[15] 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 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. 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. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. On 12 June, five regimental colours were laid up in a ceremony at St George's Hall, Windsor Castle in the presence of HM King George V.[40] The six regiments were then all disbanded on 31 July 1922. Sydney was probably invalided home in the spring or early summer of 1916 with malaria. In May 1915, moved to England, based at Gosport. 7th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). The dark green peaked cap had a red band and in service dress was won with a khaki cover; a full-dress head-dress was considered but never adopted. [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. [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. September 21st sent by train to the Ypres sector. It was still there on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83). 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. W-Z. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. This information will help us make improvements to the website. West Riding Regiment (2nd Battalion)-Sergeant C Sims. - 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment during the Great War -. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The Division settled down for the winter in Mouscron (divisional headquarters, 107th and 108th Brigades, two field companies, two field ambulances, and the Train). Formed at Fermoy on 6 September 1914 as part of K2 and came under orders of 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 6 February 1918 : disbanded in France. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. Pte. [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. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). In April 1918, the battalion was reduced to cadre strength before being reformed in June and them immediately transferred to 21st Brigade, 30th Division. Those diaries that havent been digitised are available to view in their original form at The National Archives in Kew. They suffered over 3,200 killed in action and thousands more wounded in places such as Le-Pilly, Gullimont, Ginchy, Salonika, Mesopotamia and Palestine. 25 May 1918 : became the 8th Garrison Bn. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, 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. [6][14][19] The battalion left in late May 1902,[20] arriving in Cape Town the following month. [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. It served with the British Army until 1958, when it was merged into the 3rd East Anglian Regiment. Greenwich: Elizabeth Delahoy, 1815. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. A Reserve Regiment was formed at Cahir in 1914 to supply reinforcements to the service squadrons. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Copyright 2023. On the 7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool to Mudros. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. You can search () for a digitised diary in our catalogue by filling in the form below. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). This wasmostly stationed in England and Ireland from the 1850s to the 1880s, though it served in New Zealand between 1863 and 1870. The 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916, Our Irish Regiments in the First World War. Records of 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment from other sources. The 6th service battalion had been formed in Dublin in 1914 and by February 1915 was at The Curragh racecourse. 14 July 1918 : transferred to 50th (Northumbrian) Division as Pioneer Bn. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. [24] Under the reforms the regiment became The Royal Irish Regiment on 1 July 1881. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment storming the Chinese fortress at Amoy,1841. Anderson Alan James Ramsay. 08.02.1918 . Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Scottish Rifles (1st Battalion)-Lieutenant N H Tod, attached to 2nd Battalion KRRC (killed in action January 6); Private A M'Kay, nursing orderly. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. [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. You do not need to include the word regiment, battalion or brigade. March 25th 1917 M.M. A Royal Irish Regiment officer reported that "they regarded, not unreasonably, everyone they saw as an enemy, and fired at anything that moved". (IV Corps, Third Army. Our Other ranks glengarry badge, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, c1874. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. 8th (Service) Battalion Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamed The Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment of Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. June 7th/9th Battle of Messines (1X corps Second Army). [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. [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. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. [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. April 1915 enlisted as a volunteer in the 6th Service Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. [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. L-Z. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 22.04.1918 Reduced to training cadre with surplus personnel transferred to the 2nd Royal Irish Regiment. All Rights Reserved. In 1918 they were in action on the Somme suffering very heavy casualties. 18 April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength; reformed 26 June 1918. 1st Battalion Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. As late as February 1902, 17th Battalion formed part of a column in a coordinated series of drives across North East Orange Free State. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 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. 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Rosieres. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. They will move to Edinburgh by 2027. [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. When Belfast was attacked on the night of the 7th-8th January 1901 the Royal Irish provided part of the garrison. They will re-structure by May 2023. 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'). 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 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. (d.20th Oct 1914) Anderson Arthur. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. [2], The regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. : 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. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 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. Private 23724 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 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. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. "First time @NAM_London today. This included service in the Second Afghan War (1878-80). September 1915: relocated to England and moved to Blackdown Camp. 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. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Archives, Open Government Licence Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). On 7th December H.M. the King with H.R.H. 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. February 1916 : landed in France. When he started his service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers as a Private his service number was 20815. September 8 During the night, dug assembly trenches west of the sunken road between Guillemont and Ginchy, some 200 yards in front of the British line. DAWSON J. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. This was organised as service companies of approximately 115 men enlisted for one year. Pte. The troops were still occupying the same positions when the Armistice brought hostilities to a close at 11 a.m. on the 11th November. The regiment foughtin the First Opium War (1839-42) and the Second Burma War (1852). So if you search for the 3rd battalion of a regiment your results may include diaries for units in the 3rd division as well. ), December 3rd The German counterattack. (d.8th Jun 1917) Anderson Mervyn Kebble. as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. (III Corps, Third Army.). 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 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. 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. At the end of July the Battalions strength was 31 officers and 830 other ranks and ready for action. September 28th to October 2nd 1918 - Battle of Ypres (II Corps, Second Army). announced in the London Gazette. The gilt shamrock badge was used on the cap and collar. [11] After this, the unit returned to Gibraltar later in the year, where it remained until the Siege of Toulon in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Bravery at which of the following sieges sawthe regimentgranted a badgedepictingKing William III's family emblem? They were buried at Merrion Cemetery, Bellevue. The diariessometimes contain information about particular people butthey are unit diaries, not personal diaries. Formed at Dublin, March 1916. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.). 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) In June 1915, they converted to Pioneer Battalion. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 2nd Btn. Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 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List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. It spent the early 1780s garrisoning the Channel Islands and Gibraltar against Americas French and Spanish allies. [20] The regiment also took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Formed in France, 1 September 1917, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse. 8th Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 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. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. On recovery he would have been posted to the 7/RIR, 48th brigade, 16th, division in France. For example, to search for the 9th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment search with 9 Manchester. Moved to England in September 1915, going to Pirbright. Each formed one of the new unit's two regular battalions. August 18th 1917 announcement in the Walsall Observer that he was in hospital in Epsom, Surrey suffering from malarial fever. 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Returned to Ireland September 1915 and moved to Fermoy. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: Two battalions of the Royal Ulster Rifles land in Normandy by air and by sea. April 10-11 Battle of Messines (108 bde, with 19th division)(IX Corps, Second Army). [35][45][46], After its casualties, the battalion was reduced to a training cadre on 18 April, and on 17 June it transferred to 102nd Bde of 34th Division. The parade dress of the South Irish Horse worn until 1914 was green 'Frock' (tunic) with patch pockets, and a red and green collar and girdle. Moved soon afterwards with Division to France. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902 . 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 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. Objective was Y Ravine in Battle of the Somme, France. November 20 and 21st -The tank attack. 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, E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire 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. The Leinster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited predominantly in central and eastern Ireland. 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. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 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 . 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire 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 . 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The badge of the regiment as depicted on a CWGC grave headstone. 1916. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse were amalgamated in August 1917, dismounted, and sent for retraining as infantry. Formerly the 2nd Garrison Guard Bn (see below), which became the 8th Garrison Bn on 25 May 1918. F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, British West Indies 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. Image courtesy of the excellent PaulHP collection at flickr.com, with thanks. Each diary is listed in our catalogue under the name of the unit, for example 9 Battalion Manchester Regiment, along with a short description summarising the theatre of operation and the section of the British Army command structure within which the unit existed (usually a division). This infantry regiment traced its origins back to the British Civil Wars (1639-51), but was officially formed in 1684. Captain Robert Parker, The Royal Regiment of Ireland, c1720. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. please Add a Name to this List The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. [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. 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. 24 September 1915 : landed at Mudros, having sailed from Devonport on 6 September. "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.". 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902), before returning to India in 1904. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 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, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). The regiment fought for William and his successors in Flanders throughout the 1690s and 1700s. This accounts for the absence of some appendices referred to on the covers of many diaries. 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, 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). (At the same time the 74th (Dublin) Company was raised in 16th Battalion and the 99th (Irish) Company in 8th Battalion. [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. This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.