Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill where absorbed by 3rd (Reserve) Bn. 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), Birnie Robert. 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. Ourheroesinmemoriam.co.uk. Came under orders of 109th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. [4], After a further tour of the trenches at Rouge Bancs, the battalion was posted to Albert in the Somme. Commemoration Society (Images courtesy of the Society). Some evidence that it was at Dundalk shortly before departure. On 1 April 2022 soldiers in the company transferred to foot guards regiments and the company became No 15 (Loos) Company, Irish Guards. Braving No-Mans Land Sergeant Robert Quigg V.C, By Leonard Quigg/the Robert Quigg V.C. 12th (Service) Battalion, (Central Antrim), Royal Irish Rifles. World War One Photos, Obituaries & Service Records. (d.7th June 1917), Brown John. The army and the regiment have been good to him. Rfmn. att 109th Light Trench Mortar Bty (d.1st Jul 1916), Moore Robert. Royal Irish Rifles - Soldiers and their units - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum Home Serving in the Great War Soldiers and their units Royal Irish Rifles Remembered Today: 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. Highland Light Infantry who died 19/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' Rflmn. The Army did not send men on active service overseas until aged nineteen. 11th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Whelan William Clement. By doing so, you will enable it to remain free to all. var daym=mydate.getDate() On 14 August it landed in Rouen with 1,100 men as part of the 7th Brigade, 3rd Division. Rfm. 15th(North Belfast)Btn. [6], The remainder of the battalion spent a gruelling winter on the ridges above Paschendaele before being transferred in February 1918 to the 36th (Ulster) Division near Saint-Quentin. (d.28th Jul 1917), Boyd Samuel. David Watson 12th Btn. Pte. While 7th Bn The Royal Irish Rifles was the only battalion of our antecedent regiments to serve in either 47th or 48th Brigades, 49th Brigade included two battalions of Inniskillings and two of Faughs (7th and 8th in both cases) and was known unofficially as the Ulster Brigade. The village had resisted all previous attempts to capture it and resistance remained stubborn, resulting in heavy losses for 47th Brigade. 14th Btn. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. By the end of the day two companies had been lost, the Commanding Officer wounded (he died later), the Adjutant killed and the Assistant Adjutant found it impossible to produce an accurate report of the days fighting. Robert Quigg, 12th Bttn - 1st July 1916 at Hamel, France. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. . Their front line skirted the northern edge of Thiepval wood, facing a gentle upward slope toward Schwaben Redoubt, a defensive complex in the second main German trench system north of Thiepval. Privacy Policy and It suffered very heavy casualties, repeatedly losing its commanding officers during offensives; by the end of one attack in 1916, it was down to only one surviving officer and sixty men. Frederick Bryans 15th Btn. Rfm 11th (South Antrim) Btn. The Boers fought using guerrilla tactics. att 109th Light Trench Mortar Bty (d.1st Jul 1916), McNally F.. Rfm. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. Loker Churchyard, Rfm. In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned 'German Emperor and King of Prussia' and moved from a policy of maintaining the status quo to a more aggressive position. (d.7th Jun 1917), Currie Harold. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. Bloomfield Arthur Henry. (d.7th Jun 1917) Beggs Thomas Alex Thompson. 27563 Pte Sydney James Ward MGC My question can you tell me what battalion he was in. . 9th Btn. It was increased after the Armistice by the concentration of graves (chiefly of 1914-15 and 1918) from the battlefields East of Estaires and Bethune and from certain smaller cemeteries, including:- . 23 August 1917 : transferred to 49th Brigade in same Division. in Runcorn, Cheshire. ABSOLOM. This statue will be admired by future generations and is regarded as a worthy tribute to a local man who has become a legend. Moved in June 1915 to Ballyholley and to England in September, going to Aldershot. We have discovered photographs that we didn't know existed and have just recently discovered what our father looked like as a young man. dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Donegal County Museum. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Our Royal Irish Rifles. 16th Btn. 15th Batt (d.21st March 1918), Wadeley Ernest Benjamin. (d.1st Jul 1916). October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. (d.1st Jul 1916), Purdon Herbert. 1st Battalion joined it there from Aden in November 1914 and both remained there until the Armistice. By September 1914, only 6 officers and 200 men were fit for duty. Today it has passed from memory, but its opening day is written indelibly into the Armys history as its bloodiest ever. 9th (Service) Battalion (West Belfast) 10th Btn. .Quis Separabit. This was a harsh conflict with tough conditions. Pte. 14th (Service) Battalion (Young Citizens) Record same as 8th Bn. 15th Btn. 20 December 1914 : landed at Le Havre. This was on the 30th May 1916. For Falls, the main attack was that by 109th Brigade, with 107th Brigade following up. In 25th Brigade of the 8th Division, 1st Bn The Royal Irish Rifles took part in the attack on Ovillers. Pte 13th (1st County Down) Battalion, Richardson I.. 10th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Russell Christopher. - Royal Ulster Rifles Museum John had been born in September of 1914 and his other sons were two and four years old. (d.4th Jun 1916), Boulding Frank Thomas. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' The Great War Forum Limited The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles was serving in Aden when the First World War broke out in August 1914. Salter J. W.. 2nd Lt. B Coy 11th (South Antrim) Btn. The Regulars remained on the Somme front as the campaign continued and additional service battalions arrived at the end of August with the transfer of 16th (Irish) Division to the sector. Royal Irish Rifles (d.19th May 1916), Rflmn. His battalion (the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles) was wiped out almost to the last man on the 24th of March 1918 as it fought desperate rear guard actions to allow the remnants of the 36th Ulster division to escape the German avalanche. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' My Grandad was shot in the thigh by a machine gun bullet but made it back to friendly lines alive. British Army WW1 period 23rd Hussars hat badge. (d.1st Jul 1916), Hill William Quintis Ewart. There are:7597 items tagged Royal Irish Rifles available in our Library These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. 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. 2nd Btn. 14th Btn. Haig wanted a delay so that the British Expeditionary Force could amass more artillery and better train their citizen soldiers. In October 1899, the Second Anglo-Boer War broke out between the British Empire and the independent Boer states of the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State. [1] [2] History [ edit] Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' However, the attack was scheduled for Thursday 29th June 1916. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st June 1917), Sgt. The badge of the regiment as depicted on a CWGC grave headstone. 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. The following month, the battalion returned to the Somme, where it remained until the Hundred Days Offensive saw the Allies going on the offensive and decisively defeating the Germans, bringing about the Armistice of 11 November 1918. 8th Btn. .Faugh-a-Ballagh!, [Above:Troops of the Royal Irish Rifles resting in a communication trench during the opening hours of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. What happened next earned Rifleman Robert Quigg the Victoria Cross, the highest military honour awarded for valour in the British Commonwealth. Pte. (d.24th March 1917), Blair A. G.. 10th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Bryan Alfred. dailyinfo[14]=' 16511 Private Albert COLEMAN "D" Coy. It's easy! Repatriated 27.11.1918. 6 November 1914 : landed at Le Havre. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Image courtesy of the excellent Ben Sutherland collection at flickr.com, with thanks. Rflmn. Rflmn. The 2nd Battalion recovered and went on to take part in the First Attack on Bellewaarde and the Actions at Hooge, defence of Vimy Ridge in May 1916; took part in the Battle of the Somme with 75th Brigade making a costly attack near Thiepval on the 3 of July 1916; the Battle of Bazentin, the Battle of Pozieres and the Battle of the Ancre Heights. 6th Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles were raised at Dublin in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. Although the Battle Honour SOMME 1916 covers all the fighting along that sector of the Western Front during those months, twelve subsidiary honours were also awarded. The sculpture was created by David Annand (www.davidannand.com). Both regular battalions of the Inniskillings were involved, as were 1st Bn The Royal Irish Rifles and 1st Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers. 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. Rflmn. 262 names. By Richard Doherty, military historian, writer and broadcaster. It participated in several of the most significant battles of the war, including the battles of Neuve-Chapelle, the Somme, Passchendaele and St Quentin. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. 18 February 1918 : disbanded in France. Moved to Clandeboye in December 1914. Fortunately for Quigg, his platoon commander was twenty-year-old Second Lieutenant Sir Harry Macnaghten, the heir to the Macnaghten estate and a man he would have known well. Rfm 15th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916). (d.7th Jun 1917), Brien Phelim. When he enlisted, he served with the 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, a regiment of the 36th (Ulster) Division. 16th Battalion (d.22nd Aug 1916), Gorman Gilbert. Is there a way that I could find out if he was captured by the British? Was 19 years old that a man could enlisted? Rfm. 1st Bn. You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. The London Irish Rifles (LIR) was a reserve infantry regiment and then company of the British Army. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Free delivery for many products. 9th Btn. The remaining nine never appeared and were assumed to have died. Eighteen was the conscription age under the Military Service Act 1916 which did not apply to Ireland. 5th Bde. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. dailyinfo[17]=' PLY/3566 Private Samuel ROBINSON H.M.S. May 1915 : moved to Hackwood Park (Basingstoke). Royal Irish Rifles. Hi Janis, He was born at Gilford, Co. Down, 15.11.1898, the son of George and Sarah Jane Harper nee Quinn. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. We respect the effort he made to give us the peace and freedom we enjoy today. Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. Rifleman 12th Battalion (d.1st July 1916), Black John. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. Looks like 2nd Battalion. Rfm. 4th 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. 1st Battalion The battle mentioned here should be the Battle of Aubers ridge (910 May 1915) - the battalion successfully took its objectives at Rouge Bancs near Fromelles, but it again suffered very heavy casualties. Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 20. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 2th Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916), Leinster David A.. Rfm 10th Btn. All Rights Reserved. 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. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' Address Stromore Road, Gilford. On 29th August 1917 the 8th (Service) Battalion, (East Belfast) amalgamated with the 9th (Service) Battalion, (West Belfast to form the 8th/9th Battalion. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' Free shipping for many products! Part of 7th Brigade in 3rd Division. In later life, Quigg returned to the Bushmills area and became a boatman and guide at the Giants Causeway, like his father before him. My Grandfather, George Harper, served in the Royal Irish Rifles and his regimental number 5/9929, 7006511 and mentioned in another document 2 R.I.R. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 14th Btn. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. WW1 British Army, Royal Irish Rifles . He died in 1952 (15 years before I was born) but I grew up on legends and tales about him all my life and we all love him several generations on. - Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War -. Those known to have served with Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War 1914-1918. Search this site. CLM, thank you so much. 10th Btn. (d.20th August 1917), Gorman Gilbert. John Campbell 14th Btn. On 13 November 1917 the battalion transferred to 108th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division, absorbing the 7th Battalion. Rfmn. Thank you, Janis. Rfm. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month 9th Btn. (d.16 Aug 1917), Hoey William Robert. William McFadzean, 14th Bttn - 1st July 1916 at Theipval, France. I was able to visit the battle fields in Belgium, where he fought for so long, in 2007. Rfm. please. 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. Over 60,000 was raised. (d.1st July 1916), Mills J.. Rfm. 11th Btn. Formed in Holywood in April 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 11th and 12th Bns. Rfm. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill. Royal Irish Rifles during WW1 Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (d.1st Jul 1917), Bothwell Thomas Henry. In July 1953, during the Coronation Tour of Northern Ireland, Robert Quigg V.C. (d.7th July 1917 ), Anderson Stanley Orme. 108th Brigade / 36th (Ulster) Division . Moved to Clandeboye and came under orders of 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. R.A.M.C WW1. var mydate=new Date() 14th Btn. The 86th became the new 2nd Battalion. His name was Duff. 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 . Rfn 15th Btn (North Belfast), Hamilton John Irvine. 6th Btn. We are now on Facebook. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google dailyinfo[12]=' 457 Lance Corporal Arthur Price ROWE 2nd/7th Bn. In 1937, the London Irish Rifles became a Territorial Army battalion of the Rifles, and the only TA battalion of an Irish regiment. dailyinfo[18]=' 6422 Private Charlie GILBERT 4th Coy. The Red Cross have a couple of records which can be linked to (using the 'PA' and 'R' numbers shown) from thisindex card. 9th Btn. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 361 recorded WW1 deaths for the 8th (Service) Battalion, Royal . dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. On 13 December, 10 officers and 450 other ranks were moved with only one hours notice to garrison Cairo. 1st Btn. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles were based at Tidworth with 7th Brigade, 3rd Division when war broke out in August 1914. Before the First World War, Robert Quigg worked on the Macnaghten estate close to the Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 14th Battalion. 8 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in same Division. 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. It played a prominent role in opposing the German attack during Operation Michael (known to the British as the Battle of St Quentin) in March 1918. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Rflm. On Sunday 3rd September the Division took part in the attack on Guillemont, committing 47th Brigade after 20th (Light) Division had been withdrawn; two VCs were earned. The ceremony was the result of four years of work by the Robert Quigg V.C. Irish Guards who died 18/03/1916 CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY France ' Lance Sjt. He returned to his unit 30th of November 1916 and took part in the battle of Messines Ridge, the 1917 campaigns in Flanders, the tank battle at Cambrai, and the German Spring offensives of March 1918. It was amazing to see him with both arms and looking amazingly like my son, his grandson at the same age 100 years apart. A Coy. 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. 12th Batallion, Davison J. H.. 11th Btn. The unit's final incarnation was as D (London Irish Rifles) Company, the London Regiment. Rflm. (d.1st Jul 1916), Careswell Ernest Francis. (d.2nd August 1917), Burnett Corry. Would George or any soldierhave just done training until he was 19 years old when they were shipped overseas? He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. 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. 2nd Battalion (d.6th Aug 1917 ), McClements William James. (d.24th Jun 1915), Bruce James. dailyinfo[11]=' Captain Charles Edmund WOOD Mentioned in Despatches Adjt. The regiment was one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland during this period. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. I don't know exactly how he died, as records say he "Died of Wounds." attchd 11th Btn Royal Irish Rifles, Grainger David. All three brigades fought in the Battle for Ginchy, although 49th Brigade was in reserve initially. 2nd Lt. Edmund DeWind VC 15th Btn. [1] The Ottoman Empire had not yet entered the war so the battalion was sent to England in September, where it prepared for a deployment to France, attached to the 25th Infantry Brigade, 8th Division. October 1915 : landed at Le Havre. 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, He was a prisoner-of-war but I don't know where. Moved to Holywood in May 1915 and on to Ballykinlar in March 1918. . 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. Training was twelve weeks so the earliest he could have gone to France was February/March 1917. Re-enlisted the following day, number 7006511. Cunliffe, Marcus, The Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1793-1968 (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1970). 26 October 1915 : transferred to 74th Brigade in same Division. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. Rfm. 1st September 1914 Recruitment of 16th (Service) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles 16th (Service) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Pioneers). August 1914 : in Aden. Returned to UK and landed at Liverpool on 22 October 1914. He served with the regiment in Gibraltar in 1864, Mauritius in 1867, and the Cape of Good Hope in 1870. For Sergeant OCathain the war ended in the Winter of 1914. Royal Irish Rifles maxim gun detachment, Tibet, 1904 First World War Still in Britain on the outbreak of war in 1914, 2nd Battalion deployed straight to the Western Front. In a very short period, the 2nd Battalion were in action at the Battle of Mons, Battle of Le Cateau, First Battle of the Marne, First Battle of the Aisne, Battle of La Basse and the Battle of Messines. 7 February 1918 : disbanded in France. 9th Btn. Moved to Carrickfergus in April 1915 and on to Newry in April 1917. Powered by Invision Community. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st April 1917), Rfm. Rfmn. [6] Very few of its original members from 1914 survived the war.[7]. Royal Irish Rifles Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aden.
