Royal Irish Rifles

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The Royal Irish Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Army, historically recruited in Ireland and noted for its service in major conflicts such as the First World War.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Royal Ulster Rifles 6
Royal Irish Fusiliers 1
Royal Irish Regiment 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry regiment
regiment of the British Army
alsoKnownAs Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
associatedWith Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
awardedBattleHonour Neuve Chapelle
Somme 1916
South Africa 1899–1902
linked to: Second Boer War

Ypres 1915
branch British Army
category Infantry regiments of the British Army
Irish regiments of the British Army
Military units and formations established in 1881
country United Kingdom
dateFormed 1881
dateRegimentalTitleChanged 1921
formedByAmalgamationOf 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot
86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
formedUnder Childers Reforms
garrison Belfast
hasPredecessor 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot
86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
militaryBranch Infantry
notableEngagement Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Guillemont
Battle of Neuve Chapelle
Battle of Ypres
linked to: Battles of Ypres

Battle of the Somme
primaryDepot Victoria Barracks, Belfast
raisedBattalionType militia battalion
regular battalion
service battalion
special reserve battalion
territorial battalion
recruitedFrom Ireland
Ulster
recruitedPrimarilyFrom Belfast
County Antrim
County Down
regimentalBadgeFeature Irish shamrock
harp and crown
regimentalColour rifle green
regimentalMarch Killaloe
regimentalTitleChangedTo Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
religiousComposition mixed Protestant and Catholic
servedInConflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Second Boer War
Second World War
linked to: World War II
servedInTheatre Gallipoli
Palestine
Salonika
Western Front
successorUnit Royal Irish Rangers
Royal Irish Regiment (1992)
Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis Lipsett laterServedIn Royal Irish Rifles
subject linked to: Major-General Louis Lipsett
Quis Separabit associatedWith Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
Quis Separabit usedBy Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
Mons 1914 involves Royal Irish Regiment
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
Royal Irish Rifles alsoKnownAs Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
Royal Irish Rifles regimentalTitleChangedTo Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
Royal Irish Rifles associatedWith Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles
Royal Irish Rifles successorUnit Royal Ulster Rifles
linked to: Royal Irish Rifles