1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles

   1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles were in Aden at the out break of the Great Was in August 1914. They embarked for Britain on the 27th of September 1914 and arrived at Liverpool on the 22nd of October they joined 25th Brigade, 8th Division at Hursley Park, Winchester. They proceeded to on the 6th November 1914 landing at Le Havre a much needed reinforcement to the BEF and remained on the Western Front throughout the war. In 1915 they were in action at The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers and The action of Bois Grenier. In 1916 They were in action at the Battle of The Somme. In 1917 they fought in The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and then moved to Flanders and were in action in The Battle of Pilkem and The Battle of Langemarck. In Feb 1918 the 1st Irish Rifles transfered to to 107th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division. They were in action on the Somme, in the Battles of the Lys and the Final Advance in Flanders. At the Armistice they were at Mouscron, north east of Tourcoing, where the Division remained throughout demobilization which was complete by June 1919.

19th Sep 1914 Divisional HQ Opens

2nd Oct 1914 Concentration

27th Oct 1914 Exercise

29th Oct 1914 Route March

30th Oct 1914 Concentration Complete

31st Oct 1914 Mud

4th Nov 1914 On the Move

5th Nov 1914 On the Move

6th Nov 1914 Delays

7th Nov 1914 Delays

8th Nov 1914 On the Move

9th Nov 1914 Into Billets

30th Dec 1914 Message

12th Mar 1915 Attack Made

9th May 1915 The Battle of Aubers Ridge: The Northern pincer  2.30am: all units in the North report that they are in position, having assembled at night. 4.06am: sunrise and all very quiet on this front.
5.00am: British bombardment opens with field guns firing shrapnel at the German wire and howitzers firing High Explosive shells onto front line. Many reports are received that British 4.7-inch shells are falling short, and even on and behind the British front line (Later it is agreed that this is due to faulty ammunition, as well as excessive wear to gun barrels). 5.30am: British bombardment intensifies, field guns switch to HE and also fire at breastworks. Two guns of 104th Battery, XXII Brigade RFA had been brought up into the 24th Brigade front and they now opened fire at point blank range against the enemy breastworks; they blow several gaps, although one of the guns is inaccurate due to the unstable ground on which it is located. The lead battalions of the two assaulting Brigades of 8th Division (24th Brigade has 2/Northants and 2/East Lancashire in front; 25th Brigade has 2/Rifle Brigade, 1/Royal Irish Rifles and 1/13 London Regiment (Kensingtons)) move out into the narrow No Man's Land (in this area it is only 100-200 yards across). German bayonets can be seen behind their parapet.
5.40am: On the further advance the 2nd East Lancs are hit by heavy machine-gun and rifle fire by the time they had progressed thirty yards from their own trench; the 2nd Northants, coming up ten minutes later, were similarly hit, but a party got through one of the gaps blown by the field guns, and into the German front trench. The attack of 25th Brigade is much more successful: the wire on the left had been well-cut and the infantry poured through, crossing the almost-undamaged breastworks and into the German fire trenches. They moved onto the first objective (a bend in the Fromelles road), and the Rifle Brigade bombers extended the trench system they occupied to 250 yards broad. On the blowing of the two mines at 5.40am, the lead companies of the Kensingtons rushed to occupy the craters, moved forward to capture Delangre Farm, and then formed a defensive flank as ordered.
6.10am: Brig.Gen. Oxley (24th Brigade) orders the support battalion, 1st Notts & Derbys, to support the attack of the Lancashires, but they are also held up with high losses, at almost unbroken wire. The front and communication trenches are by now very crowded and chaotic; German shelling adds to confusion. By now, the fire across No Man's Land was so intense that forward movement was all but impossible. The support battalion of the 25th Brigade, the 2nd Lincolns, was ordered forward, to cross by the craters; they did so, despite losing many men on the way. Men of the Brigade were at this time seen to be retiring to their front line, having apparently received a shouted order. German prisoners, making their way to the British lines, were mistaken for a counterattack and there was a great deal of confusion. Brig.Gen Lowry Cole, CO 25th Brigade, was mortally wounded when standing on the British parapet in an attempt to restore order.
8.30am: the attack had established three small lodgements in the enemy positions, but they were not in contact with each other and were under tremendous pressure. Otherwise the attack had come to a standstill and all movement into or out of the trench system had become impossible. The men in the German positions were cut off.
8.45am and again at 11.45am: Haig orders Rawlinson (CO, IV Corps) to vigorously press home the attack.
1.30pm: A renewed attack with 2nd Queens of 22nd Brigade in support, did not take place as the troops were heavily shelled in the assembly areas and many casualties were suffered even before the original support lines had been reached. Major-General Gough (CO, 7th Division, whose 21st Brigade had now also been ordered forward by Haig) reported that after a personal reconnaissance he was certain that forward movement was at the present time impossible.
5.00pm: General Haig, hearing of the continued failure of the Southern attack and the hold-up after initial success of the Northern attack, orders a bayonet attack at dusk, 8.00pm.

2nd Battalion Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

9th May 1915 The Battle of Aubers Ridge: Evening and Night  2nd Battalion Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
6.00pm: such chaos in the trench system and on the roads and tracks leading to it that it becomes clear that fresh units will not be ready for the 8pm attack. Haig cancels the attack and rides to Indian Corps HQ at Lestrem, to meet with all Corps commanders to consider the next moves. 7.30pm: the meeting breaks up having decided to renew the attack next day, taking advantage of night to reorganise. Efforts were made throughout the evening to reinforce the small garrisons of the lodgements in the enemy trenches. 26 men of the 2/Northants, of which 10 were wounded, returned to the British front. 2.30am 10 May: the 200 or so surviving Rifle Brigade and Royal Irish Rifles were withdrawn from their position, all efforts to reinforce them having been repulsed. 3.00am 10 May: the last few Kensingtons also returned from their position; all British troops were now out of the German lines. Around this time, First Army HQ, having by now got a good picture of the losses, failures and general conditions, called a Commanders conference for 9.00am, to take place at I Corps HQ on the Locon road, some 1.5 miles from Bethune. 9.00am 10 May: the Army and Corps commanders and staffs in attendance learned that there was insufficient artillery ammunition to continue two attacks. (The Secretary of State for War, Kitchener, had also just ordered a considerable portion of existing stocks to be sent to the Dardanelles); for example there were only some 3,000 18-lbr rounds left, and some of that was way behind the firing positions. They also heard that the 4.7-inch ammunition that had caused problems on IV Corps front was too defective for further use and that the fuzes on 15-inch heavy rounds were also defective and the shells simply did not burst on hitting the wet ground. All further orders for renewing the attack were cancelled at 1.20pm; the views of the conference were transmitted to GHQ. 7th Division was ordered to move from it's position north of Neuve Chapelle to the south of it, with a view to strengthening a future offensive there. British casualties from the 9 May attacks continued to move through the Field Ambulances for at least three days after the attack.
More than 11,000 British casualties were sustained on 9 May 1915, the vast majority within yards of their own front-line trench. Mile for mile, Division for Division, this was one of the highest rates of loss during the entire war. There is no memorial to the attack at Aubers Ridge.

27th Aug 1915 Trench Work

30th Aug 1915 Reliefs

3rd Sep 1915 Reliefs

9th Sep 1915 Reliefs

25th Sep 1915 Attack Made

25th Sep 1915 In Action

25th Sep 1915 In Action

25th Sep 1915 In Action

25th Sep 1915 In Action

1st Oct 1915 Reliefs

10th Oct 1915 Working Parties

22nd of October 1915 Reliefs

26th of November 1915 Special Order - To be read to all men

7th Jan 1916 On the March

19th Jan 1916 Reorganisation

22nd Mar 1916 Instruction

23rd Mar 1916 Quiet

24th Mar 1916 Instruction

25th Mar 1916 Instruction

17th May 1916 Operational Order No.79. Schedule

17th May 1916 Operational Order No.79.

19th May 1916 Reliefs

1st Jul 1916 In Action

11th Jul 1916 Inspection

26th Jul 1916 Reliefs

12th of October 1916 Promotions and Work

21st Oct 1917 Relief Completed

1st of February 1918 An Inspection

6th of February 1918 New Battalion Arrives

10th of February 1918 Reorganisation Complete

31st of March 1918 Account of Operations

24th August 1918 Daily Activity  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
0230. Enemy re-opened shelling on left for an hour. Our front was very quiet. The morning opened dull and rain fell. Three of our planes flew over the line and one enemy.
At 0700 the Companies were in position, A on left, B in centre and D on right. Our barrage opened with machine gun fire and trench mortars. After one minute the artillery barrage started and the Companies moved forward to the attack. After a few minutes the enemy put up lights which were replied to by artillery fire. This fell first upon the 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers front but then worked across our own, the shelling being particularly heavy in S.2.d central. Some of our own 18-pounder shells fell very short at S.2.d.80.50. Our smoke barrage was not very heavy, especially on the right. The enemy seemed to be taken by surprise and were more inclined to run than fight. The objectives were reached without much opposition. A and D overran their objectives and had to retire to conform with the line. 'A' Company put up white Verey light at 0720 to signal objective reached.
At 0800 the whole objective was taken and consolidation was carried on until 1000. C Company followed on behind B and D as second wave and mopped up. They also helped in consolidation, after which three Platoons came back to our old front line trench as support Company while the other Platoon stayed with B Company. At 0930 our shelling ceased but the smoke barrage continued until 1000. The enemy artillery quietened down considerably.
At 1000 contact aeroplane came along while another plane dropped two boxes of Small Arms Ammunition near Soot Farm. There was slight enemy shelling throughout the day on front line area and on the Meulehouck.
The 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers obtained their objective also and liaison was established along our line and with the 1st Royal Irish Rifles on our right.
At 1500 our artillery opened fire on S.8.a where the enemy were reported to be massing. Enemy planes came over the line and threw out signal lights over the front line position, when the enemy shelling got heavier.
At 1830 the enemy put down a smoke barrage behind their front line and in front of Bailleul where they were seen to mass. SOS signalled from front was not seen but one of our planes signalled, upon which our artillery opened fire. The enemy massing had, however, been broken up by Lewis Gun and rifle fire.
There was slight enemy shelling during night but nothing further happened. Our own artillery put down counter-preparation at 2300. At night the Battalion was relieved by the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and moved into Divisional Reserve at Mont des Cats.
Our total casualties in the attack were four Officers wounded, five Other Ranks killed and one believed killed, 53 Other Ranks wounded. We captured 48 prisoners including ten wounded and estimated to have killed at least 70 including one Officer.
War Diaries

5th of September 1918 Situation Unchanged

17th of September 1918 A German Sailor Killed

30th Sep 1918 In Action

1st of October 1918 Allies Attack

1st Oct 1918 Hard Fighting

2nd of October 1918 Co-operating with 29th Div

4th October 1918 Reports

4th Oct 1918 Reliefs

7th Oct 1918 Artillery Active

8th Oct 1918 Heavy Shelling

9th Oct 1918 Heavy Shelling

10th Oct 1918 Heavy Shelling

11th Oct 1918 Counter Attack

12th Oct 1918 Farm Captured

15th of October 1918 Attack Continues

21st of October 1918 Orders to Advance

22nd of October 1918 A Combined Attack

4th of October 1918 Reports and Reliefs

11th January 1919 Daily Activity  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Ordinary weekly billet inspection held by Commanding Officer and Medical Officer with pay parade. Battalion tug-of-war team defeated team of 1st Royal Irish Rifles in Mouscron Square.
War Diaries

31st of January 1919 Royal Visit Continues

1st of February 1919 HRH Visits More Units

15th of February 1919 Boxing Tournament

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Allgood B.. Capt.
Armstrong Charles. Sgt. (d.12th Mar 1915)
Ashe Thomas. Rfmn. (d.25th Sep 1915)
Attley George. Rfmn. (d.9th May 1915)
Bannon J.. L/Cpl.
Barker John. Rfmn. (d.9th May 1915)
Barnes David. Rfmn. (d.6th Sep 1917)
Barrington L. S..
Barry Peter. Rfm. (d.4th Oct 1918)
Bayly L. M.. Capt.
Black William. Rfmn. (d.13th Oct 1918)
Boland James. Cpl. (d.20th July 1918)
Boland Patrick. Rflm. (d.23rd July 1915)
Bond Joseph. Rflm. (d.1st July 1916)
Branigan John. Rflm. (d.21st Oct 1918)
Brennan Eugene. Rflm. (d.12th Mar 1915)
Brien Phelim. Rfm. (d.14th Nov 1916)
Broghan Patrick. L/Cpl. (d.16th Dec 1914)
Brown Patrick. Rflm. (d.24th Jun 1915)
Brown William. Cpl. (d.28th Jun 1917)
Burges W. A.. Lt.
Burns John. Rflmn. (d.21st March 1918)
Carbery Miles Bertie Cunninghame. Capt. (d.17th Oct 1914)
Clarke Jack. Pte.
Clarke Jackson. Sgt.
Clements Houston. Rfmn. (d.2nd Oct 1918)
Clinton-Baker O.. Lt -Col.
Copeland A. Sjt Mjr.
Coughlan Henry. Rflmn. (d.16th Aug 1917)
Cozens Charles Edward. Rflmn (d.16th August 1917)
Cullen Frederick. Rflmn. (d.11th Mar 1915)
Darling W. O. F.. Lt.
Gallagher Thomas. Rflmn. (d.24th April 1917)
Gallagher Thomas. Rfmn. (d.24th Apr 1917)
Givens W. N..
Hale MM Neason Henry. Rfmn. (d.11th Aug 1917)
Hellmers A G.A.. 2nd Lt.
Kearney Thomas. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917)
Love Frank. (d.2nd Oct 1918)
Mackill James. Pte.
McCann James. Rflmn. (d.9th Dec 1914)
McCleary R J. Sergeant (d.22nd July 1915)
McClelland David. Rfmn. (d.17th Oct 1914)
McClements William James. Rflmn. (d.21st March 1918)
McComb Francis. Rflmn.
McCullough Andrew. Rflmn. (d.19th Oct 1918)
McKibben John Hill. Cpl. (d.9th May 1915)
Moatt William Charles Henry.
Motum William George. CSM. (d.10th Mar 1915)
Mussen Richard. Rflmn. (d.21st March 1918)
O'Connor Edward Brian. Pte.
O'Sullivan A. M.. Capt.
Porter Ernest. L/Cpl. (d.3rd March 1917)
Purdon Herbert. Pte. (d.9th May 1915)
Reid A. D.. Lt -Col.
Riordan Christopher. Sgt. (d.10th Mar 1915)
Robinson W. J.. L/Cpl.
Sands Peter. L/Cpl. (d.15th Sep 1915)
Smyth George. Rifleman (d.30th Dec 1914)
Smyth George. Rfm. (d.30th Dec 1914)
Steele David. Rflmn. (d.25th Sep 1915)
Sullivan Bernard. Pte. (d.26th Oct 1914)
Thompson J. C.. 2nd Lt.
Thorneley F. B.. 2/Lt.
Tipping William James. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
Whelan William Clement. Sgt.
Whitty Val. Rfmn. (d.19th May 1916)
Wilson Edward. Cpl.
Wright A. O..

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Rfmn. Val Whitty 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.19th May 1916)

Val Whitty served as a Rifleman with 1st Batt. Royal Irish Rifles. he was killed in action in France on the 19th of May 1916. Looking for any details about him that might be recorded. His Father was also in that regiment but survived.
Margaret

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Rfmn. Thomas Gallagher 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.24th Apr 1917)

I have quite a lot of information regarding Thomas Gallagher, who was my grand uncle, including a photo (head and shoulders) where he is wearing his army tunic.
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Sgt. Christopher Riordan 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.10th Mar 1915)

Christopher Riordan was the son of Joseph and Ellen Riordan of 5 Roches Buildings, Cork and husband of Bridget Riordan of 92 Stella Gardens, Irishtown Rd. Dublin.
Terence Breen

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Rflmn. Henry Coughlan 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917)

My Great Uncle Henry Coughlan was the son of Henry Coughlan and Rebecca Coughlan (nee Twomey) and Youngest sibling to Rebecca, Jerome, Catherine and Mary. Henry was killed in action on 16th of August 1917. Age 22 years. Interred at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. May he rest in peace knowing he is not forgotten.
G. Sheehan

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2/Lt. F. B. Thorneley 11th Btn., B Coy. Royal Irish Rifles

Second Lieutenant Thorneley served with the 1st and 11th Battalions, Royal Irish Rifles.

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Rfmn. William Black 1st Btn. B Coy. Royal Irish Rifles (d.13th Oct 1918)

William Black was first buried in the German Military Cemetery at Deerlyck, later his grave was moved to Dadizele New British Cemetery, where only a remembrance stone remains as the original grave is missing. He may have been a Prisoner of War because on the date he died Deerlyck was still occupied by the German Army.
Annick Labeeuw

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L/Cpl. J. Bannon 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

Lance Corporal Bannon was 35 when he died on 28th May 1919 and is buried North-West of the Mount Temple (Holy Trinity) Cemetery, Ballyloughlon, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.
S Flynn

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Pte. Edward Brian O'Connor 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

Ned O'Connor served in France and Afghanistan.
Karen O'Connor

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Cpl. Edward Wilson 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

My Grandfather Edward Wilson fought with the BEF and was with the 1st Royal Irish Rifles though all its battles. Was wounded 3 times and returned to Belfast to get married and become a tram driver.
Edward Wilson

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Capt. Miles Bertie Cunninghame Carbery 1st Btn. C Coy. Royal Irish Fusiliers (d.17th Oct 1914)

Miles Carbery is remembered on the Carbery Memorial in St. Patrickâ€™s Cathedral, Armagh
s flynn

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Rflmn. Andrew McCullough 2nd Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.19th Oct 1918)

Andrew's parents were Andrew McCullough (born 1867) and Sarah Jane Shaw (born 1868). His siblings were: Sarah Elizabeth (born 1892), Thomas (1900â€“ 1911), John (born 1901), Martha (born 1902) and Rachel McCullough (born 1904).
He was born in Lisburn, Ireland in 1897, wand was aged 21 when he was killed in action at the Battle of the Selle on the Western Front in France in the last few weeks of WW1. Andrew is buried at Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois France (3.B.5). He had previously served with the 11th and 1st Battalions of the Royal Irish Rifles.

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L/Cpl. Ernest Porter 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.3rd March 1917)

Ernest Porter is my great uncle, his name is mentioned on the Thiepval memorial so I assume his body was never found. He was 27 when he died.
Bill Porter

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Pte. William James Tipping 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st July 1916)

William Tipping was killed in action.
James McMullan

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Rflmn. Frederick Cullen 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.11th Mar 1915)

Frederick Cullen is commemorated on the Le Touret memorial in Le Touret Cemetery in France.
Marie McGoldrick

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Rflmn. David Steele 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.25th Sep 1915)

My great uncle David Steele was killed in a bombardment and is buried in Bois Grenier Cemetery, France
Mary Fitzpatrick

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Pte. James Mackill 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

James Mackill was my Grandfather. Having served in South Africa, James re-enlisted in 1915. At the time he states his age as 42, although he would have been almost 46 then. His short service history shows he rejoined the Royal Irish Fusiliers 3rd Btn at Derry 1915 regimental number 26392. He transferred to 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles on 31/1/1916. He sailed to India in February of that year.
He returned from service in India suffering from TB, and was treated at Colchester Hospital as well as London before being pensioned off on medical grounds. He died at the family home in Enniskillen in 1920 leaving a wife and young family of eight children.
Denise Keable

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Pte. Thomas Kearney 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.16th Aug 1917)

Thomas Kearney was the son of Patrick and E. Kearney of 4 Railway Street, Armagh, Northern Ireland. He joined the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles in 1915. He was killed in action on 16th August 1917 aged just 20 years and is one of the many who lie were he fell. His name is commemorated with honour at Tyne Cot Memorial. Remembered with pride by his Great Nephew.
Gregory Page

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Rflmn. James McCann 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.9th Dec 1914)

James McCann was killed after only a few months service, we do not know very much about the circumstances.
Donal McCann

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Sgt. Jackson Clarke 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

My grandfather, Jackson Clarke, joined the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in 1910, attesting in Belfast, Joining at Dover. He was posted to the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in India in 1912. Still with the 1st Btn, he returned to England in 1914 to form part of the BEF, 8th Division. He left the army in 1931.
Stephen Kerr

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Rfmn. David McClelland 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.17th Oct 1914)

David was my grandfather Robert McClelland's brother. He was born in Belfast on 5th May 1885 to John and Sarah. He served with the Royal Irish Rifles and is registered in the 1901 Census as in 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles so must have switched to 2nd Battalion before embarking for France in August 1914. He died of wounds on 17th October 1914 and is buried in Bethune Town cemetery. Other than this I know nothing about him. His service record is not available.
R Aiken

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