14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. 5th Bttn, Connaught Rangers. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). The troops were still occupying the same positions when the Armistice brought hostilities to a close at 11 a.m. on the 11th November. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). [13] The 1st Battalion served in Jamaica and the 2nd Battalion served in Curaao during the Napoleonic Wars. (became the Divisional Pioneer battalion in March 1915) 10th Bttn, Hampshre Regiment (from March 1915). Unlike the TF, which was intended for home defence in the first instance, the SR was constituted as a reserve for the Regular Army. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 26-27 March 1918 Battle of Rosieres (XVIII, Fifth Army). ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [36] Some of these are buried in Grangegorman Military Cemetery. 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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. 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. [18] to the 37th (Highland Horse) Battalion, a new unit being sent out to South Africa as part of the Third Contingent of the IY. West Riding Regiment (2nd Battalion)-Sergeant C Sims. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. [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. [28], The 2nd Battalion saw action in Egypt during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Armagh in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 49th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. (d.8th Jun 1917) Anderson Mervyn Kebble. 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Garrison Battalion Formed at Dublin, March 1916. In April 1918 the bn moved to England and joined Irish Reserve Brigade at Larkhill. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. ), November 2327 The capture of Bourlon Wood (IV Corps, Third Army. [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. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. At the end of July the Battalions strength was 31 officers and 830 other ranks and ready for action. They were equipped to operate as Mounted infantry, armed with a LeeMetford infantry rifle and bayonet instead of a cavalry carbine and sabre. [14][25][26], Prior to World War I the South Irish Horse was attached to the Regular 3rd Cavalry Brigade at The Curragh. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 3rd (Reserve) Battalion 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 1st Battalion September 6th Three stong patrols sent into Ginchy. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. July 20th to September 19th Advance to Victory (IX Corps, Second Army). 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. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster 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). [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. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. The South Irish Horse was a Special Reserve cavalry regiment of the British Army. 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. Landed Suvla Bay 7 August 1915. (d.11th May 1915) Anderson Philip Maurice Ramsey. T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). You can search () for a digitised diary in our catalogue by filling in the form below. We are now on Facebook. May 1916 moved back to Queenstown. [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. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). (108th Bde, with 19th division) (IX Corps, Second Army). Our It recruited in Munster, a province in the south-west of Ireland. Want to find out more about your relative's service? The Leinster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited predominantly in central and eastern Ireland. 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. August 18th 1917 announcement in the Walsall Observer that he was in hospital in Epsom, Surrey suffering from malarial fever. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 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. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Moved to Tipperary. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Royal Irish Regiment (1992) | Military Wiki | Fandom So if you search for the 3rd battalion of a regiment your results may include diaries for units in the 3rd division as well. November/December 1916 awarded the Military Medal but we don't know under what circumstances. [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. 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. The German front line on the outskirts of Ginchy were soon taken and consolidated. It transferred to the Special Reserve (Cavalry) in 1908 and was renamed as the South Irish Horse. ), December 3rd The German counterattack. - Inniskillings Museum 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. They will move to Edinburgh by 2027. It spent the early 1780s garrisoning the Channel Islands and Gibraltar against Americas French and Spanish allies. Returned to UK and landed at Devonport on 18 November 1914, then came under command of 82nd Brigade, 27th Division. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902), before returning to India in 1904. 10th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. June 7th/9th Battle of Messines (1X corps Second Army). 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. He is buried Arneke British Cemetery in France, Grave Reference III.E.11 next to other 568 identified casualties. W-Z. 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland will be Infantry (Reserve), located at Perth. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion Tracing Soldiers' Service Records | Royal Irish - Virtual Military Gallery 29th Infantry Brigade. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). W-Z. The 1st Battalion served in Hong Kong and Singapore, prior to fighting in the Boer War. In September 1916 moved to Templemore (Co. Tipperary) but by the end of 1917 was back at Dublin. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. British Army war diaries 1914-1922 - The National Archives Thedigitised diaries cover activity in France and Belgium. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. [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. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-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. He died on 21st February 1919 and is buried In the South-East part of the Monasterevin (St. John) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, Ireland. For example, to search for a battalion in the Northumberland Fusiliers, you need only search using the word Northumberland. - 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment during the Great War -. 24-25 March 1918 Actions at the Somme Crossings (XVIII Corps, Fifth Army). 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, 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). [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. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire 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. Royal Irish Regiment in the Great War - Wartime Memories Project 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion 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. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). In 1882,2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Battle of The Somme, 1916. | Royal Irish - Virtual Military Gallery 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Third Regiment of Infantry - The Army of the US Historical Sketches of 20th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 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. Private, 25205. Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd 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. Many maps and plans were included in the original diaries but some confidential material was removed before the files were made available. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. [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. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 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 addition, 18 new regiments (two in Ireland) were raised with returning IY veterans providing the nuclei. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). May 1915: moved to Basingstoke with the rest of the division. In 1857, the regiment raised a 2nd Battalion again, this time out of volunteers from Irelands militia regiments. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. When searching for unit numbers, use cardinal numbers (i.e. 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 20 June 1918 : transferred to 121st Brigade, 40th Division. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine 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. From January 1915 they trained at Ballyvonare, absorbing a company of the Royal Jersey Militia on the 5th of March. 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Regiments and Corps. August 16-18th Battle of Langemarck (XIX Corps, Fifth Army. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Irish Medals September 21st sent by train to the Ypres sector. 30 September 1915 : moved via Mudros to Salonika. DAWSON J. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [5] He was only 18 years old. On 7th December H.M. the King with H.R.H. In 1992 the Regiment was further amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form The Royal Irish Regiment. He was the son of Joshua Burrows of Gillis Road, Armagh. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Royal Irish Regiment - The Long, Long Trail 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. The Royal Irish. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. 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[5][6][13][14][15][16] The regiment was initially based at Limerick. History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [5][28][29], The Trench warfare of the Western Front meant that there was little need for mounted troops. He died in France on the 13/12/1917. South Irish Horse at Combined Irish Regiments. April 1915 enlisted as a volunteer in the 6th Service Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. March 1915 : joined by one Company from the Guernsey Militia. 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. August 1914 : in Clonmel. 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. [24] Under the reforms the regiment became The Royal Irish Regiment on 1 July 1881. 14 August 1914 : landed at Boulogne. 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. 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. 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 2nd.Lt. In May 1915, moved to England, based at Gosport. In 1918 they were in action on the Somme suffering very heavy casualties. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Formed in Dublin, 2 August 1915. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday In 1751, it was given a regimental numeral of 18, despite being the seventh oldest Britishinfantry regiment at that time. We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for They suffered over 3,200 killed in action and thousands more wounded in places such as Le-Pilly, Gullimont, Ginchy, Salonika, Mesopotamia and Palestine. 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. [7][9][10], Finally the Yeomanry moved on to Kimberley and the RFF was dispersed by the end of December. [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. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. 22 May 1916 : transferred to 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). announced in the London Gazette. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Having taken part in the fighting of World War I, it was disbanded after Irish Independence in 1922. Want to find out more about your relative's service? (III Corps, Third Army.). 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. His name was Duff. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamedThe Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment ofKilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. For three of those years it was joined there by a 2nd Battalion. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. 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. 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. Many taken as POWs. 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. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. '[4] In recognition, of this, William III renamed the unit as The Royal Regiment of Foot of Ireland. Those diaries that havent been digitised are available to view in their original form at The National Archives in Kew. Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Friends of The National 2006. 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. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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'). You can then scroll through the PDF files to locate the battalion and dates that you are interested in. 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. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. April 17 18 1918 First Battle of Kemmel Ridge. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. The Prince of Wales and Prince Albert passed through the divisional area. The companies that joinedWilliamwere placed on the English establishment in 1689. 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. This infantry regiment traced its origins back to the British Civil Wars (1639-51), but was officially formed in 1684. Scottish Rifles (1st Battalion)-Lieutenant N H Tod, attached to 2nd Battalion KRRC (killed in action January 6); Private A M'Kay, nursing orderly. 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Official History records that, 'two companies of 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, posted in forward zones, suffered terribly; not a man succeeded in escaping. 04.08.1914 Stationed at Nasirabad, India. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Royal Irish Rifles - The Long, Long Trail All Rights Reserved. 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. They are in record series WO 95. 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Moved soon afterwards with Division to France. Private 23724 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). A few contain details about awards of the Military Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. After severe fighting, the attack, which had been favoured by a dense mist, was driven off. (IV Corps, Third Army. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Combined Irish Regiments - Infantry Divisions, 1914-18. It has no connection toThe Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) formed in 1992. 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, 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. 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'. These cookies do not store any personal information. [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, Lincolnshire Regiment. 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. November 20 and 21st -The tank attack. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. No personal details are collected. British infantry regiments of the First World War, Harris, Appendix II, pp. 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 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. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment will be Light Recce Strike Infantry, located at Tern Hill. It played an important role inthe capture of the French fortress of Namur (now in Belgium) in1695. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum 1 April 1918 : transferred to 52nd (Lowland) Division. L-Z. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 24 September 1915 : landed at Mudros, having sailed from Devonport on 6 September. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. We have a large archive of soldier records. 1, 2, 3 etc.) The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment).