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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers




16th Sep 1939 On the Move

16th Sep 1939 Disembarking  


THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN FRANCE, 1939

A 40mm Bofors gun and troops of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers disembarking at Cherbourg from the steamer Royal Sovereign, 16th of September 1939 © IWM (O 2)



24th Sep 1940 In Billets

23rd of November 1939 Orders

21st Jan 1940 Recce

22nd Jan 1940 Recce

8th of March 1940 New CO

1st Apr 1940 Exercise

3rd Apr 1940 Visit

4th Apr 1940 Visit

5th Apr 1940 Visit

9th Apr 1940 Reorganisation

10th Apr 1940 Orders

11th Apr 1940 Stand Fast

13th Apr 1940 Orders

28th Apr 1940 Warning

1st May 1940 On the Move

2nd May 1940 On the Move

3rd May 1940 Move Cancelled

4th May 1940 Preparations

7th May 1940 Concentration

8th May 1940 Training

9th May 1940 Training

10th May 1940 Orders

11th May 1940 Orders

12th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves

13th May 1940 Recce

14th May 1940 Orders

16th May 1940 On the Move

17th May 1940 In Action

18th May 1940 On the Move

19th May 1940 On the Move

20th May 1940 Air Raids

20th May 1940 Orders

21st May 1940 Hard Fighting

21st May 1940 Orders

21st May 1940 Orders

21st May 1940 Intelligence

22nd May 1940 Under Pressure

23rd May 1940 Surrounded

24th May 1940 On the Move

25th May 1940 Congestion

25th May 1940 Defence

26th May 1940 Bombing

26th May 1940 In Defence

26th May 1940 Escape corridor

27th May 1940 Air Attacks

27th May 1940 In Action

27th May 1940 Enemy Attacks

27th May 1940 Heavy Shelling

28th May 1940 Air Attacks

28th May 1940 In Action

28th May 1940 Rear Guard

29th May 1940 Withdrawal

29th May 1940 Rear Guard

30th May 1940 Withdrawal

30th May 1940 Withdrawal

1st Feb 1942 Training

10th Feb 1942 Visit

24th Feb 1942 Orders

5th Mar 1942 Preparations

6th Mar 1942 On the Move

8th Mar 1942 On the Move

9th Mar 1942 On the Move

12th Mar 1942 Orders

14th Mar 1942 On the Move

19th Mar 1942 In Defence

28th Mar 1942 Harrassing

29th Mar 1942 Cut Off

30th Mar 1942 Ready

1st Apr 1942 Attacks Made

2nd Apr 1942 Withdrawal

3rd Apr 1942 In Defence

4th Apr 1942 On the Move

6th Apr 1942 On the Move

10th Apr 1942 Recce

11th Apr 1942 Fighting Patrols

12th Apr 1942 On the Move

13th Apr 1942 On the Move

16th Apr 1942 Under Fire

17th Apr 1942 Difficult Move

18th Apr 1942 In Action

18th Apr 1942 In Action

20th Apr 1942 Stragglers

21st Apr 1942 On the Move

22nd Apr 1942 On the March

23rd Apr 1942 On the Move

25th Apr 1942 Orders

26th Apr 1942 Rear Guard

27th Apr 1942 Bivouac

30th Apr 1942 On the March

1st May 1942 On the March

21st May 1942 On the Move

1st Nov 1942 Inspection

2nd Nov 1942 Visits

3rd Nov 1942 On the Ranges

4th Nov 1942 Tea

5th Nov 1942 Vehicles Loaded

6th Nov 1942 Orders

7th Nov 1942 On the Move

8th Nov 1942 News

9th Nov 1942 Preparations

10th Nov 1942 On the Move

11th Nov 1942 On the Move

12th Nov 1942 On the Move

13th Nov 1942 Conference

14th Nov 1942 Deserter

15th Nov 1942 Lectures

16th Nov 1942 Exercise

17th Nov 1942 Lectures

18th Nov 1942 Exercise

19th Nov 1942 Warmer

20th Nov 1942 Money

21st Nov 1942 Censorship

22nd Nov 1942 Orders & Counter Orders

23rd Nov 1942 Air Raid

24th Nov 1942 Reinforcements

25th Nov 1942 Rain

26th Nov 1942 Poor Weather

27th Nov 1942 Orders

28th Nov 1942 Transport

28th Nov 1942 Accusations

29th Nov 1942 Church Parade

30th Nov 1942 Orders

1st Dec 1942 On the Move

2nd Dec 1942 On the Move

3nd Dec 1942 Air Raid

4th Dec 1942 Death Trap

5th Dec 1942 Orders

6th Dec 1942 Orders

7th Dec 1942 On the March

8th Dec 1942 Difficult Conditions

9th Dec 1942 Digging in

10th Dec 1942 Recce

11th Dec 1942 Recce

12th Dec 1942 Patrols

13th Dec 1942 News

14th Dec 1942 Combat Group

15th Dec 1942 Supplies

16th Dec 1942 Enemy Positions

17th Dec 1942 Orders

18th Dec 1942 On the Move

19th Dec 1942 Attack

20th Dec 1942 Enemy Aircraft

21st Dec 1942 Conference

22nd Dec 1942 Battalion HQ Moves

23rd Dec 1942 Patrols

25th Dec 1942 Reliefs

25th Dec 1942 Observation Post

26th Dec 1942 In Reserve

27th Dec 1942 In Reserve

28th Dec 1942 Orders

30th Dec 1942 Move

31st Dec 1942 Newsletter

10th Jan 1943 Reliefs

2nd Feb 1943 Move

1st Apr 1943 Quiet

2nd Apr 1943 Recce

3rd Apr 1943 Shelling

4th Apr 1943 Plans

5th Apr 1943 Orders

6th Apr 1943 Preparations

7th Apr 1943 Attack Made

8th Apr 1943 New CO

9th Apr 1943 In Action

10th Apr 1943 In Action

10th Apr 1943 Advance

11th Apr 1943 Orders

12th Apr 1943 At Rest

13th Apr 1943 Air Raid

14th Apr 1943 Orders

15th Apr 1943 On the Move

16th Apr 1943 Shelling

16th Apr 1943 On the Move

17th Apr 1943 Shelling

17th Apr 1943 Advance

18th Apr 1943 Shelling

18th Apr 1943 Difficult Conditions

19th Apr 1943 Planning

20th Apr 1943 Shelling

21st Apr 1943 Planning

22nd Apr 1943 Attack Made

23rd Apr 1943 In Action

24th Apr 1943 In Action

25th Apr 1943 Advance

25th Apr 1943 In Action

26th Apr 1943 Advance

26th Apr 1943 Advance

27th Apr 1943 Prisoners

27th Apr 1943 Advance

28th Apr 1943 Ground Retaken

28th Apr 1943 Shelling

30th Apr 1943 Patrols

22nd Jun 1943 On the Move

26th June 1943 Move

6th Jul 1943 On the Move

16th Jul 1943 Patrols

31st Jul 1943 Under Fire

7th August 1943 In Action

2nd Sep 1943 Planning

5th Oct 1943 In Action

5th Oct 1943 In Action

6th Oct 1943 In Action

1st Jan 1944 Snow

2nd Jan 1944 Rations

3rd Jan 1944 Difficult Conditions

4th Jan 1944 Windy

5th Jan 1944 Zero Visibility

6th Jan 1944 Heavy Snow

7th Jan 1944 Airdrop

8th Jan 1944 Rations

9th Jan 1944 Weather Improves

10th Jan 1944 Roads Cleared

11th Jan 1944 Enemy Active

12th Jan 1944 Reliefs

13th Jan 1944 Moves

14th Jan 1944 Moves

15th Jan 1944 Booby Trap

16th Jan 1944 Move

17th Jan 1944 Training

18th Jan 1944 Leave

19th Jan 1944 Attack

20th Jan 1944 Recce

21st Jan 1944 Awards

22nd Jan 1944 Air Attacks

23rd Jan 1944 Supplies

24th Jan 1944 New Positions

25th Jan 1944 On the Move

26th Jan 1944 Patrols

27th Jan 1944 Patrols

28th Jan 1944 Patrols

29th Jan 1944 Patrols

30th Jan 1944 Orders

31st Jan 1944 Poor Visibility

1st February 1944 Reliefs

2nd February 1944 Relief in Place

3rd February 1944 Move

4th February 1944 All Units Arrived

8th February 1944 Training

16th February 1944 Location Statement

24th February 1944 Training and recreation.

25th February 1944 Sports

28th February 1944 

2nd March 1944 

11th March 1944 Training

14th March 1944 Divison Conference

17th March 1944 Presentation of Shamrock

19th March 1944 Church parades

22nd March 1944 On the move

23rd March 1944 Relief completed

24th March 1944 Reliefs

26th March 1944 Status report

27th March 1944 Change of Sector Control

28th Mach 1944 Situation report

29th March 1944 Situation report

31st March 1944 Situation report

15th May 1944 Attack Made

15th May 1944 Mortars

15th May 1944 Reliefs

16th May 1944 Attack Made

17th May 1944 Advance

17th May 1944 In Action

17th May 1944 Attack Made

18th May 1944 Advance

18th May 1944 Advance

8th Jul 1944 Patrols

10th July 1944 Reorganisation

1st Aug 1944 Quiet

2nd Aug 1944 Preparations

3rd Aug 1944 Bathing

4th Aug 1944 Conference

5th Aug 1944 In Camp

6th Aug 1944 Photographs

7th Aug 1944 On the Move

8th Aug 1944 In Camp

9th Aug 1944 Parade

18th Nov 1944 Reliefs

3rd Apr 1945 Hard Fighting

6th of April 1945 78 Div Mov Table


If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.



Those known to have served with

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Baxter Charles. Fus (d.10th October 1942)
  • Blatherwick JH. Tpr.
  • Convey John.
  • Crowley Patrick Kevin. Fus. (d.19th July 1946)
  • Crumley Thomas. (d.14th June 1944)
  • Crumley Thomas. Fusil. (d.14th Jun 1944)
  • Daly Christopher Thomas.
  • Donald Alexander Kerr. Lt. (d.11th April 1943)
  • English Edward. Fusilier
  • Essling Patrick George. Fus. (d.21st April 1945)
  • Farrell Archibald Edmund Joseph. Sgt.
  • Fenton Basil Maurice Beswick. Lt. (d.19th Jul 1943)
  • Giles A.
  • Gorman John. Fus.
  • Grimley Hugh.
  • Hamilton George. L/Cpl.
  • Hammond Reginald John. L/Cpl. (d.28th December 1943)
  • Hannan Robert Alphonsus. Drmr.
  • Hennah Alfred James. SSgt.
  • Johnson Ernest. (d.19th Apr 1942)
  • Johnston Albert Edward.
  • Kilpatrick Sydney James. C.Sgt
  • Lewis GL.
  • Lyons MID Thomas. WO/2 (d.15th June 1945)
  • Magee William Henry. RSM.
  • Malseed Samuel Patrick. Sgt.
  • Mandy Henry John Thomas. Fus. (d.17th April 1943 )
  • McAfee Patrick. Pte.
  • McAfee Patrick. Pte.
  • McCandless James. Fslr. (d.21st April 1942)
  • McClelland Thomas. Pte.
  • McGarvey John McConnel. Fus. (d.10th Jan 1943)
  • McGaughey Francis John. Pte.
  • Mckibbin Robert.
  • McMullan Alex. Fus.
  • Murphy James. Fus. (d.16th Oct 1945)
  • Nicholson DJ.
  • Nobbs Albert Ernest. Fus. (d.17th Feb 1944)
  • O'Shea Albert Joseph. Capt.
  • Price Norman Leslie. Fus. (d.5th July 1944)
  • Smith JD.
  • Smith Willie.
  • Smyth Alexander Joseph . Lt.
  • Stamper James .
  • Stewart Jacob Augustus. RSM.
  • Stewart Jacob Augustus. RSM.
  • Stokes MBE. Herbert Bland. Capt
  • Trainor Robert. Fus. (d.5th Aug 1943)
  • Waits J.
  • Watts Charles Reginald. Cpl. (d.3rd Dec 1943)
  • White Hugh. Pte.
  • White Hugh. Fus.
  • Wilson Fred.

The 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, please Add a Name to this List

Records of Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from other sources.



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Want to know more about Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers?


There are:1618 items tagged Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


J Waits Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

J Waits served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



JD Smith 15th (S) Regiment, 9 Troop C Sqdrn Reconnaissance Corps

JD Smith served with the 15th (S) Regiment, 9 Troop C Sqdrn Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



DJ Nicholson Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

DJ Nicholson served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



GL Lewis 6th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

GL Lewis served with the 6th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



A Giles Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

A Giles served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



Tpr. JH Blatherwick 4th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment

Tpr.JH Blatherwick served with the 4th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



Fus. John Gorman Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

I have a POW Postcard sent on the 25th of January 1944 from the Camp by John Gorman 269612, a prisoner in Stalag 3a, to his mother at 630 Clonard Road, Dublin. I'm afraid I have no other info

Mel Doyle



Pte. Thomas McClelland Royal Inniskilling Fusilers

My uncle was a soldier, Thomas McClelland in WW2 in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He served for eight years and was captured by the Germans and became a prisoner of war. He had a bad time in prison camp and survived to return home. He was always bringing soldiers back to the house after a few drinks for bacon and eggs. My Mum's family had a small holding in those days back in Ireland. My mum said the years of being a prisoner had taken their toll and he could be seen on some evenings trying to chew glass after a few drinks. He sadly died after the war, TB adding to his medical problems.




C.Sgt Sydney James Kilpatrick Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

I know that my father, Sydney Kilpatrick served in India and Italy and was present at the Armistice signing.

Frank Kilpatrick



Fusil. Thomas Crumley 6th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.14th Jun 1944)

Thomas Crumley was my uncle. He was killed on 14th June 1944 and is buried in Italy. I have a copy of the letter sent to my grandparents regarding his death.

Elizabeth Fiddes









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