Home - Royal Ulster Riflesfleet, thereafter serving at the Cape of Good Hope, in India, and in Egypt, mainly on active service. The 8. 3rd expanded into two battalions, the 1st going to the Cape some ten years after the 8. Peninsular War of 1. In 1. 81. 0, in recognition of their prowess in the capture of of the French Isle of Bourbon, the 8. Royal County Down Regiment and were permitted to wear on their buttons the insignia of the Irish Harp and Crown. The motto ' Quis Separabit ' was added in 1. The Militia throughout these years fulfilled their home defence and internal security role within the shores of Ireland being, for much of the time, on an active full time basis. There followed years of garrison duty, the 8. United Kingdom after 2. West Yorkshire Regiment, 1900 Hallmarked Hollow Silver Horseshoe Antique Boer War Sweetheart Brooch. A rare West Yorkshire Regiment hollow silver Boer War sweetheart. The 2nd/8. 3rd having made its great and glorious contribution to the history and honours of the Regiment, was disbanded. The 8. 3rd served in Canada and the 8. Ireland and both in the Indian Mutiny. In 1. 85. 9, by her Majesty Queen Victoria's pleasure, the 8. The County of Dublin Regiment in formal recognition of their connection with their birthplace. In 1. 87. 3 the two Regiments were, for the first time, linked and a combined Depot was established at Victoria Barracks, Belfast, where it remained until after the First World War. We have recently cleaned the site of all old sold items. We have also introduced PayPal payments, and unlike many other web sites, we have made. Regimental Mascots Royal Munster Fusiliers. Thanks to Alexandra Bennett and James F. O'Sullivan for details on this page. The infantry regiment which became known as. Nacque nel 1707 con l. Advanced Search: A minimum of three characters are required for the Surname. Use an asterisk (*) for wildcard searches. Initials are searched for anywhere within the. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army. 01.06.1940: Honourable Artillery Company (121st and 125th Officer Cadet Training Units, RA) 01.06.1940 : commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery The Superb Great War D.S.C. Group of twelve to Air Commodore W. Dunn, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air. It was in 1. 88. 1, that the Regiment assumed the shape that, with minor alterations, it retained until after the Second World War. By the reforms of that year the 8. County of Dublin ) and the 8. Royal County Down ) Regiments were combined to form the one Regiment to be know as the Roya Irish Rifles, becoming respectively the 1st and 2nd Battalions. The Militia Regiments of Antrim, Dow and Louth were reconstituted at the same time as Militia Battalions of The Royal Irish Rifles. The reforms took effect on the 1st July 1. This is the day on which we started our career as a Rifle Regiment, with all the changes in dress and custom thereby involved. In the war against the Boer farmers in South Africa ( 1. Royal South Down Militia ) Battalions of The Royal Irish Rifles fought with some distinction. In the First World War of 1. The Royal Irish Rifles expanded to 2. Battalions and covered nearly all theatres of that vast and tragic conflict, including at various times the Western Front, Gallipoli and Salonika. In a time of conscription ( in England, not Ireland ) every man was a volunteer. The Regiment suffered 2. In that war the Regiment gained three Victoria Crosses to add to the four gained in the Inian Mutiny. Shortly after the end of the First World War the Regiment shrank to its two Regular Battalions and the Depot. On January 1st 1. Regiment was changed to The Royal Ulster Rifles. Following the 2nd Battalions short, very sharp campaign of Mesopotamia in 1. The home stations included the Isle of Wight, Aldershot, Belfast, Gravesend and Catterick. The foreign stations included the Rhine, Egypt, India, the Sudan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Palestine. This period was not entirely peaceful, ranging from duties in aid of civil power to minor campaigns in Waziristan and Palestine. Both battalions in these years of peace built up for themselves a great reputation, not only for soldiering ( competitive shooting, perhaps in particular ) but also in the fields of sport, specialising in boxing and football. During the Second World War there was again some expansion of the Regiment but not to an extent comparable with that of the First World War.
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