6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. In 1901 the 29th Battalion (Irish Horse) was formed, with 131st134th and 175th176th (Irish Horse) Companies). Formed in France during September 1917 from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse, they joined 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. [14][15], The Marquess of Waterford, a former lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards, was appointed as commanding officer on 10 February 1902 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. [10], In 1782, it moved to Guernsey where in 1783 it helped the local militia put down a mutiny by soldiers of the 104th Regiment based at Fort George. 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. On the 19th and 20th August the Battalion War Diary indicates 2 wounded, and on the 23rd August in the Boeschepe area 4 men killed and 3 wounded. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The South Irish Horse was a Special Reserve cavalry regiment of the British Army. 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. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Third Regiment of Infantry - The Army of the US Historical Sketches of Anglo Boer War - Royal Irish Regiment (108th Bde, with 61st Division.) L-Z. We are now on Facebook. Anderson Alan James Ramsay. 25 May 1918 : became the 8th Garrison Bn. In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. July 7th 1915 sailed from Liverpool for Mudros Island (via Alexandria, Egypt), the staging post for Gallipoli, arriving 26th July 1915. In 1857, the regiment raised a 2nd Battalion again, this time out of volunteers from Irelands militia regiments. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. - Royal Irish Regiment Museum. Overalls (tight fitting cavalry breeches)[50] were green with double scarlet stripes. 2nd Battalion The battalion lost 9 men killed and over 20 wounded. The Regiment raised 3 Battalions and gained 47 battle honors during the course of the war. The Royal Irish. L-Z. In 1882, 2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. (d.11th May 1915) Anderson Philip Maurice Ramsey. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire 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. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire 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. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. May 1916 moved back to Queenstown. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). PDF National Park Service History Electronic Library & Archive 1801: 1 April - 7th Battalion formed from the Royal Irish Artillery - 4 companies in West Indies and 2 companies in Ireland retained; other 4 . 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. 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. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user. 20th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 6th Bttn, Leinster Regiment. 23 April 1918 : transferred to 188th Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 13.11.1917 Transferred to the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division absorbing the 7th Battalion at Ypres. Those diaries that havent been digitised are available to view in their original form at The National Archives in Kew. As late as February 1902, 17th Battalion formed part of a column in a coordinated series of drives across North East Orange Free State. The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited in the east of Ireland. September 28th to October 2nd 1918 - Battle of Ypres (II Corps, Second Army). [33] 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. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. John is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow. 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. April 1918 : landed in France. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. British Army war diaries 1914-1922 - The National Archives 18 April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength; reformed 26 June 1918. They brought considerable combat experience with them and by May 1923 comprised 50 per cent of its 53,000 soldiers and 20 per cent of its officers. [7] The regiment spent most of the next 25 years on garrison duty in Britain and Ireland; in 1751, reforms ended the tradition of naming units after their current colonel and the regiment was officially ranked as the 18th Regiment of Foot. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. While the leading brigades of the RFF pushed south into Transvaal, the two Yeomanry battalions did not reach Bulawayo until the beginning of September. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) (R IRISH) is an infantry unit of the British Army . A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. [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. 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. Thismay be divided into several PDF files, which you can save to your computer. August 1914 : in Devonport (where it had been stationed since 1913), under command of 8th Brigade, 3rd Division. (d.11th November 1918) He died on the 16/08/1916 in France. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Belfast in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 48th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. This was areward for supporting the Stuarts in Scotland during the British Civil Wars (1639-51) and working for Charles's restoration. 6 February 1918 : disbanded in France. 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. L-Z. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 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. 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse were amalgamated in August 1917, dismounted, and sent for retraining as infantry. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion 7th Battalion. 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 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