14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The 7th joined the Royal Tank Regiment and became the 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment, and the 10th became a battalion of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. They suffered over 3,200 killed in action and thousands more wounded in places such as Le-Pilly, Gullimont, Ginchy, Salonika, Mesopotamia and Palestine. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. 1st Battalion 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. While the leading brigades of the RFF pushed south into Transvaal, the two Yeomanry battalions did not reach Bulawayo until the beginning of September. You do not need to include the word regiment, battalion or brigade. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was 21 when he died and is buried in the North-East part of Kilwairra Old Catholic Churchyard, Cooley, Co. Louth, Ireland. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). [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. [33], Due to substantial defence cuts and the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, it was agreed that the six former Southern Ireland regiments would be disbanded,[38][39] including the Royal Irish Regiment. Militarily, the whole of Ireland was administered as a separate command within the United Kingdom with Command Headquarters at Parkgate (Phoenix Park) Dublin, directly under the War Office in London. This British Army infantry unit existed between 1881 and 1922. Records of 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment from other sources. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. 7 July 1915: embarked at Liverpool and sailed to Gallipoli via Mudros. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Bttn, Royal Irish Regiment. Remained there until April 1918 when it became the 2nd Garrison Guard Bn. The companies that joinedWilliamwere placed on the English establishment in 1689. On 18 May F Sqn arrived from Ireland, replacing B Sqn 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry in XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment, which thereafter consisted of A, B and F Sqns, known as the 2nd South Irish Horse. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. In 1857, the regiment raised a 2nd Battalion again, this time out of volunteers from Irelands militia regiments. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. 13.11.1917 Transferred to the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division absorbing the 7th Battalion at Ypres. 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Although it had been formed in 1684,it had only entered the English establishment in 1689. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 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 . After severe fighting, the attack, which had been favoured by a dense mist, was driven off. 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 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). 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Sidney was by now a corporal. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. No personal details are collected. We have a large archive of soldier records. For example, to search for a battalion in the Northumberland Fusiliers, you need only search using the word Northumberland. This was organised as service companies of approximately 115 men enlisted for one year. September 21st sent by train to the Ypres sector. 6th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Moved soon afterwards with Division to France. 7th Battalion. [14][25][26], Prior to World War I the South Irish Horse was attached to the Regular 3rd Cavalry Brigade at The Curragh. Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Other ranks glengarry badge, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, c1874. Written by Chris Baker. 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse were amalgamated in August 1917, dismounted, and sent for retraining as infantry. A Royal Irish Regiment officer reported that "they regarded, not unreasonably, everyone they saw as an enemy, and fired at anything that moved". Bravery at which of the following sieges sawthe regimentgranted a badgedepictingKing William III's family emblem? 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. please Add a Name to this List 6th Westmeath Battalion 7th Antrim Regiment 8th Armagh Regiment 9th Down Regiment 10th Leitrim Battalion 11th Galway Regiment 12th Dublin City Regiment 13th Limerick City Battalion . 18 April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength; reformed 26 June 1918. 30 September 1915 : moved via Mudros to Salonika. 8th battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5 March 1915 : absorbed a company of the Royal Jersey Militia. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. In April 1918 the bn moved to England and joined Irish Reserve Brigade at Larkhill. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). September 6th Three stong patrols sent into Ginchy. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. He was only 18 years old. August 16-18th Battle of Langemarck (XIX Corps, Fifth Army. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 1st Battalion. It was still there on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83). The Connaught Rangers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, which mainly recruited in the west of Ireland. 31 May 1918 : transferred to Lines of Communication. [15] (d.11th May 1915) Anderson Philip Maurice Ramsey. This infantry unit has origins dating back to 1688. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Armagh in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 49th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. [14], On 19 November 1807, 120 members of the 18th Regiment of Foot were drowned when HM Packet Ship Prince of Wales sank in Dublin Bay. They were buried at Merrion Cemetery, Bellevue. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. [5][35][38][39] 7th (SIH) Battalion was reconstituted on 26 June 1918 with 500 men drawn from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 250 from the Royal Munster Fusiliers and 85 from the Royal Irish Regiment. To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. [5], As part of the Irish establishment, it escaped disbandment after the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick and when the War of the Spanish Succession began in 1701, returned to Flanders as part of Marlborough's field army. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 14 July 1918 : transferred to 50th (Northumbrian) Division as Pioneer Bn. The gilt shamrock badge was used on the cap and collar. He must have been only 16 years old at this time. October 15th 1917 the 7/RIR was transferred from the 16th division to the 36th division. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Returned to Ireland September 1915 and moved to Fermoy. 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamed The Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment of Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. (The only RIR battalion to serve in Salonika.) 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. October 25th 1918 Ooteghem (II Corps, Second Army). 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. In September 1916 moved to Templemore (Co. Tipperary) but by the end of 1917 was back at Dublin. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. 216217: Table listing the eight Irish Regiments of the British Army July 1914, their Depots, Reserve Bns., and local Militia. 2nd.Lt. The troops were still occupying the same positions when the Armistice brought hostilities to a close at 11 a.m. on the 11th November. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. Soldiers of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment in camp, Sebastopol, 1856, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan VC, Colonel of the Royal Irish Regiment, 1881. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 3 November 1916 : transferred to 30th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. South Irish Horse at Combined Irish Regiments. In the early part of this campaign it suffered heavy casualties. This period was also interspersed with service as marines and garrison duty in Ireland and England. The regiment foughtin the First Opium War (1839-42) and the Second Burma War (1852). [12], The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Alexandria in March 1801. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. [9] Boston was abandoned in early 1776 and the regiment evacuated to Nova Scotia, where many of its men were drafted into other units, then to Dover Castle in England. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. (At the same time the 74th (Dublin) Company was raised in 16th Battalion and the 99th (Irish) Company in 8th Battalion. The Regiment is one of only two Irish Regiments remaining in the British Army along with the Irish Guards. Formed at Fermoy on 6 September 1914 as part of K2 and came under orders of 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). In the conflict between Charles successor, James II, and his son-in-law, William of Orange (later William III), the regiment split. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The regiment was established during the British Army reforms of 1881 by merging two former regiments of the East India Company - the 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) and the 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) . [28], The 2nd Battalion saw action in Egypt during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. They will re-structure by May 2023. 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. [21] Captain Hugh Shaw won the Victoria Cross when he rescued wounded soldiers during a skirmish at Nukumaru near Whanganui. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Pte. Copyright 2023. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Many of the war diarieswere scribbled hastily in pencil and use obscure abbreviations, whilst some are the second carbon copy of the original, so they may be difficult to read. as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland will be Infantry (Reserve), located at Perth. [1][2][3][4], Among the units raised was the 61st (South Irish Horse (Dublin)) Company (also known as the 2nd Dublin) formed on 7 March 1900 at Dublin, which served in the 17th Battalion, IY, alongside the 60th (North Irish Horse (Belfast)) Company and two English companies. Moved to Fermoy. 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. You should be aware of a few constraints and limitations. 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. [28][29][30][31], At a critical point during the First Battle of Ypres, two Troops of B Sqn were among the corps troops scraped together by Sir Douglas Haig (I Corps) on 22 October to fill a gap in the line at Hollebeke. 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. The Leinster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited predominantly in central and eastern Ireland. "First time @NAM_London today. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). For example, to search for a battalion in the Northumberland Fusiliers, you need only search using the word 'Northumberland'. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1917 The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Langemark. ). The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902), before returning to India in 1904. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. On 16 December Boer forces crossed the Orange River into Cape Colony in an effort to raise rebellion. 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 1st King's. As Britain's control of Ireland eroded in 1920 during the Irish War of Independence, the 1st Battalion deployed to Bantry, County Cork. 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. It has no connection toThe Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) formed in 1992. 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'. Many of the IY went home at the end of their year's engagement, to be replaced by fresh recruits from the Second Contingent. They will re-structure by February 2023. . 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 2 volumes; London: John Murray, 1879. 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion (108th Bde, with 19th division) (IX Corps, Second Army). 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. Private, 25205. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. [41], The battle honours of the regiment were:[3]. 3rd (Reserve) Battalion [10], In 1782, it moved to Guernsey where in 1783 it helped the local militia put down a mutiny by soldiers of the 104th Regiment based at Fort George. 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, ), November 2327 The capture of Bourlon Wood (IV Corps, Third Army. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. If you find it a valuable resource, please consider becoming a supporter. 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). It served there throughout the war, including major actions at Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. [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. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". [8] When the American War of Independence began in April 1775, most of the unit was in Boston; for the first time in over 50 years, it saw action at Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. 24 September 1915 : landed at Mudros, having sailed from Devonport on 6 September. S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [33] The battalion was re-formed in October 1914 and, as part of the 22nd Brigade in the 7th Division saw further action at the Battle of the Somme, when it was involved in capturing three miles of the German frontline trenches, in Autumn 1916. De Ruyter Philippee. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. September 4th moved forward to Bernafey Wood near Guillemont. On the 7th August they were moved into the front line moving from Oxelaere towards Boeschepe. Both squadrons sailed from Dublin on the SS Architect on 17 August 1914. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 26 July 1915 : transferred to 11th Brigade in same Division. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 09:00 to 17:00. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). If you search only by name of regiment (without a battalion number), your search results will include all the battalions in that regiment. 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd Btn. 2nd Battalion 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). In response the 17th and 18th Bns were sent down under Colonel Parke of the Sharpshooters and formed one of the columns hunting down the invaders. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Records of 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. After his initial training in 1916, Private John Kelly was posted to the 2nd Battalion which was part of the 48th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division from 15th November 1916. (III Corps, Third Army.). His name was Duff. September 28th to October 2nd 1918 - Battle of Ypres (II Corps, Second Army). (d.24th Feb 1915) Andrews Alexander. 5th Bttn, Connaught Rangers. [5][13][15][22][23] Squadrons were formed as follows:[24], The Marquess of Waterford died on 1 December 1911. September 11th sent back to Corbie to rest. From 20 January 1912 the CO of the South Irish Horse was Lord Decies, a former officer in the 7th Hussars (who had been Lord Waterford's CO in the 37th Bn IY). 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. On the 7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool to Mudros. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). It was in action from the start of the French Revolutionary Wars (1793-1802), serving at the siege of Toulon in 1793, garrisoning Corsica in 1794, andserving as marines in the Mediterranean in 1797. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Members of the Royal Irish were also the first British Army troops to confront the Irish rebels during the Easter Rising of 1916. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. In April 1918, the battalion was reduced to cadre strength before being reformed in June and them immediately transferred to 21st Brigade, 30th Division. At the end of July the Battalions strength was 31 officers and 830 other ranks and ready for action. 2nd Btn. It was then posted to the West Indies from 1805 until the end of the war in 1814. 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. (IV Corps, Third Army. 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. This wasmostly stationed in England and Ireland from the 1850s to the 1880s, though it served in New Zealand between 1863 and 1870. 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. [2], The regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. 20 June 1918 : transferred to 121st Brigade, 40th Division. History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 298 recorded WW1 deaths for the 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. It served with the British Army until 1958, when it was merged into the 3rd East Anglian Regiment. 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. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. You can then scroll through the PDF files to locate the battalion and dates that you are interested in. [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. 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. 1996-2023 The Long, Long Trail. [texts-excerpt] penalty for cutting mangroves in floridaFREE EstimateFREE Estimate The Government of Guernsey publicly thanked both units and awarded them a cash bounty of 100 guineas. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. "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.". 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. Overalls (tight fitting cavalry breeches)[50] were green with double scarlet stripes. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 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. In 1992 the Regiment was further amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form The Royal Irish Regiment. [29], In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming the Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve;[30] the regiment now had two Reserve but no Territorial battalions.
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