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The Rifles are There: 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Royal Ulster Rifles in the Second World War. Pen & Sword. ISBN 1-84415-349-5. Taylor, James W. (2002). The 1st Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War. Four Courts Press. ISBN 1-85182-702-1. Taylor, James W. (2005). The 2nd Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War. Four Courts Press. ISBN 1-85182-952-0.
The 36th (Ulster) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Lord Kitchener's New Army, formed in September 1914.Originally called the Ulster Division, it was made up of mainly members of the Ulster Volunteers, who formed thirteen additional battalions for three existing regiments: the Royal Irish Fusiliers, the Royal Irish Rifles and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
The King's County Royal Rifle Militia was an Irish Militia regiment in King's County (now County Offaly) [1] dating back to 1776. It later became a battalion of the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). It saw action during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and the Second Boer War, and trained thousands of reinforcements during World ...
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Buttons from the tunics of the Royal Irish Artillery have been found in Somerville, Massachusetts and upon the site of Fort George at Castin, Maine. The design of the button can still be seen on the shield at the centre of the 206 (Ulster) Battery , which is part of 105 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers), a Territorial Army (reserve ...
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles (left to join the 74th Brigade a week after the brigade joined the division) 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment (joined October 1917, left June 1918) 7th Machine Gun Company (joined January 1916, moved into 25 MG battalion March 1918) 7th Trench Mortar Battery (formed July 1916)
Mural in Belfast's Cregagh estate commemorating Northern Irish VC recipients. Quigg is at the lower left. Robert Quigg VC (28 February 1885 – 14 May 1955) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
10th (Lovat Scouts) (T.F.) Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (October to June) 19th Brigade. The brigade joined the division in May 1915 from the 6th Division leaving for the 2nd Division in August. 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers; 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1/5th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st ...