[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. 3 November 1916 : transferred to 30th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. The Expeditionary Force squadron of North Irish Horse (designated A Squadron), along with its counterpart in the South Irish Horse (designated B Squadron) was assigned to the British Expeditionary Force as 'Army Troops/. Returned to UK and landed at Devonport on 18 November 1914, then came under command of 82nd Brigade, 27th Division. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 6th (Service) Battalion 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 12th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. August 18th 1917 announcement in the Walsall Observer that he was in hospital in Epsom, Surrey suffering from malarial fever. September 6th Three stong patrols sent into Ginchy. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. Royal Irish Regiment at Long, Long Trail. In the early part of this campaign it suffered heavy casualties. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Sydney was probably invalided home in the spring or early summer of 1916 with malaria. 6th Westmeath Battalion 7th Antrim Regiment 8th Armagh Regiment 9th Down Regiment 10th Leitrim Battalion 11th Galway Regiment 12th Dublin City Regiment 13th Limerick City Battalion . L-Z. 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence During this month the troops were employed in military training and education, and 54,203 attendances were recorded at the divisional educational classes. 7 July 1915: embarked at Liverpool and sailed to Gallipoli via Mudros. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Friends of The National In memory of Frank, Harry, Thomas, William, Gabriel and James, and all other members of my family who experienced the terrible Great War. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. (d.24th Feb 1915) Andrews Alexander. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. [6][14][19] The battalion left in late May 1902,[20] arriving in Cape Town the following month. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. "First time @NAM_London today. 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. announced in the London Gazette. - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). [13] The 1st Battalion served in Jamaica and the 2nd Battalion served in Curaao during the Napoleonic Wars. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Rosieres. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 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. We have a large archive of soldier records. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 18 April 1918 : came under orders of 178th Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) 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. [12], The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Alexandria in March 1801. 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. ), 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. 14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. It recruited in Munster, a province in the south-west of Ireland. Unlike the TF, which was intended for home defence in the first instance, the SR was constituted as a reserve for the Regular Army. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 23 April 1918 : transferred to 188th Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Pte. 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. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). After a slow railway journey, the yeomanry companies assembled at Umtali in late June, by which time sickness was rife and there had been a number of deaths. Many maps and plans were included in the original diaries but some confidential material was removed before the files were made available. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Moved to Fermoy. (d.11th May 1915) Anderson Philip Maurice Ramsey. 6th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles. 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On the 7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool to Mudros. The regiment remained in Britain and Ireland until 1767, when it was deployed to North America. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 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. The South Irish Horse was a Special Reserve cavalry regiment of the British Army. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. The Prince of Wales and Prince Albert passed through the divisional area. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment storming the Chinese fortress at Amoy,1841. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. 1st Garrison Battalion 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. August 1914 : in Clonmel. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire 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. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. British infantry regiments of the First World War, Harris, Appendix II, pp. [19] It took part in the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War; Captain Thomas Esmonde was awarded the Victoria Cross for saving a party of colleagues from a fire of shell and grape. They will re-structure by February 2023. . Looks like then luck turned bad for John. In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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 Official History records that, 'two companies of 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, posted in forward zones, suffered terribly; not a man succeeded in escaping. The Division was now transferred to X Corps. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 2nd Btn. [20] The regiment also took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. 50314. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small On 12 June, five regimental colours were laid up in a ceremony at St George's Hall, Windsor Castle in the presence of HM King George V.[40] The six regiments were then all disbanded on 31 July 1922. The Government of Guernsey publicly thanked both units and awarded them a cash bounty of 100 guineas. They will re-structure by May 2023. March 1915 : joined by one Company from the Guernsey Militia. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 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. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 22 May 1916 : transferred to 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. It was then posted to the West Indies from 1805 until the end of the war in 1814. 21-23 March 1918 Battle of St Quentin (XVIII Corps, Fifth Army). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It was in action from the start of the French Revolutionary Wars (1793-1802), serving at the siege of Toulon in 1793, garrisoning Corsica in 1794, andserving as marines in the Mediterranean in 1797. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. It has no connection toThe Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) formed in 1992. (d.11th November 1918) 8th Battalion. This was organised as service companies of approximately 115 men enlisted for one year. This infantry unit has origins dating back to 1688. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). A training unit, it moved within a few days of declaration of war to Queenstown. [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. The Leinster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited predominantly in central and eastern Ireland. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited in the east of Ireland. 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. His name was Duff. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). Objective was Y Ravine in Battle of the Somme, France. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". You do not need to include the word regiment, battalion or brigade. 5th Bttn, Royal Irish Regiment. 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. 2nd Btn. The Regiment is one of only two Irish Regiments remaining in the British Army along with the Irish Guards. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 2nd Btn. In 1684, the final year of Charles's reign, several of these companies were gathered together by the Earl of Granard to form a new regiment on the Irish establishment. 7th Battalion. Many taken as POWs. This included service in the Second Afghan War (1878-80). August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). 31 May 1918 : transferred to Lines of Communication. This period was also interspersed with service as marines and garrison duty in Ireland and England. 24-25 March 1918 Actions at the Somme Crossings (XVIII Corps, Fifth Army). The Connaught Rangers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, which mainly recruited in the west of Ireland. Our databases allow us to investigate almost the entire Army records and we can conduct research into any officer or soldier of any British Army regiment. After the withdrawal from Gallipoli, the Bn was sent to Egypt, where it landed on 5 February 1916 and then remained throughout the war. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 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. After severe fighting, the attack, which had been favoured by a dense mist, was driven off. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. At the end of July the Battalions strength was 31 officers and 830 other ranks and ready for action. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). In the 17th century, independent companies of musketeers and pikemen garrisoned Ireland underboth Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. [7][9][10], Finally the Yeomanry moved on to Kimberley and the RFF was dispersed by the end of December. L-Z. Both squadrons sailed from Dublin on the SS Architect on 17 August 1914. You should be aware of a few constraints and limitations. To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. He was 21 when he died and is buried in the North-East part of Kilwairra Old Catholic Churchyard, Cooley, Co. Louth, Ireland. The 1st Battalion served in Hong Kong and Singapore, prior to fighting in the Boer War. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). You can search () for a digitised diary in our catalogue by filling in the form below. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. [14][25][26], Prior to World War I the South Irish Horse was attached to the Regular 3rd Cavalry Brigade at The Curragh. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 1 April 1918 : transferred to 52nd (Lowland) Division. L-Z. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 13 July 1918 : became the 8th (Service) Bn. 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [14][17] The following month he was seconded with the temporary rank of captain in the Army. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. A Reserve Regiment was formed at Cahir in 1914 to supply reinforcements to the service squadrons. [14][27][28][29], The declaration of war against Germany in August 1914 found the South Irish Horse at summer camp, as was its sister regiment the North Irish Horse. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Moved to Fermoy and by early 1915 was at Longford. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. [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. W-Z. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, These were the 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve) and the 4th Battalion (Special Reserve). 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. John is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow. The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) (R IRISH) is an infantry unit of the British Army . Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion Formed in France, 1 September 1917, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse. July 31st 2nd August Battle of Pilckem Ridge (in reserve, XIX Corps, Fifth Army). 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Records of 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment from other sources. 18 April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength; reformed 26 June 1918. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 216217: Table listing the eight Irish Regiments of the British Army July 1914, their Depots, Reserve Bns., and local Militia. Written by Chris Baker. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamed The Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment of Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Records of 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). DAWSON J. Moved to England in September 1915, going to Pirbright. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Having taken part in the fighting of World War I, it was disbanded after Irish Independence in 1922. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. 04.08.1914 Stationed at Nasirabad, India. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). October 14th--19th 1918 Battle of Courtrai (II Corps, Second Army). Private 25211 7th Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). However, as 7th (SIH) Battalion War Diary from 1918 states, that they received reinforcements after their horrific casualties in March when the battalion was caught in the maelstrom of the German Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle) offensive. L-Z. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user. 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. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. L-Z. The badge of the regiment as depicted on a CWGC grave headstone. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.). In addition, 18 new regiments (two in Ireland) were raised with returning IY veterans providing the nuclei. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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. 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. . 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. September 8 During the night, dug assembly trenches west of the sunken road between Guillemont and Ginchy, some 200 yards in front of the British line. [21] Captain Hugh Shaw won the Victoria Cross when he rescued wounded soldiers during a skirmish at Nukumaru near Whanganui. [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. The German front line on the outskirts of Ginchy were soon taken and consolidated. Want to find out more about your relative's service? This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool 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 . (IV Corps, Third Army. After his initial training in 1916, Private John Kelly was posted to the 2nd Battalion which was part of the 48th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division from 15th November 1916. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. They joined 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division on the 14 October 1917 during the Third Battles of Ypres. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Kane, John. 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Royal Irish Regiment (2nd Battalion)-Private M Healey, nursing orderly. September 28th to October 2nd 1918 - Battle of Ypres (II Corps, Second Army). 2nd Battalion remained in India from 1884 until 1902 when it returned to Ireland. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Militarily, the whole of Ireland was administered as a separate command within the United Kingdom with Command Headquarters at Parkgate (Phoenix Park) Dublin, directly under the War Office in London. On 7th December H.M. the King with H.R.H. please Add a Name to this List 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Remained there until April 1918 when it became the 2nd Garrison Guard Bn. Moved within a few days of declaration of war to Richmond Barracks in Dublin. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. About June 1915, converted to Pioneer Battalionn of the same division. - 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War -. July 7th 1915 sailed from Liverpool for Mudros Island (via Alexandria, Egypt), the staging post for Gallipoli, arriving 26th July 1915. April 13 1918 Battle of Bailleul (108th Bde, with 19th division) (IX Corps, Second Army). ), November 2327 The capture of Bourlon Wood (IV Corps, Third Army. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902 . 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). In September 1916 moved to Templemore (Co. Tipperary) but by the end of 1917 was back at Dublin. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 1996-2023 The Long, Long Trail. He was the son of Joshua Burrows of Gillis Road, Armagh. 8th Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). '[24][41][42][43][a] The survivors of 16th (Irish) Division, fighting as a group of composite battalions, retreated to the River Somme before the 'Great Retreat' ended on 29 March and the division was relieved on 3 April. [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. The transfer of the South Irish Horse to the SR was approved on 20 October 1908. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. 5 March 1915 : absorbed a company of the Royal Jersey Militia. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. [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. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 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. [33] The 2nd Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 8th Brigade in the 3rd Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front but was almost completely destroyed at the Battle of La Basse in October 1914 with many men being taken as prisoners of war. Royal Canada Tank Regt, sterling silver (K/C), R.Scots Greys, cast silver plate (repaired), 1st Motor Machine Gun Canada Brigade 1914, die-stamped silver plate, brooch (broken), Household Battalion (GVR) gilt and enamels (damaged), 17th/21st Lancers, small unmarked silver side hat/collar, 17th Lancers, a heavy silver or silver plated NCO's arm badge (original fasteners removed now brooched). After South Africa the 1st Battalion spent a period of time in Ireland before travelling to Crete, Malta . This British Army infantry unit existed between 1881 and 1922. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, active between 1881 and 1959. While the leading brigades of the RFF pushed south into Transvaal, the two Yeomanry battalions did not reach Bulawayo until the beginning of September. A few contain details about awards of the Military Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. ), December 3rd The German counterattack. [25] It served as the county regiment of Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny. 17.06.1918 Transferred to the 102nd Brigade of the 34th . To search the entire collection, digitised or not, use the search advice below in the advanced search of our catalogue restricting your search to reference WO 95. April 1915 enlisted as a volunteer in the 6th Service Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. L-Z. 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. This included service in the Second Afghan War (1878-80). 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Most likely Private Kelly was one of these reinforcements. In 1882, 2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). It transferred to the Special Reserve (Cavalry) in 1908 and was renamed as the South Irish Horse. In 1882,2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). West Riding Regiment (2nd Battalion)-Sergeant C Sims. 18 December 1915 : landed at le Havre. [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. 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 Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion If you find it a valuable resource, please consider becoming a supporter. It spent the early 1780s garrisoning the Channel Islands and Gibraltar against Americas French and Spanish allies. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. 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. 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, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 26-27 March 1918 Battle of Rosieres (XVIII, Fifth Army). 1916. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. [3], Based in Ireland for most of the Seven Years' War, in July 1767 it arrived in North America and spent the next eight years on garrison duty in Philadelphia and different parts of Illinois.
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