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The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army created in 1881 and disbanded in 1922. It was one of eight 'Irish' regiments of the army which were raised and garrisoned in Ireland, with the regiment's home depot being located in Naas.
Royal Dublin Fusiliers soldiers (9 P) Pages in category "Royal Dublin Fusiliers" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Royal Dublin Fusiliers (2 C, 3 P) Royal Fusiliers (3 C, 75 P) Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (2 C, 10 P) Royal Irish Fusiliers (2 C, 3 P) Royal Munster Fusiliers (2 C, 4 P)
Born on 12 January 1894 in Glasgow, Scotland, he was 22 years old, and a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
Memorial to 2nd Lieut. G. Gray, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, killed in action during the Easter Rising. The graves of those who were killed between 24 April and the first week of May include those of some of the 118 [15] [16] soldiers who were killed in the course of the 1916 rising.
The Blue Caps – The Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] [3] (Originally the 1st Madras Fusiliers, part of the British East India Company's Madras Presidency Army, who wore light blue covers to their forage caps on campaign during the Indian Mutiny and were known as 'Neill's Blue Caps,' after their commanding officer).
Burke's military service in the British Army began when he commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 4th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, where he was promoted lieutenant on 24 October 1900. [5] [6] He saw active service with the battalion in the Second Boer War, for which he received the Queen's medal with two clasps. [4]
Doyle was born in New Ross, County Wexford on 25 October 1891. He initially joined the Royal Irish Regiment in 1909 being given the Service Number 9962. [citation needed] He was transferred to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in August 1914.