Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. [11] The war now developed into a drawn-out phase of Guerrilla warfare, with the British mounted troops engaged in 'drives' across the veldt, forcing the Boers against lines of blockhouses. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Royal Irish Regiment (2nd Battalion)-Private M Healey, nursing orderly. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Amery, Vol IV, Appendix to Chapters I-XIV, pp. (d.24th Feb 1915) Andrews Alexander. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). August 16-18th Battle of Langemarck (XIX Corps, Fifth Army. [14][17] The following month he was seconded with the temporary rank of captain in the Army. 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Records of 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. A training unit, it moved within a few days of declaration of war to Queenstown. 22 May 1916 : transferred to 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. The troops were still occupying the same positions when the Armistice brought hostilities to a close at 11 a.m. on the 11th November. September 11th sent back to Corbie to rest. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 23 April 1918 : transferred to 188th Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. The dark green peaked cap had a red band and in service dress was won with a khaki cover; a full-dress head-dress was considered but never adopted. The companies that joinedWilliamwere placed on the English establishment in 1689. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). [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. The Government of Guernsey publicly thanked both units and awarded them a cash bounty of 100 guineas. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. You do not need to include the word 'regiment', 'battalion' or 'brigade'. It served with the British Army until 1958, when it was merged into the 3rd East Anglian Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. Records of 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. Virtually destroyed as a battalion near Le Pilly during the Battle of La Basse. Image courtesy of the excellent PaulHP collection at flickr.com, with thanks. They are not personal diaries (try the Imperial War Museum or local record offices for those). Scottish Rifles (1st Battalion)-Lieutenant N H Tod, attached to 2nd Battalion KRRC (killed in action January 6); Private A M'Kay, nursing orderly. Objective was Thiepval in Battle of the Somme, France, Objective was Holding the Line in Battle of the Struma, Salonika, Objective was Holding the Line in Battle of Loos, France, Objective was Schwaben Redoubt in Battle of the Somme, France, Objective was Ovillers in Battle of the Somme, France, In Reserve in Battle of the Somme, France, Objective was Grandcourt in Battle of the Somme, France, Objective was St Pierre Divion in Battle of the Somme, France, Objective was Beaucourt Station in Battle of the Somme, France, 16th (Pioneer) Battalion in 36th (Ulster) Division, Objective was to dig Saps towards German trenches and Schwaben Redoubt in Battle of the Somme, France, Objective was Quadrilateral in Battle of the Somme, France. From January 1915 they trained at Ballyvonare, absorbing a company of the Royal Jersey Militia on the 5th of March. 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). [22], The regiment was not fundamentally affected by the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, which gave it a depot at Victoria Barracks in Clonmel from 1873,[23] or by the Childers reforms of 1881 as it already possessed two battalions, there was no need for it to amalgamate with another regiment. For example, to search for a battalion in the Northumberland Fusiliers, you need only search using the word Northumberland. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. October 15th 1917 the 7/RIR was transferred from the 16th division to the 36th division. You do not need to include the word regiment, battalion or brigade. as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. He was 21 when he died and is buried in the North-East part of Kilwairra Old Catholic Churchyard, Cooley, Co. Louth, Ireland. 20 December 1914 : landed at Le Havre. If you find it a valuable resource, please consider becoming a supporter. In May 1915, moved to England, based at Gosport. 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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. (d.11th May 1915) Anderson Philip Maurice Ramsey. [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. [21] From 1884 it was stationed at Malta, then in India where it had various postings, including the last in Kamptee until it returned home in late 1902. [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. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Germans coming out of the morning mist were through the forward zone that some battalions were overrun before they realised that the attack had begun. [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. Those diaries that havent been digitised are available to view in their original form at The National Archives in Kew. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. July 7th 1915 sailed from Liverpool for Mudros Island (via Alexandria, Egypt), the staging post for Gallipoli, arriving 26th July 1915. 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Rosieres. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. In 1857, the regiment raised a 2nd Battalion again, this time out of volunteers from Irelands militia regiments. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). In 1882,2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. 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. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 216217: Table listing the eight Irish Regiments of the British Army July 1914, their Depots, Reserve Bns., and local Militia. It has no connection toThe Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) formed in 1992. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 1st Garrison Battalion 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 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 A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. [6], The war ended with the 1713 Peace of Utrecht and in 1718, the regiment joined the garrison of the British-held island of Menorca, where it remained here until 1742, with the exception of a detachment sent to Gibraltar in 1727. In response the 17th and 18th Bns were sent down under Colonel Parke of the Sharpshooters and formed one of the columns hunting down the invaders. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. They suffered over 3,200 killed in action and thousands more wounded in places such as Le-Pilly, Gullimont, Ginchy, Salonika, Mesopotamia and Palestine. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). He is buried Arneke British Cemetery in France, Grave Reference III.E.11 next to other 568 identified casualties. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. It was back in home barracks from 1885 to 1891, then in Ireland until it was sent to South Africa as part of reinforcements for the Second Boer War in late 1899. [1] It saw service for two and a half centuries before being disbanded with the Partition of Ireland following establishment of the independent Irish Free State in 1922 when the five regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in the counties of the new state were disbanded. [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. 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion returned to India in 1857, where it stayed for mostof the following 27 years. The new positions won by the RIR came under heavy bombardment from their own British Artillery news of their existence beyond no-mans land apparently had not reached the batteries. 2nd Btn. 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Written by Chris Baker. The Prince of Wales and Prince Albert passed through the divisional area. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Moved to England in September 1915, going to Pirbright. 2nd.Lt. The Regiment is one of only two Irish Regiments remaining in the British Army along with the Irish Guards. September 28th to October 2nd 1918 - Battle of Ypres (II Corps, Second Army). 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 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. The Royal Irish. On 7th December H.M. the King with H.R.H. 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. [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. 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 28 November 1915 : sailed from Marseilles for Salonika. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). While the leading brigades of the RFF pushed south into Transvaal, the two Yeomanry battalions did not reach Bulawayo until the beginning of September. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). [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. List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. In 1751, it was given a regimental numeral of 18, despite being the seventh oldest Britishinfantry regiment at that time. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 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). The 27th (Inniskillings) Regiment holds the centre of Wellington's line at Waterloo. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: 14 August 1914 : landed at Boulogne. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 2nd Battalion remained in India from 1884 until 1902 when it returned to Ireland. John is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow. April 1918 : landed in France.