Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. Pte. The Great War Forum Limited More Royal Irish Rifles records. and Gen. Hos. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW1 14th Battalion (Young Citizens Volunteers) Royal Irish Rifles Cap Badge Bras at the best online prices at eBay! Rfm 11th (South Antrim) Btn. At Armistice on 11 November the battalion were at Mouscron, north east of Tourcoing, where it remained and was demobilised by June 1919. 23 August 1917 : transferred to 49th Brigade in same Division. The following month, the battalion was sent to the rear for rest and training after a full year in the trenches. 1st Battalion Robert James Craig 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, Cpl. 6th Btn. The badge of the regiment as depicted on a CWGC grave headstone. . 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. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' Moved to Ballykinlare and came under orders of 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. 19th (Reserve) Battalion (d.7th Jun 1917), Blunden Robert. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. Rflmn. Its also engraved in the history of most regiments and in the nations psyche. He was a prisoner-of-war but I don't know where. I am sorry that I don't have much more information for you. (d.20th Sep 1914), Brians Thomas Hutchinson. Moved to Newtownards and came under orders of 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. Rfm. Royal Irish Rifles during WW1 Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. L/Cpl. During this patrol Major Herbert Musgrave from Corps Intelligence was killed. (d.1st Jul 1917), Bothwell Thomas Henry. We are now on Facebook. 262 names. This was a XIV Corps operation to secure suitable ground from which to launch the first operation involving tanks, which occurred a few days later at Flers-Courcelette. Some evidence that it was at Dundalk shortly before departure. The other Regular battalions were in the 4th Division (1st Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers) and the 8th Division (1st Bn The Royal Irish Rifles), which were, respectively, to the left of 29th Division and the right of 32nd Division. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. In the absence of a service record its impossible to be certain. of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Donegal County Museum. Rfmn. att 109th Light Trench Mortar Bty (d.1st Jul 1916), McNally F.. Rfm. In October 1899, the Second Anglo-Boer War broke out between the British Empire and the independent Boer states of the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State. He was had a tour in the Middle East and was a prisoner-of-war but I don't know where. 14th (Service) Battalion (Young Citizens) 8 October 1915 : transferred with Brigade to 25th Division. My other grandfather, who served on the German side, was also aPoW. Rfm. The Royal Irish Rifles was formed in 1881, under the Childers Reforms, with the amalgamation of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot and the 86th Regiment of Foot. In 1958 the Royal Ulster Rifles became part of the North Irish Brigade, and were expected to wear the Brigade badge. As we were growing up WW1 was a dim and distant memory and, as far as my father was concerned, it wasn't something he wanted to discuss much with his children. The London Irish Rifles (LIR) was a reserve infantry regiment and then company of the British Army. L/Cpl. (d.24th Dec 1917), Magee Robert. Is there a way that I could find out if he was captured by the British? in Runcorn, Cheshire. Royal Irish Rifles. 36th CCS. (IWM image (Q 1))]. dailyinfo[19]=' 9228 Corporal George F. PARRY 2nd Bn. 1st Bn. Moffett Alexander. Absorbed the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Reserve) Battalions in May. Rfm. 9th Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916), Mulholland David. In 25th Brigade of the 8th Division, 1st Bn The Royal Irish Rifles took part in the attack on Ovillers. (d.7th June 1917), McIlroy Samuel. Battalion Unknown Abigail S H Rfn 9/43518 : Short Record Of Service Apperson G J Captain MC : Photo Ash R W Rfn (POW) : Short Record Of Service Baskwell W Rfn : Short Record Of Service Best F V Rfn 43399 : Short Record Of Service Bowkett W G T Rfn : Short Record Of Service + AU $7.00 postage. 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. Royal Irish Rifles (d.14th Jul 1917), 2nd Lt. Sydney James Livingston Downey 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.7th Jun 1917), Rflmn. My question can you tell me what battalion he was in. 18 February 1918 : disbanded in France. Allsopp Matthew. Royal Irish Rifles Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aden. The regiment was one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland during this period. By September 1914, only 6 officers and 200 men were fit for duty. (d.25th Sep 1915), Bowler Harold. The 10th (Irish) Division fought in the campaigns of Gallipoli or Dardanelles, then Salonika and finally with General Allenby in Palestine. (d.22nd October 1918), Watson Joseph. Rflmn. 3rd Bn. Rfm. A German raid inflicted casualties in April 1916, but worse was to come in the Battle of the Somme in July, when the battalion was ordered to attack the German-held village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle. Rflmn. (d.1st Jul 1916), De Carteret Henry James. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' dailyinfo[18]=' 6422 Private Charlie GILBERT 4th Coy. The village had resisted all previous attempts to capture it and resistance remained stubborn, resulting in heavy losses for 47th Brigade. Both regular battalions of the Inniskillings were involved, as were 1st Bn The Royal Irish Rifles and 1st Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers. Formed at Lurgan in September 1914 from the Down Volunteers. Rflmn. 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. For Sergeant OCathain the war ended in the Winter of 1914. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Rflmn. One war correspondent wrote that Their attack was one of the finest displays of human courage in the world but, on 1st and 2nd July, their losses exceeded 5,500 dead, wounded or missing. Pte. . Royal Navy who died 15/03/1917 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' [6] Yet again, its colonel was killed on the opening day of the battle and the rest of the battalion suffered massive casualties. Hi Janis, He was born at Gilford, Co. Down, 15.11.1898, the son of George and Sarah Jane Harper nee Quinn. Image courtesy of the excellent Ben Sutherland collection at flickr.com, with thanks. My granddad made a life after the war but suffered PTSD which he dealt with by prayer, solitude, and by swearing off alcohol. 8th Btn. He enlisted as 5/9929 in 5th RIR 8.11.1916 and served with 2nd RIR in the BEF from 12.3.1918. He is buried in Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension, France. Copyright 2023. (d.2nd August 1917), Burnett Corry. 15th Btn. Patrick Toman 2nd Btn. 14th Bde. The Regiment went on to serve during the Burmese War of 1824-26 and returned to India in 1849 during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859 . I don't know exactly how he died, as records say he "Died of Wounds." 8th Btn. The 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles came into being following the reorganisation of the British Army in 1881. At home in Ireland men volunteered in their thousands and all three regiments soon formed new battalions. 5 March 1915 : absorbed a company of the Royal Jersey Militia. 13 November 1917 : transferred to 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division, absorbing 7th Battalion. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France ' Loker Churchyard, David Watson 12th Btn. Rflmn. (d.22nd Mar 1917), Mailey John Henry. In the Third Battle of Ypres the battalion took part in the Battle of Pilkem. Later in the war, he served in Mesopotamia and Egypt and he continued his army career until 1934, finishing with the rank of Sergeant. Free delivery for many products. Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 12/03/1918 ST. Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. I came across a reference to my own granduncle's death (he was a mere rifleman/private) in Taylor's history of the 2 nd Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War. Those known to have served with Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War 1914-1918. [2], The battalion's first major action was the Battle of Neuve Chapelle between 10 and 13 March 1915. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Rfm. 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. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Moved to Carrickfergus in April 1915 and on to Newry in April 1917. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. The Royal Irish Rifles (became the Royal Ulster Rifles from 1 January 1921) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, first created in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot and the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot. Powered by Invision Community. After a rest, it was posted to Bouchavesnes-Bergen at the end of December and advanced to take a swathe of German-held territory during the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917. The Army did not send men on active service overseas until aged nineteen. The Royal Irish. 1st Battalion. Sadly, Quigg never found his platoon commander. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. if (month<10) month="0"+month (d.15th July 1916), Ireland James. 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. var year=mydate.getYear() dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. 12th Btn. 9th (Service) Battalion (West Belfast) Rflmn. His British War & Victory medal roll record (as linked by Jon in post #2) indicates that his WW1 overseas service was entirely with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. Royal Irish Rifles - Soldiers and their units - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum Home Serving in the Great War Soldiers and their units Royal Irish Rifles Remembered Today: 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. We respect the effort he made to give us the peace and freedom we enjoy today. L/Cpl. dailyinfo[14]=' 16511 Private Albert COLEMAN "D" Coy. Remembered Today: 9th Btn. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. 20 December 1914 : landed at Le Havre. Las mejores ofertas para 10 x Army buttons London Irish Rifles group horn WW1 WW2 era KC 24 mm and 17 mm estn en eBay Compara precios y caractersticas de productos nuevos y usados Muchos artculos con envo gratis! Rflmn. . Adair J. 16th Btn. Scott Kennedy. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. In July 1968 the three constituent Regiments merged to form the three component battalions of the newly created "Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd & 87th)". If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. David has worked on several other high-profile public sculptures of famous people, including Robert Dunlop in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim and Todger Jones V.C. The Robert Quigg V.C. Pte. Address Stromore Road, Gilford. A Coy. 2nd Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Mercer Samuel. 16th Bn (d.2nd Dec 1917), Slacke Charles Owen. Samuel McCrory 10th Btn. (d.19th Aug 1918), Patton T. J.. 10th Btn. (d.24th March 1917), Blair A. G.. 10th Btn. Rfmn. Beggs Thomas Alexander Thompson. 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. H.M.S. 2nd July : Martinsart. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. (d.7th Jun 1917), Brough Walter. //-->, By Pte 13th (1st County Down) Battalion, Richardson I.. 10th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Russell Christopher. He died in 1955, at the age of seventy, and was buried with full military honours at Billy Parish Church, near Bushmills. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' (d.7th Jun 1917), Barnett Robert Henry. Moore John Trid. . Rflmn. Was 19 years old that a man could enlisted? The leading battalions of 109th Brigade (9th Bn and 10th Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers) broke into the Schwaben Redoubt with some elements even pushing on to reach the D Line, part of the German second defensive zone. (d.1st July 1916), McAuley John. Although the Battle Honour SOMME 1916 covers all the fighting along that sector of the Western Front during those months, twelve subsidiary honours were also awarded. By October its strength was further reduced to two officers and 46 men and by the end of 1914, some 97% of the battalion had been killed, wounded or taken prisoner. By Richard Doherty, military historian, writer and broadcaster. 13th Btn. 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. After an initial artillery bombardment, the battalion advanced to the previously captured German front lines and helped to secure the village of Neuve-Chapelle. Rfm. (d.7th Jun 1917) Beggs Thomas Alex Thompson. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 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, This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. All three regiments were awarded Albert, the official designation of the opening phase from 1st to 13th July 1916. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. No personal details are collected. 26 October 1915 : transferred to 74th Brigade in same Division. (d.16th January 1916), Mussen Richard. The bloody and prolonged Somme campaign included some of the hardest-earned battle honours handed down from our antecedent regiments. Returned to Belfast in April 1916. Royal Irish Rifles: KIA: Formed in County Down in September 1914 from the Down Volunteers. The painting, 'Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916' by J P Beadle' is reproduced by kind permission of the Belfast City Council. (d.28th Jul 1917), Boyd Samuel. Sgt. My Grandfather, George Harper, served in the Royal Irish Rifles and his regimental number 5/9929, 7006511 and mentioned in another document 2 R.I.R. Uniquely, The Royal Irish Rifles were awarded two on the same day - 1 July 1916. became Pioneer Battalion to 36th (Ulster) Division in January 1915. 10th Btn. The Royal Irish Rifles, especially the 1st and 2nd Battalions. L/Cpl. The regiment returned home in 1875 and then Rory found himself in Bermuda in 1880 before the unit was amalgamated. Rfm. On 28 June 2016, a bronze sculpture of Sergeant Robert Quigg V.C. Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917), Pte. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW1 British Army 1914 -15 Star, British War & Victory Medal, Royal Irish Rifles at the best online prices at eBay! (d.1st Jul 1916), Gallagher Thomas. The unit's final incarnation was as D (London Irish Rifles) Company, the London Regiment. The 86th became the new 2nd Battalion. Rfl. Rflmn. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. When the Great War started in August 1914 The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Irish Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers were in the British Expeditionary Force that went to France and fought in the first battles that developed into the stalemate of trench warfare. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. 14th Btn. 6th (Service) Battalion Salter J. W.. 2nd Lt. B Coy 11th (South Antrim) Btn. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). During the First World War officers and men of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were awarded eight Victoria Crosses, The Royal Irish Rifles three and The Royal Irish Fusiliers two. Protection of the Suez Canal was of great strategic importance and the 2nd Battalion and a detachment of the 1st Battalion were sent to the region. In memory of Frank, Harry, Thomas, William, Gabriel and James, and all other members of my family who experienced the terrible Great War. (d.1st Jul 1916), Leinster David A.. Rfm 10th Btn. 6 November 1914 : landed at Le Havre. Looks like 2nd Battalion. (d.1st Jul 1916), McClelland James Arthur. Welcome to Irelands Great War a program dedicated to exploring Irelands role in the Great War 1914 1918, its aftermath and legacy. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: William Lewis 10th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st July 1916) William James Lewis was the son of William James Lewis and Ellen Lewis of 58 Rutland Street, South Belfast. - Royal Irish Regiment Museum. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. L/Cpl. I know around this time the Battalion were either stationed in Rainneville or St Gratien, so how he died exactly and what wounds were inflicted remains a mystery. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. Came under orders of 109th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. A week later 16th (Irish) Division attacked Ginchy, a mile north-east of Guillemont. 3rd July : Forceville. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 1st Btn. Pte. Royal Irish Rifles This page summarises records created by this Organisation The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of the. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Although the attack in the northern sector of Fourth Armys line had been repelled almost everywhere, there was significant success to the south where divisions of XV and XIII Corps took most of their first-day objectives; many of the others were taken in subsequent days. 14th Btn. 15th Batt (d.21st March 1918), Wadeley Ernest Benjamin. 20th (Reserve) Battalion James Shields 14th Btn. 2nd Btn. dailyinfo[17]=' PLY/3566 Private Samuel ROBINSON H.M.S. Typically eighteen year old recruits received further training, e.g Machine Gun Corps, or were posted to a home service unit until they became of age, this posting would not usually appear on the Medal Rolls. please. Formed at Dublin in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 29th Brigade in 10th (Irish) Division. The ceremony was the result of four years of work by the Robert Quigg V.C. Lance Sjt. 1st Battalion (d.24th April 1917), Gibson Walter David. Formed in Holywood in April 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 11th and 12th Bns. George Smith 2nd Btn. Irish Guards who died 18/03/1916 CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY France ' Rfm. The last casualty that Quigg saved was Robert Matthews, from the village of Mosside, less than six miles from Bushmills. A Coy. If anyone has any further information as to how he died, I would be very grateful to hear from you. A training unit of the Special Reserve, it moved on mobilisation to Belfast. August 1914 : in Aden. Rflmn. var fontend = '' All Rights Reserved. (d.7th Jun 1917), Beggs Thomas Alex Thompson. Royal Irish Rifles Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aden. The following month, the battalion returned to the Somme, where it remained until the Hundred Days Offensive saw the Allies going on the offensive and decisively defeating the Germans, bringing about the Armistice of 11 November 1918. Haig wanted a delay so that the British Expeditionary Force could amass more artillery and better train their citizen soldiers. They joined the 107th Brigade 36th (Ulster) Division at Ballykinler. L/Cpl. An officer in the Faughs described Ginchy as belching forth smoke like a volcano from the bombardment; the village was reduced to a wasteland. 18th (Reserve) Battalion in his home town of Bushmills, in time for the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. 11th Btn. The Faughs too received le Transloy as a battle honour. Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill where absorbed by 3rd (Reserve) Bn. The Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, was carried on by fighting units until July 1916; and these original burials are now in Plots I and II. [1] dailyinfo[15]=' SS/342 Able Seaman Henry George SMITH (RFR/CH/B/5534). 28 June was a wonderful day for the people of Bushmills and a great honour for our Society that the Queen graciously agreed to perform the official unveiling. .Quis Separabit. Among the other honoured engagements of the Somme campaign, the Inniskillings were involved at Bazentin Ridge and also received the honour Ancre 1916. 12th Btn. att 109th Light Trench Mortar Bty (d.1st Jul 1916), Moore Robert. Now Sergeant OCathain and The Royal Irish Regiment were mobilised on 9 October and some 695 reported out of a total number recalled of 704. var mydate=new Date() Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill where absorbed by 3rd (Reserve) Bn. 8th (East Belfast) Btn. 15th Btn. 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. Royal Irish Rifles maxim gun detachment, Tibet, 1904 First World War Still in Britain on the outbreak of war in 1914, 2nd Battalion deployed straight to the Western Front. Rfm. The third Battalion was short-lived and was disbanded in . Richard Whitworth 2nd Btn Royal Irish Rifles (d.8th Aug 1917), Sgt. 9th Btn. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Rflmn. (d.1st Jul 1916), Henderson J.. 14th Btn. The 2nd Battalion were in action again on the Somme in the Battles of the Lys and the final advance in Flanders. Fourth (UK) Army deployment, 1 July 1916. Landed Anzac Cove 5 August 1915. The 36 Division HQ (General Staff) diary ishere, orhere. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. Rfm. Rflmn. Free shipping for many products! At the subsequent Battle of Loos in SeptemberOctober 1915, the battalion carried out a subsidiary attack at Bois Grenier. Survivors continued to fight with various units until the end of March when the battalion was moved to reserve and the task of rebuilding it began. 7,340 men from the Royal Irish Rifles are listed in the CWGC database of First World . On 29th August 1917 the 8th (Service) Battalion, (East Belfast) amalgamated with the 9th (Service) Battalion, (West Belfast to form the 8th/9th Battalion. Their attack was one of the finest displays of human courage in the world. On 8 February 1918 the battalion transferred again to 107th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. This sample comprises some 15,000 records of soldiers who served with the Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers up to 1922. privacy policy, GB/NNAF/C22543 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O38291 ). Rfm. (d.6th Jun 1918), Scott Walter. 1st Btn. The Red Cross have a couple of records which can be linked to (using the 'PA' and 'R' numbers shown) from thisindex card. 2nd Lt. 14th Btn. . Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill. 14th Btn. My grandfather Wilfred Lewis was 6 years younger than William so survived the great war, but we will never forget him or the sacrifice he made for our freedom. The 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916. The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. Eighteen was the conscription age under the Military Service Act 1916 which did not apply to Ireland. [6], The remainder of the battalion spent a gruelling winter on the ridges above Paschendaele before being transferred in February 1918 to the 36th (Ulster) Division near Saint-Quentin. CLM, thank you so much. William Lewis 10th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st July 1916). 9th Btn. Delayed by two days because of bad weather, the story of the attack on Saturday 1st July is well known, as is the part played by 36th (Ulster) Division. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Rflm. Over 60,000 was raised. Rflm. In October 1905, a memorial was erected at Belfast City Hall in memory of the 132 who did not return. L/Cpl. (d.7th Jun 1917), Bryan Alfred. though the '5/' prefix to his 9929 number intimates that at one time he was with the 5th Battalion.. Royal Irish Rifles. "Orbita." On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Bennett Robert William . Repatriated 27.11.1918. Pte. Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. The Rifles were honoured for Bazentin Ridge, Pozires and Ancre Heights, while one of their affiliated Territorial Force battalions, 1st Bn The London Irish Rifles, also received the honour le Transloy. On the outbreak of the Great War the regiments two regular battalions and three Special Reserve battalions were mobilised. 9th Btn. The 2nd Battalion recovered and went on to take part in the First Attack on Bellewaarde and the Actions at Hooge, defence of Vimy Ridge in May 1916; took part in the Battle of the Somme with 75th Brigade making a costly attack near Thiepval on the 3 of July 1916; the Battle of Bazentin, the Battle of Pozieres and the Battle of the Ancre Heights. 6 November 1914 : landed at Le Havre. (d.16th Aug 1917), McClelland James. Rflm. dailyinfo[16]=' 22659 Serjeant George SNELL Military Medal "T" Bty. Formed in Newcastle around October 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 14th and 15th Bns. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), Rfmn. 12th (Service) Battalion (Central Antrim) August 1914 : at Belfast. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. By the end of the day two companies had been lost, the Commanding Officer wounded (he died later), the Adjutant killed and the Assistant Adjutant found it impossible to produce an accurate report of the days fighting. Frederick Bryans 15th Btn. He was wounded by shell fragments in 1916 during the Somme offensive. The Royal Irish. [4] The Battalion's chaplain, Donal O'Sullivan was killed in the Somme. Rflmn. More recently my brothers, sister and I have started to piece together his war-time story. 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. Although it gained ground, it had to withdraw. When The Royal Irish Rangers was formed by the amalgamation of the three antecedent regiments of the North Irish Brigade on 1st July 1968, the date chosen marked not only the birth of the new regiment, but a major battle honour shared by its antecedents: The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victorias). - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum By nightfall, the 12th Battalion had suffered horrific casualties and Quigg learned that Sir Harry Macnaghten was among the missing. William joined the Royal Irish Rifles, 36th Ulster Division and was sent to war in France on 4th of October 1915. R.A.M.C WW1. Written by Chris Baker. Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery . - Royal Ulster Rifles Museum There is help on reading map referenceshere. Moved in June 1915 to Ballyholley and to England in September, going to Aldershot.

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