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1860.03.21 |
28th Middlesex
(London Irish) Rifle Volunteer Corps
twelve coys formed at Burlington House, London |
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1866 |
HQ
moved to York Buildings, Adelphi |
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1869 |
HQ
moved to Leicester Square |
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1873 |
HQ
moved to King William Street |
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1880.09.03 |
16th Middlesex
(London Irish) Rifle Volunteer Corps |
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1881.07.01 |
[4th] volunteer
battalion of The Rifle Brigade |
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1889 |
battalion
came within boundaries of new County of London, formed from parts
of Middlesex, Kent and Surrey |
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1892 |
[3rd] volunteer
battalion of The Rifle Brigade |
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1897 |
moved
to Duke Street, Charing Cross |
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1900-1902 |
volunteers
(8 officers, 200 men) served with City Imperial Volunteers, service
coys of Royal Irish Rifles,
and Middlesex Yeomanry
in South Africa |
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1908.04.01 |
18th (County
of London) Battalion, The
London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)
transferred to T.F. with HQ and coys at Duke
Street, Charing Cross |
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- A Company
- B Company
- C Company
- D Company
- E Company
- F Company
- G Company
- H Company
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HQ
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1915.03 |
1/18th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(London Irish Rifles)
renumbered on formation of 2/18th Battalion
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1916.07.07 |
transferred
to the corps of The Rifle Brigade |
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1916.08.31 |
transfer
amended to The Royal Irish Rifles |
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1922.02.07 |
18th (County
of London) Battalion, The
London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ and coys at Duke
of York's HQ, Chelsea, SW1 |
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- B Company
- C Company
- D Company
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1922 |
18th London
Regiment (London Irish Rifles) |
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1937.08.10 |
London Irish
Rifles, The Royal Ulster Rifles |
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1939.03.31 |
1st Battalion,
London Irish Rifles, The Royal Ulster
Rifles
redesignated on formation of duplicate 2nd
Battalion |
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1947.01.01 |
reconstituted
in T.A. with HQ and coys at Duke of York's HQ, Chelsea |
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- A Company
- B Company
- C Company
- D Company
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1967.04.01 |
D
Company (London Irish Rifles), North
Irish Militia
LIR disbanded and concurrently reconstituted
as a single company in TAVR II at Chelsea (det at Hillington, Mx) |
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1978.04.18 |
D
Company (London Irish Rifles), 4th
(V) Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (North Irish Militia) |
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1993.04.20 |
D
Company (London Irish Rifles), The
London Regiment |
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1999.05.01 |
moved
to Camberwell |
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(Links) & War Service |
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History: |
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D
(London Irish) Company, The London Regiment, (Army site) |
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London
Irish Rifles (Regimental site) |
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London
Irish Rifles (Reserve Forces and Cadets of London site) |
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Unit
History, by WWII Re-Enactment Unit. |
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The
London Regiment, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the
Great War) |
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The
London Regiment, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath
1914-1918) |
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The
London Irish at War : A History of the Battalions of the London
Irish Rifles in World War II (Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd,
1953?) [full text] |
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Deployment and War Service of Units: |
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1/18th
(County of London) Battalion, The London Regt (London Irish Rifles)
[1914-1919] |
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2/18th
(County of London) Battalion, The London Regt (London Irish Rifles)
[1914-1919] |
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18th
(Res) (County of London) Battalion, The London Regt (London Irish
Rifles) [1915-1919] |
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1st
Battalion, London Irish Rifles, The Royal Ulster Rifles
[1939-1945] |
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2nd
Battalion, London Irish Rifles, The Royal Ulster Rifles
[1939-1945] |
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Biography
and Gallantry Awards: |
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Michael
John Donoghue diary excerpts (WWI) |
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Associations,
Forums and Re-Enactors: |
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London Irish
Rifles World War Two Historic Re-Enactment Unit (Texas) |
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2nd
Bn., The London Irish Rifles (LIR): With the London Irish Rifles
in Italy 1943-1945, by Michael Stewart (US) |
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Museums,
Monuments, Memorials and Chapels: |
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London
Irish Rifles Regimental Museum, London (Army Museums Ogilby
Trust) |
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London
Irish Rifles Regimental Museum, London (Simonides site) |
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South Africa
1900-02
The Great War (3 battalions):
Festubert 1915,
Loos, Somme 1916 '18, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Messines
1917, Ypres 1917, Langemarck 1917, Cambrai 1917, St.
Quentin, Bapaume 1918, Ancre 1918, Albert 1918, Pursuit to Mons,
France and Flanders 1915-18, Doiran
1917, Macedonia
1916-17, Gaza,
El Mughar, Nebi Samwil, Jerusalem, Jericho, Jordan, Palestine
1917-18
The Second World War:
Bou Arada,
El Hadjeba, Stuka Farm, Heidous, North Africa 1942-43,
Lentini, Simeto Bridgehead,
Adrano, Centuripe, Salso Crossing, Simeto Crossing, Malleto, Pursuit
to Messina, Sicily 1943, Termoli,
Trigno, Sangro, Fossacesia, Teano, Monte Camino, Calabritto,
Carigliano Crossing, Damiano, Anzio, Carroceto,
Cassino II, Casa Sinagogga, Liri Valley, Trasimene Line,
Sanfatucchio, Coriano, Croce, Senio Floodbank, Rimini Line,
Ceriano Ridge, Monte Spaduro, Monte Grande, Valli di Commacchio,
Argenta Gap, Italy 1943-45
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Record of Colours: |
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Badges: |
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Uniform: |
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1861 |
F.M.
The Rt Hon Hugh (Gough), 1st Viscount Gough of Goojerat, PC, KP,
GCB, GCSI |
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1869 |
vacant? |
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1871.06.30 |
HRH
Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught & Strathearn,
KG, KT, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, VD, TD |
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1942 |
vacant? |
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1949.11.10 |
F.M.
Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George (Alexander), 1st Earl Alexander
of Tunis and Errigal in the County of Donegal, KG, PC, GCB, OM,
GCMG, CSI, DSO, MC, CDL, LLD [also
Col. Irish Guards, 3/2
Punjab Regt; Hon. Col. Rangers,
Oxford Univ OTC] |
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1969 |
vacant |
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D (London Irish Rifles)
Company, 4th Bn,
Royal Irish Rangers: |
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Gen. Sir Basil Booster, KCB, KCVO, CBE,
DSO, MC |
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1980.04.25 |
Maj-Gen. Humphrey Edgar Nicholson Bredin,
CB, DSO, MC [also Col. R
Irish Rangers; Col. Cmdt. Kings
Div] |
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1986.03.28 |
Maj-Gen. Corran William Brooke Purdon,
CBE, MC [also 4th Bn R Irish Rangers] |
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D (London Irish) Company, The
London Regiment: |
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1993.04.20 |
Maj-Gen. Sir Robert Corbett, KCVO, CB |
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2000.03.07 |
Gen. Sir Roger Neil Wheeler, GCB, CBE |
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Motto: |
Quis separabit? |
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Nicknames: |
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Anniversaries: |
St Patrick's
Day (17 Mar.), Loos
(15 Sep.) |
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Freedoms: |
City of London
(London Regt), Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
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Marches: |
Garryowen |
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Musicians: |
Pipe Band formed
1906. |
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Mascots: |
Irish wolfhound:
[name unknown] (ca. 1916), "Tara" (1940-1942), "Kevin
of Ballkelly" (1950s); Tara II (1970's, knicknamed "Kipper"),
Tara III 1998-2003 (kennel name Solstrand Ross);
black & white dog: "Soldier" (1931) |
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Miscellaneous
Tradition Links: |
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Regimental
Journal: |
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The Emerald. 1948- |
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First World War: |
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May, Ernest. Signal Corporal: the story of the 2nd London
Irish Rifles (2/18th Battalion London Regiment) 1914-1918.
London : Johnson Publications, 1972. ISBN: 0853071179
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The London Irish Rifles (18th Batallion
London Regiment T.F.): a brief history of the regiment and of its
work at the front. London Irish Rifles. Publication: [London
: the Regiment], 1916. |
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Second World War: |
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The London Irish at war; a history
of the battalions of the London Irish Rifles in World War II ...
London : London Irish Rifles Old Comrades' Association, 1949. |
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Short Histories: |
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Corbally, M.J.P.M. London Irish
Rifles, 1859-1959 : the regimental centenary. Glasgow :
The Paramount Press, 1959. |
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Special Topics: |
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Calder, Julian. A year in the life
of The London Regiment : an illustrated record. London :
Calder Walker Associates in association with Spellmount Ltd., 2001.
ISBN: 1862271453 |
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Willis George ; Willis George P. The
Pipes & DRums of The London Irish Rifles, 1906-2006.
London : The London Irish Rifles' Regimental Association in association
with Calder Walker Associates, 2005. ISBN 0954127528 |
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