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1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. The regiment returned home in 1875 and then Rory found himself in Bermuda in 1880 before the unit was amalgamated. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. 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. 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. They joined the 107th Brigade 36th (Ulster) Division at Ballykinler. Royal Irish Regiment Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). July 1915 : moved to Seaford. Returned to Belfast in April 1916. During the First World War officers and men of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were awarded eight Victoria Crosses, The Royal Irish Rifles three and The Royal Irish Fusiliers two. 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. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. An officer in the Faughs described Ginchy as belching forth smoke like a volcano from the bombardment; the village was reduced to a wasteland. (d.28th Jul 1917), Boyd Samuel. 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. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment 8th (East Belfast) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 8th (East Belfast) Battalion was raised in Belfast September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. 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). (d.19th Aug 1918), Patton T. J.. 10th Btn. 1st Bn. 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles, Rflmn. var year=mydate.getYear() Seaforth Highlanders who died 20/03/1919 BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic ' He was my Grandfather's brother. . Rflmn. Rflmn. The badge of the regiment as depicted on a CWGC grave headstone. and 34th Coy. My other grandfather, who served on the German side, was also aPoW. Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill where absorbed by 3rd (Reserve) Bn. Is there a way that I could find out if he was captured by the British? SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France ' 9th Btn. 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. Loker Churchyard, Written by Chris Baker. 1st Battalion (d.24th April 1917), Gibson Walter David. 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. 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. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Rfm. Update News. L/Cpl. Protection of the Suez Canal was of great strategic importance and the 2nd Battalion and a detachment of the 1st Battalion were sent to the region. Rflmn. Royal Irish Rifles Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aden. Rflmn. Search this site. dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. Re-enlisted the following day, number 7006511. 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'.