Rflmn. My granddad made a life after the war but suffered PTSD which he dealt with by prayer, solitude, and by swearing off alcohol. Rifleman 9th Btn. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Rflmn. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 262 names. 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 13th Bn The Royal Irish Rifles and 11th Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (595 and 598 respectively). John Campbell 14th Btn. 11th Battalion (d.16th Aug 1917), Tweedie Charles. Scott Kennedy. Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917), Pte. Sgt. var mydate=new Date() I was able to walk along the very road where he was wounded for the last time in 1918 and to visit the grave of his patrol mate Herbert Musgrave. 6 November 1914 : landed at Le Havre. I have a question: once a PoW is released, how long before he returns to his unit (I know it would depend on the soldier's condition.)? Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill. However, the attack was scheduled for Thursday 29th June 1916. Royal Irish Rifles (d.14th Jul 1917), 2nd Lt. Sydney James Livingston Downey 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.7th Jun 1917), Rflmn. (d.22nd Mar 1917), Mailey John Henry. Rfm. Balmoral Industrial School Roll of Honour. Not so well known are the stories of other Irish regiments and other battalions of our antecedent regiments in that attack. 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. (d.7th Jun 1917) Beggs Thomas Alex Thompson. Search for WW1 Service Personal with Irish connections. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. Loker Churchyard, Those known to have served with Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War 1914-1918. Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919. It travelled from Southampton to Le Havre at the start of November and took up positions east of Laventie in the Pas de Calais. A week later 16th (Irish) Division attacked Ginchy, a mile north-east of Guillemont. in Runcorn, Cheshire. Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 20. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. The 107 Infantry Brigade HQ diary ishere, orhere. 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. Accepting he may have added a few months to his age on enlistment if he told the truth it means he enlisted aged eighteen. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. 9th Btn. August 1914 : at Downpatrick. Free shipping for many products! 14th Btn. All three brigades fought in the Battle for Ginchy, although 49th Brigade was in reserve initially. (d.28th Jul 1917), Boyd Samuel. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' The amalgamation of two historic regiments - the 83 rd (County of Dublin) and the 86 th (Royal County Down) Regiments of Foot, formed one of many two battalion Regiments in the army - the 1 st and 2 nd Battalions Royal Irish Rifles . I know around this time the Battalion were either stationed in Rainneville or St Gratien, so how he died exactly and what wounds were inflicted remains a mystery. Rflmn. Some evidence that it was at Dundalk shortly before departure. . I see no reason why he received the 1914-15 Star except by an error. Rflmn. Pte 13th (1st County Down) Battalion, Richardson I.. 10th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Russell Christopher. HERE is the medal roll on Ancestry. Moved to Ballykinlare and came under orders of 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. The Ulster Division withdrew to count its losses. Pte. We have a large archive of soldier records. Haig wanted a delay so that the British Expeditionary Force could amass more artillery and better train their citizen soldiers. August 1914 : in Aden. Rfm. Please note we currently have a massive 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. 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. I will send the link to George's son. Their attack was one of the finest displays of human courage in the world. 14th Btn. . (d.7th Jun 1917), Birnie Robert. (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: "Foyle." 14th (Service) Battalion (Young Citizens) Royal Irish Rifles - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles, especially the 1st and 2nd Battalions. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. If you find it a valuable resource, please consider becoming a supporter. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.6th Aug 1917 ), McClements William James. On 28 June 2016, a bronze sculpture of Sergeant Robert Quigg V.C. (d.1st July 1916), Mills J.. Rfm. dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. Richard Whitworth 2nd Btn Royal Irish Rifles (d.8th Aug 1917), Sgt. Sir Harry Macnaghten has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France; he is among 26 men from Bushmills and district who were killed on the first day of the Somme. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). More Royal Irish Rifles records. (d.1st Jul 1916), Careswell Ernest Francis. (d.24th Jun 1915), Bruce James. Seaforth Highlanders who died 20/03/1919 BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic ' privacy policy, GB/NNAF/C22543 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O38291 ). 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. Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War - Wartime Memories Project Rfm. 5th Bde. Later in the war, he served in Mesopotamia and Egypt and he continued his army career until 1934, finishing with the rank of Sergeant. Please note Sergeant Rory OCathain is a fictitious character. 13th (Service) Battalion (1st County Down) Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' var fontstart = '' 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. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), Rfmn. The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. 1st Btn. Royal Irish Regiment Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). dailyinfo[17]=' PLY/3566 Private Samuel ROBINSON H.M.S. Royal Irish Rifles Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aden. All Rights Reserved. On 13 November 1917 the battalion transferred to 108th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division, absorbing the 7th Battalion. Rfmn. It was therefore most appropriate that on 28 June 2016 Her Majesty and His Royal Highness returned to the area to put the Royal seal of approval on this tribute to Bushmills very own Great War hero. He may have added a few months to his age, or even a year. Bennett Robert William . Rflmn. Thomas Robert Corkin 16th Btn. (d.2nd May 1915), Bowes Michael. Rflmn. 14th Btn. Its area consisted of Antrim, Down, Belfast and Louth, with its depot located at the Belfast Infantry Barracks (later renamed Victoria Barracks). Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' Re-enlisted the following day, number 7006511. [6] Yet again, its colonel was killed on the opening day of the battle and the rest of the battalion suffered massive casualties. Moved to Dublin but was at Newtownards by February 1916. James Shields 14th Btn. (d.7th Sep 1916), Aggas George Robert. 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). cojanis15 February , 2019 in Soldiers and their units. Rflmn. We have a large archive of soldier records. Record same as 11th Bn. More recently my brothers, sister and I have started to piece together his war-time story. 15th Btn. Albert Edward Cox 14th Btn. 2nd Lt. Edmund DeWind VC 15th Btn. They moved to the Curragh in February 1915 then in May 1915 they moved to Hackwood Park, Basingstoke, England for final training. 10 x Army buttons London Irish Rifles group horn WW1 WW2 era KC 24 mm [3], During the Battle of Fromelles on 1920 July 1915 - The battle of Fromelles took place on 19 and 20 July 1916. L/Cpl. 1st Garrison Battalion (d.21st Mar 1917), Kerr A G.. L/Cpl. The Society organised a wide range of fund-raising events and, thanks to the generosity of the people of Bushmills and much further afield. Rflmn. 18th (Reserve) Battalion The 16th (Irish) Division arrived in France in April 1916 and fought in France and Flanders, in the Battles of Loos, Somme, Messines, Passchendaele, Cambrai and Kaiserschlacht when the entire division was reduced to cadre strength. Moved to Clandeboye in December 1914. In early 1888, now Corporal OCathain and the 2nd Battalion was stationed at Alexandria in Egypt. Moved to Newtownards and came under orders of 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. WW1 British Army 1914 -15 Star, British War & Victory Medal, Royal 8th (East Belfast) Btn. The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), Rflm. 2nd Battalion 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. Combined Irish Regiments - Royal Irish Rifles. 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. 14th Btn. You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922) - Wikipedia 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. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. 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. 7th (Service) Battalion Formed in County Down in September 1914 from the Down Volunteers. Moved at first to Newcastle and disbanded on 20 February 1918 but otherwise record same as 8th Bn. 9th Btn. Moved to Clandeboye and came under orders of 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. 6th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Beggs Thomas Alex Thompson. The Faughs too received le Transloy as a battle honour. The 2nd Battalion The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, known as The Lumps, were in the 32nd Division on the right flank, which had been stopped almost as its units left their start lines by heavy machine-gun fire from the Thiepval Spur. The original hangs in the City Hall, Belfast. These cookies do not store any personal information. In July 1953, during the Coronation Tour of Northern Ireland, Robert Quigg V.C. Royal Irish Rifles, Rflmn. John had been born in September of 1914 and his other sons were two and four years old. When The Royal Irish Rangers was formed by the amalgamation of the three antecedent regiments of the North Irish Brigade on 1st July 1968, the date chosen marked not only the birth of the new regiment, but a major battle honour shared by its antecedents: The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victorias). Sadly, Quigg never found his platoon commander. . In later life, Quigg returned to the Bushmills area and became a boatman and guide at the Giants Causeway, like his father before him. 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. 1st Battalion 2nd Btn. William joined the Royal Irish Rifles, 36th Ulster Division and was sent to war in France on 4th of October 1915. Remembered Today: 13 November 1917 : transferred to 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division, absorbing 7th Battalion. At Guillemont and Ginchy the already understrength 16th Division had suffered over 4,300 casualties. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. dailyinfo[6]=' 345190 Sapper Forrest A. KNOWLES Canadian Signal Corps who died 06/03/1921 REIDS MILLS CEMETERY Canada ' August 1914 : at Newtownards. - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } 12th (Mid Ulster) Btn. Allsopp Matthew. It was recalled and landed at Liverpool on 22 October 1914, it was then dispatched to Le Havre as part of the 25th Brigade, 8th Division in November 1914 for service on the Western Front. 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 12/03/1918 ST. Welcome. He was a prisoner-of-war but I don't know where. "Orbita." Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died 11/03/1915 FAUQUISSART MILITARY CEMETERY, LAVENTIE France ' Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. Royal Irish Rifles (d.19th May 1916), Rflmn. 20th (Reserve) Battalion of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Donegal County Museum. (d.7th Jun 1917), Blunden Robert. 108th Brigade / 36th (Ulster) Division . As we were growing up WW1 was a dim and distant memory and, as far as my father was concerned, it wasn't something he wanted to discuss much with his children. By nightfall, the 12th Battalion had suffered horrific casualties and Quigg learned that Sir Harry Macnaghten was among the missing. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' 1st Battalion (d.21st March 1918), Parker Robert John. In July 1968 the three constituent Regiments merged to form the three component battalions of the newly created "Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd & 87th)". 1st Battalion (d.21st March 1918), Bustard W. E.. 14th Btn. Pte 15th Btn (d.22nd Nov 1917), Cathcart Herbert. In October 1905, a memorial was erected at Belfast City Hall in memory of the 132 who did not return. 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War 1914-1918. He enlisted as 5/9929 in 5th RIR 8.11.1916 and served with 2nd RIR in the BEF from 12.3.1918. This production was made possible with support from The Minstrel Boys Living History Group, the Dep. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. 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. 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. (d.16th Aug 1917), McClelland James. 8th Btn. Recruting map of Ireland in the First World War. Record same as 8th Bn. Rfmn. Looks like 2nd Battalion. For Falls, the main attack was that by 109th Brigade, with 107th Brigade following up. This was a harsh conflict with tough conditions. (d.1st Jul 1916), Mulholland David. On 13 December, 10 officers and 450 other ranks were moved with only one hours notice to garrison Cairo. The bloody and prolonged Somme campaign included some of the hardest-earned battle honours handed down from our antecedent regiments. 1st July : Attack between St Pierre-Divion and Schwaben Redoubt. The 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916. One war correspondent wrote that Their attack was one of the finest displays of human courage in the world but, on 1st and 2nd July, their losses exceeded 5,500 dead, wounded or missing. Royal Marine Light Infantry who died 17/03/1918 BELLAVISTA OLD BRITISH CEMETERY Peru ' His name was Duff. Eighteen was the conscription age under the Military Service Act 1916 which did not apply to Ireland. Battalion Unknown Abigail S H Rfn 9/43518 : Short Record Of Service Apperson G J Captain MC : Photo Ash R W Rfn (POW) : Short Record Of Service Baskwell W Rfn : Short Record Of Service Best F V Rfn 43399 : Short Record Of Service Bowkett W G T Rfn : Short Record Of Service He left behind his wife Catherine (Nee McCormick) and his three sons Richard, Patrick and John. 17117 Lance Corporal. The unit's final incarnation was as D (London Irish Rifles) Company, the London Regiment. For the rest of the war, he toured Ireland with recruiting parties encouraging men to enlist and serve their King and country in defence of the poor people of Belgium. Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill. 11th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Mercer Samuel. 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. Moved to the Curragh in February 1915. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. Pte. Robert Quigg was presented with his Victoria Cross by King George V at Sandringham in January 1917. Rfm. [2], The battalion's first major action was the Battle of Neuve Chapelle between 10 and 13 March 1915. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' 13th Btn. (IWM image (Q 1))]. Rfm. ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD - WW1 Cemeteries.com On 15/02/2019 at 15:12, jonbem said: On 17/02/2019 at 14:33, kenf48 said: WARD, Frederick, Private (50236). 9th Btn. Sgt. Pte. Rfmn. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. 18 February 1918 : disbanded in France. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. [4] The Battalion's chaplain, Donal O'Sullivan was killed in the Somme. in his home town of Bushmills, in time for the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. 15th Btn. 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War - The Wartime By doing so, you will enable it to remain free to all. Northumberland Fusiliers, 27th Bt . Part of 7th Brigade in 3rd Division. Rfn 15th Btn (North Belfast), Hamilton John Irvine. There is help on how to research a soldierhere. 14th Btn. Formed at Dublin in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 29th Brigade in 10th (Irish) Division. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. The sculpture was created by David Annand (www.davidannand.com). Rflm. George Smith 2nd Btn. var daym=mydate.getDate() L/Cpl. Was 19 years old that a man could enlisted? After a rest, it was posted to Bouchavesnes-Bergen at the end of December and advanced to take a swathe of German-held territory during the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917. 9th Btn. 11th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Moorhead James. Among the other honoured engagements of the Somme campaign, the Inniskillings were involved at Bazentin Ridge and also received the honour Ancre 1916. Ironically, the sole Somme battle honour not awarded to an Irish regiment was Thiepval. 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.