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The Connaught Rangers |
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- 1922
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post 1881 |
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88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) |
1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers |
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94th Regiment of Foot |
2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers |
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Earliest recognised formation: |
88th: 1793, when raised in Connaught as the 88th Regiment of Foot. |
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94th: 1794, when taken onto the English establishment as the 1st Battalion Scotch Brigade, which had transferred from
Dutch service. This unit's foreign lineage dates back to 1568. Became the
94th Regiment of Foot in 1802. |
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| Motto: |
Quis Separabit = Who shall separate us? |
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Regimental Journal: |
The Ranger |
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| WWI: |
Battle Honours; 42 |
Victoria Crosses; 1 |
Died; 2050 |
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| Disbanded: |
1922, on the creation of The Irish Free State. |
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2nd Battalion of the 88th Regiment was operational 1805-1816 and served
in the Peninsular War. |
Egypt
Campaign 1801 (88th Regiment) and the Peninsula War 1808 -
1814 (Both Regiments) |
Military General Service Medal.
1793 - 1814 |
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| 88th Regiment |
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20 | 124 |
163 | 206 |
200 | 195 |
162 |
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Total Medals/Max clasps |
| number: |
229 |
173 | 153 |
153 |
201 | 220 |
408/13 |
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| 94th Regiment | |
clasp: |
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120 | 109 |
134 | 130 |
163 | 121 |
112 |
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Total Medals/Max clasps |
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78 | 140 |
164 | |
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221/10 |
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Battle Honours: Talavera 88th
Busaco 88th, Fuentes d'Onor 88th, Ciudad
Rodrigo both, Badajoz both, Salamanca
both, Vittoria both, Nivelle both,
Orthes both,Tolouse 88th Peninsula
both and a Sphinx superscribed Egypt was permitted to
be borne on the colours88th |
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The Second Mahratta War 1803-1806 94th Regiment |
Army of India Medal 1799 - 1826 |
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clasp: |
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number: |
37 |
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35 |
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41 Medals issued - Max Clasps
(3), 31 Men had 3 Clasps including the 3 Officers, 4 Men had the
2 clasp medal Asseerghur + Argaum, 2 Men had the 2 clasp medal
Argaum + Gawilghur, 1 man had Asseerghur + Gawilghur, 3 men had
one clasp medals (one of each clasp).
Major J Basden had 3 Clasps with
94th + Ava in the 89th Royal Irish Fus. Medal named to 89th.
with MGS is known to exist. |
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Many thanks to Peter Power-Hynes for providing
the above information. |
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94th Regiment disbanded 1818; reformed again 1823. |
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Crimean War 1854 - 1856
88th Regiment | Crimea Medal 1854 -56 | | | | Clasp: → | ..none... |
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Total Medals | | | Number: → |
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35 | ? |
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| | | Battle Casualties; | | Action. | Killed | Died of Wounds | 'Wounded' | Dangerously
Wounded | Severely
Wounded | Slightly
Wounded | Missing | Total | | Battle of the Alma |
4 | - |
18 | - |
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1 | 5 | | First bombardment of Sebastopol, first battle of Inkermann and minor actions |
8 | - |
13 | 1 |
2 | 8 |
- | 32 | | Battle of Inkermann |
38 | - |
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32 | 48 |
- | 121 | | Assault on the Quarries |
17 | 1* |
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32 | 16 |
5 | 76 | | First Attack on the Redan |
1 | - |
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- | 5 | | Final Attack on the Redan |
14 | - |
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81 | 30 |
20 | 154 | | 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th Bombardments of Sebastopol and Minor Actions. |
22 | 1 |
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41 | 50 |
- | 131 | | Magazine explosion at the French Siege Train |
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- | 2 | Grand Total: |
526 | |
*Wounded Mortally | |
| | | Men who served in the Crimea also eligible for: | Turkish Crimea Medal 1855 | | | | | Battle Honours:
Alma; Inkermann Sevastopol. |
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India Mutiny 1857
88th Regiment | India Mutiny Medal. 1857 -59 |
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...none... |
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total |
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133 |
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1007 | | | Battle Honours: Central India |
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South Africa:
Kaffir and Zulu Wars 1877-79 Both Regiments present. |
South Africa Medal 1877-79 |
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...none.... |
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total |
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88th Regiment |
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35 |
252 |
400 |
387 |
1074 |
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94th Regiment |
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44 |
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948 |
992 |
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VCs: 3,+2 for the later Boer conflict; - Danaher,
Fitzpatrick, Flawn, Moore, Murray.
see VC
page. |
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Battle Honour: South
Africa 1877-8-9 |
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94th Regiment served during the Boer Revolt of 1881 which was not
commemorated with a campaign medal. |
| 1881: The Regiments
now become the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Connaught Rangers. |
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The Nile Expedition 1884-5 A detachment of the
2nd Btn. Connaught Rangers formed a component of the Mounted Infantry Camel Corps. |
Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89 |
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27 | 24 |
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Recipients also entitled to a Khedive's Star dated 1884-6 |
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Anglo - Boer War 1899 - 1902. 1st Battalion, Dec 1899 to end
of the War |
Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with or without the
King's South Africa Medal 1901 - 1902 |
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Common clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State,
Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; also: |
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scarce |
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Casualties: |
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Officers |
NCOs and Men |
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KIA & DOW/ DOD |
Wounded |
Missing / POW |
KIA & DOW |
Death from disease |
Wounded |
Missing / POW |
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16 |
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58 |
46 |
252 |
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Battle Honour: Relief of Ladysmith, South
Africa 1899-1902 |
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The Great War 1914 - 1918
( 6 battalions; 4 served overseas:- ) |
Generally awarded the
British War Medal &
Victory Medal, men overseas prior to 1/1/1916 also a
1914 or
1914-15 Star. |
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Battalion → |
1* |
2** |
5 |
6 |
date of first overseas service.
(first theatre red
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26/9
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14/8
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5/5
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18/12
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Flanders |
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Gallipoli |
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via Mudros |
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Egypt & Palestine |
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Mesopotamia | |
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Macedonia |
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Star
possible ? |
1914 or 1914-15 |
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or 1914-15 only |
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a glance: |
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died
Extracted from : "Soldiers / Officers
Died in the Great War" (consider approximate - in addition the
regiment as a whole lost an additional 94 officers who
are recorded with 'battalion not shown' or with battalions
not shown here, or who we have not yet allocated a
battalion.) |
626 |
249 |
506 |
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* In Egypt at the start, moved to France. |
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**Amalgamated with1st Battalion, 5th Dec 1914 |
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Regular |
Territorial Force |
New Armies |
Garrison. |
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Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19
1 officer and 7 men of the Connaught Rangers also qualified for this
medal. |
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VCs: 1; Hughes
see VC page |
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Battle Honours: Mons; Aisne 1914; Messines
1914,17; Ypres 1914, 15, 17; Guillemont; Cambrai 1918; Kosturino;
Scimitar Hill; Megiddo; Kut al Amara. Retreat from Mons; Marne
1914; Armentières 1914; Langemarck 1914,17; Gheluvelt; Nonne
Bosschen; Festubert 1914; Givenchy 1914; Neuve Chapelle; St. Julien;
Aubers; Somme 1916,18; Ginchy; St. Quentin; Bapaume 1918; Rosières;
Hindenburg Line; Selle; France and Flanders 1914-1918; Struma;
Macedonia 1915-17; Suvla; Sari Bair; Gallipoli 1915; Gaza;
Jerusalem; Tell 'Asur; Sharon; Palestine 1917-18; Tigris 1916,1917;
Baghdad; Mespotamia 1916-18. |
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