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in the 36th (Ulster) Division in
October 1915 for service on the Western Front. The 15th (Service) Battalion (North Belfast) landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 107th Brigade in the 36th (Ulster) Division in October 1915 for service on the Western Front. The 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd County
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and consisting of older men with previous military experience who were unfit for active service. On 24 December 1940 the battalion was redesignated as the 30th
Battalion, dropping the Home Defence from its title, and converted to a regular infantry battalion. It was disbanded in Northern Ireland in
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began on 22 April 1951 with the goal of taking Seoul. By 25 April 1951, the
Brigade was ordered to withdraw as the Communist forces were threatening to encircle it. With virtually no cover and seriously outnumbered, the Royal Ulster Rifles came under heavy fire as they withdrew to a blocking
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decided that Ulster should be represented on the Army List as
Connaught, Leinster and Munster already had their own regiments and so, in 1920, a new name was proposed for the Royal Irish Rifles. From 1 January 1921 the regiment became the Royal Ulster Rifles. The regiment moved to
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position. The
Brigade was able to hold its position, despite fierce fighting, and neutralized the effectiveness of the Sixty-fourth Chinese Communist Army. Although the enemy's offensive had come within 5 miles of Seoul, the capital had been saved. At the time, the
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Regiment continued to accept recruits from the rest of Ireland; for example, almost 50% of personnel in the 1st Battalion who arrived in Korea in 1950 were Irish nationals. In July 1968 the Royal Ulster Rifles amalgamated with the
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until June 1944, when the regiment was broken up and the men were retrained as infantrymen, due to a severe shortage of infantrymen, particularly in Italy. Many of the men retrained were sent to the 2nd, 7th and 10th battalions of the
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was formally recognised when they were incorporated into the Corps while still retaining their regimental identity as a territorial battalion. Two years later the London Irish formed a second battalion.
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which is now known as the Battle of the Bulge where the division played a comparatively small role in the mainly-American battle. They then took part in their final airborne mission of the war known as
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The 70th (Young
Soldiers) Battalion was formed on 12 September 1940 at Holywood from the younger soldiers of the 6th and 7th battalions and volunteers of the ages of 18 and 19 who were too young for
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they were directed against guerrilla forces swept past by the rapid progress of the United
Nations Army. By mid December 1950 a defensive line was being prepared on the south bank of the
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1217:: Dyle, Dunkirk 1940, Normandy Landing, Cambes, Caen, Troarn, Venlo Pocket, Rhine, Bremen, North-West Europe 1940 '44-45
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where they were the first British troops to enter the city of Caen, which had previously seen
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1810:"Royal Irish Rifles - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives"
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battalion of the 36th (Ulster) Division, moving to the frontline 20 November 1917.
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The 6th (Home Defence) Battalion was raised in 1939 from No. 200 Group
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1115:, 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot, Jhansi, India, April 1858
1108:, 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot, Jhansi, India, April 1858
1101:, 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot, Jhansi, India, April 1858
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and the Communist Army's progress was halted, at least temporarily.
434:; the regiment now had three Reserve but no Territorial battalions.
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1858:"History of The Royal Irish Rangers: The Formation of the Regiment"
888:. In September 1943 the regiment landed in Italy shortly after the
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with the rest of the BEF. The battalion returned to Europe for the
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in August 1914 and in the remainder of that year saw action at the
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Leeds Rifles, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
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Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
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Men of the 16th (Service) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, the
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Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
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Quick: "The Ulster Rifles march 'Off, Off, Said the Stranger
1916:"Operation Varsity: Allied Airborne Assault Over The Rhine"
372:, one of eight infantry regiments raised and garrisoned in
1981:"Complement of British Army Personnel in Northern Ireland"
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on the border with North Korea protecting the approach to
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unit. 31st Infantry Brigade, which also included the 1st
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in 1937. In 1937 the already close relationship with the
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Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
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Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
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Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
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When war was declared the 1st Battalion was serving in
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in memory of the 132 who did not return. Field Marshal
2054:"History of the Royal Irish Rangers Korea 1950 - 1951"
1725:. Naval & Military Press, 2001. p. Foreword.
1148:. 15th (Service) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. 1918.
1133:. 12th (Service) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. 1916.
1122:. 14th (Service) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. 1916.
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The 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles disembarked at
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Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
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Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
872:. In early 1942 the battalion was transferred to the
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expanded to meet the commitments of the war with the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1968
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reported the Battle of Imjin River concluding with:
2259:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
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117th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
591:in December 1915 for service on the Western Front.
344:The regiment's history dates backs to the reign of
277:, first created in 1881 by the amalgamation of the
3280:Hallamshire Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
1782:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.
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773:in March 1945. The 6th Airborne was joined by the
607:in October 1915 for service on the Western Front.
3377:Military units and formations established in 1881
3372:Military units and formations established in 1793
3362:Military units and formations in Northern Ireland
2761:British infantry regiments of the First World War
1070:The Royal Ulster Rifles Museum is located in the
1042:was again moved, this time to the grounds of the
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3090:Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
2405:Information about the Royal Ulster Rifles Museum
1254:1881–1886:(2nd Battalion only to 1883) F.M. Sir
777:, and both divisions suffered heavy casualties.
3260:Liverpool Scottish, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
2885:Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
2499:89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot
1340:The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's)
1198:The regiment's battle honours were as follows:
464:1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I
3025:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
446:Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the
3407:Regiments of the British Army in World War II
3270:Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
3250:Liverpool Rifles, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
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2491:87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
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2257:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
936:The Korean War memorial, at Belfast City Hall
820:. The 3rd Infantry Division took part in the
3412:1968 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
3402:Regiments of the British Army in World War I
3255:Liverpool Irish, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
3070:Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
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496:in September 1915 before taking part in the
399:The regiment suffered serious losses at the
3342:Defunct Irish regiments of the British Army
3130:Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
2980:Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
2376:The 2nd Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War
2357:The 1st Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War
1441:"86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot"
310:Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's)
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2276:A Short History of the Royal Ulster Rifles
2238:The Irish Regiments in the First World War
1415:"83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot"
1030:back to Ireland where it was the focus of
987:were able to hold their position in their
618:landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the
31:
3332:1881 establishments in the United Kingdom
2880:Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
2850:Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
2483:86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
2083:. British Korean War Veterans Association
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1566:"Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907"
1038:. When the barracks closed in 2008, the
870:203rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
859:215th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
754:surprise German offensive in the Ardennes
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616:14th (Service) Battalion (Young Citizens)
283:86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
3357:Military units and formations in Belfast
3160:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
3080:Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
2507:108th Regiment of Foot (Madras Infantry)
2475:83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot
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2336:Orr, David R; Truesdale, David (2005).
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961:29th Independent Infantry Brigade Group
384:with Command Headquarters at Parkgate (
3397:Regimental museums in Northern Ireland
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1062:(27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th).
989:first major action at the Chaegunghyon
959:in early November 1950 as part of the
868:, was also raised in 1940, and joined
844:in the British attempt to capture it.
559:The 6th (Service) Battalion landed at
3301:Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey
3060:King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
2835:King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
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2624:Geoffrey St George Shillington Cather
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2081:"Royal Ulster Rifles Korean Memorial"
1860:. Royal Irish Rangers. Archived from
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1832:"Saint Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena"
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1381:List of British Army regiments (1881)
669:glider on the evening of 6 June 1944.
233:, Normandy Landings, Rhine Crossing,
206:Pipes and Drums: "South Down Militia"
2825:Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
2467:27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot
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1708:. Simpkin Marshall, LTD. p. 19.
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1316:1957–1962: Brig. Ian Henry Good, DSO
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903:Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
761:, which was the airborne element of
583:, landed at Le Havre as part of the
480:in November 1914 for service on the
140:Up to 16 Hostilities-only battalions
3347:Rifle regiments of the British Army
3337:Irish regiments of the British Army
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1169:Irish National War Memorial Gardens
967:. They were transported forward to
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3065:King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
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2236:Harris, Major Henry E. D. (1968).
1747:"Irishman who was 'Angel of Mons'"
1475:. 1 July 1881. pp. 3300–3301.
866:8th Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles
793:The 2nd Battalion was part of the
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285:. The regiment saw service in the
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3228:Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
2975:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
2690:Irish in the British Armed Forces
2400:Official Royal Irish Rangers site
2393:
2200:The handbook of British regiments
2175:from the original on 2 April 2015
1950:"The British Expeditionary Force"
1304:Denis John Charles Kirwan Bernard
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2695:Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)
2278:. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
2036:Whitaker's Almanack 1956, p. 471
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1336:The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
419:unveiled the memorial while the
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3040:Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
3020:Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
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1417:. Regiments.org. Archived from
1241:1881–1883:(1st Battalion) Gen.
1232:Colonels of the Regiment were:
832:in June 1944 and fought in the
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985:Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
679:31st Independent Brigade Group
634:After the First World War the
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2945:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
2940:King's Own Scottish Borderers
2005:. Blue Yonder. Archived from
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1223:: Seoul, Imjin, Korea 1950-51
911:61st Lorried Infantry Brigade
744:. They served throughout the
736:, the battalion took part in
709:, part of the British Army's
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3178:Honourable Artillery Company
3000:South Staffordshire Regiment
2950:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
2542:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
2147:"Royal Ulster Rifles Museum"
1796:UK public library membership
1350:
1175:Island of Ireland Peace Park
1052:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
1013:Distinguished Service Orders
942:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
765:, the crossing of the River
727:British Army in World War II
721:as part of the newly raised
705:. They were assigned to the
571:in August 1915 but moved to
503:The 2nd Battalion landed at
468:The 1st Battalion landed at
403:in December 1899 during the
314:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
266:from 1 January 1921) was an
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3095:York and Lancaster Regiment
2855:King's (Liverpool Regiment)
2845:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
2799:Guards Machine Gun Regiment
2634:William Frederick McFadzean
2198:Chant, Christopher (1988).
2125:"Royal Ulster Rifles Korea"
1722:There's a Devil in the Drum
1704:Lowry, Gerald (July 1933).
1489:. New Lodge. Archived from
1374:
1369:Singapore Infantry Regiment
927:
803:British Expeditionary Force
775:U.S. 17th Airborne Division
750:advanced 45 miles in 9 days
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3213:Northern Cyclist Battalion
2830:Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
2639:Eric Norman Frankland Bell
2291:Williams, Jeffery (1988).
2217:Ferguson, Gregory (1984).
2191:
1334:1968 Regiment merged with
1072:Cathedral Quarter, Belfast
854:National Defence Companies
818:North West Europe Campaign
461:
378:Victoria Barracks, Belfast
323:
180:(Who shall separate us ) (
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2374:Taylor, James W. (2005).
2355:Taylor, James W. (2002).
1008:(who shall separate us).
996:Battle of the Imjin River
973:Eighth United States Army
529:First Battle of the Aisne
525:First Battle of the Marne
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2955:Gloucestershire Regiment
2840:Northumberland Fusiliers
2649:Gerald Robert O'Sullivan
2314:. Marshall Simpkin Ltd.
1893:"6th Airlanding Brigade"
1386:Young Citizen Volunteers
1205:: South Africa 1899-1902
486:Battle of Neuve Chapelle
192:None as a rifle regiment
169:The Stickies, The Rifles
63:Kingdom of Great Britain
3294:Channel Islands Militia
3238:Territorial Battalions
3188:Cambridgeshire Regiment
3155:Royal Munster Fusiliers
3105:Highland Light Infantry
2960:Worcestershire Regiment
2900:Leicestershire Regiment
2890:East Yorkshire Regiment
2569:Ulster Defence Regiment
2255:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
1302:1937–1947: Lt-Gen. Sir
876:and converted into the
484:. It saw action at the
3352:Ireland in World War I
3223:Kent Cyclist Battalion
3208:Herefordshire Regiment
3203:Hertfordshire Regiment
3198:Inns of Court Regiment
3183:Monmouthshire Regiment
3150:Royal Dublin Fusiliers
2310:Lowry, Gerald (1933).
2274:Roe, Lt. F.P. (1923).
2103:"Imjin River Memorial"
1788:10.1093/ref:odnb/31716
1243:William Gustavus Brown
1236:The Royal Irish Rifles
937:
882:North African Campaign
826:evacuated from Dunkirk
790:
786:Sir Bernard Montgomery
719:6th Airlanding Brigade
699:1st Airlanding Brigade
670:
630:Between the world wars
605:36th (Ulster) Division
556:
454:
341:
3100:Durham Light Infantry
2990:Royal Sussex Regiment
2935:South Wales Borderers
2930:Royal Welsh Fusiliers
2920:Royal Scots Fusiliers
2895:Bedfordshire Regiment
2865:Lincolnshire Regiment
2705:Queen's Royal Hussars
2674:Hugh Stewart Cochrane
2534:Royal Irish Fusiliers
2378:. Four Courts Press.
2359:. Four Courts Press.
2295:. Toronto: Stoddart.
2240:. Mercer Press Cork.
2127:. War Memorials Trust
2105:. Imperial War Museum
2056:. Royal Irish Rangers
1920:World War II Magazine
1618:"Royal Ulster Rifles"
1546:. Imperial War Museum
1297:Alexander John Godley
1270:Wilmot Henry Bradford
1187:War Memorial of Korea
1163:Ulster Tower Memorial
1056:Royal Irish Fusiliers
1032:St Patrick's Barracks
946:Royal Irish Fusiliers
935:
915:6th Armoured Division
892:, now as part of the
799:3rd Infantry Division
783:
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707:1st Airborne Division
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589:16th (Irish) Division
569:10th (Irish) Division
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2970:East Surrey Regiment
2915:Lancashire Fusiliers
2905:Royal Irish Regiment
2710:Royal Dragoon Guards
2614:James Samuel Emerson
2446:Royal Irish Regiment
1812:. Forces War Records
1661:"Royal Irish Rifles"
1544:"Royal Irish Rifles"
1522:"Royal Irish Rifles"
1319:1962–1968: Maj-Gen.
1309:1947–1957: Gen. Sir
1295:1922–1937: Gen. Sir
1281:1915–1922: F.M. Sir
1276:Charles John Burnett
1274:1914–1915: Gen. Sir
1215:The Second World War
1040:Imjin River Memorial
896:, and served on the
795:9th Infantry Brigade
581:Royal Jersey Militia
423:reported the event.
3327:Royal Ulster Rifles
3285:Glasgow Highlanders
3085:Manchester Regiment
2870:Devonshire Regiment
2804:Household Battalion
2720:North Irish Brigade
2669:Henry Edward Jerome
2619:John Sherwood-Kelly
2561:Royal Irish Rangers
2340:. Pen & Sword.
1719:Lucy, John (1938).
1344:Royal Irish Rangers
1327:Royal Irish Rangers
1313:, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC
1311:James Stuart Steele
1283:Henry Hughes Wilson
1228:Regimental Colonels
1181:Menin Gate Memorial
1157:Great War Memorials
1099:Henry Edward Jerome
1060:Royal Irish Rangers
963:for service in the
950:North Irish Brigade
894:British Eighth Army
838:Operation Charnwood
715:Devonshire Regiment
645:London Irish Rifles
533:Battle of La Bassée
521:Battle of Le Cateau
500:in September 1916.
498:Battle of the Somme
490:Battle of Fromelles
488:in March 1915, the
448:Battle of the Somme
430:and the latter the
401:Battle of Stormberg
318:Royal Irish Rangers
306:North Irish Brigade
264:Royal Ulster Rifles
26:Royal Ulster Rifles
3392:Museums in Belfast
3242:Infantry Regiments
3125:Royal Irish Rifles
3115:Gordon Highlanders
2995:Hampshire Regiment
2526:Royal Irish Rifles
1667:on 5 February 2012
1624:on 23 January 2008
1493:on 7 December 2015
1472:The London Gazette
1447:on 11 January 2008
1421:on 13 January 2008
1189:Seoul, South Korea
1177:Messines, Belgium.
1144:Second Lieutenant
1082:Recipients of the
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836:, specifically in
834:Battle of Normandy
810:Bernard Montgomery
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2219:The Paras 1940–84
2209:978-0-415-00241-7
1794:(Subscription or
1706:From Mons to 1933
1367:– 2nd Battalion,
1165:Thiepval, France.
1120:William McFadzean
1066:Regimental museum
1044:Belfast City Hall
822:Battle of Dunkirk
801:serving with the
763:Operation Plunder
759:Operation Varsity
738:Operation Mallard
428:Territorial Force
413:Belfast City Hall
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246:Abbreviation
95:British Army
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2767:Foot Guards
2659:James Byrne
2609:James Duffy
2572:(1970–1992)
2564:(1968–1992)
2545:(1881–1968)
2537:(1881–1968)
2529:(1881–1968)
2510:(1793–1881)
2502:(1793–1881)
2494:(1793–1881)
2486:(1793–1881)
2478:(1793–1881)
2470:(1689–1881)
1842:17 November
1467:"No. 24992"
1299:, GCB, GCMG
1278:, KCB, KCVO
1256:John Michel
1106:James Byrne
1097:Lieutenant
1090:Lieutenant
948:, into the
732:Carried in
677:, with the
509:7th Brigade
396:in London.
329:Early years
219:Engagements
166:Nickname(s)
161:(1937-1968)
152:(1881-1937)
145:Garrison/HQ
78:(1800–1968)
65:(1793–1800)
3321:Categories
3240:of Regular
1895:. Paradata
1798:required.)
1694:Roe, p. 24
1685:Roe, p. 23
1497:8 December
1392:References
1221:Later wars
1203:Early wars
1171:, Dublin.
965:Korean War
913:, part of
905:, another
636:War Office
561:Anzac Cove
543:New Armies
394:War Office
312:, and the
299:Korean War
297:, and the
138:battalions
128:battalions
2284:771232739
1365:Singapore
1351:Alliances
1262:86th Foot
1248:83rd Foot
1152:, France.
1129:Rifleman
1118:Rifleman
1036:Ballymena
977:River Han
969:Uijeongbu
577:Palestine
249:RUR (RIR)
159:Ballymena
46:1881–1968
37:Cap badge
2683:See also
2179:10 March
2173:Archived
1836:Archived
1375:See also
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1111:Private
1104:Private
1054:and the
944:and the
928:Post-war
784:General
573:Salonika
535:and the
470:Le Havre
409:memorial
360:and the
281:and the
268:infantry
241:Insignia
174:Motto(s)
2192:Sources
2153:10 July
2131:10 July
2109:10 July
2087:10 July
2060:10 July
2013:10 July
1987:10 July
1956:10 July
1925:10 July
1899:10 July
1868:10 July
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1628:10 July
1578:20 June
1550:10 July
1528:10 July
1451:10 July
1425:10 July
1150:Grugies
1027:Belfast
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769:by the
717:in the
603:in the
587:in the
567:in the
553:pioneer
511:in the
476:in the
450:in the
374:Ireland
324:History
273:of the
223:Badajoz
189:Colours
132:Militia
126:Regular
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289:, the
227:Jhansi
148:RHQ –
105:Rifles
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1139:Somme
1135:Hamel
1001:Times
981:Seoul
957:Pusan
909:, in
767:Rhine
742:D-Day
675:India
505:Rouen
421:Times
235:Korea
231:Somme
202:'
197:March
182:Latin
2380:ISBN
2361:ISBN
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2297:ISBN
2280:OCLC
2261:ISBN
2242:ISBN
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2015:2016
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1958:2016
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