dailyinfo[19]=' 9228 Corporal George F. PARRY 2nd Bn. By nightfall, the 12th Battalion had suffered horrific casualties and Quigg learned that Sir Harry Macnaghten was among the missing. The last casualty that Quigg saved was Robert Matthews, from the village of Mosside, less than six miles from Bushmills. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. 9th Btn. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Irish Guards who died 18/03/1916 CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY France ' He was my Grandfather's brother. Moved in January 1915 to Ballyvonare. Rflmn. Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. Their company-strength operation succeeded, resulting in the capture of enemy equipment and prisoners, and a Military Cross for the Company Commander. (d.16th Aug 1917), McClelland James. 5th (Extra Reserve) Battalion based on surviving service records dates from between 17thOctober (5/9858)-18thNovember 1916 (5/9986) so could not have served in a theatre of war in 1914/15, therefore no entitlement to the 14-15 Star. 12th (Service) Battalion, (Central Antrim), Royal Irish Rifles. Rfm 15th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916). Rifleman 9th Btn. 13 November 1917 : transferred to 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division, absorbing 7th Battalion. A training unit of the Special Reserve, it moved on mobilisation to Holywood Barracks, with detachments going on coast defences. Rflmn. .Quis Separabit. Rflmn. Richard Whitworth 2nd Btn Royal Irish Rifles (d.8th Aug 1917), Sgt. His British War & Victory medal roll record (as linked by Jon in post #2) indicates that his WW1 overseas service was entirely with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. 1st July : Attack between St Pierre-Divion and Schwaben Redoubt. After all is over - and the remainder of the Empire is understandably irritated with Ireland - I hope these countless Duffs, from both the North and the South, and in all three services, will be remembered. Probably because his enlistment in the R.I.R. The 36 Division HQ (General Staff) diary ishere, orhere. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } Rfm. All Rights Reserved. Pte. 14th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' I see no reason why he received the 1914-15 Star except by an error. 10th (Service) Battalion (South Belfast) Some evidence that it was at Dundalk shortly before departure. . 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). Rfm. This production was made possible with support from The Minstrel Boys Living History Group, the Dep. Rfm. 7 July 1915: embarked at Liverpool and sailed to Gallipoli via Mudros. On the 7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool for . A German raid inflicted casualties in April 1916, but worse was to come in the Battle of the Somme in July, when the battalion was ordered to attack the German-held village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. 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. dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. Re-enlisted the following day, number 7006511. Training was twelve weeks so the earliest he could have gone to France was February/March 1917. Moved to Bundoran in December 1914, going on to Randalstown in January 1915. The following month, the battalion was sent to the rear for rest and training after a full year in the trenches. 2nd Battalion (d.6th Aug 1917 ), McClements William James. 11th Btn. (d.2nd May 1915), Bowes Michael. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' - Royal Ulster Rifles Museum Royal Horse Artillery who died 16/03/1917 VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY France ' (d.28th Jul 1917), Boyd Samuel. 14th Btn. Rfm. Absorbed the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Reserve) Battalions in May. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. However, the German assault on Verdun in February affected the Western Front plan when the defence of that town sucked in French reinforcements, reducing their commitment to the summer offensive. Rflmn. Among the other honoured engagements of the Somme campaign, the Inniskillings were involved at Bazentin Ridge and also received the honour Ancre 1916. By the end of the day two companies had been lost, the Commanding Officer wounded (he died later), the Adjutant killed and the Assistant Adjutant found it impossible to produce an accurate report of the days fighting. Split by the Ancre River, the brigade suffered severely with the 9th Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers being all but wiped out. (d.1st Jul 1916), Purdon Herbert. Rfn 15th Btn (North Belfast), Hamilton John Irvine. The cap badge of The Royal Irish Regiment traces a direct lineage back through The Ulster Defence Regiment to The Royal Ulster Rifles, although the harp and crown in various different shapes is emblematic of a significant number of Irish regiments. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Robert James Craig 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, Cpl. The Royal Irish Rifles, especially the 1st and 2nd Battalions. Rory came from a poor Catholic working-class family in Belfast. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) (d.1st Nov 1916) Anderson Stanley Orme. After all is over - and the remainder of the Empire is understandably irritated with Ireland - I hope these countless Duffs, from both the North and the South, and in all three services, will be remembered. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. The 10th (Irish) Division fought in the campaigns of Gallipoli or Dardanelles, then Salonika and finally with General Allenby in Palestine. Welcome. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France ' 16th Bn (d.2nd Dec 1917), Slacke Charles Owen. The 2nd Battalion were in action again on the Somme in the Battles of the Lys and the final advance in Flanders. (The exception was after April 1918, but not relevant here as he was captured during the German Spring Offensive). Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' please. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Part of 7th Brigade in 3rd Division. The painting, 'Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916' by J P Beadle' is reproduced by kind permission of the Belfast City Council. 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. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. 15th Btn. The Red Cross have a couple of records which can be linked to (using the 'PA' and 'R' numbers shown) from thisindex card. 16th Battalion (d.22nd Aug 1916), Gorman Gilbert. Moved to Holywood in May 1915 and on to Ballykinlar in March 1918. Royal Irish Rifles. What happened next earned Rifleman Robert Quigg the Victoria Cross, the highest military honour awarded for valour in the British Commonwealth. Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died 11/03/1915 FAUQUISSART MILITARY CEMETERY, LAVENTIE France ' Moved to Newtownards and came under orders of 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. if (month<10) month="0"+month On 13 November 1917 the battalion transferred to 108th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division, absorbing the 7th Battalion. L/Cpl. (d.7th Jun 1917), Bird Alfred Thomas. Rfm. Rflm. "Orbita." (d.7th Jun 1917), Brien Phelim. In the absence of a service record its impossible to be certain. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' Royal Irish Rifles (d.14th Jul 1917), 2nd Lt. Sydney James Livingston Downey 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.7th Jun 1917), Rflmn. 2nd Lt. Edmund DeWind VC 15th Btn. 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). 8th Btn. 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. The third Battalion was short-lived and was disbanded in . 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (IWM image (Q 1))]. As the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act of 1907 did not call for the creation of TF units in Ireland, the regiment had no TF battalions. (d.3rd September 1916), Fitzsimons J. F.. 14th Btn. Battle Honour ST QUENTIN - German Spring Offensive 1918. It travelled from Southampton to Le Havre at the start of November and took up positions east of Laventie in the Pas de Calais. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. 15th Batt (d.21st March 1918), Wadeley Ernest Benjamin. Rfm. Beggs Thomas Alexander Thompson. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. 28 June was a wonderful day for the people of Bushmills and a great honour for our Society that the Queen graciously agreed to perform the official unveiling. (d.6th Jun 1918), Scott Walter. Rflm. The ceremony was the result of four years of work by the Robert Quigg V.C. 15th Btn. With 49th Brigade called in to support the attack, more success was gained on the left where 7th Bn The Royal Irish Rifles of 48th Brigade and 7th Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers of 49th Brigade broke through the German line, allowing two battalions from The Royal Dublin Fusiliers to pass through to seize the objective. [6], The remainder of the battalion spent a gruelling winter on the ridges above Paschendaele before being transferred in February 1918 to the 36th (Ulster) Division near Saint-Quentin. cojanis15 February , 2019 in Soldiers and their units. attchd 11th Btn Royal Irish Rifles, Grainger David. They joined the 107th Brigade 36th (Ulster) Division at Ballykinler. The Regulars remained on the Somme front as the campaign continued and additional service battalions arrived at the end of August with the transfer of 16th (Irish) Division to the sector. This happened on the 14th of July 1916 after his battalion had been in action at Ovilliers. 'Nec Aspera Terrent. Pte. //-->, By (d.25th Sep 1915), Bowler Harold. The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles was serving in Aden when the First World War broke out in August 1914. Rfm. (d.21st Jun 1917). The 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 107th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. dailyinfo[7]=' Lieutenant Thomas Sydney Ough DEALY Australian Flying Corps who died 07/03/1918 STONYHURST COLLEGE BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917), Pte. Northumberland Fusiliers, 27th Bt . dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' - Royal Irish Regiment Museum. 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)". Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill. We have a large archive of soldier records. 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles. 15th (North Belfast) Battalion, Davies Henry John Herbert. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } 1st Bn. Returned to UK and landed at Devonport on 18 November 1914, then came under command of 82nd Brigade, 27th Division. was introduced to the new Queen and her husband at their brief stop at Coleraine railway station. There is help on reading map referenceshere. Delayed by two days because of bad weather, the story of the attack on Saturday 1st July is well known, as is the part played by 36th (Ulster) Division. He died in 1955, at the age of seventy, and was buried with full military honours at Billy Parish Church, near Bushmills. 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. A week later 16th (Irish) Division attacked Ginchy, a mile north-east of Guillemont. Moved to England in April 1918, going to Larkhill. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), 17117 Lance Corporal. 5th (Extra Reserve) Battalion Irish men of all denominations fought side by side in the 10th (Irish), 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) Division, and were decorated for their gallantry and bravery throughout the war. 19th (Reserve) Battalion 8th Btn. (d.14th Nov 1916), Brooks Patrick. Record same as 8th Bn. He was a prisoner-of-war but I don't know where. 1st Btn. document.write; 2nd Bn. 6th (Service) Battalion If anyone has any further information as to how he died, I would be very grateful to hear from you. [1] The Ottoman Empire had not yet entered the war so the battalion was sent to England in September, where it prepared for a deployment to France, attached to the 25th Infantry Brigade, 8th Division. William McCullough 9th Btn. 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. Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. Royal Irish Rifles during WW1 Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. Exploring a Shared History for a Better Future. 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. (d.7th Jun 1917). McCracken William John. [1] [2] History [ edit] 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. But the Schwaben Redoubt was retaken by German troops after intensive fighting. Those known to have served with Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War 1914-1918. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st March 1918), Pte. The Society organised a wide range of fund-raising events and, thanks to the generosity of the people of Bushmills and much further afield. My grandfather Wilfred Lewis was 6 years younger than William so survived the great war, but we will never forget him or the sacrifice he made for our freedom. 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Battalion_Royal_Irish_Rifles_in_World_War_I&oldid=1092217151, Battalions of the British Army in World War I, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 June 2022, at 22:02. The service of the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I saw the battalion serving on the Western Front throughout the war. Pte 15th Btn (d.22nd Nov 1917), Cathcart Herbert. After an initial artillery bombardment, the battalion advanced to the previously captured German front lines and helped to secure the village of Neuve-Chapelle. 6th Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles were raised at Dublin in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. The leading battalions of 109th Brigade (9th Bn and 10th Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers) broke into the Schwaben Redoubt with some elements even pushing on to reach the D Line, part of the German second defensive zone. On 28 June 2016, a bronze sculpture of Sergeant Robert Quigg V.C. No personal details are collected. Rflmn. (d.22nd Nov 1917 ), Shorter Alfred. 14th Btn. 5/9929 Rfm. The regiment was one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland during this period. Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/prisoners-of-war-british-hands/, The George V, General Service Medal - the clasp indicates the qualification was by virtue of serving at Ramadi or north of a line east and west through Ramadi between 10 December 1919 and 13 June 1920, or as part of an establishment within Iraq between 1 July and 17 November 1920. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. My other grandfather, who served on the German side, was also aPoW. (d.1st July 1916), McAuley John. - Inniskillings Museum I was able to visit the battle fields in Belgium, where he fought for so long, in 2007. Pte. 108th Brigade / 36th (Ulster) Division . 14th Btn. 9th Btn. The 36th (Ulster) Division arrived in France in October 1915 and fought in France and Flanders, in the Battles of Somme, Messines, Passchendaele, Cambrai, Kaiserschlacht and the final 100 days of war that led to victory. Rfmn. My granddad made a life after the war but suffered PTSD which he dealt with by prayer, solitude, and by swearing off alcohol. 12th Btn. He left behind his wife Catherine (Nee McCormick) and his three sons Richard, Patrick and John. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW1 14th Battalion (Young Citizens Volunteers) Royal Irish Rifles Cap Badge Bras at the best online prices at eBay! Moved to the Curragh in February 1915. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), Rfmn. In October 1899, the Second Anglo-Boer War broke out between the British Empire and the independent Boer states of the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, 1912-1917: records of the Young Citizen Volunteers of Ireland, later the 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), 1917: company roll book for 7th Battalion, About our Moved to Ballykinlar in October 1915 and went on to Dundalk in August 1917. var fontstart = '' ROYAL IRISH RIFLES. The 83rd who were fighting in the Transvaal War (First Anglo-Boer War) at the time, became the new regiments 1st Battalion. On 8 February 1918 the battalion transferred again to 107th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. Our databases allow us to investigate almost the entire Army records and we can conduct research into any officer or soldier of any British Army regiment. Although the part played by the 36th (Ulster) Division in the Somme battles was over, there was still much to do for Inniskilling, Rifles and Faugh battalions. Cunliffe, Marcus, The Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1793-1968 (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1970). Scott Kennedy. (d.7th Jun 1917), Corscadden Francis Theodore. (d.7th Jun 1917), Brown Patrick. - Royal Irish Regiment Museum. Formed in County Antrim in September 1914 from the Antrim Volunteers. Adair J. Looking at the surviving records there is evidence that men enlisted significantly under age around this time and were weeded out. Sergeant OCathain is a long service career soldier joining up with the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot when he was only a young teenager: he had lied about his age.