Returned to UK and landed at Liverpool on 22 October 1914. 15th (North Belfast) Battalion, Davies Henry John Herbert. Rifleman 12th Battalion (d.1st July 1916), Black John. cojanis15 February , 2019 in Soldiers and their units. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment 8th (East Belfast) Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 8th (East Belfast) Battalion was raised in Belfast September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. The regiment was then posted to Nova Scotia. 11th Btn (d.1st Jul 1916), Whelan William Clement. All three brigades fought in the Battle for Ginchy, although 49th Brigade was in reserve initially. Royal Horse Artillery who died 16/03/1917 VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY France '
15th Btn. Rflmn. I was able to visit the battle fields in Belgium, where he fought for so long, in 2007. I came across a reference to my own granduncle's death (he was a mere rifleman/private) in Taylor's history of the 2 nd Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War. 13 November 1917 : transferred to 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division, absorbing 7th Battalion. Survivors continued to fight with various units until the end of March when the battalion was moved to reserve and the task of rebuilding it began. 17th (Reserve) Battalion dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 15 May 1918 : disbanded at Deir-el-Nidham. He was then aged 20 years 4 months. More recently my brothers, sister and I have started to piece together his war-time story. This happened on the 14th of July 1916 after his battalion had been in action at Ovilliers. My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War.