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12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Royal Irish Rifles (d.19th Mar 1916) Rflmn. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). L-Z. 2nd Battalion August 1914 : at Tidworth. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. I have both Matthew and Johns medals and also Johns death plaque and his cigarette case which is horrible twisted. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Nov 1916). Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th August 1917), Pte. 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Royal Irish Rifles, Rfmn. 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. It looks used to me but i couldn't say if ⦠14th (Young Citizens) Battalion was raised in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. We have discovered photographs that we didn't know existed and have just recently discovered what our father looked like as a young man. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. In 1881, the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment and the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment were merged to form The Royal Irish Rifles. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Records of 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. In 1793 the British Army expanded to meet the commitments of the war with the French First Republic. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). John Snowden 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). We are unable to provide individual research free of charge, but do offer a paid service at competitive rates, the small profit from these services will be put towards the costs of keeping this website running. 3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 14th Battalion (Young Citizens) ROYAL IRISH RIFLES. David Raymond Johnston 14th Btn. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Stafford Church Gaston 14th Btn. 96 names 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. L/Cpl. 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Re: 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles « Reply #13 on: August 05, 2008, 09:30:43 AM » M, your Dad would have been in the 6th Bn Royal Irish Rifles, they were formed in Dublin September 1914 and were part the 29th Bde of the 10th Irish Division who fought in Turkey 1915. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Cpl. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. This copy of the War Diary was either compiled or originally owned by Lieutenant Colonel O R Vivian. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. They moved to Bundoran in December 1914, then to Randalstown in January 1915. and joined 108th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Records of 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). (d.7th Jun 1917), Corscadden Francis Theodore. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Albert Edward Cox 14th Btn. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Battalion moves to line in relief of 14th Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizens) in Right Battalion Sector. 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles 1914-1918. Royal Irish Rifles. Also, a poppy is engraved into it with St Quentin and 1918, where in March that year the Battalion was decimated trying to stop the advancing German Army. The information presented here I have transcribed from "Soldiers Died in the Great War" and have added extra columns to try and give a breakdown of each man's county and country of birth were possible. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). They continued to wear their own badges and buttons. Another impetus for its creation was the failure of the British government to extend the legislation for the Territorial Forceâintroduced in 1908âto Ireland. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Please go to the visitor centre at the Ulster Tower to arrange a guided tour. L-Z. 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Son of F. Manderson Walker & Helen Lennie 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Soldiers Died in the Great War -- Roll of Honour 1914-1919. It was established to bridge the gap for 18 to 25 year olds between membership of youth organisationsâsuch as the Boys' Brigade and Boy Scoutsâand the period of responsible adulthood. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. On 24th December 1940, 6th Battalion became 30th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles. 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. In July 1915 they were moved to Seaford and in October 1915 they landed at Boulogne. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The brass cartridge illustrated has the cap badge of the 14th Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles. Royal Irish Rifles, Rflmn. Part of 7th Brigade in 3rd Division. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Boundaries: Right B.16.d.5.4, left B.9.c.8.1. 8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. A-K. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Brigadier-General Ambrose Ricardo, the Commander of the 109th Brigade, 36th Division (centre), and his four battalion commanders (9th, 10th, 11th Battalions, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles) after the capture of Wytschaete, 12th of June 1917. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Royal Irish Rifles, Pte. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917), Matthew Allsopp 14th Btn. Origins. Sgt. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 620 likes. 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment.
On War Service 1914 Vaughtons Ltd B/ham & Volunteer Worker Badge Gaunt 140673. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment).
1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. L-Z. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Attacking on the left flank of the Ulster Division, as part of 29th Division, 1st Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers sustained heavy losses, their casualties numbering 568, much the same as the most heavily hit units of 36th Division â 13th Bn The Royal Irish Rifles and 11th Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (595 and 598 respectively). 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The 83rd became the new unitâs 1st Battalion. I laid flowers and also placed soil from home on the grave and said my thanks for the sacrifice he made for his country so many years ago. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Although neither of these two regiments had been rifle units, the new regiment was given that status and role. Age 27. Left ⦠8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. The unit saw service with 36th (Ulster) Division. Royal Irish Rifles (d.23rd June 1917), Matthew Snowden 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). I had the honour to visit Johns grave in 2006 at Pond Farm Cemetery in Wulvergem Belgium. 10th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Ww1 Royal Irish Rifles 14th Battalion Young Citizens Cap Badge : $10. 3rd July : Forceville. 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizen Volunteers) Cap Badge. 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Jan 1915 Moved to Randalstown and then Seaford, Sussex. Formed in County Down in September 1914 from the Down Volunteers. Microfilm copy of the official War Diary for the 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizens Volunteers) (109th Brigade, 36th Division), 3 October 1915 - 28 February 1918, covering their period on active service on the Western Front until disbandment. 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). (d.20th August 1917), Hill William Quintis Ewart. 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. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? The Young Citizen Volunteers of Ireland, or Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV) for short, was an Irish civic organisation founded in Belfast in 1912. The Royal Irish Rifles was formed on 1st July 1881; the 1st Battalion from the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot, and the 2nd Battalion from the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot. As part of that expansion it raised two new regiments of foot, the 83rd and the 86th. 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own). 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 6th Battalion. It was the county regiment of Antrim, Down, Belfast and Louth, with its depot l⦠), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). Royal Irish Rifles (d.5th May 1917). A-B.. 7th Battalion, Linconshire Regiment. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Royal Irish Rifles - 13th Battalion. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. The information presented here I have transcribed from "Soldiers Died in the Great War" and have added extra columns to try and give a breakdown of each man's county and country of birth were possible. George Paisley 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th August 1917), Rflmn. North Staffordshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. I had the honour to visit Johns grave in 2006 at Pond Farm Cemetery in Wulvergem, Belgium. 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. L-Z. Patrick Lynch 14th Btn. Irish Soldiers of the British Army . A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). You can order a copy on-line by clicking the image below: Brigadier-General Ambrose Ricardo, the Commander of the 109th Brigade, 36th Division (centre), and his four battalion commanders (9th, 10th, 11th Battalions, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles) after the capture of Wytschaete, 12th of June 1917 © IWM (Q 6163) 30th of September 1917 Battle Narrative Map29th January 1918 Daily Activity 9th Btn. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). 200 Group National Defence Companies but were unfit for active service during World War Two. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Dispatched with Royal Mail 1st Class Large Letter. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. It was disbanded in February 1918. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 109th Brigade / 36th (Ulster) Division 1st July : Attack of Schwaben Redoubt.. 2nd July : Martinsart Wood. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Rflmn. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Please note that Thiepval Wood is not open the public, it is used by French huntsmen who use live ammunition and who will shoot, you are putting yourself at risk by entering without permission. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 06-05-1916. Relief carried out successfully, notwithstanding condition of trenches very bad, having fallen in partly owing to weather and partly to want of attention. L-Z. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Numbers 6013 and 6132 below, were almost certainly militiamen re-enlisting in the Extra Reserve, possibly to complete their six year terms. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. He was executed for desertion on19th March 1916 aged 19 and is buried in Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension, Mailly-Maillet, France. 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. please Add a Name to this List
2nd Lt. (d.1916), Gibson Walter David. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Condition is "Used". A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). We currently have a huge backlog of stories and historical documents which need to be edited or transcribed for display online, if you have a good standard of written English, an interest in the two World Wars and a little time to spare online we would appreciate your help. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Editors Note: Matthew lies in Pond Farm Cemetery near Wulvergem in Belgium. 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. W-Z. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 541 recorded WW1 deaths for the 13th (Service) Battalion, (1st County Down), Royal Irish Rifles. A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. var switchTo5x=false;stLight.options({publisher:'fc03f239-3fa4-46a7-8533-9662428c321a'}); Please note we currently have a backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. It was amazing to see him with both arms and looking amazingly like my son, his grandson at the same age 100 years apart. Royal Irish Rifles. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 14th (Service) Battalion (Young Citizens) Sept 1914 Formed at Belfast from the Belfast Volunteers as part of the 109th Brigade of the 36th Division and then moved to Bundoran County Donegal. A DVD is now available, released for the official opening of the wood for guided tours on the 1st of July 2006, follows the Community Archaeology Project, undertaken by The Somme Association and No Man's Land, The European Group for Great War Archaeology. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Distance between enemy and our front line averages 1,000 yards. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. (d.7th Jun 1917), Boulding Frank Thomas. 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. 108th Brigade / 36th (Ulster) Division 1st July : Attack between St Pierre-Divion and Schwaben Redoubt.. 2nd July : Martinsart. 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). Considerable detail is also provided here on the battles of the 36th Ulster Division at the Somme. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Don't know anything about this badge or why it has a leather tab. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Boundary between Companies B.10.c.6.3; Anderson Stanley Orme. 13th Battalion (1st Co. Down) ROYAL IRISH RIFLES. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. ), 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Wiring plentiful. 8th battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. - 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War -. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Rflmn. John Fullerton 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917), Pte. In the case of the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles, it continued the series that had begun with the 4th Militia Battalion. Rfm. We have recently come across the web site of the Royal Irish Rangers, the current Irish Regiment formed from the amalgamation of other regiments, including the Royal Irish (Ulster) Rifles. 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
The regiment's history dates backs to the reign of King George III. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). They came from No. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Our Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), L/Sgt. 7th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). The Ulster Division was formed from the Ulster Volunteer Force in August and September 1914, a process complicated by ⦠11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. The Battalion was raised in Belfast in September 1914 from the Young Citizens' Volunteers of Ireland. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). (d.16 Aug 1917), Slacke Charles Owen. Formed in 1939, 6th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles consisted of older men with previous military experience. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, all transcribed into plain text. In 1881, under the Childers Reforms, the 83rd and 86th were amalgamated into a single regiment, named the Royal Irish Rifles, one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. I have both Matthew and Johns medals and also Johns death plaque and his cigarette case which is horribly twisted. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Royal Irish Rifles - 15th Battalion. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. William McFadzean, 14th Bttn - 1st July 1916 at Theipval, France.