1st Battalion (d.21st March 1918), Parker Robert John. [1] John Campbell 14th Btn. This production was made possible with support from The Minstrel Boys Living History Group, the Dep. var fontend = '' But the Schwaben Redoubt was retaken by German troops after intensive fighting. (d.7th June 1917), Brown John. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles were based at Tidworth with 7th Brigade, 3rd Division when war broke out in August 1914. 9th (West Belfast) Btn. They should be Star, War Medal, Victory Medal and General Service Medal. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. [6], Following the Armistice, the battalion was posted to the formerly German-occupied area of Mouscron in Belgium before returning to England in May 1919. Re-enlisted the following day, number 7006511. (d.22nd October 1918), Watson Joseph. H.M.S. 7 July 1915: embarked at Liverpool and sailed to Gallipoli via Mudros. The 83rd who were fighting in the Transvaal War (First Anglo-Boer War) at the time, became the new regiments 1st Battalion. Our Irish Regiments in the First World War - Royal Irish Rfl. He died in 1952 (15 years before I was born) but I grew up on legends and tales about him all my life and we all love him several generations on. Braving No-Mans Land Sergeant Robert Quigg V.C, By Leonard Quigg/the Robert Quigg V.C. 14th Btn. However, the attack was scheduled for Thursday 29th June 1916. . dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. 2th Btn. Rflmn. Rfmn. (d.22nd Mar 1917), Mailey John Henry. In the absence of a service record its impossible to be certain. The Somme offensive was part of an Entente strategic plan for 1916 with a Franco-British attack on the Western Front, Russian on the Eastern Front and Italian on the Southern. The 36 Division HQ (General Staff) diary ishere, orhere. This statue will be admired by future generations and is regarded as a worthy tribute to a local man who has become a legend. L/Cpl. 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! Since there were Leinster, Connaught and Munster regiments, the War Office decided that there should also be an Ulster regiment and the Royal Irish Rifles became the Royal Ulster Rifles on 1 January 1921. became Pioneer Battalion to 36th (Ulster) Division in January 1915. 11th (Service) Battalion (South Antrim) (d.8 January 1916), Ayre Samuel. Rflmn. He was then aged 20 years 4 months. (d.7th June 1917), McIlroy Samuel. [6] Yet again, its colonel was killed on the opening day of the battle and the rest of the battalion suffered massive casualties. 18th (Reserve) Battalion By doing so, you will enable it to remain free to all. Robert Birnie 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st July 1916), Rflmn. 20 December 1915 : landed at le Havre. Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill where absorbed by 3rd (Reserve) Bn. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' dailyinfo[16]=' 22659 Serjeant George SNELL Military Medal "T" Bty. A week later 16th (Irish) Division attacked Ginchy, a mile north-east of Guillemont. 15th(North Belfast)Btn. Moved to Ballykinlar in October 1915 and went on to Dundalk in August 1917. dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. 15th Btn. The last casualty that Quigg saved was Robert Matthews, from the village of Mosside, less than six miles from Bushmills. In 29th Division, on the left, 1st Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, veterans of Gallipoli (as was the Division), suffered losses second only to those of 1st Bn The Hampshire Regiment; 29th Divisions overall losses were higher than those of 36th. 12th Btn. 9th (Service) Battalion (West Belfast) (d.1916), Cozens Charles Edward. 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. The Regulars remained on the Somme front as the campaign continued and additional service battalions arrived at the end of August with the transfer of 16th (Irish) Division to the sector. Formed in Newcastle in March 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 8th, 9th and 10th Bns. 11th Btn. This information will help us make improvements to the website. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Battle of The Somme, 1916. | Royal Irish - Virtual Military Gallery Moffett Alexander. In 1937, the London Irish Rifles became a Territorial Army battalion of the Rifles, and the only TA battalion of an Irish regiment. 2nd Bn. ABSOLOM. 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. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st June 1917), Sgt. My other grandfather, who served on the German side, was also aPoW. 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. Royal Irish Regiment Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). 19th (Reserve) Battalion 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. More recently my brothers, sister and I have started to piece together his war-time story. The medals in your PDF are in the reverse order. 1st Battalion (d.21st March 1918), Bustard W. E.. 14th Btn. He has travelled to places most have never heard of. 9th Btn. 5th Bde. Samuel McCrory 10th Btn. Rflmn. My question can you tell me what battalion he was in. 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd County Down) (Pioneers) dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' (d.22nd Aug 1916), Graham N. C.. Capt. For Falls, the main attack was that by 109th Brigade, with 107th Brigade following up. 8th (Service) Battalion (East Belfast) He was a prisoner-of-war but I don't know where. We add around 200,000 new records each month. Later in the war, he served in Mesopotamia and Egypt and he continued his army career until 1934, finishing with the rank of Sergeant. August 1914 : at Newtownards. 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War 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'. Colvin Robert. This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. Royal Marine Light Infantry who died 17/03/1918 BELLAVISTA OLD BRITISH CEMETERY Peru ' Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. The sculpture was created by David Annand (www.davidannand.com). The 107 Infantry Brigade HQ diary ishere, orhere. (d.7th Jun 1917), Burns John. "Foyle." Rflm. 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. Pte. Recruting map of Ireland in the First World War. 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. Moved at first to Newcastle and disbanded on 20 February 1918 but otherwise record same as 8th Bn. He received four metals and have attached two pages of the medals that my uncle/his son sent to me: (1) Victory Medal; (2) medal from his tour in Middle East because it read Iraq under the ribbon and the medal; (3) a silver medal with the bust of George V on one side and on the other side is a man on a horse; and the last one is gold with crossed sword with a wreathon one side and on the other side is 9929 (line 1), - I cannot read -Harper (line 2), and Royal Irish Rifles (line 3). 10th Btn. 12th (Service) Battalion (Central Antrim) dailyinfo[8]=' 13277 Labourer Klaas NERO South African Native Labour Corps who died 08/03/1917 PUGU ROAD 1914-1918 MEMORIAL Tanzania ' Not so well known are the stories of other Irish regiments and other battalions of our antecedent regiments in that attack. (d.6th Jun 1918), Scott Walter. 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War - The Wartime 15 May 1918 : disbanded at Deir-el-Nidham. On that date, Saturday 1st July 1916, soldiers from seventeen battalions of our antecedent regiments took part in the opening attack of an offensive that lasted until late-November. 6th Btn. Commemoration Society (Images courtesy of the Society). (d.24th March 1917), Blair A. G.. 10th Btn. 14th Btn. Moved to Newtownards and came under orders of 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. On 14 August it landed in Rouen with 1,100 men as part of the 7th Brigade, 3rd Division. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 29 September 1915 : moved via Mudros to Salonika, arriving 4-5 October. - Inniskillings Museum 2nd Btn. attchd 11th Btn Royal Irish Rifles, Grainger David. WW1 14th Battalion (Young Citizens Volunteers) Royal Irish Rifles Cap (d.2nd August 1917), Burnett Corry. 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. (d.1st Jul 1916), Purdon Herbert. - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum Moved in June 1915 to Ballyholley and to England in September, going to Aldershot. Some Useful Sources of Information for Tracing Irish Ww1 Soldiers Rflmn. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Ken, George's birthdate is 15 November 1898 (he was born in Gilford). No personal details are collected. 15th Batt (d.21st March 1918), Wadeley Ernest Benjamin. A Coy. He returned to his unit 30th of November 1916 and took part in the battle of Messines Ridge, the 1917 campaigns in Flanders, the tank battle at Cambrai, and the German Spring offensives of March 1918. Moved to Bundoran in December 1914, going on to Randalstown in January 1915. Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: 2nd Bn. In later life, Quigg returned to the Bushmills area and became a boatman and guide at the Giants Causeway, like his father before him. Thomas Robert Corkin 16th Btn. + AU $7.00 postage. 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. Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery . var year=mydate.getYear() 1/18th (London Irish Rifles) Btn. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. I was able to visit the battle fields in Belgium, where he fought for so long, in 2007. Came under orders of 109th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. 8th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st Nov 1917), Rflmn. Michael Jordan 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.10th Aug 1915), Ireland's Unknown Soldiers: The 16th (Irish) Division in the Great War, Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War. dailyinfo[10]=' 14780 Member Ida Styles HUGHES (Oxford) Womens Royal Air Force who died 10/03/1919 OXFORD (ROSE HILL) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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! 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! Absorbed the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Reserve) Battalions in May. Please note Sergeant Rory OCathain is a fictitious character. On 29th August 1917 the 8th (Service) Battalion, (East Belfast) amalgamated with the 9th (Service) Battalion, (West Belfast to form the 8th/9th Battalion. Pte 15th Btn (d.22nd Nov 1917), Cathcart Herbert. badge, headdress, British, The Royal Irish Rifles - Imperial War Museums All Rights Reserved. Ourheroesinmemoriam.co.uk. Rflmn. Rflmn. WW1 Irish Soldiers Database - Ourheroesinmemoriam.co.uk - Google (d.7th July 1917 ), Anderson Stanley Orme. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922) - Wikipedia (d.7th Jun 1917), Birnie Robert. 8th Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916), Leinster David A.. Rfm 10th Btn. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. We have a large archive of soldier records. 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles were in Aden at the out break of the Great Was in August 1914. Welcome. Rflmn. 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. (d.1st Jul 1916), Gallagher Thomas. The service of the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I saw the battalion serving on the Western Front throughout the war. (d.1st Jul 1916), Hill William Quintis Ewart. 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. 2nd Battalion 3rd (Reserve) Battalion [6] Very few of its original members from 1914 survived the war.[7]. . He is buried in Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension, France. var mydate=new Date() October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. Royal Irish Rifles. 2nd Battalion .Faugh-a-Ballagh!, [Above:Troops of the Royal Irish Rifles resting in a communication trench during the opening hours of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. var fontstart = '' 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. (d.7th Jun 1917), Beggs Thomas Alex Thompson. Probably because his enlistment in the R.I.R. The following month, the battalion was sent to the rear for rest and training after a full year in the trenches. (d.4th Jun 1916), Boulding Frank Thomas. (d.1st July 1916), Mills J.. Rfm. Albert Edward Cox 14th Btn. Those who earned them did so in a tradition born in the 17th century and carried on in the 21st century by the officers and all ranks of The Royal Irish Regiment. Royal Irish Rifles. - Remembering The Dead Of World War 1. Pte. By September 1914, only 6 officers and 200 men were fit for duty. L/Cpl. In 25th Brigade of the 8th Division, 1st Bn The Royal Irish Rifles took part in the attack on Ovillers. 11th Battalion (d.16th Aug 1917), Tweedie Charles. More Royal Irish Rifles records. Please enter your password, it must be 8 or more characters, I agree to Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement, 498 people in our Victorian Conflicts records, Many exclusive records, found only on our site, 1 on 1 Personal assistance from military photo and document experts, Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps. Pte. Highland Light Infantry who died 19/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos.