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> The
Connaught Rangers |
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| Regular
Army |
| 1st
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Ferozepore, India. Part of
Ferozepore Brigade, 3rd
(Lahore) Division of the Indian
Army.
28 August 1914 : Moved to France, landing
at Marseilles on 26 September 1914.
5 December 1914 : amalgamated with 2nd
Bn.
11 December 1915 : moved to Mesopotamia,
landing at Basra 10 January 1916.
Moved to Egypt via Kuwait, 3 April 1918. |
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| 2nd
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Aldershot. Part of 5th Brigade,
2nd
Division.
26 November 1914 : transferred to Ferozepore
Brigade, 3rd
(Lahore) Division of the Indian
Army. Amalgamated with 1st Bn 5 December
1914. |
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| 3rd
(Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Galway. Remained in Ireland
until November 1917, then moved to England,
where it later absorbed the 4th Bn. |
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| 4th
(Extra Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Boyle. Remained in Ireland until
November 1917, then moved to Scotland.
In May 1918, it was absorbed by the 3rd
Bn. |
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| Territorial
Force |
| The
Irish regiments raised no battalions
for the Territorial Force. |
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| New
Armies |
| 5th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
in Dublin, August 1914, as part of K1.
August 1914 : attached to 29th Brigade,
10th
(Irish) Division.
30 April 1918 : left the Division and
moved to France, arriving Marseilles
on 1 June 1918.
7-28 June 1918 : attached to 14th
Division.
22 July 1918 : attached to 197th Brigade,
66th Division.
25 August 1918 : transferred to 199th
Brigade, 66th
Division. |
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| 6th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Kilworth, September 1914, as part of
K2.
September 1914 : attached to 47th Brigade,
16th
(Irish) Division.
13 April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength.
17 June 1918 : cadre transferred to 34th
Division.
27 June 1918 : transferred to 117th Brigade,
39th
Division.
3 August 1918 : disbanded in France. |
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| Other
Battalions |
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| "The
Devils Own", one of the smaller regiments in terms
of battalions raised.
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