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The Grand Jury Room in the county of Chester was the scene of a General Court Martial where Paymaster John Sherlock of the 87th of Foot (Royal Irish Fusiliers) was arraigned as a prisoner on 17 September 1828. The main charge being:
'For scandalous and infamous conduct unbecoming his situation as Paymaster of the 87th (or Royal Irish Fusiliers) regiment of foot, viz.:
The brass cap had a small charge of gun powder and when struck by the hammer sent a spark into the barrel of the musket. This ignited the powder that fired the ball from the weapon.
These three campaign medals for the First World War are often referred to as ‘Pip, Squeak and Wilfred’ from characters in a comic strip which first appeared in the Daily Mirror newspaper on 12 May 1919. Pip was a dog, Squeak a penguin and Wilfred, who did not appear until later in the series, was a rabbit. Pip and Squeak were portrayed as being Wilfred's parents. The comic strip was extremely popular and became a craze in the '20s. The issue of the medals coincided with the start of this craze and they soon became known as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
The story of 5 Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles is told through the lens of the Platoon Commander's camera. To read more about the RUR’s campaign in Sarawak please click on the following:
This unusual portrait is held in the collection of The Royal Irish Fusiliers. The portrait of a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) of the 89th Regiment is so described because an NCO of that era is not the usual subject for a portrait, normally the preserve of senior officers or those from wealthy or titled families. Today, every soldier and NCO's family is most likely to own a favourite framed colour photograph that is displayed in a prominent place in the home. Please view the collection of portraits below.
Captain Charlton Smith’s powder horn may well have been used during his gallant defence of Durban. It was a vital waterproof container of its time.
The 9th Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers was in the area south of Ypres during the Spring of 1917. The artillery preparations for the attack on the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge included a preliminary bombardment lasting seventeen days. Some of the shoots included practice barrages during daylight behind which battalions would advance towards and attack the German trenches.
The 9th Faughs made one such raid on 4 June 1917 against the Spanbroek Salient where the Battalion captured 31 enemy prisoners at a cost of two men killed and six wounded. It was described by Captain Falls:
The Stand of Colours was presented to the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers by HRH Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester at St Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena.
In March 1937 The Royal Irish Fusiliers was notified that it was to be reconstituted as a regiment to include two regular Battalions designated respectively as the 1st and the 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's).
HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, presented Stands of Colours to both Battalions at St James’s Palace, London on 1 November 1937.
He also remarked:
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester presented the first Stands of Colours to 1 R IRISH, 2 R IRISH and 4 (V) R IRISH (NIM), at Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster on Tuesday, 4 July 1972.
