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The Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
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- 1922
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post 1881 |
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102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) |
1st Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
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103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) |
2nd Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
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Earliest recognised formation: |
102nd: 1645 as independent units of the Honourable East India Company.
Became the 1st Madras Europeans in 1766 and The Madras European Regiment
in 1799, 1st Madras (European) Regiment in 1839 and
"Fusiliers" in 1843. The Regiment Joined the British Army 1862 as the 102nd
Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) |
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103rd: 1662 when raised in England as garrison troops for service in Bombay.
By 1688 known as The Bombay (European) Regiment, and the 1st Bombay
(European) Fusiliers in 1844. 1st Bombay Fusiliers in 1859 (1st "Royal "
Bombay Fusiliers in 1861) transferring to the British Army in 1862 as the
103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) |
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Regimental Journal: |
The Blue Caps. |
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| WWI: |
Battle Honours; 49 |
Victoria Crosses; 3 |
Died; 4780 |
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| Disbanded: |
1922, on the creation of The Irish Free State. |
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| Two Battalions of the The Madras
European Regiment existed 1774-1779 and 1824-1830 |
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3rd Mahratta War (Pindari War) 1817-1819 The Bombay
(European) Regiment |
Army of India Medal 1799 - 1826 |
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6 |
46 |
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Battle Honour: Kirkee |
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First Anglo-Burmese War 1824-1826 1st
Battalion, Madras European Regiment |
Army of India Medal 1799 - 1826 | | clasp: |
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113 |
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Battle Honour: Ava |
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The Second Sikh War 1848 -1849. 1st
Bombay (European) Fusiliers |
The Punjab Medal 1848-49 |
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....none... |
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total medals | | number: |
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Battle Honours:
Mooltan, Goojerat, Punjaub. |
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Second Anglo-Burmese War 1852-1853 1st
Madras (European) Fusiliers |
India General Service Medal 1854 - 95 |
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Battle Honour: Pegu. |
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No clasp Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58 to Alexander
Chalmers of the 1st Bombay European Fusiliers. |
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"ALEXR CHALMERS 1ST
BOMBAY EURN FUSRS |
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Indian Mutiny 1857
Both regiments present. 1st Madras (European) Fusiliers, 1st Bombay
(European) Fusiliers. |
Indian Mutiny Medal. 1857 -59 |
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....none... |
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total medals |
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1st Madras |
1st Bombay |
1st Madras |
1st Madras |
1st Madras |
1st Madras |
1st Bombay |
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376 |
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VCs: 4 ; Duffy, Mahoney, Ryan, Smith.
See VC Page |
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Battle Honour: Lucknow1st
Madras |
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1881: 102nd and 103rd Regiments now become the 1st and 2nd Battalions,
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
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Anglo - Boer War 1899 - 1902. Both Battalions present: 1st
Battalion; November 1899-end of the war. 2nd Battalion; present from the
start to January
1902. A small body of men also served as mounted infantry (MI) |
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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1st & 2nd |
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MI |
MI |
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uncommon |
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32 |
35 |
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MI |
MI |
MI |
MI |
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36 |
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24 |
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A unique to the regiment "Modder River"
clasp was also awarded to 5441 Private P. Carroll. (6 clasp medal, &
duplicate medal issued) |
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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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1st Battalion. |
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2 / - |
5 |
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78 |
37 |
124 |
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2nd Battalion |
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5 / 2 |
9 |
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49 |
281 |
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Battle Honour: Relief of Ladysmith, South
Africa 1899-1902 |
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The Great War 1914 - 1918
( 11 battalions; 7 served overseas:- ) |
"Come on the Dubs!"
Sergeant Robert Downie VC , 2nd Battalion. |
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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* |
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8/9** |
date of first overseas service.
(first theatre red
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30/3
1915 |
22/8
1914 |
7/8
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7/8
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?/12
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19/8
1916 |
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Flanders |
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Gallipoli |
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(Suvla via Mudros) |
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Egypt & Palestine |
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Macedonia |
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Italy |
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Star
possible ? |
1914 or 1914-15 |
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or 1914-15 only |
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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 119 officers who
are recorded with 'battalion not shown' or with battalions
not shown here, or who we have not yet allocated a
battalion.) |
1362 |
1293 |
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314 |
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India at the start, moved to the UK - On to Alexandria 30/3/15
and to Gallipoli via Mudros (1st day landers, initial assault
25/4/15) . After the landings the battalion, due to heavy
casualties, was temporarily amalgamated with the
1st
Royal Munster Fusiliers. ( 19/5/15 resumed identity) |
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8th and 9th Battalions amalgamated 24/10/17 to form 8th/9th
Battalion, this disbanded 10/2/18 and personnel to 1st and 2nd. |
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Regular |
Territorial Force |
New Armies |
Garrison. |
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Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19
0 officers and 4 men of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers also qualified for this
medal. |
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VCs: 3; Curtis, Downie, Ockendon
See VC Page |
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Battle Honours: Retreat from Mons;
Marne 1914; Ypres 1915,17,18; Somme 1916,18; Cambrai 1917,18;
Hindenburg Line, Selle; Macedonia 1915-17; Gallipoli 1915-16;
Palestine 1917-18. Le Cateau; Aisne 1914; Armentières 1914; St.
Julien; Frezenberg; Bellewaarde; Albert 1916; Guillemont; Ginchy; Le
Transloy; Ancre 1916; Arras 1917; Scarpe 1917; Arleux; Messines
1917; Langemarck 1917; Polygon Wood; St. Quentin; Bapaume 1918;
Rosières, Avre; St. Quentin Canal; Beaurevoir; Courtrai; Sambre;
France and Flanders 1914-18; Kosturino; Struma; Helles; Landing at
Helles; Krithia; Suvla; Sari Bair; Landing at Suvla; Scimitar Hill;
Egypt 1916; Gaza; Jerusalem; Tell 'Asur. |
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