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On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles was serving in Aden when the First World War broke out in August 1914. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. The 86th became the new 2nd Battalion. Sgt. In July 1953, during the Coronation Tour of Northern Ireland, Robert Quigg V.C. (IWM image (Q 1))]. dailyinfo[10]=' 14780 Member Ida Styles HUGHES (Oxford) Womens Royal Air Force who died 10/03/1919 OXFORD (ROSE HILL) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1996-2023 The Long, Long Trail. 1st Btn. 9th Btn. Formed in County Antrim in September 1914 from the Antrim Volunteers. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. Rflmn. Both regular battalions of the Inniskillings were involved, as were 1st Bn The Royal Irish Rifles and 1st Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers. 2nd Btn. L/Cpl. Bleakley . (d.3rd September 1916), Fitzsimons J. F.. 14th Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916), Leinster David A.. Rfm 10th Btn. Returned to UK and landed at Liverpool on 22 October 1914. He was a prisoner-of-war but I don't know where. 20 December 1914 : landed at Le Havre. KANE, J. Lance Corporal, 12/17998. 14th Btn. August 1914 : at Newtownards. Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916'. 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. Royal Irish Rifles, Rfm. [3], During the Battle of Fromelles on 1920 July 1915 - The battle of Fromelles took place on 19 and 20 July 1916. (d.1st July 1916) Bothwell R.. (d.1st Jul 1917) Rfm 15th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916). R.A.M.C WW1. 2nd Lt. 10th Btn. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) (d.1916), Cozens Charles Edward. The Ulster Division withdrew to count its losses. He enlisted as 5/9929 in 5th RIR 8.11.1916 and served with 2nd RIR in the BEF from 12.3.1918. (d.7th Sep 1916), Aggas George Robert. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), Rfmn. Pte. Formed at Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. John had been born in September of 1914 and his other sons were two and four years old. Rfm. Rifleman 9th Btn. Copyright 2023. When The Royal Irish Rangers was formed by the amalgamation of the three antecedent regiments of the North Irish Brigade on 1st July 1968, the date chosen marked not only the birth of the new regiment, but a major battle honour shared by its antecedents: The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victorias). (d.24th Jun 1915), Bruce James. 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd County Down) (Pioneers) Remembered Today: Royal Irish Rifles: KIA: In his history of the Ulster Division, Cyril Falls, an officer of the Division, dismisses the attack by 108th Brigade on the left flank as separate from the other and of less importance, a strange comment since this attack was integral to the overall 36th Division, and Fourth Army, plan. 13 November 1917 : transferred to 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division, absorbing 7th Battalion. Moved at first to Newcastle and disbanded on 20 February 1918 but otherwise record same as 8th Bn. Training was twelve weeks so the earliest he could have gone to France was February/March 1917. (d.7th Jun 1917), Arbuthnot William Henry. Later in the war, he served in Mesopotamia and Egypt and he continued his army career until 1934, finishing with the rank of Sergeant. 15th Btn. If he continued to serve after 1920 his son, as next of kin could make application to the MOD for his service record at the cost of 30, https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. That battle had occurred fifty-two years earlier, then within living memory for many. 2nd Btn. The 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles came into being following the reorganisation of the British Army in 1881. 8th Btn. The Victoria Cross was awarded to three men from the Royal Irish Rifles: Edward De Wind, 15th Bttn - 21st March 1918 at Grugies, France. Formed at Lurgan in September 1914 from the Down Volunteers. 26 October 1915 : transferred to 74th Brigade in same Division. In August the 1st Battalion was stationed in Aden (now Yemen). 2nd Lt. Edmund DeWind VC 15th Btn. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. The 1st Battalion took part in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, the Battle of Fromelles in July 1915 and the Battle of Loos in September 1915 before taking part in the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' By 16 August, when it had advanced well forward of the rest of the attacking force, it only had one surviving officer and 60 other ranks. I see no reason why he received the 1914-15 Star except by an error. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. This production was made possible with support from The Minstrel Boys Living History Group, the Dep. All Rights Reserved. Want to find out more about your relative's service? By nightfall, the 12th Battalion had suffered horrific casualties and Quigg learned that Sir Harry Macnaghten was among the missing. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st Nov 1917), Rflmn. Royal Irish Rifles This page summarises records created by this Organisation The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of the. Rfm. Royal Irish Rifles. 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), Sgt. In 1937, the London Irish Rifles became a Territorial Army battalion of the Rifles, and the only TA battalion of an Irish regiment. att 109th Light Trench Mortar Bty (d.1st Jul 1916), Moore Robert. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Formed in Holywood around November 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 13th and 16th Bns. 8th (East Belfast) Btn. Pte. Those known to have served with Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War 1914-1918. They should be Star, War Medal, Victory Medal and General Service Medal. Formed at Dublin in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 29th Brigade in 10th (Irish) Division. Commemoration Society. (d.20th Sep 1914), Brians Thomas Hutchinson. I have a question: once a PoW is released, how long before he returns to his unit (I know it would depend on the soldier's condition.)? Rflmn. . (d.2nd May 1915), Bowes Michael. var day=mydate.getDay() 2nd Battalion Pte. 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. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. Four Victoria Crosses, including three posthumous awards, were earned in the course of the day, two to The Royal Irish Rifles and one each to The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and The Royal Irish Fusiliers. 8 October 1915 : transferred with Brigade to 25th Division. Its also engraved in the history of most regiments and in the nations psyche. On 15/02/2019 at 15:12, jonbem said: On 17/02/2019 at 14:33, kenf48 said: WARD, Frederick, Private (50236). Now Sergeant OCathain and The Royal Irish Regiment were mobilised on 9 October and some 695 reported out of a total number recalled of 704. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Would George or any soldierhave just done training until he was 19 years old when they were shipped overseas? Rory came from a poor Catholic working-class family in Belfast. Loker Churchyard, I was able to walk along the very road where he was wounded for the last time in 1918 and to visit the grave of his patrol mate Herbert Musgrave. All three brigades fought in the Battle for Ginchy, although 49th Brigade was in reserve initially. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. In the Third Battle of Ypres the battalion took part in the Battle of Pilkem. Rfm. Repatriated 27.11.1918. 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! The last casualty that Quigg saved was Robert Matthews, from the village of Mosside, less than six miles from Bushmills. Sign up for a new account in our community. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. Probably because his enlistment in the R.I.R. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Moved to Dublin but was at Newtownards by February 1916. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. When he enlisted, he served with the 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, a regiment of the 36th (Ulster) Division. (d.16th January 1916), Mussen Richard. 5th (Extra Reserve) Battalion based on surviving service records dates from between 17thOctober (5/9858)-18thNovember 1916 (5/9986) so could not have served in a theatre of war in 1914/15, therefore no entitlement to the 14-15 Star. 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. May 1915 : moved to Hackwood Park (Basingstoke). 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. of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Donegal County Museum. var fontstart = '' The Regiment went on to serve during the Burmese War of 1824-26 and returned to India in 1849 during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859 . The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684. We have discovered photographs that we didn't know existed and have just recently discovered what our father looked like as a young man. (d.7th Jun 1917), Currie David. Add a Name to this List More recently my brothers, sister and I have started to piece together his war-time story. 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. Adair J. Looking at your PDF, the medals are (left to right): Curiously, his Medal Index Card (linked by Jon in post#3) isn't annotated to show an award of the 14/15 Star; and I didn't find him in the relevant medal roll. His name was Duff. Formed in Newcastle in March 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 8th, 9th and 10th Bns. 5 March 1915 : absorbed a company of the Royal Jersey Militia. The unit suffered badly at the Battle of Stormberg in December 1899, and on 3 April 1900 the regiment was forced to surrender to Orange Free State Commandant-General Christiaan de Wet after a siege at Reddersberg. Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. Royal Irish Regiment Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). My grandad was an instructor but on the 25th of December 1914 he was sent to the front with the 2nd battalion of the RIR because of the high losses suffered they needed more experienced men. 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. (d.7th Jun 1917), Bird Alfred Thomas. He served with the regiment in Gibraltar in 1864, Mauritius in 1867, and the Cape of Good Hope in 1870. Machine boy. In 1827 the Regiment added the titles of Fusilier and Royal to its name when its namesake the Prince of Wales acceded to the throne as King George IV and became the 87th (or Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. Fourth (UK) Army deployment, 1 July 1916. 12th (Mid Ulster) Btn. (The exception was after April 1918, but not relevant here as he was captured during the German Spring Offensive). (d.1st Jul 1916), Careswell Ernest Francis. 10th Btn. A date of birth may help to indicate when he was posted to the BEF. Eighteen was the conscription age under the Military Service Act 1916 which did not apply to Ireland. dailyinfo[6]=' 345190 Sapper Forrest A. KNOWLES Canadian Signal Corps who died 06/03/1921 REIDS MILLS CEMETERY Canada ' 14 August 1914 : landed at Rouen. His British War & Victory medal roll record (as linked by Jon in post #2) indicates that his WW1 overseas service was entirely with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. (d.7th Jun 1917), Brough Walter. (d.24th March 1917), Blair A. G.. 10th Btn. Haig wanted a delay so that the British Expeditionary Force could amass more artillery and better train their citizen soldiers. 9th (West Belfast) Btn. John Armstrong 7th Btn. Rfm. By October its strength was further reduced to two officers and 46 men and by the end of 1914, some 97% of the battalion had been killed, wounded or taken prisoner. Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery . 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. Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/prisoners-of-war-british-hands/, The George V, General Service Medal - the clasp indicates the qualification was by virtue of serving at Ramadi or north of a line east and west through Ramadi between 10 December 1919 and 13 June 1920, or as part of an establishment within Iraq between 1 July and 17 November 1920. 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. Came under orders of 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. Royal Irish Rifles. 9th Btn. . Our (d.1st July 1916), McAuley John. Rfm. (d.7th June 1917), McIlroy Samuel. Beggs Thomas Alexander Thompson. 13th Btn. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. It's easy! McComb James. - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum Delayed by two days because of bad weather, the story of the attack on Saturday 1st July is well known, as is the part played by 36th (Ulster) Division. William McFadzean, 14th Bttn - 1st July 1916 at Theipval, France. The regiment was one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland during this period. dailyinfo[11]=' Captain Charles Edmund WOOD Mentioned in Despatches Adjt. Rfm. 2nd Bn. He has travelled to places most have never heard of. 2nd Lt. 11th (South Antrim) Btn. Pte. A Coy. August 1914 : in Aden. At Armistice on 11 November the battalion were at Mouscron, north east of Tourcoing, where it remained and was demobilised by June 1919. More Royal Irish Rifles records. It was therefore most appropriate that on 28 June 2016 Her Majesty and His Royal Highness returned to the area to put the Royal seal of approval on this tribute to Bushmills very own Great War hero. cojanis15 February , 2019 in Soldiers and their units. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. He was then aged 20 years 4 months. Pte. The leading battalions of 109th Brigade (9th Bn and 10th Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers) broke into the Schwaben Redoubt with some elements even pushing on to reach the D Line, part of the German second defensive zone. Record same as 8th Bn. He was seven hours engaged in this most gallant work, and finally was so exhausted that he had to give it up. (d.31st Jan 1917), Brady Edward. Battle Honour ST QUENTIN - German Spring Offensive 1918. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. 15th (North Belfast) Battalion, Davies Henry John Herbert. Address Stromore Road, Gilford. It was thought he might have to lose the leg but it was saved. On 8 February 1918 the battalion transferred again to 107th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. John Campbell 14th Btn. . With 49th Brigade called in to support the attack, more success was gained on the left where 7th Bn The Royal Irish Rifles of 48th Brigade and 7th Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers of 49th Brigade broke through the German line, allowing two battalions from The Royal Dublin Fusiliers to pass through to seize the objective. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. 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. In August 1914, Sergeant OCathain was with the 2nd Battalion garrisoned at Tidworth, Wiltshire in England. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom '