If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small August 23rd the 7/RIR was transferred to the 49th brigade, 16th division. [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. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. When searching for unit numbers, use cardinal numbers (i.e. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. National Park Service History Electronic Library & Archive This wasmostly stationed in England and Ireland from the 1850s to the 1880s, though it served in New Zealand between 1863 and 1870. 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. Written by Chris Baker. You do not need to include the word 'regiment', 'battalion' or 'brigade'. 6th Bttn, Leinster Regiment. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 18 April 1918 : came under orders of 178th Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire 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). 14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. We are now on Facebook. [5][6][13][14][15][16] The regiment was initially based at Limerick. August 1914 : in Clonmel. 08.02.1918 . 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment storming the Chinese fortress at Amoy,1841. November 20 and 21st -The tank attack. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). October 28th it was relieved in the front line and moved back towards the Lys valley between Courtrai and Menin, with headquarters at Belleghem. From1718 to 1745, the regiment was stationed on Minorca, andbriefly in Flanders, before returning to Britain in the aftermath of the Second Jacobite Rebellion (1745-46). 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. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Our 2006. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [21], The 2nd Battalion, which was re-formed on 18 September 1857, began to arrive in New Zealand from 4 July 1863 and served in the Waikato and Taranaki campaigns of the New Zealand Wars. It played an important role inthe capture of the French fortress of Namur (now in Belgium) in1695. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. Working parties were sent into Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, during October 1915. 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Officers of 3rd Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment with a captured Sinn Fein flag, Easter 1916, Soldiers visit the grave of Irish nationalist MPMajor William Redmond of6th Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment,1917. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. In 1882, 2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. [14][15], The Marquess of Waterford, a former lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards, was appointed as commanding officer on 10 February 1902 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. [33] Disbandment [ edit] During this month the troops were employed in military training and education, and 54,203 attendances were recorded at the divisional educational classes. 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. This infantry unit has origins dating back to 1688. The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) (R IRISH) is an infantry unit of the British Army . Formed at the Royal Barracks in Dublin in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under orders of 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 3rd (Reserve) Battalion 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". It was in action from the start of the French Revolutionary Wars (1793-1802), serving at the siege of Toulon in 1793, garrisoning Corsica in 1794, andserving as marines in the Mediterranean in 1797. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. L-Z. It was still there on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83). [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. He was the son of Joshua Burrows of Gillis Road, Armagh. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion Formed in France, 1 September 1917, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse. Anderson Alan James Ramsay. [36] Some of these are buried in Grangegorman Military Cemetery. 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. - Royal Ulster Rifles Museum The Division settled down for the winter in Mouscron (divisional headquarters, 107th and 108th Brigades, two field companies, two field ambulances, and the Train). 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 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Regiments and Corps. To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. The 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916, Our Irish Regiments in the First World War. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 6th (Service) Battalion 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. During the First Opium War in China, the regiment next saw action at the Capture of Chusan in July 1840, Battle of Canton in May 1841,[16] Battle of Amoy in August 1841,[17] Second Capture of Chusan in October 1841, Battle of Ningpo in March 1842,[18] Battle of Tzeki in March 1842, Battle of Chapu in May 1842, Battle of Woosung in June 1842, and Battle of Chinkiang in July 1842. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Friends of The National 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse were amalgamated in August 1917, dismounted, and sent for retraining as infantry. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. They suffered over 3,200 killed in action and thousands more wounded in places such as Le-Pilly, Gullimont, Ginchy, Salonika, Mesopotamia and Palestine. In 1857, the regiment raised a 2nd Battalion again, this time out of volunteers from Irelands militia regiments. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. 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. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). (III Corps, Third Army.). 26-27 March 1918 Battle of Rosieres (XVIII, Fifth Army). He died on the 16/08/1916 in France. Records of 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment from other sources. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Both squadrons sailed from Dublin on the SS Architect on 17 August 1914. 14 October 1916 : transferred to 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. L-Z. 5th Bttn, Royal Irish Regiment. Pte. In 1901 the 29th Battalion (Irish Horse) was formed, with 131st134th and 175th176th (Irish Horse) Companies). About June 1915, converted to Pioneer Battalionn of the same division. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The South Irish Horse was a Special Reserve cavalry regiment of the British Army. 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. March 25th 1917 M.M. April 10-11 Battle of Messines (108 bde, with 19th division)(IX Corps, Second Army). 29th Infantry Brigade. 7th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. [33], Due to substantial defence cuts and the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, it was agreed that the six former Southern Ireland regiments would be disbanded,[38][39] including the Royal Irish Regiment. It served with the British Army until 1958, when it was merged into the 3rd East Anglian Regiment. Greenwich: Elizabeth Delahoy, 1815. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. L-Z. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. W-Z. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent 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. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). A-K. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Having taken part in the fighting of World War I, it was disbanded after Irish Independence in 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. 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). April 1915 enlisted as a volunteer in the 6th Service Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. (d.20th Oct 1914) Anderson Arthur. 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, active between 1881 and 1959. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 04.08.1914 Stationed at Nasirabad, India. 61st (South Irish Horse) Company was perpetuated in the South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry, approved by King Edward VII in 1901, and gazetted on 7 January 1902. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. L-Z. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). When he started his service with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers as a Private his service number was 20815. September 7th Took over the front line west of Ginchy. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 28 November 1915 : sailed from Marseilles for Salonika. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Prince of Wales and Prince Albert passed through the divisional area. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Ten battalions of the regimentsaw service during the First World War (1914-18). 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). [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. Militarily, the whole of Ireland was administered as a separate command within the United Kingdom with Command Headquarters at Parkgate (Phoenix Park) Dublin, directly under the War Office in London. [14][17] The following month he was seconded with the temporary rank of captain in the Army. 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. In 1751, it was given a regimental numeral of 18, despite being the seventh oldest Britishinfantry regiment at that time. 14 July 1918 : transferred to 50th (Northumbrian) Division as Pioneer Bn. (d.11th November 1918) 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 . [35] Eight of the Royal Irish Regiment were killed and sixteen more wounded. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small You should be aware of a few constraints and limitations. 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. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). [35][39][47][48], The regiment was one of the six southern Irish regiments of the British Army disbanded on 31 July 1922 following the creation of the new Irish Free State. 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. "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.". 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Rosieres. "First time @NAM_London today. 2nd Btn. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. In 1992 the Regiment was further amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form The Royal Irish Regiment. [texts-excerpt] penalty for cutting mangroves in floridaFREE EstimateFREE Estimate 1 April 1918 : transferred to 52nd (Lowland) Division. These cookies do not store any personal information. The 6th service battalion had been formed in Dublin in 1914 and by February 1915 was at The Curragh racecourse. The Regiment is one of only two Irish Regiments remaining in the British Army along with the Irish Guards. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. 8th battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. October 14th--19th 1918 Battle of Courtrai (II Corps, Second Army). They were buried at Merrion Cemetery, Bellevue. [28][29][30][31], At a critical point during the First Battle of Ypres, two Troops of B Sqn were among the corps troops scraped together by Sir Douglas Haig (I Corps) on 22 October to fill a gap in the line at Hollebeke. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. Moved in January 1915 to Ballyvonare. When the Great War stared, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers formed new service battalions which continued with the same service number series that was in use before the war. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. The Regiment raised 3 Battalions and gained 47 battle honors during the course of the war. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Unlike the TF, which was intended for home defence in the first instance, the SR was constituted as a reserve for the Regular Army. September 1915: relocated to England and moved to Blackdown Camp. In April 1918 the bn moved to England and joined Irish Reserve Brigade at Larkhill. [5][35][38][39][47][b], The reconstituted 7th (SIH) Bn joined 21st Bde in 30th Division on 4 July, serving with it until the end of the war, including the Capture of Wulverghem on 2 September, the Fifth Battle of Ypres, and the Battle of Courtrai. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. On recovery he would have been posted to the 7/RIR, 48th brigade, 16th, division in France. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.

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