: 7th Battalion in 16th (Irish) Division 6th Bttn, Leinster Regiment. Two battalions of the Royal Ulster Rifles land in Normandy by air and by sea. 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. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamed The Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment of Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. Moved within a few days of declaration of war to Richmond Barracks in Dublin. He was only 18 years old. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). North Staffordshire Regiment. On 16 December Boer forces crossed the Orange River into Cape Colony in an effort to raise rebellion. A few contain details about awards of the Military Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. [5][28][29], From 17 May 1916, C, E and S Sqns, constituting I Corps Cavalry Regiment, were known as the 1st South Irish Horse. [6], The war ended with the 1713 Peace of Utrecht and in 1718, the regiment joined the garrison of the British-held island of Menorca, where it remained here until 1742, with the exception of a detachment sent to Gibraltar in 1727.

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