1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment will be Light Recce Strike Infantry, located at Tern Hill. [37], The 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) landed in Suvla Bay as pioneer battalion for the 10th (Irish) Division in August 1915 but moved to Salonika in September 1915. 4 July 1918 : transferred to 21st Brigade, 30th Division. ). as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. Records of 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. April 13 1918 Battle of Bailleul (108th Bde, with 19th division) (IX Corps, Second Army). A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Kane, John. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 04.08.1914 Stationed at Nasirabad, India. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). v3.0, France and Flanders: WO 95/1-3154, WO 95/3911-4193 and WO 95/5500, Mesopotamia, Iraq and North Persia: WO 95/4965-5288, East Africa, Cameroon and West Africa: WO 95/5289-5388, Gallipoli and the Dardanelles: WO 95/4263-4359, Australian and New Zealand Expeditionary Force: WO 95/3155-3657, Canadian Expedition Force: WO 95/3715-3910. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. September 28th to October 2nd 1918 - Battle of Ypres (II Corps, Second Army). 1st Garrison Battalion 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). They were buried at Merrion Cemetery, Bellevue. In 1751, it was given a regimental numeral of 18, despite being the seventh oldest Britishinfantry regiment at that time. [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. He was born in Belfast Armagh and was 19 years old when he died. 18 April 1918 : came under orders of 178th Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division. A training unit, it moved within a few days of declaration of war to Queenstown. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse were amalgamated in August 1917, dismounted, and sent for retraining as infantry. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. The troops were still occupying the same positions when the Armistice brought hostilities to a close at 11 a.m. on the 11th November. Moved to Fermoy and by early 1915 was at Longford. This accounts for the absence of some appendices referred to on the covers of many diaries. On 13 December, the War Office decided to allow volunteer forces to serve in the field, and a Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December that officially created the Imperial Yeomanry (IY). This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: This included service in the Second Afghan War (1878-80). 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) November/December 1916 awarded the Military Medal but we don't know under what circumstances. Please note, the search results will include the number(s) and term(s) you searched with wherever they appear in the title and short description of the diary. Although it had been formed in 1684,it had only entered the English establishment in 1689. Each formed one of the new unit's two regular battalions. 5th (Pioneers) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment was raised at Clonmel in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. 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. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. (d.20th Oct 1914) Anderson Arthur. 30 September 1915 : moved via Mudros to Salonika. 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. Thismay be divided into several PDF files, which you can save to your computer. The regiment fought for William and his successors in Flanders throughout the 1690s and 1700s. Moved in January 1915 to Ballyvonare. 216217: Table listing the eight Irish Regiments of the British Army July 1914, their Depots, Reserve Bns., and local Militia. In the early part of this campaign it suffered heavy casualties. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. They are not personal diaries (try the Imperial War Museum or local record offices for those). After all is over - and the remainder of the Empire is understandably irritated with Ireland - I hope these countless Duffs, from both the North and the South, and in all three services, will be remembered. It transferred to the Special Reserve (Cavalry) in 1908 and was renamed as the South Irish Horse. Moved to England in September 1915, going to Pirbright. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. August 30th 1916 travelled by train from Chocques to Longueau and from there marched to Corbie. [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. Moved within a few days of declaration of war to Richmond Barracks in Dublin. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. John is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow. 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Our The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. British infantry regiments of the First World War, Harris, Appendix II, pp. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. The 1st Battalion served in Hong Kong and Singapore, prior to fighting in the Boer War. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902 . [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. Thedigitised diaries cover activity in France and Belgium. 29 bns of three antecedent regiments fight at the Somme with every Irishman a volunteer. He died on the 16/08/1916 in France. 7 July 1915: embarked at Liverpool and sailed to Gallipoli via Mudros. In April 1918 the bn moved to England and joined Irish Reserve Brigade at Larkhill. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). announced in the London Gazette. After almost 250 years of service with the British Army, it was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. [27] The battalion took part in several battles, and played an important role at the Battle of Slabbert's Nek in July 1900 during the war. [33] The battalion was re-formed in October 1914 and, as part of the 22nd Brigade in the 7th Division saw further action at the Battle of the Somme, when it was involved in capturing three miles of the German frontline trenches, in Autumn 1916. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 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). Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. November 9th the Division came under XV Corps. Many of the war diarieswere scribbled hastily in pencil and use obscure abbreviations, whilst some are the second carbon copy of the original, so they may be difficult to read. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. March 1915 : joined by one Company from the Guernsey Militia. Following a string of defeats during Black Week in early December 1899, the British government realised that it would need more troops than just the Regular Army to fight the Second Boer War, particularly mounted units. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 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 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. Formed at Dublin, March 1916. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Unlike the TF, which was intended for home defence in the first instance, the SR was constituted as a reserve for the Regular Army. (108th Bde, with 61st Division.) 18 December 1915 : landed at le Havre. October 14th--19th 1918 Battle of Courtrai (II Corps, Second Army). 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Formed in Dublin, 2 August 1915. At the end of July the Battalions strength was 31 officers and 830 other ranks and ready for action. 09:00 to 17:00. [35] Eight of the Royal Irish Regiment were killed and sixteen more wounded. (d.11th November 1918) It was still there on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83). For example, to search for the 9th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment search with 9 Manchester. This information will help us make improvements to the website. 29th Infantry Brigade. April 1918 : landed in France. [20] The regiment also took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. [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. It was then posted to the West Indies from 1805 until the end of the war in 1814. You can then scroll through the PDF files to locate the battalion and dates that you are interested in. Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. [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 The Royal Regiment of Scotland Queen's Barracks, 131 Dunkeld Street, Perth, PH1 5BT Tel: 0131 310 8542 Explore our equipment SA80 Individual Weapon Foxhound Husky 81mm Mortar L115A3 Long Range 'Sniper' Rifle General Purpose Machine Gun Guided Weapons Jackal 2 Right SA80 Individual Weapon 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. They had nothing to do, apart from a small expedition against a native chief, which did not involve the 61st Company. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. A Royal Irish Regiment officer reported that "they regarded, not unreasonably, everyone they saw as an enemy, and fired at anything that moved". In 1882, 2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. See map below for Battalion deployments and objectives, 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. '[4] In recognition, of this, William III renamed the unit as The Royal Regiment of Foot of Ireland. [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, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). It played an important role inthe capture of the French fortress of Namur (now in Belgium) in1695. 6th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. [5] They were reorganised as 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, between 1 September and 10 November 1917 at the infantry base depot at taples and joined 49th Brigade of 16th (Irish) Division. The following search tips may prove useful: With each download, you will typically see a unitdiarythat maycover a period of several years. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). No personal details are collected. [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. They joined 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division on the 14 October 1917 during the Third Battles of Ypres. All Rights Reserved. It recruited in Munster, a province in the south-west of Ireland. 1, 2, 3 etc.) 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 1801: 1 April - 7th Battalion formed from the Royal Irish Artillery - 4 companies in West Indies and 2 companies in Ireland retained; other 4 . On 18 May F Sqn arrived from Ireland, replacing B Sqn 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry in XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment, which thereafter consisted of A, B and F Sqns, known as the 2nd South Irish Horse. On the 19th and 20th August the Battalion War Diary indicates 2 wounded, and on the 23rd August in the Boeschepe area 4 men killed and 3 wounded. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. For three of those years it was joined there by a 2nd Battalion. This British Army infantry unit existed between 1881 and 1922. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 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 . 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The 6th service battalion had been formed in Dublin in 1914 and by February 1915 was at The Curragh racecourse. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). Written by Chris Baker. On 16 December Boer forces crossed the Orange River into Cape Colony in an effort to raise rebellion. [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. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was only 18 years old. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 15 October 1916 : amalgamated with 8th Battalion to form 7/8th Battalion. Overalls (tight fitting cavalry breeches)[50] were green with double scarlet stripes. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. - Inniskillings Museum . The Government of Guernsey publicly thanked both units and awarded them a cash bounty of 100 guineas. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. The companies that joinedWilliamwere placed on the English establishment in 1689. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Friends of The National Virtually destroyed as a battalion near Le Pilly during the Battle of La Basse. Moved to Tipperary. In 1992 the Regiment was further amalgamated with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form The Royal Irish Regiment. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. In the conflict between Charles successor, James II, and his son-in-law, William of Orange (later William III), the regiment split. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. W-Z. 14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division.