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| 1st
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Madras, India. Returned
to UK and landed at Plymouth on 21
December 1914, and attached
to 86th Brigade, 29th
Division. Between 30 April
and 19 May 1915, following
heavy casualties on Gallipoli, the
1st RDF and 1st Royal
Munster Fusiliers formed one composite
Bn, called the 'Dubsters'. 19
October 1917 : transferred
to 48th Brigade, 16th
(Irish) Division. 14 April
1918 : amalgamated with 2nd
Bn. Reconsitituted five days later.
26 April 1918 : transferred
to 86th Brigade, 29th
Division. |
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| 2nd
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Gravesend, part of 10th
Brigade, 4th Division.
15 November 1916
: transferred to 48th Brigade, 16th
(Irish) Division. 14 April
1918 : amalgamated with 1st
Bn. 2nd Bn reduced to cadre strength.
1 June 1918 : transferred
to 94th Brigade, 31st
Division. 6 June 1918
: reconstituted by absorbing troops
from the 7th Bn. 16 June 1918
: transferred as Army Troops to Lines
of Communication. 15 July
1918 : transferred to 149th
Brigade, 50th
Division |
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| 3rd
(Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Naas. Remained in Ireland
until December 1917, then moved to England.
In May 1918, absorbed the 4th, 5th and
11th Bns. |
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| 4th
(Extra Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Dublin. Moved to England in
October 1914, and returned to Ireland
at the end of 1915. Moved back to England
in November 1917, and remained there
until absorbed
by 3rd Bn in May 1918. |
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| 5th
(Extra Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Dublin. Moved to England in
October 1914, and returned to Ireland
in September 1915. Absorbed
by 3rd Bn in May 1918. |
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| The
Irish regiments did not raise battalions
of the Territorial Force. |
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| 6th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Naas, August 1914,
as part of K1, and attached to 30th
Brigade, 10th
(Irish) Division. 27 May
1918 : left the Division
and moved to France. 21 July
1918 : transferred to 197th
Brigade, 66th
Division. 10 September
1918 : transferred to 198th
Brigade, 66th
Division. |
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| 7th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Naas, August 1914,
as part of K1, and attached to 30th
Brigade, 10th (Irish)
Division. April 1918
: left the Division and moved to France,
arriving Marseilles 1 June 1918. 6
June 1918 : reduced to cadre
strength. 10 June 1918
: attached to 16th
(Irish) Division. 18 June
1918 : absorbed
by 11th Bn, the Royal
Irish Fusiliers. |
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| 8th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Naas in September 1914, as part of
K2, and attached to 48th Brigade, 16th
(Irish) Division. 24 October
1917 : amalgamated with 9th
Bn to form 8/9th Bn. 10 February
1918 : disbanded
in France; troops transferred to 1st
and 2nd Bns. |
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| 9th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Naas in September 1914,
as part of K2, and attached to 48th
Brigade, 16th (Irish)
Division. 24 October 1917
: amalgamated
with 9th Bn to form 8/9th Bn. |
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| 10th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
in Dublin at the end of 1915. August
1916 : moved to England, and to France
on 19 August 1916 and
attached to 190th Brigade, 63rd
Division. 23 June 1917
: transferred to 48th Brigade, 16th
(Irish) Division. 15 February 1918
: disbanded
in France. |
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| 11th
(Reserve) Battalion |
| Formed
in Dublin in July 1916, as a local reserve
Bn. Moved to England in early 1918,
and absorbed
by 3rd Bn in May 1918. |
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| Known
in the Army as "The Toughs", or just the "Dubs". |
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