2nd Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles.. 1945: Germany. . Search Billions of Historical Records Search now World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945 Royal Ulster Rifles 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles 3rd Sep 1939 Orders 10th Sep 1939 Equipment 12th Sep 1939 Training 16th Sep 1939 Reliefs 16th Sep 1939 Orders 18th Sep 1939 Exercise 19th Sep 1939 Visit 19th Sep 1939 Orders Letter regarding claim for Battle Honours for 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles, 26 October 1956. View the catalogue description for. Other 1930s postings included Hong Kong and Egypt for 1st Battalion and Palestine for both battalions. Renamed 31st Btn. The Museum houses an extensive collection of uniforms. Cap badge, officers', worn by Maj L M Yearsley, Royal Ulster Rifles, North Irish Brigade, 1960 (c)-1968. During a period of leave, Sidney took Joseph home with him to the East End of London. Joseph was first posted to the 70th Battalion The Kings Regiment Liverpool, a young soldiers territorial battalion. Panoramic (Drag image left, right, up and down to view.) Twelve stable belts, various regiments, 1960 (c)-1965 (c). One of these, 6th (Service) Battalion, saw service in Gallipoli, Salonika and Palestine. Royal Ulster Rifles. Printed shoulder title, London Irish Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Ulster Rifles, sealed pattern, 1943. Let us know. It then landed in Normandy in June 1944 and fought throughout the ensuing campaign, finally occupying Germany for three years after VE Day. Interview conducted on 7 October 1991. Kings Liverpool Regiment. Like this page to receive our updates. Three sound cassettes: oral history interview with Brig M N S McCord MC, recalling his service with 1st Bn Royal Ulster Rifles, Korea, October 1950 to October 1951. From the collection of Maj John Waring. Photocopies of two printed documents of 1912 relating to the newly raised Young Citizen Volunteers of Ireland. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. His battalion formed part of the 7th Beach Group. Shortly after, the battalion amalgamated with 2nd Battalion RUR to form 1st Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles (83rd and 86th). 2 RUR Gallery. The battalionhad its originsin the 83rd Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1793 for service in the Napoleonic Wars. 28 Bedford Street is close to the city centre in the Linen Quarter. The others served at home and on the Western Front. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Coloured photolithograph of a watercolour by John Mole, 2000 (c); published by the Ranelagh Press; mortars of 1st Bn Royal Ulster Rifles firing during the withdrawal at Imjin, April 1951; signed in pencil bottom right, 'John J Mole'; associated with the Battle of the Imjin River, Korea (1950-1953) 1951. Nesbitt William James. Sound cassette: oral history inteview with Maj R Bruford-Davies, Royal Ulster Rifles, Korea (1950-1953); interview conducted by David Smurthwaite, 10 February 1989. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Royal Ulster Rifles Officers' Club President newsletter, 2001-2002; includes articles on the Battle of Imjin, Korean War, 22 - 25 Apr 1951 and the campaign in Italy, 1943-1945. Copy photograph showing a group of shooting champions, Hong Kong, 4 or 5 Feb 1952; the team comprised four members of the Middlesex Regiment, three of the Royal Ulster Rifles and one of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. On the evening of 6th June 1944, 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles landed in Normandy. Want to know what life was like during the War? 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, If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Busby badge and waistbelt clasp, Royal Ulster Rifles, 1902-1964 (c). He spent around 6 weeks at Juno Beach before the 8th Irish were disbanded, and he was subsequently transferred on to the 1st Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles on 21st of July 1944 and joined the 1st RUR's at Le Mesnil, just east of the Pegasus Bridge. During his service with the 1st RUR's Joseph became great friends with his comrade Sidney Everitt. Certificates - Births, Marriages and Deaths in the UK, Coastguards and Customs Officers (Preventive Men), English Civil War - (1642-1649) (commonwealth & Protectorate 1644-1659), The Georgian Period - (1714-1830) though could run to 1837, American War of Independence - (1775-1783), The Victorian Period - (1837-1901) though this could run from 1832, Boer Wars - (1880-1881) & (1899-1902) suggest (1880-1902). The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. This Irish infantry unit was raised in 1793 and recruited in Belfast and County Down. Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. Although 6th Airlanding Brigade was disbanded on 31 August 1945, the battalion remained part of 6th Airborne Division, and served in Palestine, until January 1947, when it lost its airborne role. He enlisted in the Army in Liverpool on 25th of April 1941 at the age of 18, proudly following the family tradition set by his father Harold Sidney Smith, who was a WW1 veteran. The regiment was then briefly sent to Northern Ireland. Mr Gavin Glass MBE. D.S.O.M.C. It was formed in 1881 by merging the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras Infantry). This sample comprises some 15,000 records of soldiers who served with the Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers up to 1922. In the late 1880s, 2nd Battalion and a detachment from 1st Battalion fought in the Sudan, but 1st Battalion as a whole did not leave the British Isles again until 1897, when it moved to Natal and from there to India. Although neither of these two regiments had been rifle units, the new regiment was given that status and role. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Word processed memoir by Maj Humphrey G N Gore, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles, recalling his service in India, Britain and Burma with the 36th Division, 1940-1945; associated with World War Two, India (1939-1945) and World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. After the war Joseph was deployed to Palestine on the 1st of October 1945 with the 1st RUR's still attached to the 6th Airborne Division. 1915 - 1,019. Seventy six photographs taken by Gale and Polden Limited, of military scenes, ceremonies, tattoos, groups, portraits, 1905 (c)-1950. The London Irish Rifles maintained two front line battalions throughout the Second World War. Want to find out more about your relative's service? The museum houses an extensive collection of uniforms, badges, medals and regimental memorabilia covering the history of the Regiment and the campaigns in which it has fought since its formation in 1793. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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, 107th Trench Mortar Battery. Simply enter your email address below to start receiving our monthly email newsletter. Laptop & Desktop Accessories; More; Coins. It served with the British Army until 1992, when it was merged into The Royal Irish Regiment. These became the new unit's 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively. privacy policy, Need more context? presenting the shamrock to Major de Longueuil (later awarded the MC). Collection of military band music from around the world, collected by the late Mr Harold Leonard Sidney Plunkett, nd. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. You can order records in advance to be ready for you when you visit Kew. Our databases allow us to investigate almost the entire Army records and we can conduct research into any officer or soldier of any British Army regiment. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. . No 1 dress jacket, London Irish Rifles (TA), nd; master pattern, 11 May 1959; piper. The museum houses an extensive collection of uniforms, badges, medals and regimental memorabilia covering the history of the Regiment and the campaigns in which it has fought since its formation in 1793. 1915 Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Home Royal Ulster Rifles (6th Airborne) on the banks of the river Issel. check out the. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Five tunics, five frocks and pair of wings, Royal Irish Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles, Royal Irish Rifles Militia Bns, Royal Irish Rifles Special Reserve Bns, Royal Ulster Rifles, Militia Bns, 1900-1933, sealed pattern, 1900, 1933. Three hundred and forty thousand allied soldiers were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk by a flotilla of boats of all sizes between 28 May and 4 June 1940, enabling them to fight another day. Following various amalgamations since 1968, the traditions of the battalion are carried forward by 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, which is presently part of 16th Air Assault Brigade. Add a Name to this List The brigade was formally redesignated and reorganised as 1st Air Landing Brigade inlate 1941 and its battalions, including 1st (Airborne)Battalion RUR, were re-roled to undertake airborne assault by glider. 1934'. Rifles'. This infantry unit was formed in 1881. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it became part of The Royal Irish Rifles. 15th Royal Irish Rifles. Twelve orders and medals, awarded to Maj W E Anderson, Army Air Corps, Parachute Regiment and Royal Ulster Rifles, 1939-1955; Order of the British Empire; Military Cross, bar; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star 1940-43, clasp; Italy Star 1943-45; France and Germany Star 1944-45; Defence Medal 1939-45; British War Medal 1939-45, oakleaf; Korea Medal 1950-53; United Nations Korea Medal 1950-1954; Polar Medals, clasp; Efficiency Medal. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". ', hallmarked Birmingham, 1933; handle with motto, 'quis seperabit', surmounted by a harp and crown regimental badge; inscribed 'C.S.M., A.Trice. The National Archives' catalogue WO - Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies Division within WO - Armed Forces Service Records. Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: Brilliant museum - See 65 traveller reviews, 20 candid photos, and great deals for Belfast, UK, at Tripadvisor. The online inventory contains records for over 100,000 objects. With the Ulster Division in France: From Bordon to Thiepval by Arthur Irwin Samu EUR 21,26 Achat immdiat , EUR 4,09 Livraison , 30-Jour Retours, Garantie client eBay Vendeur: the_nile (1.176.281) 98.1% , Lieu o se trouve: Melbourne, AU , Lieu de livraison: WORLDWIDE, Numro de l'objet: 155426495524 Papers relating to the Royal Irish Rangers/ Royal Irish Regiment, 1972-1992; associated with the Battle of Mirbat, Dhofar Revolt, Oman, 1972. Read tagging guidelines. It was recorded in shorthand by Sarah Oliver, a Mail on Sunday journalist. 1939 Pattern Leather Equipment & 1942 Battle Jerkin, 1942-1944. Lisez With the Ulster Division in France: A Story of the 11th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, South Antrim Volunteers From Bordon to Thiepval de Arthur Purefoy Irwin Samuels & Dorothy Gage Samuels disponible chez Rakuten Kobo. The rest is history and Joseph and Rebecca became a couple and later married in 1949. Bound volume of photocopied 'Selected Prayers', made for and presented to Capt (later Maj Gen) James Majury by the Protestants of No 2 Company, Prisoner of War Camp Number 2, North Korea, in appreciation for the Church services he conducted during their captivity, Oct 1952 to Aug 1953; original is in St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. Date: 1942 Jan.- Aug. Held by: The National . (d.19th May 1940). 1536 photographs taken by Central Office of Information of the regiments and corps of British Army in the 1950s and 1960s. - Inniskillings Museum All Rights Reserved. After 11th Nov 1918 - 175. By 1939, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles, as it was then known, was serving in the North West frontier of India. (Transcript Available). Silver cup with u-shaped gadrooned lower body and two C-scroll handles, on a short stem with a stepped foot, on a circular, ebonized wooden plinth; with lid bearing knop and gadroons; inscribed, 'Presented By Lt. Col. F. R. W. Graham. Lt Col GP Rickcord DSO We can reunite you with your friends who served at Royal Ulster Rifles and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. 1st Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles 1941 to 1947 The battalion had its origins in the 83rd Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1793 for service in the Napoleonic Wars. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small - 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles during the Second World War -. Our This information will help us make improvements to the website. Entry to the museum is free. British War Medal and Victory Medal. Download our mobile app now. - County Forums including Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British Islands. - Royal Irish Regiment Museum. Proficiency badge for Group B Tradesmen, Royal Ulster Rifles, 1952, sealed pattern, 1952. just east of the Pegasus Bridge. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Verified names will be added to the War Memorial by November 2018. It went on to fight in that role in Tunisia in 1942, Sicily in 1943, Normandy in June 1944 and the Rhine crossings in 1945. That year, it was amalgamated with the two other Northern Irishinfantry regiments, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victorias) and The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, to form The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th). Photocopy typescript memoir and two letters relating to the career of Maj R E H Sheridan with the Royal Ulster Rifles and Parachute Regiment; associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1939-1945).