This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. Ironically, the sole Somme battle honour not awarded to an Irish regiment was Thiepval. In the early 1880s Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi (the Guided One) proclaimed a Jihad and led an uprising in the Sudan, known as the Mahdi Revolt, against the Khedivate of Egypt. James Shields 14th Btn. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. 5th (Extra Reserve) Battalion (d.16 Aug 1917), Hoey William Robert. Formed in Holywood around November 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 13th and 16th Bns. 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. 9th Btn. . Moved to Dublin but was at Newtownards by February 1916. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. William John Thompson 13th Battalion, B Company Royal Irish Rifles (d.30th May 1916). It would appear he remained in the Army after repatriation and was posted back to the 2nd Battalion who were sent to Iraq in 1919. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Welcome to Irelands Great War a program dedicated to exploring Irelands role in the Great War 1914 1918, its aftermath and legacy. May 1915 : moved to Hackwood Park (Basingstoke). 11th Battalion (d.16th Aug 1917), Tweedie Charles. He fought in 15 major battles while in France. var day=mydate.getDay() L/Cpl. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), Rfmn. 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. 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. Probably because his enlistment in the R.I.R. 13th (Service) Battalion (1st County Down) 11th (South Antrim) Btn. However, the German assault on Verdun in February affected the Western Front plan when the defence of that town sucked in French reinforcements, reducing their commitment to the summer offensive. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. The ceremony was the result of four years of work by the Robert Quigg V.C. He may have added a few months to his age, or even a year. (d.22nd October 1918), Watson Joseph. The battalion war diary for March 1918 ishere at the National Archives, orhere on Ancestry. - Royal Irish Regiment Museum. Battle Honour ST QUENTIN - German Spring Offensive 1918. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. During this patrol Major Herbert Musgrave from Corps Intelligence was killed. A German raid inflicted casualties in April 1916, but worse was to come in the Battle of the Somme in July, when the battalion was ordered to attack the German-held village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle. The Royal Irish Rifles was formed in 1881, under the Childers Reforms, with the amalgamation of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot and the 86th Regiment of Foot. KANE, J. Lance Corporal, 12/17998. 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles, Rfm. The 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916. ABSOLOM. Search this site. I was personally greatly privileged to have the honour of welcoming the Queen to Bushmills, informing the audience about the statue, and inviting Her Majesty to perform the unveiling. He was then aged 20 years 4 months. 8th Btn. Rfmn. (d.1st July 1915), Blackadder Thomas. 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. dailyinfo[7]=' Lieutenant Thomas Sydney Ough DEALY Australian Flying Corps who died 07/03/1918 STONYHURST COLLEGE BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' "Foyle." Typically eighteen year old recruits received further training, e.g Machine Gun Corps, or were posted to a home service unit until they became of age, this posting would not usually appear on the Medal Rolls. Adair J. 6th Btn. 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. 10th Btn. Rflmn. 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)". 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. (d.21st Jun 1917). On 15/02/2019 at 15:12, jonbem said: On 17/02/2019 at 14:33, kenf48 said: WARD, Frederick, Private (50236). We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: After a rest, it was posted to Bouchavesnes-Bergen at the end of December and advanced to take a swathe of German-held territory during the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917. 2nd Bn. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' He seems to have been taken PoW on 24.3.1918, been at/administered by Stendal Camp ( prisoncmapofmain00poperich.pdf ), and repatriated 0n 24.11.1918. Seaforth Highlanders who died 20/03/1919 BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic ' dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' July 1915 : moved to Seaford. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. There is a guide at TNAhttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/prisoners-of-war-british-hands/. 1st Btn. R.A.M.C WW1. Battle Honour ST QUENTIN - German Spring Offensive 1918. August 1914 : at Newtownards. Free shipping for many products! ROYAL IRISH RIFLES. Bennett Robert William . of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Donegal County Museum. Thomas Robert Corkin 16th Btn. 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. The medals in your PDF are in the reverse order. The 107 Infantry Brigade HQ diary ishere, orhere. 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. Royal Irish Rifles (d.19th May 1916), Rflmn. dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. Not so well known are the stories of other Irish regiments and other battalions of our antecedent regiments in that attack. 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). Please note Sergeant Rory OCathain is a fictitious character. 9th Btn. Returned to UK and landed at Liverpool on 22 October 1914. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. var fontstart = '' H.M.S. Formed in Newcastle in March 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 8th, 9th and 10th Bns. 15th Batt (d.21st March 1918), Wadeley Ernest Benjamin. Bleakley . Record same as 11th Bn. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 20 December 1914 : landed at Le Havre. 1st Battalion. I will send the link to George's son.