14th Battalion (Young Citizens) ROYAL IRISH RIFLES. 06-05-1916. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire 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 We currently have a huge backlog of stories and historical documents which need to be edited or transcribed for display online, if you have a good standard of written English, an interest in the two World Wars and a little time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. Royal Irish Rifles. 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizen Volunteers) Cap Badge. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. L/Cpl. 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Formed in County Down in September 1914 from the Down Volunteers. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 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, Bedfordshire Regiment. F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Records of 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. 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). 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 10th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Want to find out more about your relative's service? George Paisley 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th August 1917), Rflmn. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. Ww1 Royal Irish Rifles 14th Battalion Young Citizens Cap Badge : $10. 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. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 6 November 1914 : landed at Le Havre. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 3rd July : Forceville. We are now on Facebook. 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Numbers 6013 and 6132 below, were almost certainly militiamen re-enlisting in the Extra Reserve, possibly to complete their six year terms. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 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. 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. The brass cartridge illustrated has the cap badge of the 14th Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles. (d.1st Jul 1916), We are looking for volunteers to help with researching the activities of units of the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Territorial Force, Regular Army, Pals Battalions, Kitchener's New Armies, Voluntary Organisations and the Ships of the Royal Navy. 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). ), 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Sgt. 8th Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). L-Z. 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 13th Battalion (1st Co. Down) ROYAL IRISH RIFLES. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. L-Z. This copy of the War Diary was either compiled or originally owned by Lieutenant Colonel O R Vivian. 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion was raised in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Rflmn. 3rd July : Hedauville. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Considerable detail is also provided here on the battles of the 36th Ulster Division at the Somme. Battalion moves to line in relief of 14th Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizens) in Right Battalion Sector. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). Although neither of these two regiments had been rifle units, the new regiment was given that status and role. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. (d.16 Aug 1917), Slacke Charles Owen. J. E. McCracken 15th Btn. Rflm. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Formed in 1939, 6th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles consisted of older men with previous military experience. Royal Irish Rifles (d.14th Jul 1917), 2nd Lt. Sydney James Livingston Downey 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.7th Jun 1917), L/Cpl. Royal Irish Rifles - 14th Battalion. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. North Staffordshire Regiment. Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th August 1917), Pte. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 96 names 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Royal Irish Rifles (d.23rd March 1918), Pte. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). During the Home Rule crisis of 1914, one of several in Ireland's history, James McRoberts, like many other men, joined the Young Citizen Volunteers, an organization that eventually became the 14th Royal Irish Rifles, a battalion of the 36th (Ulster) Division. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. (d.7th Jun 1917), Boulding Frank Thomas. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Rflmn. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 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. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire 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. On War Service 1914 Vaughtons Ltd B/ham & Volunteer Worker Badge Gaunt 140673. 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The 83rd became the new unitâs 1st Battalion. 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. They moved to Bundoran in December 1914, then to Randalstown in January 1915. and joined 108th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Rflmn. I have also enhanced the data with information extracted from the Commonwealth War Graves ⦠We have discovered photographs that we didn't know existed and have just recently discovered what our father looked like as a young man. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. He was executed for desertion on19th March 1916 aged 19 and is buried in Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension, Mailly-Maillet, France. 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. William Henry Ridgway 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st July 1916). John Lyons 9th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, David Mccullough 14th Btn. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). L/Cpl. In 1881, the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment and the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment were merged to form The Royal Irish Rifles. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. On 24th December 1940, 6th Battalion became 30th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles. 10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. It was hoped that the Wa⦠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. It was the county regiment of Antrim, Down, Belfast and Louth, with its depot l⦠14th (Service) Battalion, (Young Citizens), Royal Irish Rifles, Authuile Military Cemetery, Authuille, Somme, France. 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Irish Soldiers of the British Army . I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. I had the honour to visit Johns grave in 2006 at Pond Farm Cemetery in Wulvergem, Belgium. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), L/Sgt. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Ww1 Cambrai & Arras Gold Face Battlefield / Souvenir Sweetheart Badge / Brooch. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). Re: 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles « Reply #260 on: August 09, 2014, 02:16:20 PM » I think it is wonderful that you are all supporting and helping each other in this great post I am very moved and intersted in it. 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. please Add a Name to this List 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Our Boundaries: Right B.16.d.5.4, left B.9.c.8.1. 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. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). A and C Companies in line. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Nov 1916). The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. In 1793 the British Army expanded to meet the commitments of the war with the French First Republic. T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). 8th battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). The battalion moved to Bundoran in December 1914 moving on to Randalstown in January 1915. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. As part of that expansion it raised two new regiments of foot, the 83rd and the 86th. 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Editors Note: Matthew lies in Pond Farm Cemetery near Wulvergem in Belgium. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. The Ulster Division was formed from the Ulster Volunteer Force in August and September 1914, a process complicated by ⦠3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Please go to the visitor centre at the Ulster Tower to arrange a guided tour. Royal Irish Rifles. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. The 14 th (YCV) Royal Irish Rifles was formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers and came under orders of 109th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division. The newly formed regiment was established as the county regiment for Antrim, Down and Louth and started numbering from 1 in 1881. 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 541 recorded WW1 deaths for the 13th (Service) Battalion, (1st County Down), Royal Irish Rifles. 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 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. 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (recreated) 1914-1918. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. W-Z. 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 200 Group National Defence Companies but were unfit for active service during World War Two. William Larmour 14th Btn. L-Z. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Royal Irish Rifles, Rflmn. 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Royal Irish Rifles - 13th Battalion. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Royal Irish Rifles (d.19th Mar 1916) Rflmn. 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. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Soldiers Died in the Great War -- Roll of Honour 1914-1919. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. L-Z. The Young Citizen Volunteers of Ireland, or Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV) for short, was an Irish civic organisation founded in Belfast in 1912. 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 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. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, all transcribed into plain text. Age 27. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Royal Irish Rifles (d.23rd June 1917), Matthew Snowden 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. The 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles CapBadge. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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. ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. Records of 14th (Young Citizens) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles from other sources. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 254973 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit without contacting us first. Dispatched with Royal Mail 1st Class Large Letter. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles 1914-1918. The Victoria Cross was awarded to three men from the Royal Irish Rifles: Edward De Wind, 15th Bttn - 21st March 1918 at Grugies, France. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The Battalion was raised in Belfast in September 1914 from the Young Citizens' Volunteers of Ireland. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917), Matthew Allsopp 14th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). The regiment's history dates backs to the reign of King George III. John Fullerton 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917), Pte. L-Z. William James Irwin 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.5th May 1917). 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Condition is "Used". Origins. Today Thiepval Wood is owned by The Somme Association and guided tours are available of a section of recently excavated trenches. James Shields 14th Btn. Returned to UK and landed at Liverpool on 22 October 1914. Francis Edward Tuohey 14th Btn. 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 12th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. L-Z. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. It looks used to me but i couldn't say if ⦠6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aden. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st April 1917), Rfm. It was disbanded in February 1918. 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. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). David Raymond Johnston 14th Btn. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool 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. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Patrick Lynch 14th Btn. 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire 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.
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