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  2. Irish Guards - Wikipedia

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    Irish Guards – Full Dress Drummers 1st Battalion Irish Guards are pictured lining up on parade during a state visit by the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2012) Like the other Foot Guards regiments, the "Home Service Dress" of the Irish Guards is a scarlet tunic and bearskin. Buttons are worn in fours, reflecting the ...

  3. History of the Irish Guards - Wikipedia

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    A platoon of the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, pictured upon the outbreak of the First World War, 1914. Lieutenant Harold Alexander is seated seventh from the right.. The 1st Battalion, Irish Guards deployed to France, eight days after the United Kingdom had declared war upon the German Empire, as part of 4th (Guards) Brigade of the 2nd Division, and would remain on the Western Front for the ...

  4. Garda Síochána - Wikipedia

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    The Garda Síochána (Irish pronunciation: [ənˠ ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠə ˈʃiːxaːn̪ˠə] ⓘ; meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace") is the national police and security service of Ireland. It is more commonly referred to as the Gardaí (pronounced [ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠiː]; "Guardians") or "the Guards".

  5. Band of the Irish Guards - Wikipedia

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    Band of the Irish Guards in Toronto in 1905. The Irish Guards was formed on 1 April 1900 to commemorate the bravery of the many Irish regiments which fought in the South African campaigns. Under the direction of its first Bandmaster, Warrant Officer Charles Hassell, the Regimental Band made its first public appearance the following year.

  6. John Kenneally - Wikipedia

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    Kenneally was a 22-year-old lance-corporal in the Irish Guards when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 28 April 1943 at Djebel Bou Azoukaz, Tunisia , Lance-Corporal Kenneally charged alone down the bare forward slope straight into the main body of the enemy about to make an attack, firing his Bren gun from the hip ...

  7. Irish in the British Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Irish Guards: 1900–present: Part of the Guards Division, founded by order of Queen Victoria to commemorate the Irishmen who fought in the Second Boer War. The regiment are also known as the Fighting Micks. Like other Guards regiments, the Irish Guards wear bearskins and redcoats as their ceremonial dress. Queen's Royal Hussars: 1685–present

  8. Category:Irish Guards - Wikipedia

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  9. Irish military diaspora - Wikipedia

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    The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4 RAR); an infantry battalion formed on 1 February 1964, and renamed the 2nd Commando Regiment on 19 June 2009. 4 R.A.R. is affiliated with Britain's 4th Regiment of Foot Guards (The Irish Guards). The 4 R.A.R. regimental band use the same uniform as the Pipes and Drums of the Irish Guards.