C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. In 1918 they were in action on the Somme suffering very heavy casualties. 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. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 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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. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Royal Irish Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). It served with the British Army until 1958, when it was merged into the 3rd East Anglian Regiment. 31 May 1918 : transferred to Lines of Communication. He was only 18 years old. [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. For example, to search for a battalion in the Northumberland Fusiliers, you need only search using the word 'Northumberland'. Members of the Royal Irish were also the first British Army troops to confront the Irish rebels during the Easter Rising of 1916. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 18 April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength; reformed 26 June 1918. 18 April 1918 : came under orders of 178th Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division. 12th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. In 1857, the regiment raised a 2nd Battalion again, this time out of volunteers from Irelands militia regiments. 2nd Btn. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). The few survivors had to be drafted to other regiments while the officers returned to Britain to re-recruit. It recruited in Munster, a province in the south-west of Ireland. 2nd.Lt. In April 1918, the battalion was reduced to cadre strength before being reformed in June and them immediately transferred to 21st Brigade, 30th Division. 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 The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion Formed in France, 1 September 1917, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse. In June 1915, they converted to Pioneer Battalion. 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 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. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. A "Sweetheart pin" with the emblem of the South Irish Horse (SIH), sent by a soldier to his girlfriend as a memento, British cavalry regiments of the First World War, 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 60th (North Irish Horse (Belfast)) Company, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. [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. He must have been only 16 years old at this time. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Objective was Y Ravine in Battle of the Somme, France. 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. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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. Returned to Ireland September 1915 and moved to Fermoy. See map below for Battalion deployments and objectives, 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. In April 1918 the bn moved to England and joined Irish Reserve Brigade at Larkhill. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. DAWSON J. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. [31][3], The 1st Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 82nd Brigade in the 27th Division in December 1914 for service on the Western Front but moved to Salonika in November 1915. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Image courtesy of the excellent PaulHP collection at flickr.com, with thanks. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited in the east of Ireland. These records arethe unit war diariesof the British Army in the First World War and are held by The National Archives in record seriesWO 95. 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. Moved to Fermoy and by early 1915 was at Longford. February 1916 : landed in France. 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, York & Lancaster Regiment. A few contain details about awards of the Military Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. Due to this, it is possible to confirm that John enlisted in May 1915 at the Hanley Recruiting depot or via a recruiting officer. [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. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 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 was areward for supporting the Stuarts in Scotland during the British Civil Wars (1639-51) and working for Charles's restoration. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. L-Z. Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? Want to find out more about your relative's service? October 25th 1918 Ooteghem (II Corps, Second Army). 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire 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). On 16 December Boer forces crossed the Orange River into Cape Colony in an effort to raise rebellion. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. His name was Duff. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd Btn. The Connaught Rangers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, which mainly recruited in the west of Ireland. W-Z. 20 June 1918 : transferred to 121st Brigade, 40th Division. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Rosieres. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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 (Home Service) Garrison Battalion August 30th 1916 travelled by train from Chocques to Longueau and from there marched to Corbie. [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. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919. (At the same time the 74th (Dublin) Company was raised in 16th Battalion and the 99th (Irish) Company in 8th Battalion. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. August 18th 1917 announcement in the Walsall Observer that he was in hospital in Epsom, Surrey suffering from malarial fever. This included service in the Second Afghan War (1878-80). Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The diariessometimes contain information about particular people butthey are unit diaries, not personal diaries. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. 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. On the 7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool to Mudros. 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. "First time @NAM_London today. [14][25][26], Prior to World War I the South Irish Horse was attached to the Regular 3rd Cavalry Brigade at The Curragh. [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 4th moved forward to Bernafey Wood near Guillemont. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. [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. April 17 18 1918 First Battle of Kemmel Ridge. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. The regiment was established during the British Army reforms of 1881 by merging two former regiments of the East India Company - the 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) and the 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) . If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster 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) 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 26-27 March 1918 Battle of Rosieres (XVIII, Fifth Army). 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). He died in France on the 13/12/1917. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. 24 October 1914 : transferred as Army Troops to Lines of Communication. The regiment remained in Britain and Ireland until 1767, when it was deployed to North America. Greenwich: Elizabeth Delahoy, 1815. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). [5][6][13][14][15][16] The regiment was initially based at Limerick. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Thoroughly enjoyed it. 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). 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool 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. No personal details are collected. ), 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 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. 20th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. September 6th Three stong patrols sent into Ginchy. The transfer of the South Irish Horse to the SR was approved on 20 October 1908. - Inniskillings Museum After South Africa the 1st Battalion spent a period of time in Ireland before travelling to Crete, Malta . 2006. 04.08.1914 Stationed at Nasirabad, India. Sydney was probably invalided home in the spring or early summer of 1916 with malaria. 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. This British Army infantry unit existed between 1881 and 1922. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 8th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. They joined 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division on the 14 October 1917 during the Third Battles of Ypres. 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 8th (Service) Battalion 1st Garrison Battalion 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. "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.". August 1914 : in Devonport (where it had been stationed since 1913), under command of 8th Brigade, 3rd Division. [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. 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). About June 1915, converted to Pioneer Battalionn of the same division. 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool 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. [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. [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. [33] The 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion was formed in France as part of the 49th Brigade in the 16th (Irish) Division from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse in September 1917. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). On recovery he would have been posted to the 7/RIR, 48th brigade, 16th, division in France. [14], On 19 November 1807, 120 members of the 18th Regiment of Foot were drowned when HM Packet Ship Prince of Wales sank in Dublin Bay. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He is buried Arneke British Cemetery in France, Grave Reference III.E.11 next to other 568 identified casualties. September 11th sent back to Corbie to rest. A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. They were buried at Merrion Cemetery, Bellevue. Virtually destroyed as a battalion near Le Pilly during the Battle of La Basse. 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 Royal Irish Regiment was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. [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. L-Z. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 5th Bttn, Royal Irish Regiment. [20] The regiment also took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 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. 26 July 1915 : transferred to 11th Brigade in same Division. [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. Royal Irish Regiment at Long, Long Trail. 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. L-Z. If you search only by name of regiment (without a battalion number), your search results will include all the battalions in that regiment. He was the son of Joshua Burrows of Gillis Road, Armagh. 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. 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. We are now on Facebook. 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