14th Btn. 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. 11th (South Antrim) Btn. A date of birth may help to indicate when he was posted to the BEF. 1996-2023 The Long, Long Trail. Moved at first to Newcastle and disbanded on 20 February 1918 but otherwise record same as 8th Bn. (d.7th July 1917 ), Anderson Stanley Orme. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. 10th (South Belfast) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. On the 7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool for . (d.8 January 1916), Ayre Samuel. Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916'. In 1917 they were in action at the Battle of Messines attacking between the Wulverghem-Messines and Wulverghem-Wytschaete roads. Fourth (UK) Army deployment, 1 July 1916. World War One Photos, Obituaries & Service Records. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. When he eventually died, aged 93, he left us with many happy memories of a great father and medals and papers from his time in the war. 13th (Service) Battalion (1st County Down) 6th (Service) Battalion 7th Btn. 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. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment 8th (East Belfast) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 8th (East Belfast) Battalion was raised in Belfast September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. WW1 Irish Soldiers Database - Ourheroesinmemoriam.co.uk - Google Rflmn. 6th Btn. (d.28th Jul 1917), Boyd Samuel. A Coy. Rflmn. (d.16th January 1916), Mussen Richard. Rflm. Pte. 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War - The Wartime Rfm. Moved in June 1915 to Ballyholley and to England in September, going to Aldershot. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. 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! Looks like 2nd Battalion. S.. 2Lt. 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 Rifles. Our 8th (East Belfast) Btn. Rflm. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. It travelled from Southampton to Le Havre at the start of November and took up positions east of Laventie in the Pas de Calais. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France ' dailyinfo[15]=' SS/342 Able Seaman Henry George SMITH (RFR/CH/B/5534). The 16th (Irish) Division arrived in France in April 1916 and fought in France and Flanders, in the Battles of Loos, Somme, Messines, Passchendaele, Cambrai and Kaiserschlacht when the entire division was reduced to cadre strength. (d.21st March 1915), Morrow Arthur Galway. 12th Batallion, Davison J. H.. 11th Btn. Unit History: Royal Irish Fusiliers - Forces War Records 36th (Ulster) Division - The Long, Long Trail 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. The Victoria Cross was awarded to three men from the Royal Irish Rifles: Edward De Wind, 15th Bttn - 21st March 1918 at Grugies, France. The Red Cross have a couple of records which can be linked to (using the 'PA' and 'R' numbers shown) from thisindex card. 1st Btn. Copyright 2023. 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. This statue will be admired by future generations and is regarded as a worthy tribute to a local man who has become a legend. Landed Anzac Cove 5 August 1915. 9th Btn. 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles - The Long, Long Trail August 1914 : at Belfast. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' Formed at Dublin in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 29th Brigade in 10th (Irish) Division. We are incredibly proud of him and how he survived the unimaginable conflict that he endured from 1914 until his discharge in 1917. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. 14th Btn. Discharged 5.6.1921 (Fold 3) or 1922 (RUR Register). There is a guide at TNAhttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/prisoners-of-war-british-hands/. Rfm. dailyinfo[12]=' 457 Lance Corporal Arthur Price ROWE 2nd/7th Bn. Rfm. H.M.S. 12th (Service) Battalion (Central Antrim) (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. 3rd Bn. Pte. 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! 6th Btn. British Army pre WW1 period Artist Rifles hat badge | eBay Absorbed into 2nd Bn on 14 November 1917. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google (d.16th Aug 1917), Bailie David. Royal Irish Rifles, Rflmn. Add a Name to this List Pages. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st June 1917), Sgt. On 1 April 2022 soldiers in the company transferred to foot guards regiments and the company became No 15 (Loos) Company, Irish Guards. For Falls, the main attack was that by 109th Brigade, with 107th Brigade following up. In August the 1st Battalion was stationed in Aden (now Yemen). 15th Btn. Fortunately for Quigg, his platoon commander was twenty-year-old Second Lieutenant Sir Harry Macnaghten, the heir to the Macnaghten estate and a man he would have known well. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } dailyinfo[16]=' 22659 Serjeant George SNELL Military Medal "T" Bty. (d.21st Mar 1917), Kerr A G.. L/Cpl. Exploring a Shared History for a Better Future. (d.23rd Nov. 1917), Baker W. J.. Rfm. In the absence of a service record its impossible to be certain. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 16th Bn (d.2nd Dec 1917), Slacke Charles Owen. 7th (Service) Battalion 2nd July : Martinsart. The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), It was increased after the Armistice by the concentration of graves (chiefly of 1914-15 and 1918) from the battlefields East of Estaires and Bethune and from certain smaller cemeteries, including:- . L/Cpl. 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. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. Bennett Robert William . All but one of those were awarded to Irish regiments. Irish Guards who died 18/03/1916 CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY France ' The Faughs, whose involvement did not begin until late in the day, became embroiled in an effort to relieve troops besieged in the German redoubt known as The Quadrilateral. (d.7th Jun 1917), Arbuthnot William Henry. 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. The regiment was then posted to Nova Scotia. L/Cpl. Pte. attchd 11th Btn Royal Irish Rifles, Grainger David. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 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. (d.7th Sep 1916), Aggas George Robert. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. Rfm. L/Cpl. (d.3rd September 1916), Fitzsimons J. F.. 14th Btn. Written by Chris Baker. John Campbell 14th Btn. AU $50.00 + AU $7.00 postage. 2nd Btn. Was 19 years old that a man could enlisted? 6 November 1914 : landed at Le Havre. Upon the outbreak of war in 1914 he was called up to regular service and the battalion went to Belfast to act as a training unit. dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. 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. Pte 13th (1st County Down) Battalion, Richardson I.. 10th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Russell Christopher. Royal Ulster Rifles - Wikipedia 14th Btn. 2nd Battalion 11th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Whelan William Clement. Royal Irish Rifles - Ireland's Great War (d.19th Aug 1918), Patton T. J.. 10th Btn. Pte. Rflm. (d.7th Jun 1917), Barnett Robert Henry. The original hangs in the City Hall, Belfast. 1st Battalion (d.21st March 1918), Parker Robert John. (d.21st Nov 1917), Bothwell R.. 14th Btn. 3rd (Reserve) Battalion 5/9929 Rfm. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. In early 1888, now Corporal OCathain and the 2nd Battalion was stationed at Alexandria in Egypt. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, 1912-1917: records of the Young Citizen Volunteers of Ireland, later the 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), 1917: company roll book for 7th Battalion, About our Moved to Holywood in May 1915 and on to Ballykinlar in March 1918. In 1958 the Royal Ulster Rifles became part of the North Irish Brigade, and were expected to wear the Brigade badge. 19th (Reserve) Battalion Formed in Newcastle around October 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 14th and 15th Bns. Formed in Holywood in April 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 11th and 12th Bns. There are:7597 items tagged Royal Irish Rifles available in our Library These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Formed in Holywood around November 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 13th and 16th Bns. Rflmn. 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. (d.22nd Mar 1917), Mailey John Henry. Moore John Trid. Rfmn. (d.7th June 1917), Brown John. 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. Royal Irish Regiment Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). London Irish Rifles - Wikipedia Ken, George's birthdate is 15 November 1898 (he was born in Gilford). Rfm. Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. - Royal Irish Regiment Museum. At home in Ireland men volunteered in their thousands and all three regiments soon formed new battalions. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 11th Btn. 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)". 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. 8 October 1915 : transferred with Brigade to 25th Division. Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. 2nd Battalion (d.6th Aug 1917 ), McClements William James. Rfmn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Brown Patrick. 1/18th (London Irish Rifles) Btn. Free shipping for many products! (d.14th Nov 1916), Brooks Patrick. 16th Battalion (d.22nd Aug 1916), Gorman Gilbert. Welcome to Irelands Great War a program dedicated to exploring Irelands role in the Great War 1914 1918, its aftermath and legacy. In July 1953, during the Coronation Tour of Northern Ireland, Robert Quigg V.C. The Ulster Division withdrew to count its losses. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), Rfmn. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. (d.24th March 1917), Blair A. G.. 10th Btn. Some evidence that it was at Dundalk shortly before departure. McComb James. Privacy Policy and July 1915 : moved to Seaford. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. (d.1st July 1915), Blackadder Thomas. Rfm. We respect the effort he made to give us the peace and freedom we enjoy today. The regiment was one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland during this period. (d.1st July 1916) Bothwell R.. (d.1st Jul 1917) Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922) - Wikipedia I will send the link to George's son. in his home town of Bushmills, in time for the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. 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. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. Robert James Craig 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, Cpl. Moved to Ballykinlar in October 1915 and went on to Dundalk in August 1917. 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.