2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. Some evidence that it was at nearby Durrington in October 1918. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment [ edit] The Trench warfare of the Western Front meant that there was little need for mounted troops. 5th (Pioneer) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment in the Great War - The to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Following a string of defeats during Black Week in early December 1899, the British government realised that it would need more troops than just the Regular Army to fight the Second Boer War, particularly mounted units. Greenwich: Elizabeth Delahoy, 1815. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) In the conflict between Charles successor, James II, and his son-in-law, William of Orange (later William III), the regiment split. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. September 11th sent back to Corbie to rest. - 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment during the Great War -. No personal details are collected. 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. The regiment foughtin the First Opium War (1839-42) and the Second Burma War (1852). [3], Based in Ireland for most of the Seven Years' War, in July 1767 it arrived in North America and spent the next eight years on garrison duty in Philadelphia and different parts of Illinois. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Landed Suvla Bay 7 August 1915. 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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. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 12th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 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. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: 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'. (d.20th Oct 1914) Anderson Arthur. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Extra men from Royal Dublin Fusiliers and Royal Munster Fusiliers arrived on the 1st May and 26th June and they were taken into the Battalion in Widdebroucq area, near Aire during July. [7][9][10], Finally the Yeomanry moved on to Kimberley and the RFF was dispersed by the end of December. His name was Duff. 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 Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. We are now on Facebook. Royal Irish Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Friends of The National 2nd.Lt. For example, to search for a battalion in the Northumberland Fusiliers, you need only search using the word Northumberland. [15] In September 1916 moved to Templemore (Co. Tipperary) but by the end of 1917 was back at Dublin. A Royal Irish Regiment officer reported that "they regarded, not unreasonably, everyone they saw as an enemy, and fired at anything that moved". 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. [25] It served as the county regiment of Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny. 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. 22.04.1918 Reduced to training cadre with surplus personnel transferred to the 2nd Royal Irish Regiment. North Staffordshire Regiment. October 25th 1918 Ooteghem (II Corps, Second Army). 2nd Battalion remained in India from 1884 until 1902 when it returned to Ireland. The following members of the Regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross: The following are memorials of the Great War (World War I): Regimental titles in italics indicate they were disbanded or renumbered before 1881. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. 22 May 1916 : transferred to 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. 15 October 1916 : amalgamated with 8th Battalion to form 7/8th Battalion. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Objective was Y Ravine in Battle of the Somme, France. This was areward for supporting the Stuarts in Scotland during the British Civil Wars (1639-51) and working for Charles's restoration. 24 October 1914 : transferred as Army Troops to Lines of Communication. Due to this, it is possible to confirm that John enlisted in May 1915 at the Hanley Recruiting depot or via a recruiting officer. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Please note, the search results will include the number(s) and term(s) you searched with wherever they appear in the title and short description of the diary. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Scottish Rifles (1st Battalion)-Lieutenant N H Tod, attached to 2nd Battalion KRRC (killed in action January 6); Private A M'Kay, nursing orderly. L-Z. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The Division was now transferred to X Corps. 7th 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. Remained there until April 1918 when it became the 2nd Garrison Guard Bn. W-Z. 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684. [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. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 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. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 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). Two battalions of the Royal Ulster Rifles land in Normandy by air and by sea. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion John is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow. The Government of Guernsey publicly thanked both units and awarded them a cash bounty of 100 guineas. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. April 17 18 1918 First Battle of Kemmel Ridge. October 28th it was relieved in the front line and moved back towards the Lys valley between Courtrai and Menin, with headquarters at Belleghem. [33] The 6th (Service) Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 47th Brigade in the 16th (Irish) Division in December 1915 for service on the Western Front. Bonhams : Fine Quality Officer's and Other Ranks Cap Badges The Irish Regiments at Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Century Ireland - RTE.ie Anglo Boer War - Mentions in despatches - Army 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire 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. Royal Regiment of Scotland | The British Army 21-23 March 1918 Battle of St Quentin (XVIII Corps, Fifth Army). 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). April 13 1918 Battle of Bailleul (108th Bde, with 19th division) (IX Corps, Second Army). 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. [3] With the simultaneous outbreak of the Irish Civil War conflict some thousands of their ex-servicemen and officers contributed to expanding the Free State government's newly formed National Army. : Royal Irish Regiment Depot, Murphy, p. 30 quote: "Following the treaty that established the independent Irish Free State in 1922, it was decided to disband the regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in southern Ireland: The Royal Irish Regiment; The Connaught Rangers; The Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment; The Royal Munster Fusiliers; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers; The. 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 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. If you search only by name of regiment (without a battalion number), your search results will include all the battalions in that regiment. 8th Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). 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. Combined Irish Regiments - Royal Irish Regiment. He was 21 when he died and is buried in the North-East part of Kilwairra Old Catholic Churchyard, Cooley, Co. Louth, Ireland. [33] Disbandment [ edit] August 30th 1916 travelled by train from Chocques to Longueau and from there marched to Corbie. 24 September 1915 : landed at Mudros, having sailed from Devonport on 6 September. [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. 1944. 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. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). They are not personal diaries (try the Imperial War Museum or local record offices for those). 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire 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. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). Virtually destroyed as a battalion near Le Pilly during the Battle of La Basse. In 1882, 2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. It was then posted to the West Indies from 1805 until the end of the war in 1814. Moved to Fermoy. 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. [5][35][38][39][47][b], The reconstituted 7th (SIH) Bn joined 21st Bde in 30th Division on 4 July, serving with it until the end of the war, including the Capture of Wulverghem on 2 September, the Fifth Battle of Ypres, and the Battle of Courtrai. as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence British Army war diaries 1914-1922 - The National Archives 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 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. The regiment remained in Britain and Ireland until 1767, when it was deployed to North America. As the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act of 1907 did not call for the creation of TF units in Ireland, the regiment had no TF battalions. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. (d.8th Jun 1917) Anderson Mervyn Kebble. Formed in France on 1st September 1917 from the dismounted 1st & 2nd South Irish Horse. The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. Moved in June 1915 to Ballyholley and to England in September, going to Aldershot. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. L-Z. 18 April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength; reformed 26 June 1918. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. They were equipped to operate as Mounted infantry, armed with a LeeMetford infantry rifle and bayonet instead of a cavalry carbine and sabre. ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. Captain Robert Parker, The Royal Regiment of Ireland, c1720. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902), before returning to India in 1904. He must have been only 16 years old at this time. Other ranks glengarry badge, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, c1874. 1st Battalion returned to India in 1857, where it stayed for mostof the following 27 years. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Although it had been formed in 1684,it had only entered the English establishment in 1689. 1, 2, 3 etc.) The gilt shamrock badge was used on the cap and collar. Our 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. April 10-11 Battle of Messines (108 bde, with 19th division)(IX Corps, Second Army). After severe fighting, the attack, which had been favoured by a dense mist, was driven off. 1996-2023 The Long, Long Trail. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. 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. Formed at Fermoy on 6 September 1914 as part of K2 and came under orders of 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. The German front line on the outskirts of Ginchy were soon taken and consolidated. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He was 19 when he died on 11th July 1919 and is buried south of the old church in the Glanworth Old Cemetery, Glanworth, Co. Cork, Ireland. [12], The Imperial Yeomanry concept was considered a success, and in 1901 the 38 part-time Yeomanry Cavalry regiments at home were converted to the same mounted infantry role and designated Imperial Yeomanry. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). They brought considerable combat experience with them and by May 1923 comprised 50 per cent of its 53,000 soldiers and 20 per cent of its officers. [12], The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Alexandria in March 1801. 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. They were buried at Merrion Cemetery, Bellevue. Our ). 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). July 31st 2nd August Battle of Pilckem Ridge (in reserve, XIX Corps, Fifth Army). 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. At the end of July the Battalions strength was 31 officers and 830 other ranks and ready for action. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. September 28th to October 2nd 1918 - Battle of Ypres (II Corps, Second Army). 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Rosieres. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.). 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. They will move to Edinburgh by 2027. W-Z. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Unit Details | The British Army The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited in the east of Ireland. 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. 8th Battalion. He is buried Arneke British Cemetery in France, Grave Reference III.E.11 next to other 568 identified casualties. Archives, Open Government Licence 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. In 1882,2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). (108th Bde, with 61st Division.) From1718 to 1745, the regiment was stationed on Minorca, andbriefly in Flanders, before returning to Britain in the aftermath of the Second Jacobite Rebellion (1745-46). Moved soon afterwards with Division to France. He died on the 16/08/1916 in France. Royal Irish Regiment | The British Army - 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War -. The diariessometimes contain information about particular people butthey are unit diaries, not personal diaries. For example, to search for a battalion in the Northumberland Fusiliers, you need only search using the word 'Northumberland'. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. April 1915 enlisted as a volunteer in the 6th Service Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. This infantry unit has origins dating back to 1688. August 1914 : in Clonmel. 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 23.08.1917 Amalgamated with the 8th Battalion to form the 7/8th Battalion. 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire 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. 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. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user. It is impossible to say which battles John served in and when his next transfer took place but as his Medal Index Card and Victory medal/British War Medal roll states, he was posted to the 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment and his new regimental number was 26476. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 31 May 1918 : transferred to Lines of Communication. 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. In 1992 the Regiment was further amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form The Royal Irish Regiment. 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? From January 1915 they trained at Ballyvonare, absorbing a company of the Royal Jersey Militia on the 5th of March. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 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 . 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. After South Africa the 1st Battalion spent a period of time in Ireland before travelling to Crete, Malta . Records of 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment from other sources. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). October 15th 1917 the 7/RIR was transferred from the 16th division to the 36th division. This sample comprises some 15,000 records of soldiers who served with the Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers up to 1922. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. July 20th to September 19th Advance to Victory (IX Corps, Second Army). [5][6][13][14][15][16] The regiment was initially based at Limerick. The following search tips may prove useful: With each download, you will typically see a unitdiarythat maycover a period of several years. L-Z. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment will be Light Recce Strike Infantry, located at Tern Hill. (The only RIR battalion to serve in Salonika.) 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. On the 7th August they were moved into the front line moving from Oxelaere towards Boeschepe. 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. Contents 1 1992 creation 2 Current organisation 3 Restructuring 3.1 Current structure 3.1.1 1st Battalion 3.1.2 Northern Ireland Resident Battalions (Home Service) We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 2nd Battalion 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 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) . A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, active between 1881 and 1959. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. September 4th moved forward to Bernafey Wood near Guillemont. The battalion lost 9 men killed and over 20 wounded.
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