Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. 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. London Irish Rifles - Wikipedia 5 March 1915 : absorbed a company of the Royal Jersey Militia. Rflmn. 1st Btn. 15 May 1918 : disbanded at Deir-el-Nidham. The last man he dragged in on a waterproof sheet from within a few yards of the enemys wire. At home in Ireland men volunteered in their thousands and all three regiments soon formed new battalions. L/Cpl. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. (d.22nd October 1918), Watson Joseph. 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. .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. [1] Beggs Thomas Alexander Thompson. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. Is there a way that I could find out if he was captured by the British? On 8 February 1918 the battalion transferred again to 107th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. A date of birth may help to indicate when he was posted to the BEF. Royal Irish Rifles This page summarises records created by this Organisation The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of the. Rfm. 15th Btn. 13 November 1917 : amalgamated with 13th Bn to form 11/13th Bn. Returned to UK and landed at Liverpool on 22 October 1914. [3], During the Battle of Fromelles on 1920 July 1915 - The battle of Fromelles took place on 19 and 20 July 1916. On 1 July 1916, Quigg advanced with his platoon towards the German trenches through a torrent of gunfire and artillery. 13th ROYAL IRISH RIFLES - SOMME ROLL OF HONOUR This sample comprises some 15,000 records of soldiers who served with the Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers up to 1922. 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. 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. 9th (West Belfast) Btn. Since there were Leinster, Connaught and Munster regiments, the War Office decided that there should also be an Ulster regiment and the Royal Irish Rifles became the Royal Ulster Rifles on 1 January 1921. 8 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in same Division. 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha.
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