8th battalion royal inniskilling fusiliers

Louis Smaje has no known grave and is commemorated Cot Memorial near Passchendaele. 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, We have a number of documents from which I obtained the above information as he had applied for a pension after the war. Sgt. Victoria Crosses were awarded to eight men, who were serving wih the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers during the First World War: Eric Bell, 9th Bttn - 1st July 1916 at Theipval, France. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. It was garrisoned by at least 100 men and five machine-guns. W-Z. World War 1 (Only) 7th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (16th Irish Division) Iâm very grateful for pages like this as it sheds light on forgotten men. Royal Irish Regiment 18th of Foot RIR Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Royal Ulster Rifles Royal Irish Regiment 1/2 Royal Irish Rangers 4th Battalion Royal Irish Rangers North Irish Horse Royal Ulster Constabulary Ulster Defence Regiment 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 625 recorded WW1 deaths for the 8th (Service) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers & 204 recorded WW1 deaths for the 7th/8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. William Allen 8th Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.9th Sep 1916), Pte. Gallagher Thomas. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Bailleul, Nord, France. 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Age 22. A and B companies of the 8th Battalion outflanked Borry Farm and managed to advance about 800 yards, keeping in contact with the 7th Inniskillings on their left. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. Son of Robert Dewar â¦ 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. At the end of the day, the 16th Division was back where it had started. John enlisted in the 12th (Reserve) Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Newtownards on 8 September 1915. 8th (Service) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers (merged with 7th Battalion 15 October 1916) 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (merged with 8th Battalion 23 August 1917, renamed as 7th/8th Battalion, left 17 June 1918) 8th (Service) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (merged with 7th Battalion 23 August 1917) 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). L-Z. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Not only were the many German strongpoints bombarded, but a creeping barrage was laid to keep the defenders' heads down as the British infantry advanced. Killed in action in Flanders on August 16, 1917. Robert James Dougan 8th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.8th Oct 1916), Pte. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. The had two children Frank (1913) and Harold (1915) both born in Prescot. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.9th Sep 1916), Pte. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Increasing German pressure led to the withdrawal of all survivors of the Battalion to their original positions. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, all transcribed into plain text. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 27-08-1918. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). The British attacks in the summer and autumn of 1917 took place in the wettest weather in seventy-five years. North Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 10th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Louis married May Whittle in the first quarter of 1913 in Prescot. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. George Philpott 8th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.2nd May 1916), 2nd Lt. James Edward Fagan 6th Btn. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 168th (London) Infantry Brigade (Brigadier K. C. Davidson) 10th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment L. O) 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. After a successful campaign by the Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's), it was agreed that the disbandment would not be of the most junior regiment, but of the two most junior battalions. 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. From 1924 to 1937, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the Royal Irish Fusiliers formed a single corps, although both regiments retained their original titles. 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Born Derry. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. L-Z. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. The family comprised parents David, 38, an Electrical Cable Capper and Mary, aged 37, along with their children David (17) and Thomas (16), both General Labourers, Simon (12), Louis (9), Ethel (5), Arthur (3) and Herbert (2 months). Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.5th Oct 1916) My great uncle, James Edward Fagan from Lismacaffrey, Co. Westmeath, was a 2nd Lieutenant (temporary) with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 6th Battalion attached to the 8th. 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Finding Captain John Forsythe Harvey, 9th (Service) Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Tyrone Volunteers) by Inniskillings | Feb 4, 2020 | News | 0 comments This article was written by Michael Nugent, a Trustee of the Inniskillings Museum, a Director of the Military Heritage of Ireland Trust, a member of the Western Front Association and an associate member of History Hub Ulster. L-Z. 7th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). The action in which the 8th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were involved in mid-August was the Battle of Langemarck. 2nd Dec1915 Queens Parade at Aldershot 7th Inniskilling Fusiliers are amongst troops taking part in the Queens Parade at Aldershot, the inspection was by The Queen. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. John Kavanagh 8th Btn. William Francis Barry 8th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.1st May 1916), Pte. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The battalion had suffered over 60% casualties. Pte. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.15th Sept 1917), Pte. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 14 talking about this. Moved to Rugby. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Age 43. Eric Norman Frankland Bell VC 9th Btn. We are now on Facebook. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). A German counter-attack inflicted heavy casualties on these companies, killing, wounding, or capturing all but 30 men. forces. Second Lieutenant Edmund De Wind, right, 15th Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Grugies, southwest of St Quentin. â¦ 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. The 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers did not serve in the Balkans, and so it is safe to assume that Louis served there with the Royal Field Artillery. 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 4th September : Arrow Head Copse. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). A-B.. 7th Battalion, Linconshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). In his report of the operation the battalion commander attributed the failure of the attack partly to poor communications. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Records of 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from other sources. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Louis Henry Smaje, 25, Enniskillen Fusiliers, killed 16th August 1917, of 36 Scotch Barn Lane, leaves a widow and two children, now living in St Helens. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Pte. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 3rd September : Fricourt sector. 36th Brigade underwent training at Colchester then final training was undertaken near Aldershot from the 20th of February 1915, with the cavalry, motor machine gun battery, sanitary and veterinary sections joining. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Formed in June 1918, they absorbed the cadre of 7th Bn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers and joined 48th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. Louis Henry Smaje 8th Btn. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 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. 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). L-Z. 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. L-Z. The speed of the barrage advance would have been calculated to be the same as the infantry's pace. Pte. 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Want to find out more about your relative's service? A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). In 1903 the Regiment was granted a grey hackle for their fusilier raccoon-skin hats to commemorate the original grey uniforms of the Inniskilling Regiment. 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Patrick Connolly 8th Btn. He was killed in action on 16th August 1917 aged 20 years and is commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. The fortification in front of the 8th battalion was Borry Farm. 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own).