Not all the unit war diaries held by The National Archives have been digitised. See map below for Battalion deployments and objectives, 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. A-K. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [5][6][13][14][15][16] The regiment was initially based at Limerick. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. On the 7th August they were moved into the front line moving from Oxelaere towards Boeschepe. This sample comprises some 15,000 records of soldiers who served with the Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers up to 1922. [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. The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment storming the Chinese fortress at Amoy,1841. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. September 6th Three stong patrols sent into Ginchy. Two battalions of the Royal Ulster Rifles land in Normandy by air and by sea. In 1882, 2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire 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). 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). On 7th December H.M. the King with H.R.H. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. In June 1915, they converted to Pioneer Battalion. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. [28], The 2nd Battalion saw action in Egypt during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The regiment also fought in Egypt in 1801 before returning to Ireland. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 1, 2, 3 etc.) 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. They will re-structure by February 2023. . 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. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. October 15th 1917 the 7/RIR was transferred from the 16th division to the 36th division. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). The Germans coming out of the morning mist were through the forward zone that some battalions were overrun before they realised that the attack had begun. 22 May 1916 : transferred to 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. 7th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). It transferred to the Special Reserve (Cavalry) in 1908 and was renamed as the South Irish Horse. 6 February 1918 : disbanded in France. This infantry regiment traced its origins back to the British Civil Wars (1639-51), but was officially formed in 1684. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Sydney was probably invalided home in the spring or early summer of 1916 with malaria. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The Expeditionary Force squadron of North Irish Horse (designated A Squadron), along with its counterpart in the South Irish Horse (designated B Squadron) was assigned to the British Expeditionary Force as 'Army Troops/. Moved to England in September 1915, going to Pirbright. Thismay be divided into several PDF files, which you can save to your computer. (d.24th Feb 1915) Andrews Alexander. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. In 1684, the final year of Charles's reign, several of these companies were gathered together by the Earl of Granard to form a new regiment on the Irish establishment. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Pte. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. In the early part of this campaign it suffered heavy casualties. On the 19th and 20th August the Battalion War Diary indicates 2 wounded, and on the 23rd August in the Boeschepe area 4 men killed and 3 wounded. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". [25] It served as the county regiment of Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny. 6th Battalion. It then formedpart of Indias garrison until 1854, when it moved to the Crimean War (1854-56). July 31st 2nd August Battle of Pilckem Ridge (in reserve, XIX Corps, Fifth Army). 6th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse were amalgamated in August 1917, dismounted, and sent for retraining as infantry. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). [1] It saw service for two and a half centuries before being disbanded with the Partition of Ireland following establishment of the independent Irish Free State in 1922 when the five regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in the counties of the new state were disbanded. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. During this month the troops were employed in military training and education, and 54,203 attendances were recorded at the divisional educational classes. Many of the IY went home at the end of their year's engagement, to be replaced by fresh recruits from the Second Contingent. Remained there until April 1918 when it became the 2nd Garrison Guard Bn. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. [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. 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. This period was also interspersed with service as marines and garrison duty in Ireland and England. 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). A few contain details about awards of the Military Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. 2nd Btn. Copyright 2023. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. (108th Bde, with 61st Division.) [24] Under the reforms the regiment became The Royal Irish Regiment on 1 July 1881. On 16 December Boer forces crossed the Orange River into Cape Colony in an effort to raise rebellion. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 1944. Moved in June 1915 to Ballyholley and to England in September, going to Aldershot. All Rights Reserved. Moved in January 1915 to Ballyvonare. In the conflict between Charles successor, James II, and his son-in-law, William of Orange (later William III), the regiment split. Looks like then luck turned bad for John. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool 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. W-Z. 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. [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. [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. At this time they were part of the 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool 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. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum L-Z. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in different theatres: Additional operational records for the Royal Naval Division can be found in ADM 137. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. [14][15], The regiment was awarded the following Battle honours:[13]. October 25th 1918 Ooteghem (II Corps, Second Army). His name was Duff. Formed in France on 1st September 1917 from the dismounted 1st & 2nd South Irish Horse. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). A-B.. 7th Battalion, Linconshire 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. Formed in 1881 the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were an amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras). 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 Ten battalions of the regimentsaw service during the First World War (1914-18). Kane, John. 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). [11] The war now developed into a drawn-out phase of Guerrilla warfare, with the British mounted troops engaged in 'drives' across the veldt, forcing the Boers against lines of blockhouses. 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. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. The Government of Guernsey publicly thanked both units and awarded them a cash bounty of 100 guineas. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Formed at the Royal Barracks in Dublin in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under orders of 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [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. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. - 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment during the Great War -. Pte. 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 5 March 1915 : absorbed a company of the Royal Jersey Militia. 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, To search the entire collection, digitised or not, use the search advice below in the advanced search of our catalogue restricting your search to reference WO 95. 1, 2, 3 etc.) [32], The other squadrons, including three additional squadrons that were raised as the war continued, were assigned to New Army Divisions as divisional cavalry squadrons. Other ranks glengarry badge, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, c1874. (The only RIR battalion to serve in Salonika.) 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. November 4th divisional headquarters and 107th and 108th Brigades moved into Mouscron (north-east of Tourcoing). 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster 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. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. (d.11th November 1918) [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. Royal Irish Regiment (2nd Battalion)-Private M Healey, nursing orderly. The regiment fought for William and his successors in Flanders throughout the 1690s and 1700s. Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919. North Staffordshire Regiment. 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. October 28th it was relieved in the front line and moved back towards the Lys valley between Courtrai and Menin, with headquarters at Belleghem. 09:00 to 17:00. Amery, Vol IV, Appendix to Chapters I-XIV, pp. 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). [7][9][10], Finally the Yeomanry moved on to Kimberley and the RFF was dispersed by the end of December. [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. 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) . They are not personal diaries (try the Imperial War Museum or local record offices for those). British infantry regiments of the First World War, Harris, Appendix II, pp. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. The German front line on the outskirts of Ginchy were soon taken and consolidated. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. After almost 250 years of service with the British Army, it was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. April 17 18 1918 First Battle of Kemmel Ridge. 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. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Simply enter your email address below to start receiving our monthly email newsletter. August 1914 : in Kilkenny. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent 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. The troops were still occupying the same positions when the Armistice brought hostilities to a close at 11 a.m. on the 11th November. 14 October 1916 : transferred to 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. On the 7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool to Mudros. September 28th to October 2nd 1918 - Battle of Ypres (II Corps, Second Army). as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. Overalls (tight fitting cavalry breeches)[50] were green with double scarlet stripes. Returned to Ireland September 1915 and moved to Fermoy. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). They are in record series WO 95. [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. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. April 10-11 Battle of Messines (108 bde, with 19th division)(IX Corps, Second Army). 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. Many taken as POWs. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 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. 50314. When he started his service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers as a Private his service number was 20815. 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. Greenwich: Elizabeth Delahoy, 1815. 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) He was 21 when he died and is buried in the North-East part of Kilwairra Old Catholic Churchyard, Cooley, Co. Louth, Ireland. 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. [41], The battle honours of the regiment were:[3]. The Regiment raised 3 Battalions and gained 47 battle honors during the course of the war. It served there throughout the war, including major actions at Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. Having taken part in the fighting of World War I, it was disbanded after Irish Independence in 1922. We are now on Facebook. After severe fighting, the attack, which had been favoured by a dense mist, was driven off. Private 23724 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamed The Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment of Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. 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. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. When Belfast was attacked on the night of the 7th-8th January 1901 the Royal Irish provided part of the garrison. [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. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. The battalion lost 9 men killed and over 20 wounded. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). L-Z. March 25th 1917 M.M. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 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 . The badge of the regiment as depicted on a CWGC grave headstone. We have a large archive of soldier records.

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