This infantry regiment traced its origins back to the British Civil Wars (1639-51), but was officially formed in 1684. Contents: Name of soldier, place of birth given at time of enlistment. Cpl. Appointments to view documents can be made by contacting the regiment as appropriate. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Individual military units (regiments for the army, ships for the navy) kept records on their own personnel. This infantry unit has origins dating back to 1688. This record series are in alphabetical surname order and contain (only)the surviving records of service for non-commissioned officers and other ranks that served in the 1914-1918 war but who did not re-enlist prior to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. This period was also interspersed with service as marines and garrison duty in Ireland and England. You may want to hire a researcher to search military records that are not available at the FamilySearch Library. The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment storming the Chinese fortress at Amoy,1841. [29], In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming the Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve;[30] the regiment now had two Reserve but no Territorial battalions. Originally named The Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers), its title changed to The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) in 1920. The place and approximate date (1) of a campaign or battle in which your ancestor fought, (2) of one of his stations, or (3) that his wife gave birth while he was in the service, use: The area where your ancestor lived during his late teens, use the handbooks below or regimental histories to determine which regiments were recruited in that area. The British Army contained regiments from parts of the former colonies. They are not personal diaries (try the Imperial War Museum or local record offices for those). Pte. 941.5 B2i also held at the National Library of Ireland. Typescript. (Wiki article). First World War Soldiers. 1. For service records of the Guards regiments (Coldstream Guards, Grenadier Guards, Irish Guards and Welsh Guards) visit the GOV.UK website. Service records of Guards regiments. In England at the time of the merger, the 87th Foot became 1st Battalion and saw action in the Egyptian campaign the following year. The 27th (Inniskillings) Regiment holds the centre of Wellington's line at Waterloo. [5], As part of the Irish establishment, it escaped disbandment after the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick and when the War of the Spanish Succession began in 1701, returned to Flanders as part of Marlborough's field army. This project currently contains records for over one million men and women who died whilst serving in the First World War, with over 600,000 locations worldwide, tens of thousands of images, cemeteries, war memorials and much more. (PRO classes Adm 6/222, 270, 446; Adm 18/119; Adm 22/47-49, 254-443; Adm 23/23-24, 32, 76-77, 89-94; Adm 82/1-2,122-123; Adm 165; PMG 16/1, 6, 15-31; PMG 70; PMG 71). Extremely valuable in proving pedigree connections. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Record Profile: Ireland, Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1986-2003. Only a 2% sample of these records survive. Contents: Name of officer, rank and date of commission or advancement. WW1 & WW2 Nurses Records: 1914-1919 Royal Navy Medals 1914-1919: 1914-1919 Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919: . . William joined the Royal Irish Rifles, 36th Ulster Division and was sent to war in France on 4th of October 1915. FamilySearch Library Ref. 216217: Table listing the eight Irish Regiments of the British Army July 1914, their Depots, Reserve Bns., and local Militia. (FamilySearch Library book Ref 942 M2hoL 1991. Record type: Registers and papers concerned with claims for and payments of bounty to next of kin of men killed in battle. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902), before returning to India in 1904. For the service records of soldiers serving in the armies of Commonwealth countries (such as Canada, New Zealand or South Africa) you will need to contact the respective archives of those countries. XI, no.1. Many military and regimental histories are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: Seamen. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. Other Records. The 10th (Irish) Division fought in the campaigns of Gallipoli or Dardanelles, then Salonika and finally with General Allenby in Palestine. To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. Add a Name to this List 1. pages 45-53. Two battalions of the Royal Ulster Rifles land in Normandy by air and by sea. Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. Search among theFirst World War pension record cards on Fold3.com (). Sgt. 941.5 B2i V5-6. But they are difficult to use because few are indexed and many are only available at the Public Record Office, Kew at the National Archives. Search the London Gazette on The Gazette website for the official announcements of British Army soldiers gallantry awards. Posted 9 October , 2013. 2006. (PRO class WO 97). The Inniskillings Museum may also be able to assist in tracing a relative from this regiment. The Royal Irish. [3] As Hamilton's Foot, it served in Flanders during the Nine Years War and at Namur on 31 August 1695, took part in the capture of the Terra Nova earthwork, later commemorated in the song 'The British Grenadiers. Naval records: Pensions to widows and orphans, Naval records: Casualty records (bounty to next of kin), Military records: Muster books and pay lists, Strategies for Using Army and Navy Records. 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Some Irish Militia Movements During the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Robert Parker, The Royal Regiment of Ireland, c1720. My first list starts on the 29 August 1914 in Herbert Hospital Woolich. Royal Irish Regiment (d.5th April 1917) Thomas Flood served with the 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, attached 47th Trench Mortar Battery, in WW1. The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684.Also known as the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, its home depot in Clonmel. 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Pte. The Connaught Rangers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, which mainly recruited in the west of Ireland. A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, If your ancestor served in the navy after 1853, search the index to continuous service engagement books. A bibliography of regimental histories is: White, Arthur S., comp. The hospital admission and discharge records from this series are available to view online (see section above) but are not searchable by name in our own catalogue. They proceeded to France in December 1915, landing at le Havre and concentrating in the Bethune area. 6th Battalion (d.5th April 1917), Sweeney Hugh. Birth and baptism records are indexed. . (Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44), For individual museum opening times and information, please click on the relevant museum below: London, England: various publishers. During the First Opium War in China, the regiment next saw action at the Capture of Chusan in July 1840, Battle of Canton in May 1841,[16] Battle of Amoy in August 1841,[17] Second Capture of Chusan in October 1841, Battle of Ningpo in March 1842,[18] Battle of Tzeki in March 1842, Battle of Chapu in May 1842, Battle of Woosung in June 1842, and Battle of Chinkiang in July 1842. Earlier armies were raised as needed, usually as county militia units directed by the county's lord lieutenant. For three of those years it was joined there by a 2nd Battalion. Recruting map of Ireland in the First World War. The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras Infantry). 2nd Btn. Still, military records sometimes provide information that is not found in any other source. - Royal Irish Regiment during the Great War -. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Army Officers. 29 bns of three antecedent regiments fight at the Somme with every Irishman a volunteer. Royal Irish Regiment Date of death: 24/05/1915 (aged 34) Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL . Record type: Annual lists of Naval officers, D. Steel, Navy List (1782-1817), List of Sea Officers (1800-1824), The Naval List (1814-present). Trace its history back to 1887 and discover its origins. FS Library Ref. Location: The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, England. Consequently, pre-1922 records for Irish military personnel are mostly British. Article is Father Benard's Register of the Irish Militia in Essex, also register of baptisms 1812-1817 kept at Church of St. James-the-less, Priory St. Colchester. [7] The regiment spent most of the next 25 years on garrison duty in Britain and Ireland; in 1751, reforms ended the tradition of naming units after their current colonel and the regiment was officially ranked as the 18th Regiment of Foot. Contents: Name of sailor, next of kin and specific relationship, service information, marital condition, date of death and place of burial, and date of application. Some records were destroyed by enemy bombing of the Guards chapel during the Second World War. Compulsory draft was seldom used, except by the militia. Many sources, list and describe naval ships and give the dates and places they were in service. [21], The 2nd Battalion, which was re-formed on 18 September 1857, began to arrive in New Zealand from 4 July 1863 and served in the Waikato and Taranaki campaigns of the New Zealand Wars. These records run from 1901 to 1960, covering the latter stages of the Boer War and, of course, both World Wars. Royal Irish Regiment (d.24th Jan 1918), Pte. These records can also be searched on Findmypast.co.uk. Reduplication by Great Britain, Admiralty, 1954. Assuming that you have been able to discover all the individual information you possibly can about your Great War ancestor you will probably want to find out where his unit served and what action they were involved in. 7th Battalion (d.12th Dec 1917), Collier David. The War Diary series have the catalogue reference of WO95/.. 1840-1866. For seamen serving as midshipmen (potential officers) between 1799 and 1854, the Midshipmen's Papers list birth dates and places and parents' names. (d.27th June 1916), Terry Timothy. 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. Until 1853, naval enlistment was informal and lasted for the ship's commission, usually three years. 8 vols. Population coverage: Varies, very high during wartime (40%) and lower (about 10%) during peacetime. Campaign medals were awarded to all soldiers who served in a theatre of conflict overseas. William C. Flynn 5th Btn. These were the 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve) and the 4th Battalion (Special Reserve). Dallington, East Sussex, England: Naval and Military Press Ltd., 1992. The British War and Victory medal entries may give you a battalion/unit number which will help you to find a unitwar diary. Uniquely, The Royal Irish Rifles were awarded two on the same day - 1 July 1916. However, photocopies of documents not available to download can be ordered and sent by mail where a charge for postage will be included. Record type: Documents concerning soldiers who were discharged to pension. Pte. Salt Lake City, Utah: Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1991. Republic of Ireland, Internet: http://www.military.ie/info-centre/military-archives. Record type: Pay list of Naval officers and men aboard each commissioned warship and hired "armed ship". [41], The battle honours of the regiment were:[3]. 1st Battalion returned to India in 1857, where it stayed for mostof the following 27 years. Armed with this information, the next step is to consult the Soldiers Died in the Great War databases at. See our guide to records of British prisoners of the First World War for details of the prisoner of war records available online. Thomas Patrick Flood 6th Btn. The Leinster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited predominantly in central and eastern Ireland. The Royal Irish Regiment, formerly the Royal Regiment of Ireland and the 18th Regiment of Foot, also known as the 'First and the Last'. (FamilySearch Library book 942 M25g; film 856424-52.) We have a large archive of soldier records. : Royal Irish Regiment Depot, Murphy, p. 30 quote: "Following the treaty that established the independent Irish Free State in 1922, it was decided to disband the regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in southern Ireland: The Royal Irish Regiment; The Connaught Rangers; The Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment; The Royal Munster Fusiliers; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers; The. Volumes from 1765 on include indexes. In the 17th century, independent companies of musketeers and pikemen garrisoned Ireland underboth Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II. Your ancestor was on board ship in 1861, search the, Your ancestor was on board ship in 1881, search the. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. - Irish Great War Society is a living history society based on the Great War 1914 to 1918. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Naval officers who served from 1695 to 1742 are listed in the following work: Young, D. H. W., comp.Index to Commission and Warrant Books of the Admiralty of Great Britain and Ireland, 1695-1742. Members of the Royal Irish were also the first British Army troops to confront the Irish rebels during the Easter Rising of 1916. The army began as a permanent organization in 1660. Armed with a full name, place and date of birth, residence, and the parents names, the next task is to gather as much service/military information as you can; information such as, regiment, service number and where he served. The companies that joinedWilliamwere placed on the English establishment in 1689. Casualty records may list those missing, wounded, taken prisoner, killed in action or who died as a result of their war service. If, for example, a soldier was wounded, taken prisoner or was granted an army pension, records may survive recording these events. The Royal Irish Regiment was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. Bravery at which of the following sieges sawthe regimentgranted a badgedepictingKing William III's family emblem? (d.3rd May 1915), Fogarty Gerald Joseph. 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. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 1814-. The cards record details of the pension entitlements of soldiers and other servicemen killed or injured in the war, both of officers and other ranks, and of the widows and dependants of deceased soldiers. In 1751, it was given a regimental numeral of 18, despite being the seventh oldest Britishinfantry regiment at that time. If your ancestor does not appear in the Army List for the right time period, consult the card index to officers which is available only at the Public Record Office, Kew. WW1 Medal Index Cards. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261373 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Population coverage: Naval records--about 10% to 15% of the population during peacetime and much more during wartime. The daily information contained in a War Diary can vary from just a few words to a detailed description of life at the Front. (South Irish Horse) Colton F W . Accessibility: Through correspondence, by searching in person or by using a local agent.[1]. Ffolliott, Rosemary. There are many regimental histories that have been published, which can provide extensive background information for your research but they can be expensive so check your local library to see if there is one in their reference section. [33] The 2nd Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 8th Brigade in the 3rd Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front but was almost completely destroyed at the Battle of La Basse in October 1914 with many men being taken as prisoners of war. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? In 1883, 1st Battalion moved to India, remaining there for 16 years. (FamilySearch Library book 942 M23cs; film 908026-27.). Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". Sgt. Pte. Search the enlistment books of The Royal Irish Regiment and the other Irish regiments disbanded from the British Army in 1922. Before 1853, individual seamen (called ratings) were not mentioned in navy records other than musters, description books, or pay lists unless they deserted, misbehaved, or earned a medal. 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment was raised at Clonmel on the 6th of September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. [6], The war ended with the 1713 Peace of Utrecht and in 1718, the regiment joined the garrison of the British-held island of Menorca, where it remained here until 1742, with the exception of a detachment sent to Gibraltar in 1727. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. [20] The regiment also took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. It was still there on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83). The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684. Some other lists give their injuries and address's. The names of non-commissioned officers and other ranks are seldom mentioned in the War Diaries so you shouldnt expect to see a family members name recorded. You may be able to purchase a transcript from the ledgers which usually show: Ledgers from 1901 to 1914 also show the soldiers trade and date of enlistment. [8] When the American War of Independence began in April 1775, most of the unit was in Boston; for the first time in over 50 years, it saw action at Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill. 6th Btn. Dates of promotions (if applicable). Sgt. 6th Btn. (d.18th Dec 1916), Phillips Edward George Dunscombe Masters. Before you can use navy records or pre-1872 army records, you must determine the specific ship or regiment in which your ancestor served. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. This wasmostly stationed in England and Ireland from the 1850s to the 1880s, though it served in New Zealand between 1863 and 1870. A Royal Irish Regiment officer reported that "they regarded, not unreasonably, everyone they saw as an enemy, and fired at anything that moved". You will need to contact their respective archives for advice on how to locate these records. 1979. pages 4-9. The books are all available in The National Archives reference library, or you may be able to find them in a local library. The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of . Also known as the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, its home depot in Clonmel. Michael was listed as missing in action between the 19th and 21st of October 1914. Formed in France, 1 September 1917, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse. Copyright 2023. The Medal Index Cards are available to view on-line and once again they are in surname alphabetical order with six individual's cards to one microfilm/copy. Extremely valuable in providing pedigree connections. Search the enlistment books of the disbanded Irish regiments. After almost 250 years of service with the British Army, it was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamedThe Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment ofKilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. 6th Btn. [11] After this, the unit returned to Gibraltar later in the year, where it remained until the Siege of Toulon in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. Irish Great War Society In March 1915 one Company from the Guernsey Militia joined the battalion. WW1 Music: Search British Army Service Records 1914-1920: Search WW1 Medal Index Cards: Search WW1 Widows Pensions Records: Search Soldiers Died In The Great War: Search . This group of records are known as the Unburnt Documents and the, catalogue reference for this series of records commences with. If you know: For the place he died after receiving an army pension, search the district pension returns for that area. He died 5th of April 1917 aged 25 years and is buried La Laiterie Military Cemetery in Belgium. 2nd Btn. Militarily, the whole of Ireland was administered as a separate command within the United Kingdom with Command Headquarters at Parkgate (Phoenix Park) Dublin, directly under the War Office in London. 2d ed. It served there throughout the war, including major actions at Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. Early Twentieth Century Records - 1913 to 1921. (FamilySearch Library book 942 A5p.) It saw service for two and a half centuries before being . Location: National Archives, Bishops Street, Dublin, Ireland and Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU England. His name was Duff. To enlist, underage boys may have lied about their name, age, and sometimes birthplace. In the early part of this campaign it suffered heavy casualties. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. Army records before 1872 are organized by regiment. Search and download ()service records (WO 400) of non-commissioned officers and other ranks who served in one of the Household Cavalry regiments during the First World War. The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as the Earl of Arran's Regiment of Cuirassiers.It was renamed as the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards in 1788 and service for two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's), to form the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards in 1922. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1991. Royal Irish Regiment (d.28th Jan 1916), Pte John Rooney 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Pte. Pte 1st Battalion. Like many documents, War Diaries can be viewed for free by visitors to the National Archives where there is a small photocopying charge made. Regimental registers (1790-1924) contain birth, marriage, and death records by regiment for families of officers and enlisted men. They brought considerable combat experience with them and by May 1923 comprised 50 per cent of its 53,000 soldiers and 20 per cent of its officers. (PRO classes: Adm 6/445, Adm 1/51-52, Adm 30/20, Adm 106/3017-3034, Adm 141, and Adm 154). Most of these relate to applications for pensions (sometimes by dependents). It has no connection toThe Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) formed in 1992. Accessibility: Those not in the FamilySearch Library are only available through correspondence, an agent, or a professional genealogist.[1]. Muster Rolls. In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. Use this search tool if you are looking for the war diaries of units that served in Russia, British colonies and theatres of operations other than the Western Front, Mesopotamia and Gallipoli for these latter three see the advice on online diaries in the previous section. Record type: Survey of commissioned and warrant officers giving birth information and details of service. Royal Irish Regiment (d.30th April 1915). He was my Grandfather's brother.