12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). 13.11.1917 Transferred to the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division absorbing the 7th Battalion at Ypres. Formerly the 2nd Garrison Guard Bn (see below), which became the 8th Garrison Bn on 25 May 1918. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). (The only RIR battalion to serve in Salonika.) 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. 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. Unlike the TF, which was intended for home defence in the first instance, the SR was constituted as a reserve for the Regular Army. Moved in January 1915 to Ballyvonare. [35] Eight of the Royal Irish Regiment were killed and sixteen more wounded. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Moved to Fermoy and by early 1915 was at Longford. 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. 25 May 1918 : became the 8th Garrison Bn. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 8th Battalion. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. August 1914 : in Kilkenny. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. A training unit, it moved within a few days of declaration of war to Queenstown. [5][13][15][22][23] Squadrons were formed as follows:[24], The Marquess of Waterford died on 1 December 1911. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. They had nothing to do, apart from a small expedition against a native chief, which did not involve the 61st Company. [3] As Hamilton's Foot, it served in Flanders during the Nine Years War and at Namur on 31 August 1695, took part in the capture of the Terra Nova earthwork, later commemorated in the song 'The British Grenadiers. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. [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. In the early part of this campaign it suffered heavy casualties. 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland Queen's Barracks, 131 Dunkeld Street, Perth, PH1 5BT Tel: 0131 310 8542 Explore our equipment SA80 Individual Weapon Foxhound Husky 81mm Mortar L115A3 Long Range 'Sniper' Rifle General Purpose Machine Gun Guided Weapons Jackal 2 Right SA80 Individual Weapon 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Working parties were sent into Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, during October 1915. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. The diariessometimes contain information about particular people butthey are unit diaries, not personal diaries. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). A "Sweetheart pin" with the emblem of the South Irish Horse (SIH), sent by a soldier to his girlfriend as a memento, British cavalry regiments of the First World War, 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 60th (North Irish Horse (Belfast)) Company, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. On recovery he would have been posted to the 7/RIR, 48th brigade, 16th, division in France. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. 08.02.1918 . 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1916. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Written by Chris Baker. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Other ranks glengarry badge, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, c1874. [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. As late as February 1902, 17th Battalion formed part of a column in a coordinated series of drives across North East Orange Free State. Archives, Open Government Licence 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 . 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. ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Simply enter your email address below to start receiving our monthly email newsletter. 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. '[4] In recognition, of this, William III renamed the unit as The Royal Regiment of Foot of Ireland. It was still there on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83). 2006. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 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. 12th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. August 16-18th Battle of Langemarck (XIX Corps, Fifth Army. Overalls (tight fitting cavalry breeches)[50] were green with double scarlet stripes. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. [7] The regiment spent most of the next 25 years on garrison duty in Britain and Ireland; in 1751, reforms ended the tradition of naming units after their current colonel and the regiment was officially ranked as the 18th Regiment of Foot. 4 July 1918 : transferred to 21st Brigade, 30th Division. 6 February 1918 : disbanded in France. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. [21], The 2nd Battalion, which was re-formed on 18 September 1857, began to arrive in New Zealand from 4 July 1863 and served in the Waikato and Taranaki campaigns of the New Zealand Wars. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. After the withdrawal from Gallipoli, the Bn was sent to Egypt, where it landed on 5 February 1916 and then remained throughout the war. They will move to Edinburgh by 2027. [33] The 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion was formed in France as part of the 49th Brigade in the 16th (Irish) Division from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse in September 1917. 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 . 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). [5] 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. 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. Royal Irish Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 28 November 1915 : sailed from Marseilles for Salonika. 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion returned to India in 1857, where it stayed for mostof the following 27 years. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). This infantry unit has origins dating back to 1688. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 20 June 1918 : transferred to 121st Brigade, 40th Division. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Want to find out more about your relative's service? This was organised as service companies of approximately 115 men enlisted for one year. [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. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Moved to Fermoy. Although it had been formed in 1684,it had only entered the English establishment in 1689. August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. W-Z. This was areward for supporting the Stuarts in Scotland during the British Civil Wars (1639-51) and working for Charles's restoration. [5] They were reorganised as 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, between 1 September and 10 November 1917 at the infantry base depot at taples and joined 49th Brigade of 16th (Irish) Division. Captain Robert Parker, The Royal Regiment of Ireland, c1720. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th (Service) Battalion Many taken as POWs. On 7th December H.M. the King with H.R.H. At the end of July the Battalions strength was 31 officers and 830 other ranks and ready for action. In memory of Frank, Harry, Thomas, William, Gabriel and James, and all other members of my family who experienced the terrible Great War. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. (At the same time the 74th (Dublin) Company was raised in 16th Battalion and the 99th (Irish) Company in 8th Battalion. [21] From 1884 it was stationed at Malta, then in India where it had various postings, including the last in Kamptee until it returned home in late 1902. . 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. The Division was now transferred to X Corps. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. He was born in Belfast Armagh and was 19 years old when he died. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire 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. Copyright 2023. April 1915 enlisted as a volunteer in the 6th Service Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. Records of 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment from other sources. The Royal Irish Regiment was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. Each formed one of the new unit's two regular battalions. Pte. [texts-excerpt] penalty for cutting mangroves in floridaFREE EstimateFREE Estimate [6][14][19] The battalion left in late May 1902,[20] arriving in Cape Town the following month. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. [5][49], Khaki service dress with (until 1906) a slouch hat was worn by all Imperial Yeomanry regiments. 1st Battalion. National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HTRegistered Charity Number: 237902, The Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment storming the Chinese fortress at Amoy,1841. 1 April 1918 : transferred to 52nd (Lowland) Division. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [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. [13] The 1st Battalion served in Jamaica and the 2nd Battalion served in Curaao during the Napoleonic Wars. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Thedigitised diaries cover activity in France and Belgium. Having taken part in the fighting of World War I, it was disbanded after Irish Independence in 1922. He was the son of Joshua Burrows of Gillis Road, Armagh. 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. On the 7th August they were moved into the front line moving from Oxelaere towards Boeschepe. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. May 1915: moved to Basingstoke with the rest of the division. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamed The Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment of Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. [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. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. The regiment also fought in Egypt in 1801 before returning to Ireland. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. After a slow railway journey, the yeomanry companies assembled at Umtali in late June, by which time sickness was rife and there had been a number of deaths. Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. During this month the troops were employed in military training and education, and 54,203 attendances were recorded at the divisional educational classes. [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. [22], The regiment was not fundamentally affected by the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, which gave it a depot at Victoria Barracks in Clonmel from 1873,[23] or by the Childers reforms of 1881 as it already possessed two battalions, there was no need for it to amalgamate with another regiment. A-B.. 7th Battalion, Linconshire Regiment. Some evidence that it was at nearby Durrington in October 1918. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire 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. L-Z. [19] It took part in the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War; Captain Thomas Esmonde was awarded the Victoria Cross for saving a party of colleagues from a fire of shell and grape. 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 includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Regiments and Corps. Anderson Alan James Ramsay. 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. This included service in the Second Afghan War (1878-80). In April 1918, the battalion was reduced to cadre strength before being reformed in June and them immediately transferred to 21st Brigade, 30th Division. 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. It served there throughout the war, including major actions at Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. November 4th divisional headquarters and 107th and 108th Brigades moved into Mouscron (north-east of Tourcoing). 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 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'). In the 17th century, independent companies of musketeers and pikemen garrisoned Ireland underboth Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 22.04.1918 Reduced to training cadre with surplus personnel transferred to the 2nd Royal Irish Regiment. He died in France on the 13/12/1917. [37], The 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) landed in Suvla Bay as pioneer battalion for the 10th (Irish) Division in August 1915 but moved to Salonika in September 1915. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 26-27 March 1918 Battle of Rosieres (XVIII, Fifth Army). [41], The battle honours of the regiment were:[3]. Looks like then luck turned bad for John. Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? In April 1918 the bn moved to England and joined Irish Reserve Brigade at Larkhill. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 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. November 20 and 21st -The tank attack. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. West Riding Regiment (2nd Battalion)-Sergeant C Sims. 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. 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. March 1915 : joined by one Company from the Guernsey Militia. The Connaught Rangers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, which mainly recruited in the west of Ireland. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Sydney was probably invalided home in the spring or early summer of 1916 with malaria. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. If you find it a valuable resource, please consider becoming a supporter. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. August 30th 1916 travelled by train from Chocques to Longueau and from there marched to Corbie. September 6th Three stong patrols sent into Ginchy. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [34], The 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, largely made up from local Dubliners, were the first army troops to engage the Irish rebels during the Easter Rising: the rebels were fighting to establish an Irish Republic in Dublin. This wasmostly stationed in England and Ireland from the 1850s to the 1880s, though it served in New Zealand between 1863 and 1870. 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. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Private 25211 7th Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment. 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, 50314. April 10-11 Battle of Messines (108 bde, with 19th division)(IX Corps, Second Army). 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. research. 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. 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). In 1882,2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. Moved in June 1915 to Ballyholley and to England in September, going to Aldershot. 2nd Battalion A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. August 18th 1917 announcement in the Walsall Observer that he was in hospital in Epsom, Surrey suffering from malarial fever. You do not need to include the word 'regiment', 'battalion' or 'brigade'. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion,
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