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Royal Irish Fusiliers 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers 27th of September 1939 Visit of the King 27th of September 1939 Kings Visit 27th of September 1939 Kings visit 29th Feb 1940 Defence Work 5th March 1940 Helping Hands 2nd May 1940 Warning May 1940 On the March   1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers marching through Gavrelle near Arras. © IWM (O 159) 20th May 1940 Move 24th May 1940 In Action 10th Jun 1940 Air Raid 10th June 1940 Defence 11th Jun 1940 Move 17th Jun 1940 Gun Fire 19th Jun 1940 Lights 20th Jun 1940 Lights 22nd Jun 1940 Working Party 23rd Jun 1940 Sentries 26th Jun 1940 Verey Lights 1st Jul 1940 Signals 5th Jul 1940 Signals 7th Aug 1940 Reorganisation 13th Aug 1940 Meeting 1st Sep 1940 Orders 2nd Sep 1940 Working Parties 4th Sep 1940 Working Parties 8th Sep 1940 Rest 9th Sep 1940 Training 10th Sep 1940 Training 12th Sep 1940 Training 17th Sep 1940 Orders 19th Sep 1940 Recce 22nd Sep 1940 Guns 23rd Sep 1940 Training 24th Sep 1940 Information 30th Sep 1940 Reinforcements 24th February 1941 Reliefs 17th October 1942 Blitz on Malta continues 18th October 1942 Ineffective raids 25th October 1942 Air raids on Malta resume 21st Dec 1942 Conference 25th Dec 1942 Reliefs 28th Dec 1942 Orders 30th Dec 1942 Move 22nd Feb 1943 Air Raid 28th Feb 1943 Air Raid 21st Mar 1943 Counter Attack 7th Apr 1943 Attack Made 10th Apr 1943 In Action 10th Apr 1943 Advance 11th Apr 1943 Reliefs 11th Apr 1943 Orders 14th Apr 1943 Orders 15th Apr 1943 Reliefs 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 22nd Apr 1943 Attack Made 22nd Apr 1943 Plan 23rd Apr 1943 In Action 23rd Apr 1943 Attack Launched 24th Apr 1943 In Action 24th Apr 1943 Attack Made 25th Apr 1943 Advance 25th Apr 1943 In Action 25th Apr 1943 Positions Strengthened 26th Apr 1943 Advance 26th Apr 1943 Advance 26th Apr 1943 Attack Made 27th Apr 1943 Prisoners 28th Apr 1943 Ground Retaken 29th Apr 1943 Preparations 30th Apr 1943 Recce 30th Apr 1943 Patrols 26th June 1943 Move 6th Jul 1943 On the Move 31st Jul 1943 Under Fire 5th Oct 1943 In Action 5th Oct 1943 In Action 24th Jan 1944 MT Convoy 25th Jan 1944 On the Move 26th Jan 1944 Patrols 1st February 1944 Reliefs 16th February 1944 Location Statement 2nd March 1944  5th March 1944 Training and recreation 17th March 1944 Presentation of Shamrock 20th March 1944 Training 21st March 1944 Training and Divisional confrerence 22nd March 1944 On the move 23rd March 1944 Relief completed 24th March 1944 Reliefs 25th March 1944 Status report 26th March 1944 Status report 27th March 1944 Change of Sector Control 30th March 1944 Situation report 31st March 1944 Situation report 1st Apr 1944 Shelling 4th Apr 1944 Communication 5th Apr 1944 Under Fire 6th Apr 1944 Shelling 7th Apr 1944 Shelling 8th Apr 1944 Transport Heard 9th Apr 1944 Contact 14th Apr 1944 Heavy Rain 15th May 1944 Mortars 16th May 1944 Attack Made 17th May 1944 Advance 18th May 1944 Advance 24th June 1944 Hard Fighting 7th Aug 1944 On the Move 6th of April 1945 78 Div Mov Table 15th of April 1945 In action 15th of April 1945 Sitrep message 15th of April 1945 Sitrep message 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 Irish Fusiliers during the Second World War 1939-1945. Addis Anthony. Fus. (d.26th October 1943) Ardill MC Robert Austin. Capt. Biggart David. Fusilier (d.18th April 1947) Boone George. Pte. Boone George. Fus Boone George. Fus Boylan Philip. Fus. (d.19th Nov 1940) Burtenshaw Laurance John . Campbell Patrick . Carroll John. Clare Henry Edward. Fus. Cliff Frank. Pte. Cliff Frank. Pte. Daly Christopher Thomas. Dawson Herbert. Fus. Dean Cyril. Fus. Doyle Joseph Dominic. Durney John Joseph. Pte. Entwistle Thomas. Fus. Friel Henry Leo. Sergeant (d.12th Feb 1941) Gallagher James. Pte. Gorbutt John. Fus. Graham Edward. Fus. (d.13th Aug 1943) Graham Edward. Fus. (d.13th Aug 1943) Grant A. Haynes FG. Henderson James Joseph. Fusilier Hulme MID. Richard. Fus. Jones Robert Noel. Pte. Kelly DCM Frederick. WOII. Kenchington Victor Ronald. Sgt. Kenchington Victor. Cpl. Leathem John. Fus. Lowry Henry David. Sgt. Malley John Edward. Cpl. Martin James. McCamley John. Fus. (d.27th May 1940) McCann John. Cpl. McFarland William John. Cpl. McGovern Patrick. Cpl. McKay Robert James. Cpl. McLaughlin William. Sgt. McMulkin Maurice. Fus. Merryfield William Booth. Cpl. (d.6th October 1943) Milton Sidney. Fus. (d.7th Apr 1943) Mulcaster Charles Gallagher. (d.4th August 1943) Mulhern James. Sgt. Murphy Mark. Newton Frederick Stephen. Fus. O'Keeffe Thomas Patrick. Sgt. (d.30th August 1945) Orr John. (d.27th October 1943) Pancott Walter James. L/Cpl Phillips David Maxwell. RSM. (d.2nd Jun 1940) Quinn Andrew. Fusilier Radley CJ. Rowland James Clifton. Scott H. Shephard William. Mjr. Sipson Frederick Charles. L/Cpl. smith sydney wiliam. Pte. Smythe John. Fus. (d.28th Apr 1940) South William. CSM. Steele William Joseph . Fus. (d.26th May 1940 ) Teahan Daniel. Pte. Thoroughgood Leonard Charles. Fus. (d.29th Decembrr 1942) Tilley Jack C.. Fus. Waldron Samuel George. L/Cpl. Walsh Thomas. Cpl. Ward Robert Henry. Watt George. Fus. (d.6th Aug 1943) Whelan Gerard Anthony. Fus. 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 Irish Fusiliers from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about Royal Irish Fusiliers? There are:1443 items tagged Royal Irish 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. H Scott 42nd Btn Royal Armoured Corps H Scott served with the 42nd Btn Royal Armoured 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: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact 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 Add to this record. CJ Radley 9th Lancers CJ Radley served with the 9th Lancers 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: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact 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 Add to this record. FG Haynes Royal Irish Fusiliers FG Haynes served with the Royal Irish 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: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact 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 Add to this record. A Grant Royal Irish Fusiliers A Grant served with the Royal Irish 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: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact 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 Add to this record. Laurance John Burtenshaw 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers My dear late father, Laurance John Burtenshaw, of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers was a POW at Stalag 11a. Pete Burtenshaw Add to this record. John Carroll 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers My father, John Carroll, died in 1977. I recently started to research his WW2 history. He enlisted with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, No. 6978725, on 29/7/37. After training at home he was sent to Malta for a short period before heading off to Palestine. After Palestine he then returned to Malta before the war broke out and remained here for the entire siege. After victory, he then went on to Leros, where he was captured by the Germans, 15th Nov 1943, and taken POW to Stalag IVB at Muhlberg, Germany, POW No. 267891. He was here until its liberation, then returned to Perth, Scotland to Military Hospital for some time, before ceasing his military career on 29/5/46 He died when I was 5 years old so I never got to hear his story first hand. I have spent a great deal of time researching his story, but as yet I have not found one photograph. Does anyone out there have even a Battalion photo that he may be in? Peter Carroll Add to this record. Sgt. William McLaughlin 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers My Grandfather was held in 3 POW camps. I have obtained this information and associated dates from the MOD records, so they are as accurate as they can be. His details are as follows: 6976070 Sergeant William McLaughlin, Army Catering Corps. He was posted to 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers on 19th August 1943 and was reported missing, prisoner of war, Leros, Aegean on 16th November 1943. Records show that on 6th January 1944 he was in STALAG 11A Aletbgrabow. By 19th April 1944 he was in STALAG 357 Orbke and by 2nd June 1944 he was in STALAG 3A, Luckenwalde, Germany. He was repatriated to the UK on 26th May 1945. Paul McLaughlin Add to this record. Sgt. Henry David Lowry 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers My greatest regret is not having asked more questions when I was able to. My dad, Harry Lowry lived to age 87 and was a quiet, humorous and kind man. He joined the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers as a teenager, as had his father for WW1. His pre WW2 and wartime service included Palestine, Malta, Leros / Kos of which I know little. What little I do know includes the terrible hunger, constant bombing and indescribable duties such as clearing human remains after bomb raids. As an older man he would still look up to check what was flying overhead when a plane was near, and would wake from sleep and be alert instantly. I understand that his battalion invaded Leros / Kos and that after some 3 days fierce fighting when they were hopelessly outnumbered, and half of his Battalion were either killed or taken prisoner, he escaped into the sea (he was a non swimmer) and was picked up and returned to Malta. When he eventually returned to the UK, it was in the seat as a rear gunner in an aircraft, a very unusual role for him. He served 25 years in total with both RIF and other arms such as RASC and later RAPC. My Hero. Michael Lowry Add to this record. Fus. Maurice McMulkin 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Maurice McMulkin served on Malta, during the siege 1940 to 1943. After Malta, the battalion was redeployed to Leros, in the Dodecanese Islands. On 12th of November 1943, the island was invaded by German forces. Five days of heavy fighting was followed by the island defenders succumbing to superior enemy forces. Maurice was captured and after an arduous train journey across four countries lasting some two weeks, he ended up in Stalag XIA at Altengrabow. Being only a fusilier, he was put to work and spent most of his time at a work camp near to Halberstadt. He was liberated in April 1945 and according to his army records was repatriated to England on 23rd of April 1945. Including his pre-war service time from January 1938, he had been overseas continuously for over seven years. John McMulkin Add to this record. L/Cpl. Samuel George Waldron Royal Irish Fusiliers My girlfriend's grandfather, Samuel Waldron was in the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Serving in Africa before getting injured and returning back to the UK Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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