mhifle Posted 6 October , 2008 Share Posted 6 October , 2008 Hi, I thought I put together in one place the information I have gathered on the 3rd Battalion. Regards mark 1908 AUGUST 1908 On the 2nd August 1908, the Battalion was converted into the 3rd Battalion Special Reserve The Connaught Rangers. 10 men elected to remain as Militiamen and 13 claimed a free discharge. The total strength on conversion was 213 Rank and file including N.C.O,s of former militia but not including permanent establishment. John Archer Blake Daly to be Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion Special Reserve The Connaught Rangers 2nd August 1908 He assumed the name Daly under the will of his grandmother. The following officers were also transferred: Lieutenant Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major J C R Brewer Captain T Tighe Captain M I M Campbell Captain A W Blockley Captain A C Lewin DSO (Captain Retired Pay) Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole 2nd Lieutenant C F Naylor 2nd Lieutenant M J Roche Captain and Adjutant H F N Jourdain and Honorary Captain and Quarter Master J McNally were with the Battalion on conversion. Life for a young officer in a small garrison town in Ireland at the time was very comfortable and there was a lot of time to socialise with eligible ladies. 2792 Colour Sergeant Martin Rhatigan posted to 3rd Battalion 2 Aug 1908 4552 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson posted to 3rd Battalion 3 Aug 1908 SEPTEMBER 1908 On 19th September 1908 Captain W H King was appointed Captain from the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons Captain T Tighe passed the course held at the School of Musketry, Hythe, as part of the 258th party on September 22nd 1908 (the qualification to instruct in the Maxim gun is not included) NOVEMBER 1908 6115 Private William Bell posted from 2nd Battalion to 3rd Battalion and Appointed rank of Drummer 11 Nov 1908 DECEMBER 1908 5246 Colour Sergeant William J Smith posted for a tour of duty to 3rd Battalion from 2nd Battalion 10 Dec 1908 1909 JANUARY 1909 In 1909, Bishop Mc McCormack acquired the site of the old Shambles Barracks at O'Brien's bridge, Galway with a view to building a Cathedral on the site. Ten non-commissioned officers and men of the Connaught Rangers had lived in these barracks with their families. On the 1 Jan 1909, Lieutenant G E Stacpoole was appointed Instructor of Musketry vice Major Brewer appointed to Field Major Brigade had held this appointment since 9 May 1893 MARCH 1909 Count Llewellyn Blake, previously a Colonel 3rd Connaught Rangers, J P for Co Galway and D L for Co Mayo, was born in 1842. He is the only surviving son of Maurice Blake, of Ballinafad, by Anne, daughter and heir of Marcus Lynch, at Cloghballymore. He gave over his estate at Ballinafad to a French religious order. He was made a Count of the Papal Court in 1895. Died 6 March 1909 On the 31 March 1909- Lieutenant Colonel W R Inglis was granted the Hon Rank of Colonel. Major J C R Brewer was granted the Hon Rank of Lieutenant Colonel DSO was granted the Hon Rank Major. This was the last grant of Hon Rank to Officers of the Special Reserve. The practice is now discontinued. APRIL 1909 The Tuam Herald, Saturday, 3 April 1909 A marriage has been arranged between Captain A C Aglionby, 3rd Battalion Connaught Rangers, and Colonial Civil Service, and Joyce Williams Wynn, daughter of the late Joseph Godman, of Park Hatch, and Mrs. Godman, 55 Lowndes Square, London. MAY 1909 The appointment of Instructor of Musketry was abolished in May 1909, and all officers holding this appointment continued to appear in the Army Lists. Their appointments were ordered to be considered as having lapsed, and the duties were in future to be carried out by officers on the Regular Establishment of the unit- The names of all these officers were now printed in the monthly Army List as on the establishment of all Special Reserve units. They took their seniority from date of commissions in the Line. During the winter of 1908-1909 recruiting continued to be very good for the Special Reserve, and the strength at the commencement of the annual training 1909 was 395 exclusive of the Regular Permanent Establishment of the unit. These figures showing an increase of 203, since the conversion, which was deemed most satisfactory. The Battalion was thrown open for recruiting in the Dublin District during the month of November 1908, and the territorial scheme was extended for the Special Reserve. The Non Commissioned Officers assembled at Galway on the 29 May, and proceeded to Oranmore by March Route. JUNE 1909 2nd Lieutenant Ivor William Garrett Horder was appointed to the Battalion on probation and joined the details at Oranmore on the 22 June 1909, for instruction previous to the assembly of the Battalion for annual training. The following officers were attached to the Battalion for the annual training 1909. 2nd Lieutenant J B Vandeleur from the 3rd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Lieutenant R S Payne from the 3rd Somerset Light Infantry Captain J P Mackey from the 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers On the 26 May 1909 the recruits of the Battalion assembled at Galway for their recruit’s course of musketry, and proceeded by march route to Oranmore under Captain R L Payne, Lieutenants Ruttledge and Leader (Regular Establishment), and Lieutenant G E Stacpoole, Special Reserve, and Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally. There were 89 Recruits under instruction at Oranmore at this period, including those undergoing drill on enlistment, who had joined from the Depot. The Tuam Herald, Tuam, Saturday, 19 June1909 2nd Lieutenant Ivor W G Horder, has been appointed to the 3rd Battalion (Galway Militia) to fill a vacancy in the establishment. The Battalion has vacancies yet for eight lieutenants and six 2nd Lieutenants Captain James McNally, of the Connaught Rangers, who has for a long term of years been stationed at Renmore Barracks, has been promoted to the rank of Major. Captain A C Aglionby to be Deputy Governor of Manchester Prison 25 June 1909 The Battalion assembled at Galway on the 26 June 1909 for annual training, and proceeded the same day to the Camp at Oranmore by March Route. The following officers were present with the Battalion:- Lieutenant Colonel & Honoury Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major & Honorary Lieutenant Colonel J C R Brewer (2nd in Command) Captain T Tighe Captain T R B Clifford Captain M I M Campbell Captain A W Blockley Captain G Thompson (RE) Captain R L Payne (RE) Captain & Hon Major A C Lewin DSO Captain W H King Lieutenant T G Ruttledge (RE) Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole 2nd Lieutenant C F Naylor 2nd Lieutenant M J Roche 2nd Lieutenant I W G Horder Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally Also Captain J P Mackey 5th Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant J B Vandeleur from the 3rd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Lieutenant R S Payne from the 3rd Somerset Light Infantry Who were attached for the annual training 1909. The Battalion was for the first time armed with the Short Rifle during the annual training. The Strength of the Battalion at the commencement of the training was as under:- Duty men and Recruits at Oranmore 380 Recruits at Depot 15 Total 395 JULY 1909 Forty four recruits were dismissed to their homes after completing recruits musketry, and 15 days training. 10 July 1909 The Battalion was inspected on 14 July 1909 by Colonel T Hope Stavert, Commanding No.12 District. There were present on parade. Present on Parade: Officers 12, Sergeants 17, Corporals 15, Privates 244 Total 288 Absent with leave: Private 1 Total 1 Without leave: Privates 14. Total 14 Regt Duty: Sergeants 2, Corporals 1, Privates 17, Total 20 Detention: Privates 1 Total 1 Absent sick: Privates 12, Total 12 Civil Custody: Privates 1 Total 1 Dismissed Home 10/7/09: Privates 44, Total 44 Recruits at Depot: Privates 22 Total 22 Total: Officers 12, Sergeants 19, Corporals 16, Privates 356, Total 403 The Regimental average for the musketry year 1909 was 68 which was the second highest Battalion average in No.12 District for 1909 The Battalion left Camp at Oranmore at 6am on the 16 July, and proceeded by Route March to Renmore Barracks, where the men were dismissed to their homes. 2nd Lieutenant I W G Horder was attached the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers for his period of probation after the conclusion of the annual training 1909. On the 5 July 1909 Sergeant Ryan was promoted Colour Sergeant vice C.S.R Brennen discharged to pension dated 5 July 1909. Major Austin J Digan DSO was appointed Major in the Regiment on the 22 Dec 1909 from the Mid Ulster Royal Artillery Reserve, and was seconded for service under the Colonial Office. Major Digan DSO, was employed in the 1st Battalion Northern Nigeria Regiment/West African Frontier Force to which he had been appointed on the 23 Jan 1901. NOVEMBER 1909 The Standard height for recruits for the Battalion was at this time 5-3” and upwards Nov 1909. 1910 MARCH 1910 Major and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel J C R Brewer resigned his Commission on the 23 March 1910 and was granted the right to retain his rank and to wear the prescribed uniform. Capt M I M Campbell was granted leave to proceed to Rhodesia during the year May 1910 to May 1911, and was also granted leave from the annual training 1910- No 6635/1 (A.1) M.Gen i/c administration Ireland dated 24 March 1910 APRIL 1910 2nd Lieutenant M J Roche was promoted Lieutenant on the 15 April 1910 JUNE 1910 On the 6 June 1910, the Musketry Camp was opened at Oranmore, and 1 Officer (Major McNally) and 38 NCO,s and men proceeded from Galway to Oranmore on that date. All Corporals and Lance Corporals who were willing had previously been called up for instruction on the 1st June 1910 viz 8 Corporals and four Lance Corporals. On the 7 June 1910, fourteen Sergeants were called up for instruction in accordance with instructions received. These proceeded to Oranmore Camp on 7 June 1910. On the 11 June the recruits who had been dismissed to their homes after 5 months drill on enlistment were called up, and under Captains Thompson and R L Payne of the Regular Establishment proceeded to Oranmore Camp for recruits Musketry Course. Strength as under:- 2 Officers 47 NCO,s and men 2nd Lieutenant J W G Horder who had previously been attached to the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was attached to the 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment at Mullingar to complete the period of his probation from 1 June 1910 to 7 Sept 1910. The Standard height for recruits for the 3rd Battalion was from 5 feet 2ins and upwards at this time (June 1910) Recruiting for the 3rd Battalion was open at this time throughout No.12 District, and in the 102 Regimental Area. JULY 1910 On the 5 July 1910 the Battalion assembled for annual training at Galway, and proceeded by March Route to Oranmore the same day. The following Officers proceeded to Oranmore with the Battalion:- Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Captain T Tighe Captain T R B Clifford Captain A W Blockley Captain G Thompson (Regular Establishment) Captain R L Payne (Regular Establishment) Captain & Honorary Major A C Lewin DSO Captain W H King Lieutenant T G Ruttledge (Regular Establishment) Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole 2nd Lieutenant C F Naylor 2nd Lieutenant M J Roche 2nd Lieutenant J W G Horder Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally The following officers were attached to the Battalion for the annual training:- Captain F A Hill Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery Lieutenant A H Darnell 4th Royal Munster Fusiliers Lieutenant W J Meredith 3rd Royal Munster Fusiliers Captain J P T Mackesy 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers Lieutenant J Y M Broderip 3rd Somersetshire Light Infantry Lieutenant R B F S Payne 3rd Somersetshire Light Infantry 2nd Lieutenant A D Murphy 3rd Leinster Regiment 2nd Lieutenant J Fitz G Gloster 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers The number of men present at the training 1910 was as under:- Officers Special Reserve 10 and 8 attached NCO,s and Men Special Reserve 251 The Regimental average for the Musketry of the Battalion for 1910 was 89.3 being an increase of 21.3 on the 1909 average. Inspection State 22 July 1910 On Parade: Officers 18, Sergeants 17, Corporals 9, Privates 225, Total 251 Recruits at Depot: Privates 52, Total 52 Regtl Employ: Sergeants 2, Corporals 1, Privates 19, Total 22 Temp Unfit: Privates 12, Total 12 Absent without leave: Privates 28, Toatl 28 Absent with leave Officers 1, Privates 5, Total 6 Band: Privates 4, Total 4 Sick in Camp: Privates 8, Total 8 Regular Establishment: Officers 4, WO 1, S.Sgts 1, Sgts 16, Corpls 3, Drm 8, Ptes 9 Total 38 On Parade Regt Employ: Sergeants 3, Corporals 3, Privates 7, Total 13 Total: Officers 23, WO 1, S.Sgts 1, Sgts 38, Corpls 16, Drm 8, Ptes 369, Total 433 The Battalion was inspected by General The Right Hon Sir N G Lyttleton GCB Commanding in Chief of the Forces in Ireland, and Colonel T Hope Stavert, Commanding No.12 District on 22 July 1910 General Lyttleton expressed his approval of the appearance of the Battalion on parade, and of the drill of all ranks. Colonel T Hope Stavert also gave the Battalion a very good report on the Training 1910, and expressed his pleasure at the great improvement made in musketry for the year 1910 and of the satisfactory state of the drills, and the state of the Camp. During the training 1 Sergeant, 2 Corporals and 22 men were trained in Maxim gun duties for service on mobilization. On the 25 July 1910 The Battalion paraded at 12:30 and proceeded by March Route to Galway, and after giving in their accoutrements and kits were dismissed to their homes. AUGUST 1910 Lieutenant Roche proceeded to the School of Musketry Hythe on the 16 August 1910, and qualified in that course, bearing date 9 Sept 1910. SEPTEMBER 1910 On the 3 Sept 1910 2nd Lieutenant Henry Robert Stopford Law was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant on probation, and joined the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers at the Curragh Camp for the probationary period. 3787 Private John Gannon attested into 3rd Battalion and started recruits training 23 Sep 1910 OCTOBER 1910 2nd Lieutenant Horder was confirmed in his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion in London Gazette bearing date 8 Oct 1910 Captain and Hon Major A C Lewin DSO was promoted Major on the 8 Oct 1910, vice Major and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel J C R Brewer resigned. Under Army Order No.251 of October 1910, His Majesty the King was graciously pleased to approve of the honorary distinctions, which were awarded to, and are now borne on the colours or appointments of the Regular Battalions of each Regiment of the Infantry of the Line, being borne on the colours or appointments of the Special Reserve Battalions or Battalions belonging to these Regiments. The Battle Honours at present borne by Special Reserve Battalions (awarded when Militia Units) will in consequence lapse. The necessary alterations to existing colours will be carried out under instructions from the Chief Ordnance Officer Royal Army Clothing Department. DECEMBER 1910 On 17 Dec 1910, the strength of the Battalion exclusive of the Regular Establishment amounted to 395 NCO’s and men, the highest number since the formation of the 3rd Special Reserve Battalion. 1911 JANUARY 1911 3845 Private Michael Dever Revaccinated at the Military Hospital Galway 28 Jan 1911 Captain W D O’Brien joined the Battalion from Retired Pay on the 28 Jan 1911 as a Captain. Captain O’Brien served with the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers at the Curragh previous to his Retirement. FEBRUARY 1911 2nd Lieutenant Charles Jasper Martin joined Battalion on first appointment on the 8 Feb 1911, and commenced his probationary training with the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers on 1 April 1911. 2nd Lieutenant H J F Gerrard was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant on probation on 28 Feb 1911, and attached for probationary training to the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers at the Curragh on the 1 April 1911. The Battalion for the first time since its conversion totalled 400 rank and file Special Reservists on 18 Feb 1911, and together with the Regular Establishment the total 491 exclusive of officers. The Army Order Special dated 27 Feb 1911 – Qualified ex Regular soldiers were permitted to enlist in Special Reserve Battalions up to the extent of 10 per cent of the Special Reserve Establishment of NCO,s and men. The training of the Battalion was fixed at 27 days for annum. The period of a Recruits probationary training was fixed at 5 months instead of 6 months as here to fore. MARCH 1911 3845 Private Michael Dever Admonished for being drunk in Barracks, Galway 17 March 1911 Witnesses Sergeant Murphy, Private Trotter, and Lance Corporal Hanley 3885 Private John Gavaghan attested into 3rd Battalion and started recruits training 24 March 1911 MAY 1911 Captain George A C Alcock was gazetted to the Battalion from the 3rd Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, dated the 10 May 1911. JUNE 1911 3845 Private Michael Dever posted to the 3rd Battalion from the Depot for annual training 28 June 1911 The Battalion assembled for training on the 28 June 1911. This being the first occasion, on which the Battalion assembled at Oramore instead of at Galway. The following Officers were present with the Battalion:- Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major A C Lewin DSO (2nd in Command) Captain T Tighe Captain T R B Clifford Captain A W Blockley Captain G Thompson (Regular Establishment) Captain R L Payne (Regular Establishment) Captain C F Underhill Faithorne (Regular Establishment) Captain W D O’Brain Captain W H King Captain G A C Allcock Lieutenant A W P T Whyte (Regular Establishment) Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant C F Naylor 2nd Lieutenant J W G Horder 2nd Lieutenant H R S Law 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin 2nd Lieutenant H J F Gerrard Captain and Adjutant H F N Jourdain Hon Major and Quarter Master J McNally Attached Officers Captain G W Robinson 3rd Leinster Regiment Lieutenant A D Murphy 3rd Leinster Regiment 2nd Lieutenant C C Barry 3rd Leinster Regiment Lieutenant J F G Gloster 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Francis Drew Foott was gazetted to the Battalion as 2nd Lieutenant on probation on the 28 June 1911 Army List 30 June 1911 Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major Sarsfield W S 5 Dec 08 Major Digan A J, DSO 22 Dec 09 Major Lewin A C, DSO 8 Oct 10 Captain Tighe T 19 Mar 04 Captain Clifford T R B 14 May 04 Captain Campbell M I M 20 June 04 Captain Blockley A W 5 Apr 05 Captain Thompson G (Regular Establishment) 29 Nov 05 Captain Underhill Faithorne C F (Regular Establishment) 14 July 09 Captain O’Brien W D 29 Jan 11 Captain King W H 19 Sept 08 Captain Allcock G A C 10 May 11 Lieutenant Whyte A W P T (Regular Establishment) 3 Feb 07 Lieutenant de Stacpoole G E 20 May 07 Lieutenant Robinson H G 5 Jan 09 Lieutenant Naylor C F 1 June 09 2nd Lieutenant Horder J W G 12 May 09 2nd Lieutenant Law H R S 2 Sept 10 2nd Lieutenant Martin C J 8 Feb 11 2nd Lieutenant Gerrard H J F 28 Feb 11 2nd Lieutenant Foott F D 28 June 11 Captain and Adjutant H F N Jourdain 20 Sept 07 Honorary Major and Quarter Master McNally J JULY 1911 Captain M J M Campbell rejoined the Battalion from leave of absence in Queensland on 7 July 1911, and resumed command of the Letter A Company. The following communications were received relative to the Review before His Majesty The King in Dublin on the 11 July. From Major General W P Campbell CB Commanding 5th Division Curragh July 12th 1911 My dear Hill, Will you let all your Battalion know how well they marched past yesterday. It was extraordinarily good, and they swung their arms, and carried their rifles as well as almost anyone. Thank you too for your work. Yours very sincerely, (sd) W P Campbell From Colonel F F Hill DSO Commanding Special Reserve Brigade and No.11 District Belfast 13th July 1911 My Dear Inglis, Here is a copy of a letter I have received from General Campbell which I am sure you would like to circulate to your Battalion. The appearance and turn out of the Battalion was (as I told you) most creditable and the men handled their arms well and it is very pleasing and satisfactory to hear on all sides, that the marching was so good. You (and in fact all CO,s of the units in the Brigade) had evidently taken great pains in working up ceremonial, and the results considering that we had no time for rehearsal were eminently satisfactory and praise worthy. I have written General Campbell and Capper and Staffs thanking them on behalf of the Brigade for the excellent Camping arrangements and kindness rendered which I am sure you will approve. Again thanking you, your Officers and men for the excellent work, which made my command a very easy and pleasant one. Believe me, Yours very sincerely (sd) F F Hill The Battalion strength 19 Officers and 353 NCO’s and men paraded at 7:30am on 10 July and proceeded by Special train from Oranmore to Ashtown station for duty at the Review to be held in the Phoenix Park by His Majesty the King on the 11 July. The advance party strength 1 Officer and 40 men had proceeded to Dublin on the 8th July to prepare the camp for the Battalion in the Phoenix Park. The Battalion paraded before His Majesty The King on the Fifteen Acres, Phoenix Park on the 11 July. The Special Reserve Brigade consisted on this occasion of the 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers 3rd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers 3rd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers And was commanded by Colonel F F Hill DSO Commanding No.11 District. His Majesty King George V issued the following message in Irish Command Orders dated 12th July 1911. Dublin Castle 11th July 1911 “It was given me much pleasure to have had the opportunity of seeing the Troops under your Command I desire to express to you my entire satisfaction with the smart appearance and steadiness under arms of all units on parade today.” Signed “George R J” The Battalion paraded at 7am on 12 July and proceeded by special train from Ashtown Station for conveyance to Galway where the Battalion arrived on the 12 July at 12 o’clock midday as follows:- Distribution SR: Special Reserve, RE: Regular Establishment On Parade: Officers SR 15, Officers RE 5, WO 1, NCO 16, Dms 8, Ptes 1, SR Sgts 16, SR Cpls 9, SR Privates 297 Sick: SR Sergeants 1, SR Corporals 2, SR Privates 10 Without Leave: SR Privates 19 On Command: Officers SR 2, SR Privates 7 In Confinement: SR Privates 1 Regtl Employ: NCO 8, Privates 6, SR Sergeants 1, SR Corporals 1, SR Privates 20 Garr Employ: SR Private 2 Recruits at Depot: Privates 21 At Depot: Officers RE 3 Total: Officers SR 17, Officers RE 8, WO 1, NCO 24, Dms 8, Ptes 7, SR Sgts 18, SR Cpls 12, SR Ptes 377 The Colonel Commanding No.12 District expressed himself as much pleased with the Camp and with the drill and turn out of the men . The Battalion paraded at 10am on the 21 July for Inspection by Colonel T Hope Stavert Commanding No.12 District. On the 24 July 1911 the Battalion was dismissed to their homes, and left by the 6:15am and 9:50am train respectively from Oranmore Station except the men for Galway Town who were dismissed to their homes at midday on this date. 2nd Lieutenants Martin and Gerrard left for the Curragh Camp to complete their training with the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers. 3938 Private Michael Whelan attested into the 3rd Battalion and started recruit training 26 July 1911 AUGUST 1911 The probation of 2nd Lieutenant H R S Law was confirmed in the London Gazette bearing date 2 August 1911. 3945 private Thomas Fitzgerald attested into 3rd Battalion 28 Aug 1911 SEPTEMBER 1911 3945 Private Thomas Fitzgerald vaccinated 2 Sept 1911 3953 Private Thomas Flynn attested into 3rd Battalion 11 Sept 1911 On the 19 Sept 1911 Captain H F N Jourdain The Connaught Rangers completed the tenure of his appointment as Adjutant of the Battalion having been appointed to the Battalion on 20 Sept 1907, and was attached to the 2nd Battalion pending absorption. Captain O F Lloyd The Connaught Rangers having been appointed to the Adjutancy of the Battalion took over the duties on the 20 Sept 1911 3885 Private John Gavaghan completed his recruit training 24 Sept 1911 The following Officers, Warrant Officers and men were selected by the ARMY Council to be the recipients of the Medals granted by his Majesty the King, in connection with his Coronation. Colonel W R Inglis Major& Quarter Master J McNally Captain T Tighe Sergeant Major C F Dryden Private J Fitzgerald OCTOBER 1911 Captain L J Comyn 2nd Connaught Rangers was posted for a tour of duty with the 3rd Connaught Rangers vice Captain G Thompson whose period of attachment expired on the 3 Oct 1911. 5246 Colour Sergeant William J Smith posted at the end of his tour of duty to 2nd Battalion 9 Oct 1911 3787 Private John Gannon discharged on joining Regular Army, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers based at the Curragh, after 181 days Recruit training and 27 days Annual training 9 Oct 1911 NOVEMBER 1911 2nd Lieutenant Martin was confirmed in his appointed as 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion in London Gazette bearing date 3 Nov 1911 2nd Lieutenant H R S Law was granted leave from 8 Dec 1911 to 8 Dec 1912 to proceed to Serawak. Authy W.O. Letter 91/88/92 (AG.5) dated 21 Nov 1911. DECEMBER 1911 The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant Gerrard to a send Lieutenancy (on probation) was cancelled in the London Gazette bearing date 15 Dec1911 3938 Private Michael Whelan finished recruit training 23 Dec 1911 1912 FEBRUARY 1912 3885 Private John Gavaghan discharged to join Regular Army, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 6 Feb 1912 2nd Lieutenant Foott was confirmed in his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion in London Gazette bearing date 20 Feb 1912 Colonel W R Inglis attended for a Staff tour held in the vicinity of Killarney from 20 to 23 Feb 1912 2792 Colour Sergeant Martin Rhatigan discharged on termination of his 2nd period of engagement 29 Feb 1912 MARCH 1912 Captain and Adjutant A F Lloyd attended the Command Staff tour at Cork from 26 to 28 March 1912 2nd Lieutenant John Horace Kennedy was gazetted to the Battalion as 2nd Lieutenant on probation on the 27 March 1912 Captain J R B Clifford was granted leave of absence from 10 March 1912 to 10 July 1912 for the purpose of proceeding to Ceylon APRIL 1912 Lieutenant G C de Stacpoole joined the Class of Instruction which assembled at the Regimental Depot on 9 April 1912 2nd Lieutenant J H Kennedy to 2nd Connaught Rangers from 25 April 1912 to 24 Oct 1912 to under go probationary training. MAY 1912 Captain G A C Alcock to the 3rd Leinster Regiment during their annual training 29 May 1912 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott to Regimental Depot from 27 May 1912 to 23 June 1912 for recruits course of musketry Extracts from the London Gazette dated 21 May 1912. Regular Forces The East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Lieutenant Ivor William Garret Horder from 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers to be 2nd Lieutenant JUNE1912 The Battalion assembled for training at Oranmore on the 24 June 1912. The following Officers were present with the Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major A C Lewin DSO (2nd in Command) Captain T Tighe Captain M I M Campbell Captain A W Blockley Captain L J Comyn (Regular Establishment) Captain W H King Captain J B G F Lemes (Regular Establishment) Captain C F Underhill Faithorne (Regular Establishment) Captain W D O’Brien Captain G A C Allcock Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant H G Robertson (Regular Establishment) 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott 2nd Lieutenant J H Kennedy Captain and Adjutant C F Lloyd Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally Attached Officers 2nd Lieutenant R E Wilson 3rd Hampshire Regiment 2nd Lieutenant Wells 3rd Hampshire Regiment JULY 1912 The Battalion paraded at 10am on the 15 July for Inspection by Colonel J Hope Stavert Commanding No.12 District The numbers present on parade as follows:- Distribution On Parade: Officers SR 12, RE 6, WO 1, NCO 14, Drms 8, SR Sgts 18, Cpls 14, Ptes 302 Sick: SR Privates 1 With leave: Officers SR 3, SR Privates 7 Without leave: SR Sergeants 1, Privates 18 On Command: NCO 2, SR Privates 13 Regtl Employ: NCO 10, Privates 9, SR Sergeants 1, Corporals 1, Privates 16 Recruits at Depot: SR Privates 17 At Depot RE: Officers 2, NCO 12, Drummers 2, Privates 32 Totals: Officers SR 15, RE 8, WO 1, NCO 38, Drms 10, Ptes 41, SR Sgts 20, Cpls 16, Ptes 394 Sanction has been given for the appointment of Captain E G S Truell 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers for a tour of duty with the 3rd Reserve Battalion of that Regiment in relief of Captain C F Underill Faithorne whose tour expires on 1 Oct 1912 Major A C Lewin DSO passed an examination in Tactical Fitness for Command on 18 July 1912. TC.O 176 (1002)d/31/7/12 SEPTEMBER 1912 Extract from the London Gazette dated 6 Sept 1912 Special Reserve of Officers. Infantry 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers Walter Peter Lambert late 2nd Lieutenant, The Connaught Rangers to be Lieutenant dated 7 Sept 1912 OCTOBER 1912 Approval has been given for the attendance of the under mentioned Officer of the Special Reserve, at the competitive examination in military subjects for Commissions in the Regular Army commencing on 14 Oct 1912. 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers. Captain E G S Truell 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers granted leave from 1 to 20 Oct 1912 Major A J Digan DSO 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers granted leave to remain in Canada until 31 May 1913 Colonel W R Inglis has been selected to attend the Class of Instruction for Officers of the Special Reserve assembling at Birr on the 20 Oct1912 Colonel W R Inglis attended a course of Instruction at the Depot Leinster Regiment, Birr from 2 to 29 Oct 1912 under para 251 Special Reserve Regulations and obtained a satisfactory report on Army Form E 535 4458 Sergeant William Clarke (Instructor of Gymnastics) posted from 2nd Battalion to 3rd Battalion previously with the Gymnastics Staff 25 Oct 1912 DECEMBER 1912 Captain W A King appointed Deputy Assistant Director for Remounts at Irish Command 3 Dec 1912 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin was a successful candidate at the Competitive Examinations of Officers of Officers of Special Reserve to join the Army Service Corps 4 Dec 1912 Major H F N Jourdain 2nd Battalion The Connaught Rangers has been detailed for a tour of duty with the 3rd Battalion in relief of Major W S Sarsfield whose tour will expire on he 22 Feb 1913; Major Jourdain to proceed to Galway for duty accordingly. T.C.O. No.1717 d/30 Dec 1912 Sanction has been given for the appointment of Captain W H King as a Deputy Assistant Appointment Director of Remounts in the Irish Command from 14 Dec 1912 Lectures were given to Officers at this time on the probable line of attack of any German offensive against France. 2nd Lieutenant J H Kennedy 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, qualified in Examination I, as laid down in Examination Appendix III S.R.R. at an examination held at the Curragh 20 Dec1912 1913 JANUARY 1913 Captain L J Comyn granted leave from 7 Jan 1913 to 28 Feb 1913 The following extracts from the London Gazette date 14 Jan 1913 are published for information:- Infantry: 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) John H Kennedy is confirmed in his rank. 2nd Lieutenant Henry R S Law resigns his commission 18 Jan 1913 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin to be 2nd Lieutenant Army Service Corps (Gazette 3-12-12) Captain A C Alcock to be Captain 3rd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment (DD) No.8 dt 28.1.13 4155 Private Patrick Corcoran attested into 3rd Battalion 21 Jan 1913 Captain A W Blockley will attend the School of Musketry, Hythe and should be directed to arrive there not later than 7pm 27 Jan 1913 MARCH 1913 Lieutenant H G Robertson from 20 March to 26 April 1913 (D.O.No.20 d/7 March.1913) 4126 Private Michael Allen posted to the 3rd Battalion form the Depot after his recruit training 14 March 1913 Captain W H King to be a Deputy Assistant Director of Remounts 14 March 1913 Approval is given for the attachment off 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott to 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment from 2 to 28 June 1913 during the period of Annual Training of that unit. Authy d/Cork 27 March 1913.No13564 2nd Lieutenant S H Lewis 2nd Battalion The Connaught Rangers has been detailed for a tour of duty with the 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers (3rd Reserve Battalion of his Regiment) in relief of Lieutenant A W P J Whyte, whose tour will expire on 29 March 1913. Orders are to be issued for 2nd Lieutenant Lewis to proceed to Galway for duty accordingly. Army List 31 March 1913 Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major Digan A J, DSO 22 Dec 09 Major Lewin A C, DSO (2nd in Command) 8 Oct 10 Major Jourdain H F N 10 Aug 12 Captain Tighe T19 Mar 04 Captain Clifford T R B 14 May 04 Captain Campbell M I M 20 June 04 Captain Blockley A W 5 Apr 05 Captain Comyn L J 27 June 06 Captain Truell E G S 18 Aug 08 Captain King W H 19 Sept 08 Deputy Director of Remounts Irish Command Captain Eames T G B F 18 Feb 09 Captain O’Brien W D 29 Jan 11 Lieutenant de Stacpoole G E 20 May 07 Lieutenant Robinson H G 5 Jan 09 Lieutenant Naylor C F 1 June 09 Lieutenant Lambert W P 7 Sept 12 2nd Lieutenant Lewis S H 20 Apr 10 2nd Lieutenant Foott F D 28 June 11 2nd Lieutenant Kennedy J H 27 Mar 12 Captain and Adjutant Lloyd O F 20 Sept 11 Honorary Major and Quarter Master McNally J APRIL 1913 The following extract from the London Gazette dt 1April 1913 is published for information:- Special Reserve of Officers Infantry 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers James Lee Jackson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) d/2 April 1913 D.O. No.30 d/3 April 1913 4187 Private Thomas Higgins attested into 3rd Battalion and started recruit training 29 April 1913 JUNE 1913 The appointment of Lancelot Neville Aveling to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) is antedated to 30 June 1913 The Battalion assembled for training at Oranmore on the 30 June 1913. The following Officers were present with the Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major A C Lewin DSO Captain T Tighe Captain J R B Clifford Captain M I M Campbell Captain A W Blockley Captain L J Comyn (Regular Establishment) Captain W H King Captain J B G F Eames (Regular Establishment) Captain W D O’Brien Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant W P Lambert Lieutenant S H Lewis (Regular Establishment) 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott 2nd Lieutenant J H Kennedy 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson 2nd Lieutenant W P F Latham 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling Captain and Adjutant C F Lloyd Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally Attached Officer Lieutenant M Wood, The Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery JULY 1913 3953 Private Thomas Flynn forfeits 1 weeks pay. ‘Absent from the place of assembly of the Battalion at 9am until 11am.’ Witness Colour Sergeant Ryan 1 July 1913 Lancelot Neville Aveling, late Cadet Gresham’s School Contingent, Officers Training Corps, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 4 July 1913 Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel W R Inglis on completion of his period of service in command of a Battalion, relinquishes his commission and is granted permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform 6 July 1913 Lieutenant A W P J Whyte, retired pay late The Connaught Rangers to be Lieutenant, under the provisions of article 510, Royal Warrant for Pay and Promotion, 1909, with seniority as from 3 July 1907. 20 July 1913 The Battalion paraded at 10am on the 24 July 1913 for Inspection by Colonel Scrase Dickens Commanding No12 District The numbers present on parade were as follows:- Distribution On parade: Officers Line 5, SR 15, WO 1, S Sgts 2, Sgts 12, Drs 8, Total 25, SR Sgts 17, Cpls 14, Ptes 298, Total 329 On Command SR Privates 11, Total 11 Recruits at Depot: Privates 12, Total 12 Absent Sick: Sergeant 1, Total 1, SR Corporals 1, Privates 13, Total 14 Absent with leave: SR Sergeant 1, Privates 3, Total 4 Absent without leave: SR Sergeant 1, Privates 22, Total 23 Regtl Employ: S Sgts 2, Sgts 2, Cpls 3, Ptes 8, Total 15, SR Sgts 1, Ptes 8, Total 9 On Guard: SR Sergeant 1, Privates 7, Total 8 Total: Officers Line 5, SR 15, WO 1, S Sgts 4, Sgts 15, Cpls 5, Drs 8, Ptes 8, Total 41, SR Sgt 21, Cpls 15, Ptes 388, Total 424 4187 Private Thomas Higgins absent 24 July to 31 July 1913 The Battalion was dismissed to their homes and left by the 6:30am, 9:50am and 1:30pm trains from Oranmore Station, except the men for Galway Town who were dismissed to their homes at mid-day on this date. 23 July 1913 AUGUST 1913 Lieutenant H G Robertson granted leave from 12 August 1913 to date of embarkation for India Major A C Lewin DSO to be Lieutenant Colonel 6 August 1913 4126 Private Michael Allen discharged on joining Regular Army, Royal Munster Fusiliers 14 Aug 1913 OCTOBER 1913 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants Francis D Foott and John H Kennedy 1st Oct 1913 2nd Lieutenant W P F Latham qualified in Examination I as laid down in Appendix III. Special Reserve Regiments at an examination held at Woking on 28 Oct 1913 NOVEMBER 1913 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson qualified in Examination I as laid down in Appendix III Special Reserve Regiments at an examination held at Aldershot 3 Nov 1913 Francis Marion Saunders Gibson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 8 Nov 1913 Captain T Rafferty Quarter Master The Connaught Rangers from 1st Battalion to 3rd Reserve Battalion under Para 239 Kings Regs. Orders have been issued for him to join on the 21 Nov 1913 Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally is placed on retired pay 21 Nov 1913 Sergeant Major Charles F Dryden to be Quarter Master with Honorary rank of Lieutenant 22 Nov 1913 Lieutenant Charles F Dryden Quartermaster, The Connaught Rangers to the 2nd Battalion on promotion from Sergeant Major 3rd Reserve Battalion 27 Nov 1913 4155 Private Patrick Corcoran discharged having joined Regular Army, Royal Army Medical Corps 31 Nov 1913 DECEMBER 1913 The under mentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed in their rank. 2 Dec 1913 James L Jackson and William P F Latham 1914 JANUARY 1914 4458 Sergeant William Clarke discharged at termination of period of engagement 17 Jan 1914 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson will be attached to 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from 20 Jan 1914 to 20 July 1914 to undergo his probationary training. 4267 Private William Buckley attested into 3rd Battalion, started recruit training 27 Jan 1914 4269 Private Thomas Clifford attested into 3rd Battalion, started recruit training 28 Jan 1914 MARCH 1914 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling qualified in Examination I as laid down Appendix III Special Reserve Regiments, at an examination held at Aldershot on the 7 March 1914 4286 Private Patrick Birkett attested into 3rd Battalion and started recruit training 24 March 1914 APRIL 1914 6926 Sergeant Frederick Baker becomes Orderly Room Clerk at Kinsale for the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers during April 1914 The following Officers attended a Class of Instruction which assembled at Birr 23 April 1914 Lieutenant G E De Stacpoole Lieutenant F D Foott MAY 1914 Captain H J Nolan Ferrall 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined for a tour of duty 6 May 1914 4286 Private Patrick Birkett discharged due to miss-statement of age on his attestation 6 May 1914 JUNE 1914 3953 Private Thomas Flynn purchased discharge for £3 10 June 1914 Lieutenant G E De Stacpoole was attached to the 3rd Leinster Regiment during the Annual Training from the 25 May to 14 June 1914 Regular Forces. Successful candidate at the Competitive Examinations of Officers of the Special Reserve, held in March last, to be 2nd Lieutenant 10 June 1914 Prince Albert’s Somerset Light Infantry, Lieutenant John Horace Kennedy from 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers The Battalion assembled for Annual Training at Oranmore on the 15 June 1914 It completed its annual training at Oranmore between 15 June and 11 July 1914 Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel A C Lewin DSO (Commanding) Major A J Digan Captain T R Brooke Clifford Captain L J Comyn (Regular Establishment) Captain C G S Ferrall (Regular Establishment) Captain H J Nolan Ferrall (Regular Establishment) Captain W H King Captain J B G F Eames (Regular Establishment) Captain W D O’Brien Lieutenant A W P Whyte Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant W P Lambert 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson 2nd Lieutenant W P F Latham 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson Captain and Adjutant C F Lloyd Honorary Major and Quarter Master J Rafferty Attached Officer Lieutenant M Wood, The Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery Lieutenant J J O’Brien 3rd Leinster Regiment The Commander of No12 District visited the Camp 18 June 1914 2nd Lieutenant William P F Latham from 3rd Battalion to be 2nd Lieutenant 24 June 1914 The Commander of No12 District visited the Camp 26 & 27 June 1914 4267 Private William Buckley finished his recruits training during the annul training at Oranmore 26 June 1914 4269 Private Thomas Clifford finished his recruits training during the annual training at Oranmore 27 June 1914 JULY 1914 4552 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson discharged to pension after 21 years 4 July 1914 Paid deferred pay £14 5/ 4 July 1914 6669 Sergeant F Phillips was promoted Colour Sergeant vice Colour Sergeant Wilson discharged to pension, (dated 11 May 1914) 5 July 1914 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers qualified in Examination I as laid down in Appendix III Special Reserve Regulations at Aldershot 6 June 1914 Captain L J Comyn will take part in The Command Staff Exercise in the vicinity of Cashel on the 6th, 7th & 8th July 1914. Instructions being issued directly from Command Headquarters Lieutenant Alfred W P T Whyte appointed Captain (Retired) from 2nd Battalion 20 August 1913. 7 July 1914 3845 Private Michael Dever Fined 2/6 ‘Being drunk in town at midnight, Galway’ 7 July 1914 Witnesses Lance Corporal Wilson and Corporal Hannigan At its annual inspection 8 July 1914 total strength Regular Establishment and Special Distribution On parade: Officers 17, WO 1, S Sgts 14, Sgts 22, Cpls 11, Ptes 264, Total 312 Absent with leave: Officers 3, Privates 18, Total 18 On Command Officers 3, Privates 1, Total 1 Regtl Employ: S Sergeants 6, Sergeants 1, Corporals 1, Drs 8, Sgts 1, Cpls 1, 22, Total 38 Hospital Privates 1, Total 1 Regimental Duty Sergeants 1, Corporals 1, Privates 8, Total 10 Recruits at Depot: Privates 22, Total 22 Absent Sick: Privates 18, Total 18 Dismissed to Home: Privates 12, Total 12 Total: Officers 24, WO 1, S Sgts 20, Sgts 24, Cpls 13, Drs 8, Ptes 366, Total 432, The Battalion was dismissed to their homes and left by the 6:30am, 9:50am and 1:30pm trains from Oranmore Station, except the men for Galway Town who were dismissed to their homes at mid day. 11 July 1914 The under mentioned officers were attached to the 4th Battalion The Connaught Rangers from 12 July to 1 August 1914 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling 4187 Private Thomas Higgins admonished ‘Being absent from tattoo 24 July 1913 until apprehended by Civil Police’ 31 July 1913 2nd Lieutenants James L Jackson and Lancelot N Aveling promoted Lieutenant 25 July 1914 Quarter Master Sergeant P Farrell 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be Quarter Master with the rank of Lieutenant with 5th (Service) Battalion 25 July 1914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 6 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2008 1914 to 1916 AUGUST 1914 Eric Dudley Greeves late OTC to be 2nd Lieutenant 1 August 1914 Monday was a Bank Holiday. Men form Battalion involved in a local Tennis Competition 3 August 1914 Orders for ‘General Mobilization’ received during the evening 4 August 1914 The 3rd Battalion was at Galway at the outbreak of the War. Frederick Henry Lewin commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, commanded by his brother, then Colonel Arthur Corrie Lewin, DSO. 4 Aug 1914 The application shows him as unmarried and a barrister-at-law by profession. Richard D’Arcy, Roy Delacombe, Ivan Harold Garvey, Arnold Montgomery, and John Joseph Kavenagh to be 2nd Lieutenants on probation 3rd Battalion 4 Aug 1914 Reservists or special reservists were required to bring units up to their establishment on the outbreak of war and keep them up to strength for the early part of the war. Many were either too old or unfit for active service. Major Augustine J Digan DSO, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers is restored to the establishment 5 Aug 1914 Captain Nolan Farrell and 50 Other Ranks proceeded to Crosshaven, Co. Cork by 3:30 pm train from Galway as an Advance Party. 5 August 1914 Captain E G S Truell proceeded with 2 NCO’s to Aldershot to take over details of 2nd Battalion 5 Aug 1914 The under mentioned officers proceeded to Aldershot to join the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers forming part of the Expeditionary Force proceeding on active service. 5 August 1914 Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant W P Lambert Lieutenant F D Foott (Retreat from Mons, First Battle of Ypres, wounded) 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson promoted Lieutenant and seconded for service with Royal Flying Corps, having already taken the Royal Aero Certificate at Messrs Vickers, Flying School, Brooklands. Lieutenant H Q Irwin, Sergeant Maher and 4 men proceeded to Albert Quays, Cork to take up Railway Transport duties at that Station. 6 August 1914 Lieutenant J Fraser and 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson and the Colour Party arrived with the Colours of the 2nd Battalion and handed over the Colours for safe keeping to the Officer Commanding the Depot 6 Aug 1914 Lieutenant J Fraser and 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson proceeded to Aldershot with the first draft of Reservists for the 2nd Battalion 6 Aug 1914 Lieutenant J Fraser died of wounds received at Battle of the Aisne, while carrying another wounded Officer out of the firing line. Lieutenant S H Lewis and Lieutenant J W Horne of Reserve of Officers proceeded to Aldershot with draft of Army Reservists 7 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant Francis M S Gibson confirmed in his rank 7 Aug 1914 Cadet Sergeant Eric Dudley Greeves from Ellesmere College Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant (probation) 7 Aug 1914 Captain O’Brien proceeded to Aldershot with draft of Army Reservists 8 Aug 1914 The Battalion proceeded on 8 August 1914 by train to Crosshaven, Co Cork and took charge of the defences at the entrance of Cork Harbour. Its strength was 11 Officers and 424 Other Ranks. The 3rd Battalion was fully mobilized by the 8 August 1914 and Major H F N Jourdain Commanding the Depot proceeded with the 3rd Battalion to Crosshaven. The following Officers proceeded with the Battalion Lieutenant Colonel A C Lewin DSO Major H F N Jourdain Major A J Digan DSO Captain T Tighe Captain T R Brooke Clifford Captain A C Blockley Captain L J Comyn Captain and Adjutant C F Lloyd Captain (Honorary Major) and Quarter Master J Rafferty 2nd Lieutenant E D Greeves 2nd Lieutenant F Lewin On the Battalions departure Captain W D O’Brien was detailed to bring on the stragglers. Captain King remained in Dublin in charge of remounts and did not join the Battalion on mobilization. The original plan was that the senior Special Reserve battalions would carry out the roles of draft finding and coastal defence. They did perform a valuable service during the war in providing trained drafts for overseas service. When officers were found incompetent for active service, the easiest course of action was for their Commanding Officer was to have them reassigned to a reserve battalion, as this did not require either a court martial or the officer to be deprived of his commission. The Battalion went under canvas on land behind Crosshaven House 9 Aug 1914 Major H F N Jourdain proceeded 10 August 1914 to Galway to take command of the 5th (Service) Battalion which was then about to be raised. He had written orders to remain in command of the Depot until he had mobilized all the Reservists for the 2nd Battalion and the Special Reserve of the 3rd Battalion, and on completion of this duty ie: the 5th day of mobilization, to hand over command the Depot to the officer detailed for the Reserve of Officers, and the 3rd Battalion to its own Commanding Officer. Work was undertaken in construction of an extensive line of trenches, reserve shelters and earthworks of various kinds alongside the Siege Company of the Monmouth (Special Reserve) Royal Engineers, stationed at this portion of the defences. It also provided certain detached posts and outposts on the coast and at special defensible spots. As this work was completed and more men became available a considerable amount of Company training was carried out. Route marches were included in the scheme of training, and were held at least twice a week. Recruit training was carried out together with instruction in musketry and other subjects. The following Officers joined the Battalion 10 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant Montgomery 2nd Lieutenant R D’Arcy 2nd Lieutenant W F P Lathagn (Supplementary List) 2nd Lieutenant De La Cour (Supplementary List) 2nd Lieutenant R Delacombe Lieutenant Burke (Reserve of Officers) 2nd Lieutenant I Garvey joined the Battalion 11 Aug 1914 Captain L J Comyn proceeded to Dublin to take over duties of A.A.G. & A.Q.M.G. 12 Aug 1914 Lieutenants W P Lambert, F D Foott, and G E de Stacpoole proceeded to France with the 2nd Battalion 13 August 1914 7783 Private James Gildea and 7760 Private Joseph McCarthy proceeded with the 2nd Battalion to France, landing in Boulogne 14 August 1914 Captain Nolan Ferrall (Regular Establishment) and 2nd Lieutenant S H Lewis proceeded to Galway to join the 5th Battalion 14 Aug 1914 Cooke Richard Fitzgerald Lloyd, Henry Harvey Lyons, Frank Harry Bethell, and Eric Basil Francis Faithfull Cadets from OTC to be 2nd Lieutenants on probation with 3rd Battalion 15 August 1914 Captain T Tighe proceeded to his home on 3 months sick leave 17 Aug 1914 Captain L J Comyn seconded to be D.A.A.G. on The Staff at 10th Irish Division 17 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant Delacombe & 1 NCO proceeded to Cyclists to Nohavel Cove, Reanies Bay for Coastal Patrol 19 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenants Gibson and A S Beard (Supplementary List) arrived from Aldershot 20 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant J D’Arcy arrived 21 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenants Jackson and Aveling arrived from Aldershot with remaining details of 2nd Battalion 23 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant Whyte reported his arrival from leave abroad 23 Aug 1914 Major A G Kemball 31st Punjabis reported his arrival for duty with Battalion 24 Aug 1914 Lieutenant L N Aveling left to join the Expeditionary Force with a draft of 93 other ranks to join the 2nd Battalion 26 Aug 1914 Draft included 7483 Private John Lovell. A rifle and machine gun course of instruction was run by Captain Charters, Royal Scots, School of Musketry was started and run until 5 Sept 1914. 26 Aug 1914 Lieutenant Jackson proceeded to Farnborough to join the Special Reserve of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) 27 Aug 1914 Lieutenant H Q Irwin reported his arrival from Cork having finished his duties as Transport Officer 27 Aug 1914 Lieutenant Whyte left with a draft of 93 other ranks for the 2nd Battalion in France 31 Aug 1914. SEPTEMBER 1914 2nd Lieutenant Lancelot Neville Aveling 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be 2nd Lieutenant , The Connaught Rangers 1 Sept 1914 Battalion organized on the Double Company system, A and E being amalgamated as the new ‘A’ Company, B and F as ‘B’, C and G as ‘C’, D and H as ‘D’, 1 Sept 1914 Following promotions took place 2 Sept 1914 ‘A’ Company Colour Sergeant Considine to be Company Sergeant Major Colour Sergeant Phillips to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant ‘B’ Company Colour Sergeant Richards to be Company Sergeant Major Colour Sergeant Swords to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant ‘C’ Company Colour Sergeant Dumphy to be Company Sergeant Major Colour Sergeant Mack to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant ‘D’ Company Colour Sergeant Stevens to be Company Sergeant Major Colour Sergeant Smith to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant Captain E G S Truell arrived at Crosshaven from Aldershot having completed his duties as Officer Commanding Details 2nd Battalion 4 Sept 1914 Lieutenants Burke and Horne (Reserve of Officers), and 2nd Lieutenant A S Beard (Supplementary List) left to join the 2nd Battalion 5 Sept 1914 Lieutenant Horne arrived back from Holyhead 6 Sept 1914 A musketry party of 3 Officers, 6 NCO’s and 101 recruits under command of 2nd Lieutenant F Lewin proceeded to Fort Charles, Kinsale to fire a recruits course 7 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant E B F Faithfull arrived at the Battalion 8 Sept 1914 James D’Arcy to be 2nd Lieutenant on probation 9 Sept 1914 10416 Private Francis Stokes, 3rd Battalion, Died at Home.10 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant C J O C Mallins with a draft of 93 other ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion in France on 11 Sept 1914. This included 3938 Private Michael Whelan, 4141 Private Frederick O'Donnell and 4187 Private Thomas Higgins after being found fit for active service. The Battalion took up its position on the defences allotted to it and was inspected by the G O C Queenstown Defences. 12 Sept 1914 Captain E G S Truell and 2nd Lieutenant H Q Irwin with 40 other ranks left and proceeded by route march to Kinsale as advance party to take over the barracks 12 Sept 1914 The Machine Gun Section under 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson proceeded to Youghal located on the estuary of the River Blackwater, to fire a Machine Gun course under the direction of Captain Charters, School of Musketry 14 Sept 1914 The 3rd Battalion left Crosshaven for Kinsale 14 Sept 1914 by route march. The battalion strength was 21 Officers and 460 Other Ranks at this time. The weather during the Battalions stay at Crosshaven was very wet Located two miles outside Kinsale, Charles Fort with its 40ft high walls with the barracks inside. The fort has two enormous bastions overlooking the estuary and three looking inland. Within its walls were all the accommodation requirements for the garrison of the fort and their families. There was accommodation for 16 officers and 332 men. Fort Charles at Kinsale was abandoned as a coast defence work by 1890 and its mixed armament of rifled and smoothbore guns were removed. Its use, thereafter, was as a camp for the militia used by British forces for training purposes. The fort was burned, by the retreating anti treaty forces during the Irish Civil War. 2nd Lieutenant Lancelot Neville Aveling wounded at La Cour de Soupir serving with the 2nd Battalion 14 Sept 1914 3845 Private Michael Dever Fined 10/- and confined to barracks for 10 days ‘Being drunk and absent from tattoo until 11:45pm at Kinsale’ 19 Sept 1914 Witnesses Sergeant O’Callaghan, Sergeant Twohig and Sergeant Lutle 7783 Private James Gildea 3rd Battalion, Killed in action France & Flanders 20 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant F H Bethell arrived at the battalion 20 Sept 1914 Lieutenant G E De Stacpoole takes command of ‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion vice Major Alexander who took command of the 1st Battalion from Major Sarsfield who had died of wounds received 2 days earlier at Verneuil, France 20 Sept 1914 The Machine Gun Section returned from Youghal having completed their firing course 22 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant H H Lyons arrived 25 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant De La Cour (Supplementary Lists) granted sick leave from 28 Sept to 11 Nov 1914 George Grey Kendall appointed Lieutenant and Quarter Master 29 Sept 1914 Lieutenant G E De Stacpoole to Hospital and then invalided home 30 Sept 1914 His elder brother Lieutenant Robert de Stacpole had been killed in action with 2nd Battalion on 20 Sept 1914 at battle of the Aisne He later became 5th Duke De Stacpoole with a house in County Galway and one in Meath. OCTOBER 1914 2nd Lieutenant B G O’D Douglas arrived from Sandhurst and was attached to the 3rd Battalion 2 Oct 1914 Lieutenant Francis Drew Foott to be 2nd Lieutenant, The Connaught Rangers 6 Oct 1914 Subsequently served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and Palestine. Mentioned in despatches. 2nd Lieutenant A Montgomery with 114 Other Ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion in France. This included 3845 Private Michael Dever, 4269 Private Thomas Clifford & Private 3945 Thomas Fitzgerald after being found fit for active service 7 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey takes charge of Regimental signallers 7 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant F Lewin will act as Assistant Adjutant 7 Oct 1914 Major A J Digan, DSO married Helen Macgregor at Cork 10 Oct 1914 Captain M I M Campbell reported his arrival having returned from leave in India, where he had been at the outbreak of war 12 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant McBride, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from Royal Irish Rifles 14 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling and a draft of 280 Other Ranks arrived at the 2nd Battalion in France as reinforcements 14 Oct 1914 These Drafts would consist of men from both the 3rd and 4th Battalions, The Connaught Rangers 7760 Private Joseph McCarthy 3rd Battalion, Killed in action France & Flanders 14 Oct 1914 Captain A Webber joined the 5th Battalion 15 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant A J H Burke arrived 16 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant R D’Arcy took over command of the Regimental Cyclist Section 16 Oct 1914 The Battalion started to carry out Range practices 17 Oct 1914 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Mack ‘C’ Company to be Quarter Master Sergeant vice Quarter Master Sergeant P Farrell promoted 18 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant De La Cour (Supplementary List) granted extension of sick leave to 25 Oct. 21 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant McDowell, The Connaught Rangers arrived from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 23 Oct 1914 Sergeant P Maher ‘D’ Company to Company Quarter Master Sergeant vice Company Quarter Master Sergeant Mack promoted 23 Oct 1914 Captain J R B Clifford left to conduct a draft of Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) to join the 2nd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment with the Expeditionary Force, France 25 Oct 1914 Owing to the difficulty of obtaining sufficient number of Irish recruits to make good the losses sustained by the Battalions of the Regiment, recruiting was opened in London to supplement Irish recruits. The first party of English recruits joined the 3rd Battalion 25 Oct 1914 Major Gore (Reserve of Officers, Late 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers) arrived from the Depot where he had been on duty service since the mobilization 27 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant Boothe, The Connaught Rangers arrived from the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards 27 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant J Howie, 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived 28 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenants Latham and McDowell with 50 Other Ranks proceeded to Waterville, County Kerry for duty guarding the Transatlantic Cable Station there. Sergeant McGrah and 13 Other Ranks proceeded to Ballinskelligs for similar duties. 28 Oct 1914 Lieutenant G Allen, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty after returning wounded from the front 30 Oct 1914 Lieutenant Horne (Reserve of Officers) granted a months leave from 28 Oct. He left 31 Oct 1914 A draft of 50 Other Ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion. They were conducted to Cork by 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson and handed over to Lieutenant Keatinge, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be taken on to Holyhead and handed over to the Officer to conduct them over seas 31 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson to be Lieutenant 31 Oct 1914 NOVEMBER 1914 2nd Lieutenant Douglas was granted sick leave until 29 Dec. 2 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant G R Brett arrived 2 Nov 1914 Captain A W P T Whyte with 2nd Battalion severely wounded at Ypres 2 Nov 1914 7483 Acting Corporal John Lovell killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 2 Nov 1914 Lieutenant J Anderson 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived from the Depot where he had been on duty 3 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson promotion to Lieutenant approved 3 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant A J H Brooke to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 3rd Battalion 4 Nov 1914 Lieutenant J W Horne (Reserve of Officers) resigns his commission 5 Nov 1914 4141 Private Frederick O'Donnell died of wounds with 2nd Battalion 6 Nov 1914 Lieutenant H Q Irwin and a draft of 47 Other Ranks left for the 1st Battalion 7 Nov 1914 A draft of 47 Other Ranks arrived at the 2nd Battalion in France 7 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling wounded in action with 2nd Battalion 7 Nov 1914 3775 Private James Reilly killed in action with 2nd Battalion 7 Nov 1914 3938 Private Michael Whelan killed in action with 2nd Battalion 7 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant De La Cour (Supplementary List) returned from sick leave 8 Nov 1914 Captain M Campbell left for Dublin to conduct a draft of The Royal Irish Rifles abroad to join the Expeditionary Force 12 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant W A Buchanan, The Connaught Rangers arrived from Sandhurst 12 Nov 1914 Draft of 49 Other Ranks arrived at the 2nd Battalion in France 12 Nov 1914 Draft of 29 Other Ranks arrived at the 2nd Battalion in France 16 Nov 1914 Captain T Tighe returned from sick leave 17 Nov 1914 Lieutenant James L Jackson 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be Flying Officer with Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) 17 Nov 1914 Lieutenant G R Brooke, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty after being on sick leave from the front 24 Nov 1914 Approval given for the following transfers 24 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant A J H Burke transferred to 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant C A Brett transferred to 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant J Howie transferred to 12th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment 2nd Lieutenant J Howie left to join the 12th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment at Colchester 25 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant McBride left to take over and conduct a Cavalry draft to the Base of the Expeditionary Force 25 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant Boothe left to take over and conduct a draft of the Leinster Regiment from Cork to the Expeditionary Force 27 Nov 1914 Lieutenant Anderson ledt with a draft of 40 Other Ranks for the 1st Battalion 27 Nov 1914 By the end of November 1914, 11 Officers and 570 Other Ranks had been sent as drafts to 1st and 2nd Battalions. Strength of Battalion 30 Nov 1914 31 Officers 860 Other Ranks 891 Total Number of recruits received since mobilization 797 Number sent as reinforcements 581 Officers 11 Other Ranks 570 By end of November 1914 casualties from 3rd Battalion Drafts. Killed in action, Other Ranks 25 Died of Wounds, Other Ranks 8 Wounded in action, Other Ranks 64 Wounded in action, Officers 3 List of casualties amongst men of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers sent to reinforce the ‘Line’ Battalions at the front. As reported from the Head Quarters up to 30 Nov 1914 Killed in Action Sergeants: 3780 Michael O’Hara, 3144 William Banks (killed 23 Oct 1914 by a shell which also killed 6 other men) Corporal: 3479 James Myles Privates: 4332 T Graham, 4067 M Ward, 4195 P Haherty, 3872 M Caffrey, 4072 J Delaney, 4575 M Farrell, 4055 J Forde, 3866 J Griffin, 3894 M Keagh, 3893 J Sullivan, 3166 W Lyons, 3903 D Rowland, 4084 P Bartley, 3708 T Costello, 4736 J Doyle, 2864 J Doyle, 3790 M Gallagher, 3925 T Kelly, 4237 J Moynigan, 3919 T Murphy, 3775 J Reilly, 3938 M Whelan Died of Wounds received in action Privates: 3701 T Collins, 4179 M Convey, 4061 F Coyle, 2779 J Coyne, 3696 D Connolly, 4305 P Kelly, 4141 F O’Donnell, 4023 E O’Hare Wounded in action Sergeants: 3986 T Senior, 2394 M Leetly, 3769 P Lydon Corporals: 3058 J Finn Lance Corporals: 3979 P Joyce, 3580 J Joyce, 9219 Mark C Gower, Privates: 3456 M Comer, 3819 M Ward, 4352 N Noonan, 4074 M Kelly, 4096 L Quinn, 3902 E Lally, 4528 W Duffy, 2739 P Delaney, 2983 M Kelly, 42187 J Nestor, 3956 J Reilly, 3088 P Dempsey, 4175 P Newman, 3040 M Dervin, 2182 O Higgins, 4321 T Ward, 4290 D Ward, 4123 J Gleeson, 3971 J Sheridan, 4354 M Mathews, 3068 J Donohue, 3671 M King, 3949 M Fleming, 4239 J Ryan, 10880 E Boylan, 3875 M Folan, 4249 W D’Arcy, 4363 P Scanlon, 2912 N Gotman, 2929 J Morris, 3603 Madden, 3043 M Brennan, 4058 T Mann, 4025 B McDonnell, 3939 J Parker, 3614 M Philbin, 3478 P Carroll, 4057 W Stokes, 3457 T Gill, 3804 P Brennan, 3571 P Lavelle, 4135 M Pender, 4242 M Dillon, 4338 P Meehan, 3951 J Ramplin, 3650 M Niggins, 2282 J Connors, 4087 W Reilly, 4216 J Casey, 3108 B Ward, 3911 J Burley, 4103 P Lymskey, 2181 P Higgins, 4133 J Casey, 4200 Rendergast, 3913 M McDonald Sick or Injured Corporals: 3/3648 Patrick Croughwell Lance Corporals: 4044 W Byrne Privates: 3901 M Skeffington, 4334 T Burgess, 4066 J Boland, 3255 M Ryan, 2252 M Hehir, 3732 W Rawlinson, 3766 J Dillon, 4577 O’Connor, 3550 J Casey, 2982 J Daly, 4181 P Mally Officers Wounded in Action Captain A W P Whyte Lieutenant F D Foote Lieutenant LN Aveling (returned to front after being wounded and recovering and being wounded a second time) DECEMBER 1914 Draft of 4 Officers and 130 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion 4 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant R Delacombe to be attached to the Divisional Cyclist Company 4 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant R Delacombe left to proceed to Cork to take over and conduct certain details to Hounslow upon his transfer to the Army Cyclist Corps 5 Dec 1914 The Medical Officer with the 1st Battalion reported in his War Diary a serious problem was that some men arriving in the drafts were over fifty years old and were thus too old for work in the trenches 6 Dec 1914 Lieutenant G R C Brook left to join the Expeditionary Force 7 Dec 1914 The Army Council has notified that to meet the wastage of units in the field. The establishment of Signals in each Reserve Battalion, Infantry of the Line will be as follows. 10 Dec 1914 1 Sergeant 3 Corporals 4 Lance Corporals 11 Trained Privates 36 men under training Total establishment of other ranks 55 2nd Lieutenant E Faithfull and 25 Other Ranks proceeded to Waterville, County Kerry to relieve part of the detachment stationed there 10 Dec 1914 Lieutenant B G MacDowel and 25 Other Ranks arrived from Waterville having been relieved 11 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant A S Beard reported for duty from sick leave after being invalided from ‘The Front’ 13 Dec 1914 7 days leave was granted to Officers and Men of the Battalion. The leave period being from 15 Dec 1914 to 7 Jan 1915. Leaves were arranged so that two thirds of the strength of the unit was always at The Station. 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from Sandhurst 17 Dec 1914 Lieutenant C H M Dennys, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty after being invalided from ‘The Front’ 17 Dec 1914 Lieutenant W W W Reilly 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty after being invalided from ‘The Front’ 21 Dec 1914 Lieutenant Arnulf Montgomery attached 2nd Battalion killed in action at Festubert 23 Dec 1914 3096 Private Thomas Kelly died at home in Brackernagh, Ireland 25 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant A D Lang Brown, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from Sandhurst 28 Dec 1914 Lieutenant G Allen, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to Farnborough to join The Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) 28 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant F Lewin attends course of musketry held at The Irish Command School of Musketry, Dublin from 29 Dec 1914 to 9 Jan 1915 Lieutenants C H M Dennys and B G MacDowell left to join the Expeditionary force 31 Dec 1914 Battalion Strength 31 Dec 1914 Officers 32 Other Ranks 1194 (includes 268 recruits who joined in December) Total 1226 1060 Recruits had joined the battalion since Declaration of War up to 31 Dec 1914 During December 3 Officers were sent to join the British Expeditionary Force and no Other Ranks. 1915 JANUARY 1915 30 Other Ranks left to join the 1st Battalion. Conducted to Cork by 2nd Lieutenant Greeves and handed over to an Officer of the Royal Munster Fusiliers who would conduct them to the Expeditionary force 1 Jan 1915 2nd Lieutenants Greeves, Bethell and Lyons attended an Officers Course of Instruction at Cork 1 Jan 1915 4187 Private Thomas Higgins admonished ‘Found in bed at 1:30pm’ 5 Jan 1915 A draft of 50 Other Ranks left to join the 1st Battalion. Conducted by Lieutenant F M S Gibson to Cork and quartered with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Munster Fusiliers at Cork Barracks pending the arrival of the Officer to conduct them abroad 9 Jan 1915 Thomas Horsfall Crofton arrived from the Canadian Contingent to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 11 Jan 1915 He had enlisted aged 24 in Canada into the 16th Battalion of the Canadian Army 23 Sept 1914. He had been working as a Land Surveyor in Canada and was from County Sligo, Ireland. 28960 Private T H Crofton, ‘E’ Company, 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish), 3rd Infantry Brigade. Sailed from Quebec on the troopship ’Andania’ and landed in Plymouth 14 Oct 1914 and disembarked 17 Oct 1914 for Salisbury Plain Later awarded Military Cross. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He organised a counter-attack and went to the assistance of another unit, thereby driving the enemy back at a critical time. He has at all times set a fine example of courage and initiative.’ 24 April 1917 Lieutenant Colonel A C Lewin DSO, left to attend a Senior Officers Musketry Course at Irish School of Musketry at Dublin 11 Jan 1915 Lieutenant H G Robertson, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived with 40 Other Ranks of the 1st Battalion form Ferozopore, India 14 Jan 1915 2nd Lieutenant G C P R O’Donoghue, Connaught Rangers arrived from Sandhurst 14 Jan 1915 ‘D’ Company, consisting of 4 Officers and 192 Other Ranks detached to garrison Charles Fort, at Kinsale. Captain Blockley in command, with 2nd Lieutenants Kavanagh, Brett and Greer 16 Jan 1915 At the 2nd Rifle Course held at the Irish School of Musketry at Dublin 2nd Lieutenant F H Lewin is noted as having qualified as 1st Class Instructor in Musketry 17 Jan 1915 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey left to attend a course in Signalling at Passage starting on 18 Jan 17 Jan 1915 4187 Private Thomas Higgins posted to 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia after being found fit for active service 19 Jan 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson, 2nd Lieutenant W R Buchanan, and 10154 Sergeant George Gamble attend a course of musketry at the Irish School of Musketry, Dublin 21 Jan 1915 2nd Lieutenant A S Beard and 50 Other Ranks left to join 1st Battalion 25 Jan 1915 John Tasker to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion (on probation) 27 Jan 1915 Attached to the Royal Munster Fusiliers Lieutenant E W Morris, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reports for duty after sick leave from Expeditionary Force 28 Jan 1915 1 Officer and 130 Other Ranks sent as drafts to 1st Battalion in Flanders during January 1915 FEBRUARY 1915 2nd Lieutenant Lyons, 2825 Sergeant John Grannell and Sergeant Little proceeded to Waterville to relieve 2nd Lieutenant Latham, 3008 Sergeant Patrick McDermott and 4037 Sergeant Francis Silke 1 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenants Burke, Greer and Lang Brown selected to attend a class of instruction to be held 3 Feb at Cork 1 Feb 1915 Lieutenants George G de Stacpoole, Walter P Lambert, James L Jackson (Royal Flying Corps), Francis M S Gibson to be Captains 2 Feb 1915 Captain G E de Stacpoole later served in Macedonia and was attached 2nd Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers Captain W P Lambert awarded Military Cross. Also served with 6th Battalion in France and attached 47th Brigade Staff. Present at Messines & Cambrai 1917 2nd Lieutenant Frederick H Lewin, and Richard D,Arcy to be Captains 2 Feb 1915 4247 Private Patrick Casey died at Kinsale 2 Feb 1915 A new company formed ‘E’ Company under Captain Robertson, and 2nd Lieutenants De La Cour and Greeves 2 Feb 1915 Thomas Horsfall Crofton to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 2 Feb 1915 Captain T B Eames 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived from India 3 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant L Beater arrived 3 Feb 1915 Charles Edward Kerwin Bagot and Ducan Boyd Wallis to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation), 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 6 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant D B Wallis attached to 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers Notified in Fortress Orders that 2nd Lieutenant H H Lyons qualified at a Course of Instruction at Cork 6 Feb 1915 At 3rd Rifle Course held at Irish School of Musketry, Dublin 2nd Lieutenant W A Buchanan and 10154 Lance Sergeant George Fraser Gamble qualified as 1st Class Instructors 6 Feb 1915 At 2nd Machine Gun Course held at Irish School of Musketry, Dublin Lieutenant F M S Gibson passed ‘Distinguished’ 6 Feb 1915 Instruction from The War Office. The Battalion to be raised to an establishment of 2080 all ranks including all men under training for drafts. Convalescents from Expeditionary Force are not to be included, but to be held as supernumerary to the establishment pending despatch to the front when medically fit. 7 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant W A Buchanan arrived from School of Musketry 7 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant N S B Kidson, Interpreter, Unattached List arrived at Battalion 7 Feb 1915 Previously attached to 2nd Battalion as Interpreter on arrival in France, Oct France Lieutenant F M S Gibson attended a course in Barr & Stroud, 1 Man Range Finder at the School of Musketry, Dublin 7 to 10 Feb 1915 ‘F’ Company formed 12 Feb 1915. ‘E’ Company moved into quarters at Charles Fort, at Kinsale 12 Feb 1915 Superintendent of Gymnasia, Irish Command inspected recruits at Charles Fort 9 Feb 1915 He stated in his report. “I saw about 160 under instruction and considered them quite the best type of recruits I had seen. They are of goof physique, smart, intelligent, and keenly interested in their work. The C.O. and all officers give every facility for the carrying out of the instruction.” Major H Gore appointed to command the 7th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Munster Fusiliers 9 Feb 1915 Norman Studholme Brownrigg Kidson from unattached list (Interpreter) to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 10 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant W W W Reilly granted sick leave until 17 May 11 Feb 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson arrived from School of Musketry, Dublin 11 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant T H Crofton, Sergeant Deely and Lance Sergeant Davin proceeded to course to be held 13 Feb at Irish School of Musketry 11 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant C E K Bagot arrived 12 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey returned from Signalling Course at Passage 13 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant L N Beater died at the Military Hospital, Cork 13 Feb 1915 The following Officers completed the 2nd Course at the Young Officers School of Instruction, Victoria Barracks at Cork 13 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer (Distinguished) 2nd Lieutenant A J H Bourke 2nd Lieutenant A D Lang Browne 2nd Lieutenant Louis Niebohr Beater buried in the Military Cemetery, Cork. The Band and Firing Party were furnished by the 3rd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment stationed at Victoria Barracks, Cork 15 Feb 1915 Captain H G Robertson and Lieutenant E W Morris left to join Expeditionary Force 15 Feb 1915 Cadets of OTC John Henderson Richie Dickson to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 17 Feb 1915 Attached Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant W P F Latham (Supplementary List) left from detachment at Waterville to join the Expeditionary Force 18 Feb 1915 6757 Sergeant John McIlwain posted from the Depot to the 3rd Battalion 18 Feb 1915 He had previously been wounded while serving with the 2nd Battalion in France 15 Nov 1914 Gun shot wound to the left arm and had been invalided to the 1st London General Hospital. Arrived from extended leave at Newcastle 19 Feb 1915 Sergeant John McIlwain became Acting Company Sergeant Major of ‘B’ Company under Captain W D O’Brien. On arrival he put in request to be transferred abroad again. Training at this time was mainly drill parades and theoretical field practices. 2nd Lieutenant R D’Arcy left to take over command of detachment at Waterville 19 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant T Tasker reports his arrival 19 Feb 1915 The fluctuating size of the Battalion made training difficult. 6757 Sergeant John McIlwain stated in his diary. ‘I could never make out the Company, it was so big and in such a condition of fluidity.’ 20 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey and Corporal J Murray qualified as ‘Distinguished’ from the School of Signalling at Passage 21 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant D B Wallis reported his arrival 23 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant J H R Dickson reported his arrival 25 Feb 1915 Lieutenant Aveling, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty from sick leave after returning wounded from the Expeditionary Force 28 Feb 1915 MARCH 1915 During March 1915 all recruits and men unfit for service aboard in the 5th (Service) Battalion joined the 3rd Battalion. Frederick Hubert Sheafee to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 1 March 1915 Philip Eyre Tennant to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 1 March 1915 Attached 2nd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment Gazetted temporary Lieutenant J J Kavanagh departs for the front 4 March 1915 William Minch & Arthur H E Russell Cadets OTC to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 6 March 1915 6757 Sergeant John McIlwain travelled to Cork from Kinsale during the afternoon for lecture at Palace Theatre. 9 March 1915 6 Officers and 100 Other Ranks drafted to British Expeditionary Force during March 1915 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Henry Eric Russell joined from the Royal Field Artillery 10 March 1915 Served with the 6th Battalion in France. William J Minch late OTC to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 10 March 1915 2nd Lieutenants W P F Latham, F W Lynch, and J J Kavanagh joined 1st Battalion in France 11 March 1915 War Office Letter. 12 March 1915 That 2nd Lieutenants in excess of war establishment will, on a Battalion proceeding abroad, be retained at home, and attached to a Reserve Battalion of the unit, with a view to filling vacancies caused by casualties at the front. It is, therefore, in the interests of all Battalions to train as large a reserve of 2nd Lieutenants as possible. Commanding officers were empowered to select the most proficient to complete the numbers up to establishment, irrespective of date of appointment, on a Battalion being ordered to proceed on service. All recruits and men unfit for service abroad, who could not be made efficient, were ordered to be sent to Kinsale to join the 3rd Reserve Battalion. 12 March 1915 Draft of 75 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion 13 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant L N Beater died of septicaemia due to absorption from an abscess of the heel, and he received as treatment during his illness, injections of antistrepto-coccus serum 13 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant L N Beater buried at Cork 15 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant James D’Arcy (on probation) confirmed in his rank 16 March 1915 Draft of 16 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion 17 March 1915 Large church parade for Saint Patrick’s Day 17 March 1915 The battalion paraded 1543 strong at the Roman Catholic Church in Kinsale for Saint Patrick’s Day. The largest number ever for a Church Parade in the Regiment 17 March 1915 Lieutenant P Lambert proceeded to Waterville to take over command of the Detachment vice 2nd Lieutenant Lyons 17 March 1915 Lieutenant L N Aveling, 2nd Lieutenants W A Buchanan, J D’Arcy, E Faithfull, H H Lyons and F H Bethell left and proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force 17 March 1915 Lieutenant H H Lyons attached to Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Lieutenant A H G Russell arrived at the Battalion18 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant C R F Lloyd resigns his commission on account of ill health 19 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant W Minch arrived at the Battalion19 March 1915 6757 Sergeant John McIlwain posted to 5th Battalion based at the Curragh. He left Kinsale at 8.30am and arrived at the Curragh, Kildare Station at 5.30pm 20 March 1915 2nd Lieutenants F H Lewin, R D’Arcy and I H Garvey confirmed in their rank 22 March 1915 11 NCO’s and Other Ranks proceeded to the 3rd Battalion, Kinsale from the 5th Battalion. on 23 March 1915 4 of these NCO’s were sent to relieve the 2 Sergeants and 2 Corporals, from the British Expeditionary Force who had arrived from the details at Kinsale to be attached to the 3rd Battalion for instruction. They had previously been wounded or sick while serving with the 1st or 2nd Battalions in France. 23 March 1915 100 Other Ranks proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force conducted by Lieutenant Rogers, Leinster Regiment 23 March 1915 Lieutenant R D’Arcy returned to unit after being attached to the Royal Flying Corps 23 March 1915 2nd Lieutenants L N Aveling and W A Buchanan joined the 1st Battalion 25 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant Brett conducts party of 2 NCO’s and 28 men to Waterville in relief of the detachment based there 25 March 1915 ‘G’ Company formed and moved into hutments at Charles Fort 26 March 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson in command, 2nd Lieutenants Tasker & Wallis, Acting Company Sergeant Major McHale and Company Quarter Master Sergeant Brook 2nd Lieutenant J D’Arcy joined the 1st Battalion in France & Flanders 26 March 1915 At Second Battle of Ypres 2nd Lieutenant Greer, 7746 Corporal O’Rouke, 4476 Corporal Cunningham, 8223 Corporal Coyle & 8625 Corporal Byrne proceeded for a course commencing 29 March 1915 at School of Musketry Dublin 27 March 1915 Lieutenant McBride reported his arrival from sick leave from the Expeditionary Force 29 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant Bradshaw reported his arrival 30 March 1915 Sergeant O’Callaghan qualified as Assistant Instructor in Signalling 30 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant T H Corfton, and 3702 Corporal T Killeen at the 4th Machine Gun Course at the Irish School of Musketry 31 March 1915 Samuel P K J H Reed Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 31 March 1915 ‘H’ Company formed and moved into hutments at Charles Fort 31 March 1915 Lieutenant McBride in command, with 2nd Lieutenants Jaaffe and Russell ‘F’ Company formed and moved into hutments at Charles Fort 31 March 1915 APRIL 1915 2nd Lieutenants E D Greeves, H H Lyons, and F R S De La Cour to be Lieutenants 6 April 1915 Lieutenant H H Lyons attached Royal Irish Regiment. Awarded Military Cross 2nd Lieutenant J J Kavanagh promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant I Garvey and Corporal Murray attended a course in Telephone Information under Lieutenant Palmer, Royal Engineers 6 to 13 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant F H Lewin takes over command of Machine Gun section from Captain Gibson promoted 6 April 1915 Captain F H Lewin takes over command of ‘H’ Company from Lieutenant McBride 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant T H Crofton takes over duties of Assistant Adjutant from Captain Lewin 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant T H Crofton promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant Kidson takes over command of Cyclist section from Captain D’Arcy 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant N S B Kidson promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant E B F Faithfull promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant J Tasker promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant D B Wallis promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant J D’Arcy promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant J H R Dickson promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 Raphael Theodore Roussel from 13th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 6 April 1915 Sergeant Harre and 9 men left to join the 1st Battalion for duty with Transports. The draft was attached a draft of the Royal Munster Fusiliers 6 April 1915 5003 Company Sergeant Major Stevens to be Acting Sergeant Major 8 April 1915 6525 Company Sergeant Major Richards to be Acting Quarter Master Sergeant 8 April 1915 Herbert Edric Bevis, Paul Benjamin Roussel, and Charles Lawrence Fitzgerald to be 2nd Lieutenants, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 8 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant P B Roussel attached Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) John J Kavanagh confirmed in his rank 8 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant Reed reported his arrival 9 April 1915 Peter Dunstan Low, Valdemar Bertie Caroe, John Charles Diggory Morgan and Claude Summerscales to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation), 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 10 April 1915 Alfred Norman Tyte to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 11 April 1915 Charles Frederick Steventon to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 14 April 1915 Lieutenant McBride, 2nd Lieutenant O’Donoghue, 8270 Sergeant Deely and 6992 Sergeant Nolan to attend the 2nd Field Engineering Course under Major Cooke, Royal Engineers at Aghada 14 to 22 April 1915 John Arthur Plumpton, Charles Frederick Steventon Alfred Charles Hall and Basil Sidney Frederick Pickard to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 14 April 195 2nd Lieutenant B S F Pickard employed with 3rd Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers Captain Von Stieglitz, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded on sick leave until 2 July 1915. 15 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant P B Roussell reported his arrival 15 April 1915 Lieutenant J Magner, 4th Royal Irish Regiment and Lieutenant J C Drew 4th Leinster Regiment to be attached to 3rd Battalion, The Connauaght Rangers 16 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant Summerscales reported his arrival 17 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant Charles A Brett to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 17 April 1915 2nd Lieutenants W Minch and H E Russell attend the 4th Young Officers Course at Cork 19 April 1915 Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Rapheal T Roussel from the 13th (Service) Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 19 April 1915 A question was raised in the House of Commons concerning the death of 2nd Lieutenant L N Beater. The Under-Secretary of State for War was asked whether ‘2nd Lieutenant Beater, of the Connaught Rangers, who was buried at Cork on 15th March, 1915, died of septic poisoning caused by inoculation against typhoid at Kinsale; and whether he was inoculated two or three times during the course of his illness?’ The answer given was. ‘There are no grounds whatever for my hon. Friend's suggestion that this young officer's death was due to septic poisoning caused by inoculation against typhoid. He had not been so inoculated since his arrival in the command. He is reported to have died of septicaemia due to absorption from an abscess of the heel, and he received as treatment during his illness injections of antistrepto-coccus serum properly given.’ 20 April 1915 2nd Lieutenants S Taaffe, J H R Dickson, W B Walls, and T Tasker passed the 3rd Course at the Young Officers School of Instruction, Cork 20 April 1915 G,O, Commanding in Chief in Ireland, Major General L B Friend CB, inspected the battalion at Kinsale 21 April 1915 Charles Stanley Lawrence Harrington to 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 21 April 1915 James Edward Harden late 3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers to be Major 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 23 April 1915 2nd Lieutenants J A Plumpton, A C Hall, and P S F Pickard reported their arrival 24 April 1915 Martin Dillon O’Rouke to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 24 April 1915 Lieutenant Magner 4th Royal Irish Regiment rejoined his own unit 25 April Lieutenant G B Lee (Platoon Officer), 2nd Lieutenants O H Acton, A J Kearney, G Robinson and P J McGlade with 5 Batmen arrived from 5th Battalion to be attached to 3rd Battalion. 29 April 1915 On Conducting duty with the draft of unfit men for 3rd Battalion plus one man on Field Punishment delivered to Victoria Barracks, Cork was Sergeant John McIlwain 29 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling died of wounds serving with 2nd Battalion 29 April 1915 Captain T R Brooke reported his arrival after service with the 2nd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment at the front 29 April 1915 Sergeant John McIlwain returned to Curragh after short stay at Kinsale 30 April 1915 Captain E G S Truell, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force in France 30 April 1915 Captain A W Blockley, Captain R D’Arcy and 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer proceeded to join the 1st Battalion with the Expeditionary Force in France 30 April 1915 4 Officers joined the British Expeditionary Force from the battalion during April 1915 MAY 1915 2nd Lieutenants E D Greeves, G C P R O’Donoghue and A O Lang Browne proceeded to join the 1st Battalion with the Expeditionary Force in France 1 May 1915 2nd Lieutenants N S B Kidson and W A Taaffe with 410 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 1st Battalion. Major A G Kemball 31st Punjabis and Lieutenant I Garvey proceeded as far as the Overseas Base as draft conducting Officers and returned as soon as duty completed. 2 May 1915 Captains E G S Truell, A W Brockley, and R D,Arcy, and 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer, joined the 1st Battalion in Flanders 5 May 1915 Captain R D’Arcy later Mentioned in despatches. Captain Moutray, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined from sick leave due to wounds received in action 7 May 1915 Edward Arthur Fitzherbert Goodfellow to be 2nd Lieutenant 7 May 1915 Attached Trench Mortar Batteries in France 2nd Lieutenants E D Greeves, N S B Kidson, and A O Lang Browne with a draft of 300 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion in Flanders 8 May 1915 Captain M I M Campbell to be Major 8 May 1915 Attached to 2nd Battalion, Welch Regiment Lieutenant I H Garvey promoted Captain 8 May 1915 Attached Royal Irish Regiment Lieutenant J J Kavanagh promoted Captain 8 May 1915 Awarded Military Cross. Mentioned in despatches Lieutenant J D’Arcy promoted Captain 8 May 1915 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia in 1916, Mentioned in despatches John Joseph Chevers re appointed Captain previously Captain 4th Battalion 8 May 1915 Captain J L Jackson 3rd Connaught Rangers & Royal Flying Corps was reported wounded 10 May 1915 110 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 1st Battalion conducted by an Officer from the Leinster Regiment 11 May 1915 Captain M I M Campbell attached 2nd Battalion Welch Regiment reported wounded 11 May 1915 2nd Lieutenant H H L Richards, 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined for the Battalion duty 13 May 1915 Lieutenant G B Lee, 2nd Lieutenants Keerney, and O H Acton, of the 5th Battalion with 2nd Lieutenants A J H Bourke, T Tasker, D B Wallis, J H R Dickson, P B Roussell, and T C B Morgan of the 3rd Battalion proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force in France 13 May 1915 5036 Lance Corporal T Healy ‘A’ Company qualified (Distinguished) at the 6th Machine Gun Course held at the Command School of Musketry, Dublin 13 May 1915 Lieutenant D B Wallis attached to 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers in France 14 May 1915 10846 Private Edward Cunningham arrived at Le Havre on route to 1st Battalion 15 May 1915 Lieutenant T W Cartmel, 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined the Battalion for duty 17 May 1915 Hugh Charles Spencer Heath to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 18 May 1915 James Wallace Partridge Ex Cadet of OTC to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 19 May 1915 ‘B’ & ‘E’ Companies under the command of Captain W D O’Brien proceeded to Crosshaven on Detachment 20 May 1915 Wilfred Lewis Tolputt Cadet from OTC to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 22 May 1915 2nd Lieutenant A J H Bourke attached Royal Munster Fusiliers reported wounded 23 May 1915 Captain J L Jackson appointed Flight Commander with Royal Flying Corps 25 May 1915 2nd Lieutenant R G W Callaghan joined the Battalion on first appointment from Sandhurst 25 May 1915 Draft of 1 Officer and 49 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion in Flanders 28 May 1915 Major General Vesey J Dawson CVO, Inspector General of Infantry, inspected the battalion at Charles Fort, Kinsale and the Detachment at Crosshaven 28 May 1915 ‘J’, ‘K’, and ‘L’ Companies formed. 29 May 1915 ‘J’ Company all permanently unfit men of the battalion, less those employed. ‘K’ Company fit and temporarily unfit Expeditionary Force NCO’s and Men belonging to ‘A’, ‘B’, and ’C’ Companies. ‘L’ Company fit and temporarily unfit Expeditionary Force NCO’s and Men belonging to ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘G’, and ’H’ Companies. 2nd Lieutenants Henry Harvey Lyons, Frank Harry Bethell and E B F Fathfull confirmed in their rank 30 May 1915 Engagement announced of Captain M I M Campbell to Miss Elinor Scott 31 May 1915 A total of 15 Officers and 110 Other Ranks left Kinsale for the British Expeditionary Force during May 1915 JUNE 1915 John Francis Blake O’Sullivan late Inns of Court OTC to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 2 June 1915 Lieutenant A S Beard, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined from sick leave due to wounds received in action 4 June 1915 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Arthur John Henry Bourke confirmed in his rank 4 June 1915 Battalion moved from Kinsale to huts at Charles Fort, Summer Cove.7 June 1915 The Band of the battalion under Captain I Garvey proceeded to the West of Ireland on a recruiting tour 10 June 1915 Lieutenant W S Kidd, 6th Service Battalion, The Royal Munster Fusiliers temporarily attached to the Battalion and proceeded to Rosslare on Detachment 14 June 1915 Brigadier General W F H Stafford CB, Commanding the Queenstown Garrison, inspected the battalion at Charles Fort 16 June 1915 Lieutenant E E Beatty, 2 Sergeants and 28 men, Machine Gun Section, 6th Service Battalion, The Connaught Rangers attached to the Battalion for a months Instruction 17 June 1915 Sidney Basil Minch to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 17 June 1915 G,O, Commanding in Chief in Ireland, Major General L B Friend CB, inspected the battalion at Kinsale 24 June 1915 2nd Lieutenant R H French joined the Battalion for duty as a Draft Conducting Officer 21 June 1915 George Andrew McDowell to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 26 June 1915 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 2nd Lieutenant G Mortimer vice Lieutenant J W Cartmel-Robinson left the 5th Battalion at Basingstoke for the 3rd Battalion at Kinsale 28 June 1915 Strength of battalion 30 June 1915 Officers 58 Other Ranks 2476 JULY 1915 Fund was started in the battalion on behalf of the men of The Connaught Rangers who were prisoners of war in Germany 1 July 1915 James Desmond to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 3 July 1915 Private Patrick McCormack posted to 3rd Battalion 6 July 1915 2nd Lieutenants J Tasker and J H R Dickson joined the 1st Battalion 7 July 1915 Lieutenant J H R Dickson posted to 1st Battalion in France 7 July 1915 Lieutenant J H R Dickson wounded at Rue du Bois with 1st Battalion 12 July 1915 Major General Vesey J Dawson CVO, Inspector General of Infantry, inspected the battalion at Charles Fort 16 July 1915 5083 Private Anthony McGuigan, 3rd Battalion, Died at Home 16 July 1915 Cecil Claude Hamilton late OTC to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 20 July 1915 Attached Royal Irish Regiment Brigadier General R M Greenfield CB, inspected the Specialists of the battalion 21 July 1915 Superintendent of Gymnasia, Irish Command inspected recruits at Physical Training 21 July 1915 2nd Lieutenant Duncan Boyd Wallis attached 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers died of wounds on his 24th birthday in France 23 July1915 5/2982 Private Nathaniel George Mates was discharged as unfit for military duty with a 20 pound gratuity aged 56 from the 3rd Battalion, he had enlisted in the 5th Battalion 4 Nov 1914 23 July 1915 The Secretary of State for War was asked in the House of Commons ‘if his attention has been drawn to a case where 5/2982 Private Nathaniel George Mates was discharged with £20 gratuity (Paragraph 392 of King's Regulations Sub-para (xxv) His services being no longer required) from the 3rd Connaught Rangers on 23rd July, 1915, certified as unfit for further military service, suffering from a disease contracted while so serving; aged 56 years 9 months, if this man, who was in perfect health when accepted and at the time carrying on the business of a painting contractor at Dublin, has, since his discharge, owing to and arising from such disease, been quite unable to perform any class of work, has been refused either a pension or compensation, and not having other means of support, his sons being also serving, has been obliged to dispose of his stock in trade, together with his household effects, in order to provide food for his family, and is at present practically destitute; why this man has been made to suffer such indignity; and how it is proposed to deal with such cases having such injurious effect upon recruiting in Ireland?’ Captain J J Chevers relinquished his commission on account of ill health 24 July 1915 The Medical Officer with the 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported in his War Diary that some of replacements sent out to the 1st Battalion had no teeth and found it impossible to eat ration biscuits 26 July 1915 AUGUST 1915 2nd Lieutenant J A Plumpton attached to the Divisional Cyclist Company 5 August 1915 Strength of the battalion 7 August 1915 Officers 67 Other Ranks 2857 4 Officers and 171 Other Ranks proceeded to Dublin to join the 1st Garrison Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment 10 August 1915 Lieutenant T H Crofton promoted Captain 10 August 1915 Lieutenant W P F Latham to be Captain, Recruiting Duties 10 August 1915 Employed War Office 1919 Edmund Foran to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 12 Aug 1915 4187 Private Thomas Higgins awarded 3 days Confined to Camp ‘Being absent from inspection’ 17 Aug 1914 Lieutenant F R S De La Cour proceeded to Dublin to join the 1st Garrison Battalion, The Royal Regiment 20 Aug 1915 Lieutenant F R S De La Cour promoted Captain 21 Aug 1915 Albert Edward Flynn and Cyril Seymour Hodges to be 2nd Lieutenants 3rd Battalion 24 Aug 1915 During August 6 Officers joined the British Expeditionary Force. Draft of 100 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, at the Dardanelles August 1915 SEPTEMBER 1915 Lieutenant Colonel A C Lewin DSO, proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, to take command of a Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment 4 Sept 1915 Major A J Digan DSO, takes command of the 3rd Battalion 4 Sept 1915 Flight Commander J L Jackson Instructor at Central School, Royal Flying Corps 5 Sept 1915 Awarded Military Cross Major A J Digan DSO promoted to Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 6 Sept 1915 Draft of 102 NCO’s and men from the 3rd Battalion and 100 from the 4th Battalion arrived during the night at 1am and paraded and inspected by the Commanding Officer at 8am and told off to companies at the 5th Battalion 7 Sept 1915 Strength of the battalion 8 Sept.1915 Officers 66 Other Ranks 2859 Draft of 52 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in France September 1915 2 drafts totalling 7 Officers and 400 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 5th (Service) Battalion at the Dardanelles during September 1915 A draft of 35 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion in France 7 Sept 1915 A draft of 102 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at the Dardanelles 7 Sept 1915 This included Sergeant Dan Twohig placed in ‘D’ Company on arrival. 4267 Private William Buckley posted to 5th Battalion 10 Sept 1915 Corporal David Malcolm Frazer 7th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 14 Sept 1915 Served with 7th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers in Gallipoli, in ‘D’ and the Machine Gun Section of ‘B’ Company and acted as a range finder. 4187 Private Thomas Higgins posted to 3rd Battalion, ‘L’ Company from the Depot 21 Sept 1915 Large draft arrived at 5th Battalion 24 Sept 1915 Lieutenant F H Bethell killed in action attached to Royal Irish Regiment 25 Sept 1915 Charles W B Fitzgerald, William Acland Ussher, Gerald Aloysius Flood and Richard Francis Lenane to be 2nd Lieutenants, 3rd Battalion 25 Sept 1915 2nd Lieutenant W A Ussher served with 6th Battalion in France 2nd Lieutenant R F Leane attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers A draft of 350 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at the Dardanelles 25 Sept 1915 4715 Private Percy J Eatwell killed serving with the 1st Battalion 27 Sep 1915 The men who joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at the Dardanelles had shown a keenness to rival their comrades, but there was scarcity of good NCO’s which was fast becoming acute. A draft of 17 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion in France 28 Sept 1915 OCTOBER 1915 A draft of 148 arrived at the 5th Battalion at Mudros 2 Oct 1915 4284 Private Patrick Farrell, 3rd Battalion joined 5th Battalion 2 Oct 1915 James Paumier Hamilton to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion 5 Oct 1915 Lieutenant R Delacombe restored to establishment of the 3rd Battalion 8 Oct 1915 Lieutenant F H Bethell reported missing in action while attached to 2nd Royal Irish Rifles 12 Oct 1915 Major General Vesey J Dawson CVO, Inspector General of Infantry, inspected the battalion at Charles Fort 13 Oct 1915 4507 Private R Gallagher died aged 44 at home, Bradford 14 Oct 1915 A draft of 276 Other Ranks commanded by 2nd Lieutenant D P J Kelly with 2nd Lieutenants G Robinson and H J Shanley joined the 5th (Service) Battalion in Salonika 15 Oct 1915 Head quarters and 4 companies moved into the barracks at Kinsale from the Charles Fort hutments 21 to 22 Oct 1915 Military Cross awarded to Captain J J Kavanagh of the 3rd Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion 20 Oct 1915 “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 25 Sept 1915, when on special observation duty in a ‘crow’s nest’ in a very exposed building. From 6am onwards throughout the day, although under a very heavy fire, he continued to send in most valuable information. His post was struck by four direct hits but he only left it to put his orderlies under cover. He showed great nerve and determination.” Draft of 13 Officers proceeded to join the BEF in France for duty with Trench Mortar batteries during October 1915 Draft of 50 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in France during October 1915 Draft of 50 Other Ranks proceeded to the 5th (Service) Battalion during October 1915 Draft included 5867 Private Micheal Fuery who arrived at the 5th Battalion 5 Nov 1915 Arthur Patrick Royse Hains late Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 29 Oct 1915 Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Leonard Davis to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 29 Oct 1915 Lionel George D’Arcy to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 29 Oct 1915 NOVEMBER 1915 Lieutenant N S B Kidson promoted Captain 1 Nov 1915 Appointed to Officer Cadet Battalion 1918 Brigadier General W F H Stafford CB, Commanding the Queenstown Garrison, inspected the battalion and presented the DCM to Lance Corporal Ivens and Private P O’Conner of the 3rd Battalion. 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mhifle Posted 6 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2008 2nd Lieutenant M Brennan seconded to Army Ordnance Department 12 Nov 1915 Superintendent of Gymnasia, Irish Command inspected the battalion 19 Nov 1915 Ulick Augustus Moore late Inns of Court OTC to be 2nd Lieutenant. 3rd Battalion 20 Nov 1915 A draft of 80 Other Ranks commanded by Lieutenant M J Fogarty joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 21 Nov 1915 Major General Vesey J Dawson CVO, Inspector General of Infantry, inspected the battalion 24 Nov 1915 DECEMBER 1915 Draft of 50 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion December 1915 Draft of 180 Other Ranks proceeded to the 5th (Service) Battalion December 1915 4 Officers joined the BEF in France for duty with the Trench Mortar batteries during December 1915.. Captain E T E Di C De B Wickham seconded for service with 1st Garrison Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2 Dec 1915 Large draft arrived at 5th Battalion at Dorian, many arrived very drunk on the local drink Koniak 4 Dec 1915 Draft of 90 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at Salonika bringing it up to full strength 18 Dec 1915 Two drafts of NCO’s and men who had been attached to the Inniskilling Fusiliers and the Royal Irish Fusiliers, rejoined the 5th Battalion as these men wanted to return to Connaught Rangers and the Brigadier General commanding the 31st Brigade consented. All the men were Connaught Rangers from 3rd or 4th Battalions 19 Dec 1915 Draft of 29 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at Salonika 21 Dec 1915 John Yelverton Hadden from Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve appointed 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 22 Dec 1915 4187 Private Thomas Higgins fined ‘Found drunk in town at 10pm 24 Dec 1915 1916 to 1918 1916 JANUARY 1916 William Joseph Heneghan to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 1 Jan 1916 Draft of 88 men joined the 5th Battalion 16 Jan 1916 4715 Private Percy Joseph Eatwell reported killed on 2nd Times List 20 Jan 1916 Lieutenant E D Greeves wounded at Hanna 21 Jan 1916 5/1105 Quarter Master Sergeant John Heaney posted to the 3rd Battalion from the 4th Battalion as the Battalion Orderly Room Sergeant, having been invalided home from Alexandria serving as he Battalion Orderly Room Sergeant located at the 3rd Echelon, 31 Rue de Ramleh, Alexandria close to the Mustapha Barracks, for the 5th Battalion 26 Jan 1916 Major General Vesey J Dawson inspected the battalion at Kinsale 28 Jan 1916 He presented Sergeants P Murphy and Finnegan with the Order of St George, 4th Class, awarded to them for gallantry in action while attached to the 1st Battalion by the Russian Government. 2nd Lieutenant John Ross Moore gazetted into 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 29 Jan 1916 He previously served in The Honourable Artillery Company and was wounded August 1915 Attached 7th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers The 3rd Battalion was inspected by the Superintendent of Gymnasia, Irish Command 31 Jan 1916 A draft of 7 Officers and 400 Other Ranks proceeded to Mesopotamia for the 1st Battalion in January 1916 A draft of 60 Other Ranks proceeded to the 6th (Service) Battalion in France January 1916 FEBRUARY 1916 A draft of 2 Officers and 53 Other Ranks joined 5th (Service) Battalion 1 Feb 1916 5959 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Piper posted to 3rd Battalion from the Depot 4 Feb 1916 He previously had served with the 1st Battalion in France until wounded. Gun Shot Wound to the Abdomen 12 Sept 1915 and invalided home 25 Sept 1915 11 privates were transferred to the 1st Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers in Dublin 6 Feb 1916 A draft of 95 Other Ranks arrived in Mesopotamia for the 1st Battalion 6 Feb 1916 A draft of 30 men, were sent to the 6th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France. Conducted to the Overseas Base by Lieutenant Colonel Bourke DSO 7 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenant A O’H Bradshaw proceeded to join the 1st Battalion with the Expeditionary Force in the Persian Gulf 9 Feb 1916 Major O.F. Lloyd replaced by Lieutenant Thomas Cheadle as Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers. Lieutenant T.A. Dillon, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers appointed Assistant Adjutant 14 Feb 1916 Thomas ‘Tommy’ Cheadle had been promoted Lieutenant in the field with the 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France after 18 years 34 days service in the ranks 1 Oct 1914. His 2 pips arrived in the field 23 Oct 1914 A draft of 50 were sent to the 6th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France Conducted to the Overseas Base by Lieutenant Colonel Bourke DSO 15 Feb 1916 A draft of 3 Officers and 110 other ranks were sent to the 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in Mesopotamia. This included Captain C J Hughes 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, Captain H M O’C Dwyer 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, and 2nd Lieutenant H C S Heath, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 15 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenant W J Heneghan reported for duty on his first appointment 15 Feb 1916 A draft of 44 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 18 Feb 1916 A draft of 1 Other Rank joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 20 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenants E R Clarke, 10th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, R L Ooboue 14th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, and D L Louw 16th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers arrived from the School of Instruction at Moore Park for duty with the 3rd Battalion 21 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenant E A F Goodfellow killed in action in France with the Trench Mortar Batteries 21 Feb 1916 Lieutenant S J Jackson, General Service List reported for duty 22 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenants J P Monan, E H Huggard and J A V Kent of the 5th Connaught Rangers reported for duty 23 Feb 1916 On Sunday 27 Feb 1916 a recruiting meeting was held at Moycullen, County Galway, and the band of the Connaught Rangers was in attendance. A body of about 60 Sinn Fein Volunteers interrupted the meeting, and, though warned more than once by the few policemen who were present, insisted on marching through it. 27 Feb 1916 Captain R V Burke 2nd Connaught Rangers reported for duty 29 Feb 1916 1/9738 Private (Acting Corporal) Flynn awarded the Medaille Militaire by the French Government Feb 1916 MARCH 1916 2nd Lieutenant R T Roussel reported off sick leave due to wounds received with the British Expeditionary Force, France 2 March 1916 Lieutenant D P J Kelly joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 3 March 1916 2nd Lieutenants C Summerscales, L E Berkeley, and W A Collier with 375 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion in the Persian Gulf 4 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant M J B Davy Suffolk Regiment transferred to 3rd Battalion 9 March 1916 2nd Lieutenants S P K H Reed, C F Steventon, and A E Tyte promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenants V B Caroe and C L Fitzgerald promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant C S L Harrington promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant P D Low promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant W J Minch promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant J C D Morgan promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 Instructional Duties, Ministry of Labour 1918 2nd Lieutenant P B Roussel promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant R T Roussel promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant C F Steventon promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant C Summerscales promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 Inspector General of Infantry, Major General Vesey Dawson CVO inspected the battalion at Kinsale and Charles Fort 14 March 1916 Major F F I Kinsman, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers left to join the British Expeditionary Force for Staff duty 14 March 1916 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade was held at the Roman Catholic Church, in Kinsale. 1182 men were on parade, 45 Officers and 1137 other ranks 17 March 1916 Lieutenant H H Lyons Awarded Regular commission as Lieutenant 17 March 1916 Lieutenant Colonel A C Lewin DSO appointed Temporary Brigadier General in the Near East 22 March 1915 A draft consisting of 70 men were sent to the 6th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France. Conducted to the Overseas Base by Lieutenant Colonel Bourke DSO 22 March 1916 4187 Private Thomas Higgins died of wounds with 1st Battalion 22 March 1916 The draft of 70 men arrived at the 6th Battalion at Allouagne France 24 March 1916 It included 7072 Lance Sergeant John Murphy from Athlone Sergeant Hugh Hannawin and Corporal Ernest West passed ‘Distinguished’ at the 18th Rifle Course at the Command School of Musketry, Dublin 25 March 1916 2nd Lieutenants A O’Hara Bradshaw, and C F Steventon joined the 1st Battalion in the Persian Gulf 27 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant A O’Hara Bradshaw retired later in 1916 Death of Colonel William Raymond Inglis at Seaford Esssex while commanding the 3rd Royal Fusiliers, who had commanded the 3rd Battalion before the war 29 March 1916 Captain Betts, Superintendent of Gymnasia Irish Command inspected the battalion at Kinsale and Charles Fort 30 March 1916 APRIL 1916 A draft of 38 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 1April 1916 Captain R D’Arcy resigned his commission on account of ill health 9 April 1916 3/7035 Private James Devlin transferred to ‘E’ Company 3rd Battalion 10 April 1916 7828 Lance Corporal James O'Neill died at Kinsale aged 30 15 April 1916 Lieutenant J H T Brabazon reported missing in action while with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 18 April 1916 3845 Private Michael Dever killed in action with the 1st Battalion 18 April 1916 2nd Lieutenant L E Berkeley wounded while with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia at Beit Aiessa 18 April 1916 Draft of 3 Officers and 50 Other Ranks from Kinsale arrived at the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 23 April 1916 6 Officers proceeded to 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia during April 1916 7136 Sergeant C Leeson while on leave reported to 2nd Lieutenant J Kearmis, Royal Irish Regiment. Commanding The Telephone Exchange Guard in Dublin.25 April 1916 Remained with this unit until 3 May 1916 409 Sergeant J J Barror while on leave reported to Lieutenant Colonel L.G. Esmonde, Commanding 10th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers at the Royal Barracks in Dublin 26 April 1916 He remained with this unit working directly for 2nd Lieutenant W J Clarke, 5th Royal Dublin Fusiliers until 8 May 1918 Mobile Column No.1 26 Officers and 558 other ranks left by route march for Crosshaven “to relieve Enniscorthy”. A rebel seizure of the Enniscorthy railway station had been reported. 11:30 pm 25 April 1916 It was made up of the Head Quarters Company and 4 Companies. Lieutenant Colonel A J Digan DSO, Commanding Major H M Hutchinson DSO Lieutenant T Cheadle Adjutant Captain A G Moutray Commanding No.4 Company Captain I H Garvey Commanding No.2 Company Captain J J Kavanagh Commanding No.3 Company Captain J Tasker Commanding No.1 Company Lieutenant H M Swifte Transport Officer Lieutenant P Mc Bride Supply Officer Lieutenant C A Brett Machine Gun Officer 2nd Lieutenant W Minch Signalling Officer 2nd Lieutenant S P Reed 2nd Lieutenant R T Roussel 2nd Lieutenant P D Low 2nd Lieutenant W L Tolputt 2nd Lieutenant J A Sheridan 2nd Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan 2nd Lieutenant S B Minch 2nd Lieutenant G A McDowell 2nd Lieutenant J F Desmond 2nd Lieutenant J M Forbes 2nd Lieutenant C W B Fitzgerald Captain J D’Arcy joined the Column 29 April 1916 2nd Lieutenant L G D’Arcy joined Column 29 April 1916 Below were attached to the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, and served with the Column Captain C B Pearson RAMC Medical Officer 2nd Lieutenant E R Clarke 10th East Surrey Regiment 2nd Lieutenant R L Osborne 14th Battalion Royal Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant D L Lowns 16th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Proceeded to the Fota Estate via Queenstown and encamped on Lord Barrymore’s demense. 1 section of Royal Field Artillery were attached to the Column 26 April 1916 Reports that the rebels were ‘holding Enniscorthy and 3 miles round and they had blown up railway bridges north and south of the town’, also that 900 rebels were ‘moving from Gorey towards Arklow’. A party of 300 men based around a company of the 2/5th Sherwood Foresters under Captain Rickman had marched to Arklow to the north of Gorey from Kingstown in order to secure the arsenal and armaments factory there. 26 April 1916 Column No.1 was strengthened by 2 Officers and 12 other ranks of the Royal Engineers and one 4.7” gun and complement of the Royal Garrison Artillery, as a show of force. 27 to 28 April 1916 Queenstown, Cobh was military headquarters for the Cork area. General Stafford, Royal Engineers was in command. 100 Royal Marines dispatched from Queenstown had arrived at Galway. Killarney was reported to be ‘disturbed’, and there was a reported ‘an attack on Clonmel’. 27 April 1916 The Column entrained for Wexford. The Irish rebels had taken over the town of Enniscorthy. They had occupied the Athenaeum in Castle Street, and the tricolour flag flown. 29 April 1916 50 rebels left Enniscorthy for Dublin, reached Ferns and then ran into a train containing a few soldiers at Camolin and thinking they were an advance guard from Arklow they retreated back to Enniscorthy 29/30 April 1916 The Column arrived at Wexford and encamped outside the town. Detachment of 70 cavalry other ranks of the South Irish Horse under Lieutenant Colonel Lord Wicklow, a half composite battalion of the 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers under Major Willington, and a detachment of the Young Officers Company were attached to the Column 30 April 1916 MAY 1916 The Column marched to Killurin the concentration point for the attack on Enniscorthy. The rebels had meanwhile surrendered at the old uprising Battle Site at Vinegar Hill and the town was reached at 3 pm where the column went into camp on the Show Grounds. Captain C D O,Brien-Butler Adjutant 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment took over the duties of Staff Captain to the column. 1 May 1916 The rebels had held out until 2 rebel representatives had gone to Dublin, conducted by Colonel Frech the local military commander to get confirmation of the surrender order direct from Pearse. 2 Officers and 50 other ranks of the 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers acting in conjunction with the Royal Irish Constabulary under District Inspector H R Heggart arrested 56 prominent rebels in the town 2 May 1916 The surrounding countryside was patrolled in all directions 3 May 1916 The Garrison commander at Queenstown was informed, “now that the rebellion in Dublin and elsewhere has been crushed the GOC-in-C intends to arrest all dangerous Sinn Feiner’s”. 3 May 1916 In the southern area placed under the Queenstown commander, ‘small columns consisting of Infantry and Mounted Troops should be sent to various Centres and gradually the whole district worked through’, in co-operation with the police. Two Companies’s consisting of 250 men under the command of Major H M Hutchinson, proceeded onto Ferns 4 May 1916 They reached Gorey and encamped in the grounds of Sir George Errington’s residence 5 May 1916 Whole force returned to Enniscorthy 8 May 1916 The column left for New Ross 9 May 1916 118 rebels were arrested at Enniscorthy and a small quantity of rifles, shot guns and other arms were handed in. 1-9 May 1916 New Ross was searched 9 May 1916 Waterford was searched 10 May 1916 The standard cordon and search technique was used ‘a sudden encircling of an area by the cavalry, while the infantry systematically drives the enclosed area section by section’. The Column left for Dungarvan remaining for one night at Kilmacthomas 12 May 1916 The Column arrived at Dungarvan 13 May 1916 The Royal Irish Constabulary in all the towns were adverse to any further arrests being made or a house to house search for arms as the majority of the people were not in sympathy with the Sinn Fein movement. The Column left Dungarvan and spent the night camped at Ballymacarberry 15 May 1916 The Column reached Clonmel 16 May 1916 A search at Clonmel resulted in capture of 3 Winchester 303 rifles and 8 persons were arrested. The Column was dispersed with the various detachments rejoining their units. 20 May 1916 4 Officers and 100 other ranks of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers under Captain I H Garvey left at Clonmel to strengthen the garrison there and rejoined the Battalion some days later. No. 3 Mobile Column was formed with 20 Officers and 350 other ranks on 6 May 1916 It was made up of 3 Companies. Major O F Lloyd Commanding the Column Captain F M S Gidson Adjutant Captain N S B Kidson Commanding No.1 Company Lieutenant L C Badham Supply Officer Lieutenant J H R Dickson Commanding No.2 Company 2nd Lieutenant M D O’Rorke Commanding No.3 Company 2nd Lieutenant M J B Davey 2nd Lieutenant R H French 2nd Lieutenant F K Cummins 2nd Lieutenant W A Ussher Transport Officer 2nd Lieutenant R F Lenane 2nd Lieutenant E H Huggard 2nd Lieutenant F W S Jourdain Signalling Officer 2nd Lieutenant A Ribbons Lieutenant B P Young RAMC Medical Officer 40 Officers and men of 2/4th London Regiment (London Scottish) 2nd Lieutenants W Hamilton and A Ribbons joined the column at Bandon 9 May 1916 The Garrison commander at Queenstown was informed, “now that the rebellion in Dublin and elsewhere has been crushed the GOC-in-C intends to arrest all dangerous Sinn Feiners”. 3 May 1916 The Column proceeded with 1 machine gun to Bandon, the point of assembly for the Column. Here they were joined y 2 Officers and 50 other ranks on detachment duty there and 4 Officers and 100 other ranks of the 2/4th London Regiment (London Scottish) with 2 Lewis guns. 6 May 1916 The Column remained at Bandon until 11 May 1916 During this time raids were made on houses of suspected persons resulting in the capture of 23 rebels and a number of shotguns and pikes as well as a quantity of equipment and blasting powder. The Column proceeded to Clonakilty where the London Scottish Company left for Rosslare. Raids in this district resulted in the capture of 10 rebels and various articles of equipment 11 May 1916 The Column moved to Rosscarbery where they were joined by 2 Officers and 39 other ranks of the South Irish Horse and 1 Gun and complement of the Royal Field Artillery 15 May 1916 The Column marched to Skibbereen 16 May 1916 Raids made in Skibbereen and the surrounding district resulted in the capture of 3 rebels, a quantity of Sinn Fein Literature, 1 rifle, 2 shotguns, 1 revolver and a small supply of ammunition. The Column moved to Bantry via Ballydehob and remained one day 22 May 1916 Bantry was reached 24 May 1916 Police did not require any arrests to be made at Bantry. Full disarmament could only be achieved by house to house searches, which seem to have been ruled out on quasi-political grounds that, they would ‘exasperate the populace’. The details from South Irish Horse and Royal Field Artillery proceeded to rejoin their units 26 May 1916 The Column returned to Kinsale 27 May 1916 HEADQUARTERS Mobile Column No.1 left for Crosshaven. Lieutenant Colonel A J Digan, DSO, Commanding 11:30 pm 25 April 1916. John Heaney would have most likely remained with the Headquarters. The Garrison Commander at Queenstown was reinforced from England by one battalion of the 179th Brigade, 60th Division, a battalion of the Royal Marines, and later by the rest of the 179th Brigade. 30 April 1916 A draft of 30 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 2 May 1916 Rebel leaders in Cork arrested 2 May 1916 Rebel supply of rifles in Cork seized during the evening 3 May 1916 The Garrison commander at Queenstown was informed, “now that the rebellion in Dublin and elsewhere has been crushed the GOC-in-C intends to arrest all dangerous Sinn Feiners”. 3 May 1916 2nd Lieutenant H E Bevis and 25 other ranks left the Headquarters for Waterville to reinforce the detachment there. They returned to the Headquarters 3 May 1916 Mobile Column No.3 proceeded to Bandon. Major O F Lloyd, Commanding 6 May 1916 2nd Lieutenants R H French and U A Moore with 50 other ranks proceeded to Bandon where they captured 7 rebels, some rifles, as well as a quantity of ammunition and equipment. They were absorbed into the No.3 Column 6 May 1916 Lieutenant L C Badham, with 30 other ranks operating from the Headquarters made 2 raids on houses of suspected persons in the Kinsale district on 4 and 5 May 1916. 11 rebels were arrested and 2 Lee Enfield rifles, 5 shot guns and a quantity of ammunition and equipment seized. One of the rebels Thomas Kent was executed in Cork, after being convicted of killing a policeman. 9 May 1916 A draft of 26 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 10 May 1916 At Temple Creedy 3/7035 Private James Devlin 14 days Confined to Barracks ‘Overstaying pass from 6 to 9 May 1916 apprehended by R.I.C. at Ballyfeard at 6pm 9 May’ 11 May 1916 Witnesses Sergeant O’Keeffe and Corporal Kelly. Awarded by Major Harvey, Royal Garrison Artillery The detachment at Crosshaven moved to Kinsale and the 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers took over from them. 6 Officers and B, E and K Companies arrived at Charles Fort, 22 May 1916 A redistribution of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers companies took place at Kinsale 24 May 1916 In Barracks Kinsale: C, D, H, K, and L Companies In Charles Fort: A, B, E, F, G and J Companies There was a decrease in strength of the Battalion, with a resulting reduction in number of companies. A draft of 14 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 25 May 1916 J Company was disbanded 30 June 1916 K Company was disbanded 29 July 1916 L Company was disbanded 25 Aug 1916 Inspection off the Battalion at Kinsale and Charles Fort by Brigadier General A J Chapman CB CMG Inspector General of Infantry 30 May 1916 JUNE 1916 A draft of 18 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 1st June 1916 Draft of 30 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 2nd June 1916 Captain J J Kavanagh, Lieutenant H M Swifte, 2nd Lieutenants L G D’Arcy, J F B O’Sullivan, C W B FitzGerald, M J B Davy and U A Moore joined the 6th Battalion in France 3rd June 1916 2nd Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan acted as Intelligence Officer with the 6th Battalion Draft of 10 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 4 June 1916 3/7035 Private James Devlin loss of 10 days pay ‘Being drunk and causing a disturbance in town on 3 June 1916 at Kinsale.’ 5 June 1916 Witnesses Sergeant Dovl, Corporal Fitzpatrick, Sergeant Walsh. Major J E Harden 2nd Lieutenant C E E Bagot, A E Hall, and C L Fitzgerald seconded for service with Trench Mortar Batteries 7 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant C E E Bagot awarded Military Cross and Despatches twice. Temporary Major W D O’Brien attached to 20th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment died of wounds 7 June 1916 A draft of 100 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 15 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant E R Clarke 10th Battalion East Surrey Regiment transferred to 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 16 June 1916 With seniority dated 14 Aug 1915. Later Awarded Military Cross 2nd Lieutenant P B Roussel and Lieutenant A N Tyte joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 17 June 1916 3/7203 Private John Twohig enlisted into 3rd Battalion 22 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant H E Bevis joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 24 June 1916 Captain F M S Gibson seconded for duty with the Machine Gun Corps 26 June 1916 5/1301 Sergeant Michael Wynee posted to the 3rd Battalion from the Depot. 27 June 1916 A draft of 8 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 30 June 1916 JULY 1916 Private Patrick McCormack posted to the 4th Battalion 1 July 1916 Lieutenant C S L Harrington joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 6 July 1916 Arthur Campbell Turner late OTC, to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 7 July 1916 Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant J R Moore proceeded on attachment to 7th Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers France July 1916 Major General B C Doran CB presented the Distinguished Conduct Medal to three Other Ranks and the French Medaille Militaire to Corporal T Flynn 17 July 1916 2nd Lieutenants F K Cummins and D L Louw, with a 50 man detachment proceeded to Macroom 18 July 1916 Captain G E de Staepoole took over command of the detachment at Macroom when 2nd Lieutenant DL Louw returned to Kinsale. 18 July 1916 Lieutenant J H R Dickson, 2nd Lieutenants B T Utley and S B Minch joined 6th Battalion in France 19 July 1916 Lieutenant S B Minch as the Physical and Bayonet Training Supervising Officer 3/6887 Private Michael Glancy posted to 16th Infantry Base Depot 24 July 1916 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey posted to the 3rd Battalion 25 July 1916 2nd Lieutenant C Summerscales died of enteric fever at Basrah with the 1st Battalion 25 July 1916 A draft of 15 NCO’s joined 6th Battalion in France 28 July 1916 A draft of 28 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 30 July 1916 AUGUST 1916 8795 Bandsman John F J Gilkes died at Kinsale 6 Aug 1916 The whole detachment returned from Macroom to the Head Quarters 10 Aug 1916 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey admonished for quitting the ranks without permission. Witness Sergeant Byron 11 August 1916 News arrived at the Battalion that 2nd Lieutenant Brabazon was a prisoner of war held at Baghdad. He previously had been reported as missing in action. 22 August 1916 A draft of 96 Other Ranks arrived at the 6th (Service) Battalion in France 25 August 1916 A draft of 48 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 28 August 1916 Lieutenant P D Low with draft of 134 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion 30 August 1916 Draft of 43 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion 31 August 1916 Lieutenant T A Dillon ceased to hold the position of Assistant Adjutant with the 3rd Battalion and moved back to 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 31 August 1916 3/7693 Private John Burns joined 3rd Battalion SEPTEMBER 1916 Henry Robert Stopford Law to be Temporary Captain (unpaid) 2 Sept 1916 Served in Singapore at outbreak of War. DAA & QMG Major M I M Campbell MC died of wounds received 3 Sept 1916 when serving with the 6th Battalion at the taking of Guillemont 4 Sept 1916 He had been awarded the Military Cross Michael O’Loughlin to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 5 Sept 1916 Served with 6th Battalion in France Henry Fitzroy Cardwell to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 5 Sept 1916 Served with 6th Battalion in France, 5/1301 Sergeant Michael Wynee, placed under arrest awaiting trail 6 Sept 1916 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey confined to barracks for 7 days at Charles Fort and forfeits 2 days pay ‘Overstaying his furlough by 24 hours’ 9 Sept 1916 2nd Lieutenant J R Moore attached 7th Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers killed in action France 9 Sept 1916 2nd Lieutenant H Maguire attached 7th Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers killed in action France 9 Sept 1916 Shot in the chest by machine gun fire while attacking enemy trench. Lieutenant Roussel promoted to Captain 12 Sept 1916 Served with 6th Battalion in France 1917 to 1918 Lieutenant J H R Dickson promoted to Captain 12 Sept 1916 Attached 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Lieutenant C L Fitzgerald promoted to Captain 12 Sept 1916 Mentioned in despatches. Employed Instructor, School of Instruction 1918 Attached 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant P D Low promoted to Captain 12 Sept 1916 Mentioned in despatches. Awarded OBE 5/1301 Sergeant Michael Wynee Tried by General Court Martial. Sentenced to be reduced to the rank of Corporal. ‘While on active service absenting himself without leave.’ 13 Sept 1916 Confirmed and Signed at Cork by Major B Doran Commanding Southern District 14 Sept 1916 5/1301 Corporal Michael Wynee returned to duty 14 Sept 1916 A draft of 74 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 14 Sept 1916 Promotion from 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant for A O’H Bradshaw, P B Roussel, C Summerscales (deceased), A N Tyte, C F Steventon, and C S L Harrington all serving with the 1st Battalion 22 Sept 1916 A draft of 20 Other Ranks arrived at the 6th (Service) Battalion 22 Sept 1916 12 Officers joined the 6th (Service) Battalion 23 Sept 1916 A draft of 1 Officer and 42 Other Ranks arrived at the 6th (Service) Battalion 29 Sept 1916 1 Officer joined the 6th (Service) Battalion 30 Sept 1916 Following the terrible losses inflicted on the 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers at Guillemont and Ginchy in September 1916, large drafts of recruits were dispatched to Flanders to replenish the Battalion when it was moved into the Kemmel sector south of Ypres in the autumn of 1916. Among the newly arrived soldiers were a considerable number of men, still in their teens, OCTOBER 1916 Irish recruiting was virtually at a standstill by Oct 1916. A draft of 32 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 1 Oct 1916 A draft of 8 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 8 Oct 1916 Major J E Harden, Captains T H Crofton and J Tasker joined the 6th (Service) Battalion 9 Oct 1916 Captain T H Crofton later temporarily attached to Trench Mortar Batteries 2nd Lieutenant W E Carnaghan with draft of 11 Other Ranks joined the 6th (Service) Battalion 11 Oct 1916 Private T Hughes previously with the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers awarded the Victoria Cross 26 Oct 1916 ‘For most conspicuous bravery and determination. He was wounded in an attack, but returned at once to the firing line after having his wounds dressed. Later, seeing a hostile machine gun, he dashed out in front of his company, shot the gunner, and single handed captured the gun. Though again wounded, he brought back 3 or 4 prisoners.’ 3 Sept 1916 5/1105 John Heaney was confirmed in the rank of Colour Sergeant, Army Order 22028/1916 26 Oct 1916 Lieutenant C A Brett and 2nd Lieutenant R H French joined the 6th Battalion in France 26 Oct 1916 2nd Lieutenant C W B Fitzgerald to be Acting Captain 26 Oct 1916 2nd Lieutenant L G D’Arcy seconded for service with Royal Flying Corps 27 Oct 1916 During October 8 Officers and 87 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, 5 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at Salonika, and 6 Officers to the British Expeditionary Force France. NOVEMBER 1916 Army List 31 October 1916 Colonel K Lewin, A.C., C.M.G. DSO, (temporary Brigadier-General) Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (temporary Lieutenant.-Colonel Commanding Battalion) Major Bowlby, C. W. Major Harden, J. E. Captain Tighe,T. Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain Blockley,A.W. attached Royal Munster Fusiliers Captain King,W.H. Captain Whyte, A.W.P.T Captain Stacpoole, G.E. Captain Lambert, W.P. Captain Jackson, J.L Captain Gibson, F. M. S Captain Garvey, I H. Captain Kavanagh, J.J. MC Attached 6th Battalion Captain D'Arcy, J. 1 Captain Tasker,J. Captain Crofton, T. H. Captain Gibson, N.S.B. Captain Dickson,J.H.R Attached 6th Battalion Captain Roussel, P.B. Captain Roussel, R.T Attached 1st Battalion Captain Fitzgerald C.L. Captain Low, P.D. Lieutenant Bethel F.H. Lieutenant Faithrull, F.B.H. Attached Royal Irish Regiment Lieutenant Greeves.K D. Lieutenant Delacombe, R. Attached Depot Royal Fusiliers Lieutenant Bourke,A.J.H. Lieutenant Brett. C,A. Lieutenant Bagot C. E. K. Lieutenant Bradshaw.A.O'H. Lieutenant Minch, W. Lieutenant Reed.S.P K J H Lieutenant Caroe, V. B. Lieutenant Morgan, J. G. D. Lieutenant Tyte,A.N. Lieutenant Steventon, C.F. Lieutenant Harrington, C. S. L. 2nd Lieutenant Russell,A.H E. 2nd Lieutenant Bevis, H. E. 2nd Lieutenant Hall, A. C 2nd Lieutenant Pickard B S.F. 2nd Lieutenant Plumpton J A 2nd Lieutenant O'Rorke,M.D. 2nd Lieutenant Heath, H. C. S. 2nd Lieutenant Partridge, J.W. 2nd Lieutenant Collier, W. A. 2nd Lieutenant Tolputt,W.L. 2nd Lieutenant Davy,M.J.B. 2nd Lieutenant O'Sullivan, J.F.B. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant Minch,S.B. Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant McDowell, G A. 2nd Lieutenant Berkeley, L.E. 2nd Lieutenant Desmond, J. F. Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant French, R.H. 2nd Lieutenant Hamilton, C.C. 2nd Lieutenant Hamllton,W. Attached.Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Foran , E . 2nd Lieutenant Brennan, M. 2nd Lieutenant Clarke, E.R. 2nd Lieutenant Flynn,A.E. 2nd Lieutenant Hodges C S . 2nd Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. 2nd Lieutenant Forbes, J. M. 2nd Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. 2nd Lieutenant Ussher.W.A. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant FltzGerald, C.W. B. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant Best,W.R.P. 2nd Lieutenant Flood, G. A. 2nd Lieutenant Lenane, R. F. Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Hamilton, J. P. 2nd Lieutenant Louw.D.L. 2nd Lieutenant Hains,A.P.R. 2nd Lieutenant Davis, L. 2nd Lieutenant D'Arcy, L. G. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant Moore, U. A. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant Heneghan, W J 2nd Lieutenant Turner A C Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusilers 2nd Lieutenant Cardwell H F Attached 6th Battalion Adjutant Lieutenant Cheadle,T. Quarter-Master. Rafferty. J., Honoury Captain. Attached Lieutenant Colonel Kemball, A G Colonel 31 Punjabis 2nd Lieutenant J W Partridge resigned his commission on obtaining cadetship at the Royal Military College 9 Nov 1916 A draft of 4 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 18 Nov 1916 A draft of 30 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 19 Nov 1916 A draft of 70 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion at Salonika 25 Nov 1916 This draft included 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey During November 51 Other Ranks were drafted to the 6th Battalion in France, 44 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at Salonika, and 20 Other Ranks proceeded to India. DECEMBER 1916 First part of a draft of 33 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion on 1 Dec 1916 During December a draft of 6 Officers and 127 Other Ranks proceeded to the 6th Battalion in France, and a draft of 1 Officer and 16 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at Salonika. Lieutenant S P K H Reed, 2nd Lieutenants A E Flynn and S B Minch joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 2 Dec 1916 Second part of a draft of 33 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion on 7 Dec 1916 3/7035 Private James Devlin sentenced to 1 year detention and £2.4.0 Stoppages ‘Desertion and losing his equipment’ by a District Court Martial 8 Dec 1916 172 days remitted later by the G O C Southern District 5959 Company Sergeant Major A Piper qualified as an Instructor at the Command School of Musketry, Dublin 9 Dec 1916 3/7203 Private John Twohig discharged due to sickness 10 Dec 1916 A draft of 74 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 14 Dec 1916 Captains I H Garvey and N S B Kidson, and 2nd Lieutenants G E Maguire, and A H E Russell joined the 6th Battalion in France 25 Dec 1916 18 Other Ranks were transferred to the 3rd Garrison Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles 27 Dec 1916 This draft included 5/1301 Corporal Michael Wynee. Captain I H Garvey joined 6th Battalion in France 30 Dec 1916 1917 JANUARY 1917 During January 1917 25 Other Ranks were drafted to the British Expeditionary Force France, 69 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at Salonika, and 41 Other Ranks to India. 3/7693 Private John Burns posted to the Base Depot in France, (he later joined 6th Battalion) 3 Jan 1917 Captain F M S Gibson to be Temporary Captain, The Connaught Rangers and subsequently served with Machine Gun Corps 4 Jan 1917 Draft arrived at 5th Battalion at Salonika commanded by 2nd Lieutenant Michael O’Leary VC 11 Jan 1917 A draft of 57 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 16 Jan 1917 Lieutenant & Adjutant T Cheadle promoted Captain 16 Jan 1917 Lieutenant E B F Faithfull promoted Captain 16 Jan 1917 Lieutenant W H Rees promoted Captain 16 Jan 1917 FEBRUARY 1917 2nd Lieutenant John Dermot MacSherry gazetted to the 3rd Battalion late "E" Company, No. 6 Officers Cadet Battalion at Balliol College, and the Oxford and Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Feb 1917 During February 1917 19 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, 1 Officer and 34 Other Ranks to the 6th Battalion in France, and 22 Other Ranks to India, 70 Other Ranks transferred to the Labour Company of the 2nd Garrison Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment 2 Feb 1917 This included 3/7627 Private John Heaney, (Royal Irish Regiment no 565) 2nd Lieutenant H F Cardwell severely wounded with 6th Battalion in France 19 Feb 1917 Awarded Military Cross Captain I H Garvey, MC attached to 6th Battalion died of wounds in France 20 Feb 1917 Awarded Military Cross 50 Other Ranks transferred to the 1st Garrison Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry 24 Feb 1917 MARCH 1917 Philip Eyre Tennant to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 1 March 1917 2nd Lieutenant W L Tolputt appointed 2nd Lieutenant, The Connaught Rangers 1 March 1917 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and Palestine. Awarded Military Cross. Frederick Hubert Sheaffe Searight to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 1 March 1917 Served with 6th Battalion in France 2nd Lieutenant D J MacSherry attached to the 6th Battalion in France 13 March 1917 He spent a week in a base camp and then three weeks in the Divisional School before finally proceeding to join the 6th Battalion. A question was asked in the House of Commons ‘whether Daniel Kennedy, a lad under fifteen, improperly induced to enlist, and now in Mullingar military barracks, will be sent home to his mother forthwith?’ The answer given was ‘that instructions have been issued for the release of this lad as a special case. I am inquiring as to the hon. Member's suggestion that he was improperly induced to enlist.’ Also ‘11265 Private William Murphy, his baptismal certificate had been sent to the military authorities at Cork, but had not been returned, will be sent home to his parents forthwith?’ 2nd Lieutenant H C S Heath seconded for service with Indian Army 16 March 1917 Captain A W P T Whyte took over command from Captain N S Kidson of ‘D’ Company 21 March 1917 During March 5 Officers and 78 Other Ranks left to join the British Expeditionary Force in France, and 89 Other Ranks transferred to Garrison Battalions of The Royal Irish Regiment and the Durham Light Infantry. 2nd Lieutenant William Henry Good was appointed to a commission as 2nd Lieutenant from No.2 Officer Cadet Battalion Training College, Pembroke, Cambridge with the Connaught Rangers, posted to the 3rd battalion attached to the 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 87th Brigade, 29th Division. March 1917 He had previously served as a Lance Sergeant in the South Irish Horse. The Battalion strength 31 March 1917 Officers 39 WOI 3 WOII 8 Sergeants 56 Corporals 49 Rank and file 558 Total strength 710 APRIL 1917 Captain C F Underhill Faithorne took over command from Major R J Tamplin DSO, of ‘A’ Company 1 April 1917 The Battalion strength 3 April 1917 Officers 39 WOI 3 WOII 8 Sergeants 56 Corporals 49 Rank and file 558 Total strength 713 Lieutenant A J H Bourke promoted to Captain but not to carry pay and allowances of that rank prior to 1 July 1917, 6 April 1917 2nd Lieutenant W J Heneghan joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 22 April 1917 William Norman Abbott to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 26 April 1917 Attached to 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment James Vincent Quinn to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 27 April 1917 During April 25 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and 6 Officers and 42 Other Ranks to the British Expeditionary Force France, also 1 Officer proceeded to India. MAY 1917 2nd Lieutenant M D O’Rorke joined 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 21 May 1917 5416 Private Edmund Drudy died at home, Cashel, Co. Tipperary 22 May 1917 Lieutenant C S L Harrington attached 1st Battalion died 27 May 1917 The Battalion strength 31 May 1917 Officers 41 WOI 3 WOII 8 Sergeants 55 Corporals 41 Rank and file 504 Total strength 652 During May 1917 2 Officers and 62 Other Ranks proceeded to the British Expeditionary Force France. JUNE 1917 During June 1917 13 Officers and 85 Other Ranks joined the British Expeditionary Force France. Major J E Harden appointed Adjutant to the 27th Labour Group 4 June 1917 Mentioned in despatches 2nd Lieutenant D J MacSherry killed in action with the 6th Battalion near Kemmel, France 4 June 1917 He was hit by shrapnel from an exploding shell and killed returning from a trench raid Lieutenant V B Caroe seconded for service with Trench Mortar Batteries 7 June 1917 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain posted to the 3rd Battalion from the Regimental Depot. 9 June 1917 He previously had served as the Orderly Room Sergeant with the 5th Battalion 14 Sept 1916 to 25 Feb1917 He had contracted Malaria in Jan 1917 and had been invalided Home. Reported to Captain & Adjutant Thomas Cheadle Posted to ‘H’ Company where the Company Sergeant Major was 5959 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Piper. 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain to be Acting Quarter Master of ‘D’ Company while Company Quarter Master Jim Croy goes on leave. The Company Sergeant Major Considine was the Company Sergeant Major of ‘D’ Company 11 June 1917 Captain R T Roussell joined 6th Battalion in France 15 June 1917 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain performs the duties of the Battalion Orderly Sergeant alongside the Battalion Sergeant Major Stevens17 June 1917 2nd Lieutenant J M Forbes joined 6th Battalion in France 17 June 1917 Captain A J H Bourke seconded for service with Indian Army 23 June 1917 Served on the Frontier of India and Afghanistan 1919, and in Waziristan 1919-20 Church parade for Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Friday 29 June 1917 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain employed in Orderly Room, indexing Southern Irish District Orders 29 June 1917 The Battalion strength 30 June 1917 Officers 44 WOI 3 WOII 6 Sergeants 49 Corporals 37 Rank and file 475 Total strength 614 JULY 1917 2nd Lieutenant L Davis promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant L E Berkeley promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Employed Ministry of Labour 1918 2nd Lieutenant W R P Best promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Employed Manchester Regiment 1919 2nd Lieutenant E R Clarke promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and Palestine 2nd Lieutenant L G D’Arcy promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant M J B Davy promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Also served with Royal Flying Corps 2nd Lieutenant J Desmond promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Attached to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant C W B Fitzgerald promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Attached to 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1918 Mentioned in despatches and severely wounded. 2nd Lieutenant G A Flood promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Attached Machine Gun Corps 1918 2nd Lieutenant A E Flynn promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served in Palestine 1918. Attached 91st Punjabis, Indian Army 2nd Lieutenant E Foran promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and Palestine 1916-18 Attached 21st Corps Reinforcement Camp, Palestine 2nd Lieutenant J M Forbes promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served with 6th Battalion in France 1917-18 2nd Lieutenant D M Frazer promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant R H French promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Present at Battle of Messines 1917 Awarded Military Cross 2nd Lieutenant A P R Hains promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant A C Hall promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant C C Hamilton promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant J P Hamilton promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant W Hamilton promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant H C S Heath promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant W J Heneghan promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Adjutant of a Russian Refugee Camp. Later employed with Royal Air Force 2nd Lieutenant R F Lenane promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Mentioned in despatches 2nd Lieutenant D L Louw promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served with 1st Battalion in Palestine 1918 Attached Divisional Head quarters 2nd Lieutenant G A McDowell promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant S B Minch promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant U A Moore promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant M D O’Rorke promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant J A Plumpton promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant A H E Russell promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Medically Unfit soldiers for Active service of the 3rd Battalion were transferred to the 659th Employment Company of the Labour Corps based at Cork 7 July 1917 A General Inspection was held. 23 Officers and 283 other ranks entrained for Cork and were inspected there by Field Marshal J D P French CIC Home Forces on Cork Park Race Course 11 July 1917 Captain T H Crofton promoted to Acting Major whilst he is second in command of 6th Battalion 11 to 22 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant W A Ussher placed on Retired List on account of ill health contracted on active service 12 July 1917 List posted of 5th Battalion men on leave from Salonika warned by O.C. Records to proceed 18 July 1917 The battalion could see daily large American convoys passing by the coast 18 July 1917 Lieutenant A H E Russell promoted Acting Captain 20 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant P E Tennant killed in action 31 July 1917 During July 1917 6 Officers and 30 Other Ranks were sent to the 1st, 5th, and 6th Battalions. During July 1917 men unfit for frontline service from the Connaught Rangers 3rd and 4th Battalions were transferred to the 659th Employment Company of the Labour Corps, which was based in Cork AUGUST 1917 During August 1917 6 Officers and 34 Other Ranks were sent to the 1st, and 6th Battalions, and 7 Officers and 44 Other Ranks proceeded to India. 2nd Lieutenant J P Hamilton, R J Carey and J Cafferkey joined the 6th Battalion in France 9 Aug 1917 2nd Lieutenant J Cafferkey later served under the Air Ministry 1918 7072 Lance Sergeant John Murphy killed in action France with the 6th Battalion 16 Aug 1917 2nd Lieutenant C C Hamilton attached to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers killed in action in Greece16 Aug 1917 2nd Lieutenant R J Carey wounded with 6th Battalion in France 17 Aug 1917 Notice posted in Battalion that Royal Flying Corps was looking for men to transfer to work as cabinet makers 22 Aug 1917 Barnard Aloysius Rooney and George Cecil Walmsley to be 2nd Lieutenants 3rd Battalion 29 Aug 1917 2nd Lieutenant G C Walmsley served with 5th Battalion in Palestine 2nd Lieutenant B A Rooney attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment in France Patrick Kelly to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 29 Aug 1917 Attached 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment Temporary Captain H R S Law appointed Lieutenant, The Connaught Rangers with seniority from 6 May 1915, 29 Aug 1917 Also served with 1st Battalion in Palestine and attached to the Divisional Head quarters SEPTEMBER 1917 2nd Lieutenant U A Moore and B S F Pickard joined the 6th Battalion in France 4 Sept 1917 Captain T H Crofton promoted to Acting Major whilst he is second in command of 6th Battalion 6 to 30 Sept 1917 Lieutenant and Quarter Master G G Kendall appointed Honorary Captain 19 Sept 1917 Transferred to Royal Engineers 1918 Captain Thomas Tighe seconded for service with the Labour Corps 19 Sept 1917 George Veitch Davidson to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 27 Sept 1917 Brigadier General Lake CB visited hutments used by the 3rd Battalion at Charles Fort on while on a tour of inspection 28 Sept 1917 Captain R T Roussell joined the 6th Battalion in France 29 Sept 1917 The Military Medal, the D.C.M. and Cross of the Russian Order of St George (4th Class) was presented to Corporal J Gillen, Private T McLoughlin and Private H Sharpe. 29 Sept 1917 The 3rd Battalion establishment was reduced to two Companies. C and F were disbanded, with A and D Companies forming the establishment of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from 29 Sept 1917 During month of September 1917 a total of 4 Officers and 60 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 6th Battalion in France OCTOBER 1917 Colour Sergeant John Heaney was granted an increase in of pay reference the Royal Warrant for Pay, Army Order 1886 to the amount off 6d per diem 1 Oct 1917 To earn this pay by virtue of rank, NCO’s above Sergeant were eligible for Class 1 (6d per diem) provided they met certain qualifications of article 1063, ie: with colours at least two years, physically capable, and at least third class certificate of education. A draft of 15 men were sent to British Expeditionary Force in France 9 Oct 1917 A draft of 62 men arrived at the 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in Egypt 10 Oct 1917 Lieutenant L Davis joined 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 10 Oct 1917 A draft of 1 Sergeant were sent to British Expeditionary Force in France 16 Oct 1917 A draft of 9 men were sent to 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in Egypt 17 Oct 1917 A draft of 3 Category A4 men (A4: boys under nineteen years of age) were sent to the 4th Royal Irish Regiment (Young Soldiers Battalion), based in Queenstown, Ireland 19 Oct 1917 Joseph Owen Kelly and Joseph King to be 2nd Lieutenants 3rd Battalion 31 Oct 1917 During Oct 1917 men unfit for frontline service from the Connaught Rangers 3rd and 4th Battalions were transferred to the 549th Employment Company of the Labour Corps. NOVEMBER 1917 4613 Sergeant Peter Bolger died at Kinsale he had been transferred to the Labour Corps with no.229750 in October 1917. 1 Nov 1917 3/8054 Private John Young transferred to 875th Company, Labour Corps 1 Nov 1917 875th Company was an Area Employment Company which was used on the Lines of Communications, located in Dunkirk in November 1917. Battalion confined to barracks. Mobile column under orders. 3 Nov 1917 Sergeant John McLlwaine in his Diary was dismissive of the reasons for the battalion’s move, believing that his superiors had ‘Wind up about the Sinn Fein agitation’. 3 Nov 1917 Funeral of Peter Bolger who had died suddenly 3 Nov 1917 The Special Reserve and General Reserve battalions of the Connaught Rangers, Leinster Regiment, Royal Munster Fusiliers and Royal Dublin Fusiliers were all moved to Great Britain Nov 1917 Battalion spent day packing up for move to England. 4 Nov 1917 The Battalion proceeded by train from Kinsale to Dublin. They left Kinsale at 6:30pm. A draft of 10 men for the 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was left behind at Cork 5 Nov 1917 There was a big send off from the population at Kinsale. The Battalion arrived Dublin 2am. Sailed 3:30pm on SS Scotia. Arrived Holyhead at 7:30pm 6 Nov 1917 2nd Lieutenant H E Bevis placed on Retired List on account of ill health contracted on active service 6 Nov 1917 They arrived at Pembroke Dock, Wales at 6:30am and then proceeded onto the Llamian Barracks. The Battalion was too small in number to fully occupy the barracks 7 Nov 1917 A draft of 14 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 10 Nov 1917 Captain Tasker with 1 Sergeant and 27 men reported from Kinsale 11 Nov 1917 The Battalion proceeded to hutments at Golden Hill Camp, just outside Millford Haven above Pembroke Town. It was a very muddy camp 14 Nov 1917 Lieutenants A C Hall and S B Minch appointed Temporary Captains 14 Nov 1917 A draft of 20 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 16 Nov 1917 Acting Captain C A Brett wounded serving with the 6th Battalion in France 19 Nov 1917 Awarded Military Cross Lieutenant R H French wounded at Tunnel Trench 19 Nov 1917 Captain Kemball and 70 men arrived via Fishguard with the 3rd Battalions horses and heavy luggage 21 Nov 1917 Lieutenant Colonel Truell proceeded to resume command of the 12th Manchester Regiment 26 Nov 1917 The Battalion proceeded to the cleaner Cosheston Camp, located 3 miles outside Pembroke Dock, close enough for the men to walk into town nightly. Information arrived that the Battalion was to move to Northern Command. A lot of contentious correspondence between the Battalion Commanding Officer Major A J Digan and Garrison and Brigade HQ 26 Nov 1917 A draft of 20 Category A4 recruits were sent out to India 27 Nov 1917 2nd Lieutenant A C Turner relinquished his commission and was granted the Honorary rank of 2nd Lieutenant 27 Nov 1917 DECEMBER 1917 Army List 28 Nov 1917 Lieutenant Colonel K Lewin, A.C., C.M.G. DSO, (temporary Brigadier.-General.) Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Battalion) Major Bockley, A. W. Employed with Northumberland Fusiliers attached Major Harden, J. E. Captain Tighe,T. Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain King,W.H. Captain Whyte, A.W.P.T Captain Stacpoole, G.E. Captain Lambert, W.P. Captain Jackson, J.L Captain Gibson, F. M. S Captain Kavanagh, J.J. MC Captain D'Arcy, J. Captain Tasker,J. Captain Crofton, T. H. Captain Gibson, F M S Captain Dickson,J.H.R Captain Roussel, P.B. Captain Roussel, R.T Captain Fitzgerald C.L. Captain Low, P.D. Captain Faithrull, F.B.H. attached Royal Irish Regiment Lieutenant Bethel F.H. Lieutenant Greeves.K D. Lieutenant Bourke,A.J.H. Lieutenant Law. H R S. Lieutenant Bradshaw.A.O'H. Lieutenant Minch, W. Lieutenant Reed.S.P K J H Lieutenant Caroe, V. B. Lieutenant Morgan, J. G. D. Lieutenant Tyte,A.N. Lieutenant Steventon, C.F. 2nd Lieutenant Russell,A.H E. 2nd Lieutenant Hall, A. C 2nd Lieutenant Pickard B S.F. 2nd Lieutenant Plumpton J A 2nd Lieutenant O'Rorke,M.D. 2nd Lieutenant Heath, H. C. S. 2nd Lieutenant Collier, W. A. 2nd Lieutenant Tolputt,W.L. 2nd Lieutenant Davy,M.J.B. 2nd Lieutenant O'Sullivan, J.F.B. 2nd Lieutenant Minch,S.B. attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant McDowell, G A. 2nd Lieutenant Berkeley, L.E. 2nd Lieutenant Desmond, J. F. attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant French, R.H. 2nd Lieutenant Hamilton, C.C. 2nd Lieutenant Hamllton,W. attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Foran , E . 2nd Lieutenant Brennan, M. 2nd Lieutenant Clarke, E.R. 2nd Lieutenant Flynn,A.E. 2nd Lieutenant Hodges C S . 2nd Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. 2nd Lieutenant Forbes, J. M. 2nd Lieutenant FltzGerald, C.W. B. 2nd Lieutenant Best,W.R.P. 2nd Lieutenant Flood, G. A. 2nd Lieutenant Lenane, R. F. attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Hamilton, J. P. 2nd Lieutenant Louw.D.L. 2nd Lieutenant Hains,A.P.R. 2nd Lieutenant Davis, L. 2nd Lieutenant D'Arcy, L. G. 2nd Lieutenant Moore, U. A. 2nd Lieutenant Heneghan, W J 2nd Lieutenant Turner A C attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Cardwell H F 2nf Lieutenant O’Loughlin M 2nd Lieutenant Searight H F S 2nd Lieutenant Abbott, W. N. attached 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. 2nd Lieutenant Cafferkey, J. 2nd Lieutenant Quinn, J.V. 2nd Lieutenant Carey, R.J. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, P. 2nd Lieutenant Rooney ,B.A. 2nd Lieutenant Walmsley, G. C. M 2nd Lieutenant Davidson, G. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, J. O 2nd Lieutenant King, J. Adjutant Captain Cheadle,T. Quarter-Master. Kendall G G Honoury Captain. A draft of 17 Category A4 recruits were sent to out India 3 Dec 1917 Sergeant M J B Davy qualified as a 1st Class Instructor (Distinguished) at the 36th Rifle Course held at the Irish Command School of Musketry 3 Dec 1917 2nd Lieutenants G V Davidson, M Bryne, J E Bowyinge, and Colour Sergeant Major W Armstrong passed the 8th Area Anti Gas Course held at Pembroke Dock 5 Dec 1917 Men who had already passed through Sandhurst, or Officer Cadet battalions, were often sent to reserve battalions for a few months before being posted to a unit overseas, They appear to only to have learnt anything useful if they succeeded in being sent to these type of specialist schools. A draft of 22 men were sent to the British Expeditionary Force in France 5 Dec 1917 2nd Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan, and 20 men attended a Bombing Course at Defensible Hill 6 Dec 1917 4 men were transferred to Army Service Course, 2 men went to the Army Veterinary Corps, 1 man to the Royal Engineers, and 1 man was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps 10 Dec 1917 2nd Lieutenants C L Walsh, L L Walshe, D Daly, E R Clarke, J McGuire, J King and W D Walken passed the 11th Special Course at the Formation Anti Gas School, at Pembroke Dock 12 Dec 1917 Battalion informed by phone that they were to move to Newcastle as part of Northern Command, North Eastern Coast Defences (defended ports of the Tyne, the Wear, the Tees, Hartlepool, and the Humber) 13 Dec 1917 6109 Company Sergeant Major William Armstrong, 4/6554 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Phillip John Flaherty, and 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain selected to proceed to represent the 2nd Battalion at the First Seven Divisions Festival in London, left by train from Pembroke Dock at 6pm 14 Dec 1917 This London Group arrived at Paddington Station at 5am. They had a bath and breakfast at the Union Jack Club. Lunched at Cannon Street Hotel with Lord Mayor. Paraded to Albert Hall via the Embankment. A Concert was then held. Also present representing the 2nd Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander, Captain Turner and Swift. For the 1st Battalion, Major Payne, and Captain Von Steiglitz, and for the 3rd Battalion, Captain White. The Party departed Paddington Station at 9:15pm Sat 15 Dec 1917 While 1/4681 Sergeant W McKale was conducting instruction in Rifle Grenades, at the Pennan Ranging Area, a safety pin/lever became clear from a Grenade and the man involved dropped the Rifle. Sergeant W McHale picked up the rifle and threw it clear over the breastworks. Sergeant W McKale was commended for his bravery 15 Dec 1917 Major H F N Jourdain CMG arrived from sick leave on return from the British Expeditionary Force in France 15 Dec 1917 Captain C A Brett, stated in his personal papers after the war ‘Our Colonel was then Colonel Jourdain, a Regular, who had been second in command of the 6th Battalion in France while I was there. I knew him well and we got on well together, he was a good and just man but not a great Commanding Officer’. Party from London arrived at Neyland 8am and took ferry across haven to Pembroke Dock and walked to Cosheston in the rain 16 Dec 1917 An advance party consisting of Captain Kemball, Lieutenant Davy and 50 men proceeded to Newcastle upon Tyne 17 Dec 1917 A draft of 10 men were sent to the British Expeditionary Force in France 19 Dec 1917 11 Category B men were transferred to the Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in India 20 Dec 1917 NCO,s a farewell sing song at Harriss’s pub in the village, 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain, 8868 Sergeant John F O’Hara and 5588 Sergeant Patrick McCarthy present 20 Dec 1917 The battalion marched out of Camp at 8.30 am and entrained at Pembroke Dock Station. It departed at 10:15am by special train to Newcastle upon Tyne and arrived at Forth Station after midnight via Scotswood Bridge. 21 Dec 1917 The neighbouring 3rd Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers also moved to Gateshead at the same time Billets for HQ were at the Grath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 6 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2008 Captain J J Kavanagh MC, who had been charged with converting the money belonging to his company to his own use, was found not guilty and honourably acquitted by a general Court martial at Cork 21 Dec 1917 Orders arrived for Lieutenant Colonel Digan to proceed overseas, ‘joy of many’ was the comment noted in Colour Sergeant John McIlwain’s diary on hearing the news 27 Dec 1917 Captain F M S Gibson to be Temporary Major 27 Dec 1917 Lieutenant Colonel Digan DSO, proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force in France 28 Dec 1917 Attached to the 16th Division Lieutenant Colonel A W Blockley assumed temporary command of Battalion pending the succession to the command of Lieutenant Colonel Digan DSO 29 Dec 1917 7781 Private J Forrest, ‘A’ Company was discharged as no longer physically fit for War Service 31 Dec 1917 1918 JANUARY 1918 A copy of 10813 Private James Worthington,s birth certificate arrived in the Orderly room in Dover towards the end of the war which had been posted with a letter by his Mother in Dublin to the Battalion proving he was not yet 18 years old, even though he had served in the Connaught Rangers since the early days of the war in August 1914, landing in France 14 Aug 1914 with the 2nd Battalion. He had been 5ft 4in in 1914 and 6ft 2in in 1918 Lieutenant H H Lyons seconded for service with Indian Army 1 Jan 1918 5191 Private M Bones, ‘D’ Company was discharged as no longer physically fit for War Service 1 Jan 1918 Corporal P Butten passed the 1st Class Instructor, and Lance Corporal S Lane passed the 2nd Class Instructor at the Lewis Gun Course, Western Command School of Musketry, at Altcan, 1 Jan 1918 5979 Private J S Keen, 5430 Private J Brady and 8239 Private D Ward were all discharged as no longer physically fit for War Service 3 Jan 1918 2nd Lieutenant T Holt, Northumberland Fusiliers who was attached to the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to the Aeronautic School, Reading with a view to transfer to the Royal Flying Corps 13 Jan 1918 Corporal W Spearman passed the 1st Class Instructor, and Corporal R Williams passed the 2nd Class Instructor at the 39th Rifle Course, Western Command School of Musketry, at Altcan, 16 Jan 1918 Sergeant Wheeler proceeded to Royal Flying Corps Uxbridge as a Gunnery Instructor 17 Jan 1918 2nd Lieutenant W Culbert 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to Newry, to conduct a draft of the 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment to Egypt and was on then strength of that unit from 18 Jan 1918 Lt Colonel H.F.N Jourdain arrived at the Battalion 18 Jan 1918 Lt Colonel H.F.N Jourdain took over command the 3rd Battalion from 19 Jan 1918 (47th Brigade) Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan obtained a Special Certificate at the 46th Course, Command Bombing School 25 Jan 1918 Francis Vincent Griffith to be 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion 30 Jan 1918 Served with the 6th Battalion in France prior to receiving his commission and afterwards served with 1st and 2nd Battalions in Palestine from Sept to end of the War. The strength of Battalion was 63 Officers and 368 other ranks 31 Jan 1918 Lieutenant J J Oope MC obtained a Special Certificate at the 47th Course, Command Bombing School 31 Jan 1918 FEBRUARY 1918 2nd Lieutenant F H S Searight appointed 2nd Lieutenant, The Connaught Rangers 1 Feb 1918 Lieutenant A N Tyte seconded for service with Indian Army 4 Feb 1918 Lieutenant A P R Hains placed on the Retired List on account of ill health caused by wounds 6 Feb 1918 A draft of 11 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion in Palestine 9 Feb 1918 5/625 Sergeant E Malone died at Kinsale 17 Feb 1918 A draft of 31 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion in Palestine 17 Feb 1918 Lieutenant (Acting Captain) C A Brett and Lieutenant R H French 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers were both awarded the Military Cross 18 Feb 1918 2nd Lieutenant H F Cardwell MC placed on Retired List on account of ill health caused by wounds 21 Feb 1918 Lieutenant Colonel A W Blockley, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to join the British Expeditionary France and was attached to the 9th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers 22 Feb 1918 Lieutenant (Acting Captain) C G Gaden MC proceeded to the Machine Gun Training Centre at Grantham, at Harrowby 25 Feb 1918 Attached Company Unit Machine Gun Corps. Built in 1915 and had a theatre and sports ground as well as ranges. 35th Cadet Depot. 2nd Lieutenant C S Hodges relinquished his commission on account of ill health, and was granted the Honorary rank of 2nd Lieutenant 27 Feb 1918 Benjamin Edward Banks to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 27 Feb 1918 2nd Lieutenants G C Walmsley and G V Davidson with a draft of 21 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion in Palestine 28 Feb 1918 MARCH 1918 The quality of drafts being sent to Irish units on the Western Front was relatively poor during this period. The drafts being made up of 18 year olds and under, who had been rushed out during the crisis from the training battalions without adequate training. 2nd Lieutenant M O’Loughlin promoted to Lieutenant 5 March 1918 Served under Air Ministry 1918 Some Roman Catholic soldiers from the Connaught Rangers stationed at Renmore Barracks, Galway attended Church Sunday and discovered that the old colours of the Connaught Rangers which had been hung there for several years had been stolen 10 March 1918. Captain E B F Faithfull killed in action while attached to 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment 10 March 1918 The presentation of Shamrocks to the Battalion (worn in their caps) on eve of Saint Patrick’s Day by Ladies from the Committee of the Tyneside Irish Brigade took place while on parade at Eldon Square and Gratham Road. The Officer in charge was General Officer Commanding Tyne Garrison, Major General R A K Montgomery CB DSO. 42 Officers and 225 other ranks were on parade. The ceremony passed off very well, and disclosed that about half the town council, or more, and most of the inhabitants were Irish in name and sympathy. They paraded with the 3rd Royal Dublin Fusiliers.16 Mar 1918 Captain P B Roussel seconded for duty with Soudan Government 16 March 1918 Captain T H Crofton MC killed in action at St Emilie with 6th Battalion 21 March 1918 8195 Private William Beresford 3rd Battalion killed in action France 21 March 1918 2nd Lieutenant J Y Hadden promoted to Lieutenant 22 March 1918 Served with 6th Battalion in France Lieutenant U A Moore killed in action with 6th Battalion 22 March 1918 Acting Captain A H E Russell died of wounds 22 March 1918 John James Leonard to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion 29 May 1918 During March 66 Other Ranks proceeded to the British Expeditionary Force in France, and 8 Officers to the 5th Battalion in Palestine. In that winter Newcastle was a very cold and the town was, for a long time, made almost impassable by snow and ice, which would not melt, and which the Corporation would not remove. So the Battalion were very glad to be moved to Dover, and on the day they arrived in Dover the warm weather arrived. The recruits were mostly teenagers, the men of 18 of 1918, on whom the nation now increasingly had to rely as the fighting continued without sign of abatement. APRIL 1918 Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Digan DSO appointed Officer Commanding Training Staff at Blequin April 1918 Captain J H R Dickson attached to Training Staff at Blequin during April 1918 Awarded Military Cross Lieutenant J M Forbes appointed Adjutant Training Staff at Blequin April 1918 The 3rd Battalion strength was 55 Officers and 310 other ranks 30 April 1918 During April 17 Officers and 26 Other Ranks proceeded to the British Expeditionary Force in France MAY 1918 An advance party entrained at the Cattle Market, Newcastle consisting of Major R L Payne DSO, Captain C A Brett MC, Lieutenant R H French MC, and 50 men proceeded to take over the camp in Dover from the 4th Leinster Regiment 9 May 1918 The battalion entrained at the Central Station, Newcastle and proceeded by 2 trains to Dover, leaving at 7.50 am and 10.15 am. The battalion marched from Kings Cross to Holborn Station. They arrived in Dover at 7.15 pm and 10.30 pm. The battalion was accommodated under canvas at the Elms Vale Camp, Folkestone Road, Dover. The Orderly Room Staff slept in the Orderly Room located at 259 Folkstone Road. Spare stationary was stored and tents set up in the garden. 13 May 1918 The 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was a Reserve Battalion, and on 16 May 1918 it absorbed the 4th Battalion (Extra Reserve) with 17 Officers and 113 men, and then became part of Dover Garrison (Eastern Command), No.5 Area. The 4th Battalion (Extra Reserve), had been disbanded due to recruiting problems. The 4th Battalion had moved to Nigg, Perthshire, Scotland in November 1917 from Crosshaven, Ireland and then to Fort George in early 1918. The 3rd Battalion finished the war at Dover, based in Grand Shaft Barracks. These had been built in 1803 to house 1,200 soldiers. The Grand Shaft Barracks was made up of an impressive series of buildings and designed to be the main accommodation for the Western Heights. It was linked to the Drop Redoubt via a staircase leading up to a bridge (now removed) and, to the sea front via the Grand Shaft staircase. The Eastern Division, HQ based at Dover. Eastern Command. South Eastern Coast Defences (defended ports of Dover and Newhaven) During the 1914-1918 war Dover became one of the most important military centres in Britain. Vast amounts of men crossed from Dover to France. The harbour was home to the Dover Patrol, a varied collection of warships and fishing vessels which protected Britain's vital control of the channel. The first bomb to be dropped on England fell near Dover Castle on Christmas Eve 1914. Regular shelling from warships and bombing from airplane and zeppelin forced residents to shelter in caves and dug-outs. The town became known as 'Fortress Dover' and was put under Martial law. Night air raid by German aeroplanes. A few bombs near Priory Station, one casualty. 19 May 1918 3/7483 Private John McGreal died at home, Birkenhead 19 May 1918 The 3rd Battalion changed into a 4 company structure. 25 May 1918 A Company – Major C F Underhill Faithorne B Company – Major E G S Truell C Company – Temporary Captain R R Martin D Company – Captain A W P T Whyte Joseph Bernard Marshal to 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 29 May 1918 The Battalion strength was 85 Officers and 530 other ranks 31 May 1918. JUNE 1918 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain passed gas course at Duke of York’s School in preparation for a draft overseas. 1 June 1918 Colour Sergeant John Heaney promoted to Warrant Officer 2nd Class with effect from 22 June 1918, in accordance with Army Order 194 dated 24 June1918 with seniority from 1 Oct 1914. 22 June 1918 Lieutenant W J Minch joined the 1st Battalion as Acting Captain in Palestine 25 June 1918 The Battalion strength was 85 Officers and 587 other ranks 30 June 1918. JULY 1918 419 other ranks from the 3rd and 4th Battalions, Durham Light Infantry arrived from Seaham Harbour, South Shields and Jarrow where they had been part of the Tyne Garrison. They arrived at Dover railway station and were then taken on strength by the battalion 7 July 1918 The Durham Light Infantry full strength had been exceeded for its reserve battalions. Despite their young age these recruits were held in high regard by the Connaught Rangers and they trained well, the quality of their rifle shooting was very good. 4267 Lance Corporal William Buckley posted to 3rd Battalion from the Depot 9 July 1918 71644 Private James Cunningham 34th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, formerly No 3/7242 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, killed in action, France 23 July 1918 5959 Company Sergeant Major A Piper posted to ‘L’ Infantry Base Depot, France as part of the 5th Battalion 24 July 1918 Patrick Neill MacLoughlin to be 2nd Lieutenant. 3rd Battalion 31 July 1918 Battalion strength 82 Officers and 586 Connaught Rangers other ranks and 418 Durham Light Infantry other ranks 31 July 1918. AUGUST 1918 A General Court Martial was held for 2nd Lieutenant R H Rooney at Dover 3 Aug 1918 Captain J H R Dickson appointed Adjutant while serving with the 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France 4 Aug 1918 Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Digan DSO promoted Lieutenant Colonel 6 Aug 1918 Colour Sergeant John Mc Ilwain as Quarter Master Sergeant was posted with a draft from Dover to the British Expeditionary Force, ‘L’ Infantry Base Depot at Rouen, France to be Orderly Room Sergeant. The draft fell in outside the dining tents and marched off to Admiralty Pier at 3pm. They boarded the Leopold II at 4pm and sailed at 5:30pm. The Leopold II arrived at Calais at 7:30pm. 7 Aug 1918 ‘L’ Infantry Base was at Beaumaris, and was a very sandy camp. Colour Sergeant John Mc Ilwain landed France 8 Aug 1918 4267 Lance Corporal William Buckley qualified as Grade IV at the 32nd Lewis Gun Course at Hythe 9 Aug 1918 4269 Private Thomas Clifford posted to the 3rd Battalion form 1st Battalion 19 Aug 1918 2nd Lieutenant R J Carey employed by Ministry of Munitions placed on Retired List on account of ill health caused by wounds on active service 30 Aug 1918 The 3rd Battalion Regimental Band played throughout the summer in the Granville Gardens, Dover The Battalion strength 31 Aug 1918 Officers 90 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 660 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 418 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 32 Total Strength 1110 SEPTEMBER 1918 Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan joined 1st Battalion in Palestine 1 Sept 1918 2nd Lieutenants J V Quinn and F V Griffith joined 1st Battalion in Palestine 2 Sept 1918 Frank Stephens to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 11 Sept 1918 Served with 5th Battalion in France Attached 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment George Alexander McDonnell to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 11 Sept 1918 Spanish Influenza first appeared in Dover on September 17, 1918. Patients, mostly from the shipyards in Portsmouth and Newington, were under medical care in Dover Henry James Valentine Dillon Maguire to 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 25 Sept 1918 Served with 5th Battalion in France 1918. Lieutenant W Hamilton attached 7th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was killed in action, Flanders 30 Sept 1918 Battalion strength 30 Sept 1918 Officers 84 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 721 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 418 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 30 Total Strength 1169 OCTOBER 1918 24 hour clock system came into effect at 00:00 1 Oct 1918 8396 Private Michael Dolan was reported lost at sea when RMS Leinster was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-123 shortly after leaving Kingstown, Co. Dublin. He was returning to Dover from leave at his home in Ballina. His body was not recovered.10 Oct 1918 Another Connaught Ranger Private J. Dillon survived this sinking, and was treated at the King George V Hospital (now St. Bricins), Dublin. An Inspection of Training was conducted by General Sir William Robertson GOC in C Home Forces 11 Oct 1918 The Military Medal and the Serbian Silver Medal was presented to Private Reilly and Private Dyer by General Sir William Robertson. The 3rd Battalion was moved from under canvas into billets in unoccupied houses in Dover. 18 Oct 1918 These houses were located from Maxton House to the Town Hall, in Folkstone Road, Saint Martins Hill, Effingham Crescent, Effingham Lawn, Norman Street and Saint Johns Road 32049 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson posted from the Depot to the 3rd Battalion 23 Oct 1918 2nd Lieutenant W N Abbott promoted to Lieutenant 26 Oct 1918 2nd Lieutenant J V Quinn promoted to Lieutenant 26 Oct 1918 Sergeant Joseph Patrick Kearns MM late 6th Battalion promoted 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion 30 Oct 1918 Served in France. Awarded Military Medal. Mentioned in despatches. Richard Deane Freeman Ormsby-Scott to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 30 Oct 1918 The Battalion strength 31 Oct 1918 Officers 83 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 718 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 408 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 30 Others 5 Total Strength 1161 NOVEMBER 1918 4284 Private Patrick Farrell, 3rd Battalion, Killed in action in France & Flanders 4 Nov 1918 275 men from the Durham Light Infantry left by special train at 6.55 am for the British Expeditionary Force in France via Southampton 5 Nov 1918 32001 Private Thomas McDonough, (McDonaugh), 3rd Battalion Died at home in Athlone 5 Nov 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 6 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2008 POST WAR 32015 Private Michael Keighrey died at home in Ballinasloe, Ireland 12 Nov 1918 5/1034 Corporal John Nolan joined the 3rd Battalion having been repatriated as a Prisoner Of War 23 Nov 1918 A ship arrived at Dover from Calais carrying some of the first former British prisoners of war to arrive back home. All the harbour boats sounded their sirens as the ship entered the harbour. They marched to Dover Castle to much acclaim from the public and where fed and had a medical inspection before being sent home the next day 30 Nov 1918. The Battalion strength 30 Nov 1918 Officers 72 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 724 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 135 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 40 Total Strength 899 DECEMBER 1918 Army List 28 Nov 1918 Lieutenant Colonel K Lewin, A.C., C.M.G. DSO, (temporary Brigadier General.) Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (temporary Lieutenant. Colonel Commanding the Battalion) Major Jourdain H F N Major Bockley, A. W. with the 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Major Harden, J. E. Captain Tighe,T. Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain King,W.H. Captain Whyte, A.W.P.T Captain Stacpoole, G.E. Captain Lambert, W.P. Captain Jackson, J.L Captain Kavanagh, J.J. MC Captain D'Arcy, J. Captain Tasker,J. Captain Gibson, N.S.B. Captain Dickson,J.H.R Captain Roussel, P.B. Captain Roussel, R.T Captain Fitzgerald C.L. Captain Low, P.D. Lieutenant Bethel F.H. Lieutenant Greeves.K D. Lieutenant Bourke A.J.H. Lieutenant Brett C A MC Lieutenant Minen W Lieutenant Law. H R S. Lieutenant Reed.S.P K J H Lieutenant Caroe, V. B. Lieutenant Morgan, J. G. D. Lieutenant Tyte,A.N. Lieutenant Steventon, C.F. Lieutenant Hall, A. C Lieutenant Pickard B S.F. Lieutenant Plumpton J A Lieutenant O'Rorke,M.D. Lieutenant Heath, H. C. S. Lieutenant Collier, W. A. Lieutenant Davy,M.J.B. Lieutenant O'Sullivan, J.F.B. Lieutenant Minch,S.B, attached to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant McDowell, G A. Lieutenant Berkeley, L.E. Lieutenant Desmond, J. F. attached to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant French, R.H. Lieutenant Foran , E . Lieutenant Brennan, M. Lieutenant Clarke, E.R. Lieutenant Flynn,A.E. Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. Lieutenant Forbes, J. M. Lieutenant FltzGerald, C.W. B. Lieutenant Best,W.R.P. Lieutenant Flood, G. A. Lieutenant Lenane, R. F. attached to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant Hamilton, J. P. Lieutenant Louw.D.L. Lieutenant Davis, L. Lieutenant Moore, U. A. Lieutenant Heneghan, W J Lieutenant O’Loughlin M Lieutenant Abbott, W. N. attached to 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Lieutenant Cafferkey, J. 2nd Lieutenant Quinn, J.V. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, P. 2nd Lieutenant Rooney ,B.A. 2nd Lieutenant Walmsley, G. C. M 2nd Lieutenant Davidson, G. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, J. O 2nd Lieutenant Griffith, F.V. 2nd Lieutenant Banks, B.E. 2nd Lieutenant Leonard, J. J. 2nd Lieutenant Marshall, B. J. 2nd Lieutenant McLoughlin, P. N. 2nd Lieutenant Stephens, F. 2nd Lieutenant McDonnell, G, A. 2nd Lieutenant Maguire, H. J. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kearns,J.P.,M.M. 2nd Lieutenant Ormsby-Scttt, attached to Royal Dublin Fusiliers Adjutant Captain Cheadle,T. Quarter-Master Honorary Captain Kendall G G 12 days Christmas leave was given to every man in 3rd Battalion, in ¼ Battalion strengths. First quarter departed the Battalion on 7 Dec 1918 2nd Lieutenant M J McFadden, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, accidentally drowned at The Quay, Westport, Ireland 14 Dec 1918 The Battalion strength 31 Dec 1918 Officers 63 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 770 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 11 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 39 Other Ranks Army Gymnastics Staff 2 Other Ranks RAOD 1 Total Strength 823 1919 JANUARY 1919 10380 Private John Gavaghan posted from 1st Battalion to the 3rd Battalion 21 Feb 1919 6682 Private J Carroll died at home in Ballinasloe, Ireland 18 Jan 1919 Last quarter returned to the Battalion from leave on 22 Jan 1919 The Battalion strength 31 Jan 1919 Officers 70 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 620 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 13 Other Ranks Other Units 3 Total Strength 636 FEBRUARY 1919 32049 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson volunteered for one extra year service with rank off Colour Sergeant under army order 55/1919 2 Feb 1919 Letter to the Dover Patrol Memorial Fund Commanding Officer, the Connaught Rangers Dover, “Allow me to send you a cheque for 15 pounds from the Officers, WO’s, NCO’s and men of the Connaught Rangers towards the Dover Patrol Memorial. I hope you will accept this small cheque with a sincere wish from all of us for the success of your undertaking, and in sympathy from a battalion of the sister service.” 3 Feb 1919 10380 Private John Gavaghan posted from the 1st to the 3rd Battalion 21 Feb 1919 4269 Private Thomas Clifford transferred to Special Reserve no. 22154. 23 Feb 1919 Battalion makes a 2nd donation to the Dover Patrol Memorial 25 Feb 1919 2nd Lieutenant P Kelly promoted Lieutenant 28 Feb 1919 2nd Lieutenant G C Walmsley promoted Lieutenant 28 Feb 1919 Attached to 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment MARCH 1919 Temporary 2nd Lieutenant L C Kelly to be Temporary Lieutenant with precedence next below R Williams 1 March 1919 Captain Thomas Tighe relinquished commission on account of ill health and retained rank of Captain 6 March 1919 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 11 March 1919 32 Officers 9 Warrant Officers 5 Staff and Colour Sergeants 41 Sergeants 52 Corporals 16 Drummers 905 Privates Total Strength 1060 2nd Lieutenants D T McWeeney MC and I J Kelly promoted Lieutenants 12 March 1919 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers received instructions to revert to its Lower War Establishment 11 March 1919 Its establishment was to be 32 Officers and 1024 Other Ranks With an additional Company formed for duties hitherto carried out by the Royal Defence Corps consisting of: 6 Officers 1 Colour Sergeant Major 13 Staff Sergeants and Sergeants 280 Other Ranks 2nd Lieutenant G V Davidson promoted to Lieutenant 26 March 1919 Orderly Room Sergeant, Warrant Officer 2nd Class John Heaney volunteered for one extra year service with rank off Warrant Officer 2nd Class under army order 55/1919 from 29 March 1919. All calling up of men under the Military Service Acts was suspended at midday on 11 Nov 1918, and from that date until 15 January 1919 posting was confined to men who had previously been called up and reported themselves. 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers Total Strength 29 March 1919 72 Battalion Officers 10 Royal Irish Regiment 2 Royal Munster Fusiliers 3 Durham Light Infantry. Total Officers 87. 502 Battalion other ranks 5 Home Service Employment Company 2 Remount. Total 509 Total 595 APRIL 1919 Lieutenant Colonel H.F.N Jourdain relinquished the command of the 3rd Battalion 1 April 1919 Lieutenant Colonel A J Digan DSO took command of the 3rd Battalion 2 April 1919 Commanded the 3rd Battalion until its demobilization. Accidentally drowned in 1926 2nd Lieutenant J T O’Neill retires receiving a gratuity 6 April 1919 The under mentioned Officers proceeded to Crystal Palace for duty with the Dispersal Unit there 8 April 1919 2nd Lieutenants G R Crone, S F Lane, S D Irons, and D A McDowell, all 3rd Royal Irish Rifles attached to 3rd Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant J L Sydenham, 18th Battalion, London Regiment attached to 3rd Connaught Rangers Lieutenant H J Shanley proceeded to the Dispersal Station at Harrowly for demobilization 9 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant P J Lowe reported his arrival from sick leave, Hospital and British Expeditionary Force, France 11 April 1919 Captain and Quarter Master P Farrell reported his arrival for duty from British Expeditionary Force, France 12 April 1919 (no authority received) 2nd Lieutenant J C C Boyle 3rd Battalion, Royal Innisskilling Fusiliers, attached 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for demobilisation 12 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant W D Rooney reported his arrival on expiration of 2 months leave granted on discharge from Hospital 13 April 1919 Lieutenant E Foran proceeded to the Dispersal Station, Press Heath, for demobilisation 14 April 1919 Captain R V Burke, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival on Posting for Duty 15 April 1919 Major C F Underhill Faithhorne, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 15 April 1919 Lieutenant J J Dillon MC proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for demobilisation 16 April 1919 Major E G C Truell reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 16 April 1919 Lieutenant E A Smith MC reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 17 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant F H S Searight, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from sick leave, Hospital and BEF France 17 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant J T Cox DCM, Service Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from sick leave, Hospital and Palestine 17 April 1919 Captain A G Moutray proceeded to Galway to take up Recruiting Duties 18 April 1919 Captain P D Low OBE to be Acting Major 19 April 1919 10380 Private John Gavaghan transferred to Section “B” Army Reserve 24 April 1919 Lieutenant Kirkwood beat Lieutenant Timmons (Southern Command) in the Middle Weight Boxing competition, on points held at the Headquarters Gymnasium, Aldershot 25 April 1919 4267 Lance Corporal William Buckley transferred to Special Reserve regimental no 8375 25 April 1919 The Cadre of the 2nd Battalion of The Buffs arrived at Dover Priory Station, and were played by the band from the Connaught Rangers to their barracks 26 April 1919 Captain F D Foott reported his arrival from 2 months leave 26 April 1919 Lieutenant M O’Leary reported his arrival on ceasing to be employed with the Royal Air Force 30 April 1919 Battalion Strength 30 April 1919 Officers 67, Attached 12 Total 79 Other Ranks 586 Attached 1(Arm Sergt) Total 587 Total Strength 666 MAY 1919 Temporary Captain E C Norman, East Kent Regiment, from Service Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, to be Major (seniority from 1 Sept 1915, and precedence next below L W Lucas DSO, MC) 2 May 1919 Lieutenant W Mahoney reported his arrival from 2 months leave 3 May 1919 Major H F N Nolan Ferrall, Captain G R C Brook and Lieutenant P L N G Ralph reported their arrival from 2 months leave of absence 5 May 1919 Lieutenant T S Jennings reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 6 May 1919 10495 Bandsman James Paxton aged 23 was killed falling into a deep moat at Dover 8 May 1919 A draft of 57 Other Ranks, who had volunteered for service with the 1st Russian Relief Force, proceeded to join its Head Quarters at Crowborough. Lieutenant P LN G Ralph with 1 Warrant Officer and NCO conducted the party and rejoined on completion of this duty 9 May 1919 2 men, also volunteers, proceeded to Sandling to join the 46th (Russian Relief) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 9 May 1919 Connaught Rangers formed an escort for the return of Nurse Edith Cavell’s body at Dover 14 May 1919 Lieutenant T F E McGorry reported his arrival from duty at Remount Depot, Romsey, Hants 19 May 1919 Temporary Lieutenant A E L Robey Service Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, reported his arrival from sick leave, Hospital, and Palestine. 19 May 1919 Lieutenant V M Morrogh, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 19 May 1919 Lieutenant S W O’Coffey, W G Robertson, and 2nd Lieutenant G H Barry, The Connaught Rangers reported their arrival from 2 months leave of absence 20 May 1919 Temporary Lieutenant A E L Robey proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Crystal Palace, for Demobilisation 21 May 1919 Captain S W Howard DSO reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 22 May 1919 2nd Lieutenant P Sarsfield, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 26 May 1919 Lieutenant J A Barnett, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from Cadre of 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 26 May 1919 Lieutenants F W S Jourdain and W H O’Brein MC, The Connaught Rangers reported their arrival from 2 months leave of absence 27 May 1919 Acting Captain J W Payne MC, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from Cadre of 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 27 May 1919 Lieutenant M O O’Loughlin relinquishes his commission on ceasing to be employed 29 May 1919 Acting Captain J W Payne MC and Lieutenant J A Barnett proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for Demobilisation 29 May 1919 Lieutenant W N Abbott proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for Demobilisation 30 May 1919 16 Officers and 204 Other Ranks (time serving men and men liable for Foreign Service) were transferred to the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion on its formation at Grand Shaft Barracks, Dover 31 May 1919 JUNE 1919 The under mentioned Officers posted to the 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers Major R L Payne DSO Major E G S Truell Major H J Nolan Ferrall Captain G RC Brook Captain F D Foott Captain S W Howard DSO Captain and Quarter Master P Farrell Lieutenant S W O’Coffey Lieutenant V W Morrogh Lieutenant S Gibbons Lieutenant T S Jennings Lieutenant W G Robertson Lieutenant I J Kelly 2nd Lieutenant L W L Leader 2nd Lieutenant W D Rowney 2nd Lieutenant H S Kirkwood 2nd Lieutenant G H Barry 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers moved from Grand Shaft Barracks to the Hutments at North Fall Meadows, Dover 2 June 1919 During the first six months of 1919 Officers and Other Ranks joined from service abroad and proceeded on leave of absence or to dispersal centres for demobilization. 5/1105 Quarter Master Sergeant John Heaney was the awarded Meritorious Service Medal, with a ten pound annuity. Gazetted 3 June 1919 Temporary Lieutenant J J Burns proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for Demobilisation 5 June 1919 Lieutenant M O’Loughlin reported his arrival from Royal Air Force where he was attached for duty 5 June 1919 Acting Captain W J Minch brought back the cadre of 1st Battalion from Palestine to England 13 June 1919 Acting Captain D H Wickham reported his arrival from Half Pay List 13 June 1919 Lieutenant J Armstrong, Royal Irish Rifles, 2nd Lieutenant I W Allen, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and 2nd Lieutenant D Mc C Adams, Royal Irish Rifles proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for Demobilisation 14 June 1919 Lieutenant A D Mulligan posted to the 1st Battalion 16 Jun1919 2nd Lieutenant A M Fitzpatrick Robertson to be Lieutenant 19 June 1919 2nd Lieutenant C J Walsh reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 19 June 1919 2nd Lieutenant H M Alleyne reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 21 June 1919 Quarter Master Sergeant John Heaney promoted to Warrant Officer 2nd Class with effect from 22 June 1919 Lieutenant G F McGachen MC reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 22 June 1919 2nd Lieutenants C N Clarke, F V Lyons, and A A James reported their arrival from 2 months leave of absence 22 June 1919 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Norman Clarke was the last Officer to be gazetted to The Connaught Rangers Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel A C Lewin CB, CMG, DSO, ADC on completion of tenure of his command granted the honorary rank of Brigadier General 27 June 1919 Germany signed the Peace Treaty at 3:12 pm 28 June 1919 The 3rd Battalion strength was 50 Officers and 501 other ranks. 28 June 1919 Captain G E de Stacpoole is placed on Retired List on account of ill health contracted on active service 29 June 1919 Holiday was given to the whole Army 30-31 June 1919 JULY 1919 Lieutenant J H T Brabazon reported his arrival from repatriation as a Prisoner of War 2 July 1919 Temporary Lieutenant O H Acton to be Temporary Captain (seniority from 15 Dec 1918 placed next below J W Cartmel Robinson) 5 July 1919 Lieutenant A C Brett MC relinquishes the Acting rank of Captain attached 5th Battalion 5 July 1919 Lieutenant M D O’Rorke is placed on the Retired List on account of ill health contracted on active service 6 July 1919 Lieutenant E D MacCormack reported his arrival from Royal Air Force 8 July 1919 Acting Captain W J Minch reported his arrival from the 1st Battalion Cadre 9 July 1919 Lieutenant A M R Hobbs MC proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Crystal Palace for demobilisation 12 July 1919 Lieutenant W H Odbert MC reported his arrival from 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 15 July 1919 The personnel of the 3rd Battalion were absorbed into the 2nd Battalion under the Command of Lieutenant Colonel W A Hamilton 22 July 1919 5/1105 Quarter Master Sergeant John Heaney Orderly Room Sergeant Posted to 2nd Battalion 22 July 1919 2nd Lieutenant F V Griffith promoted to Lieutenant 30 July 1919 AUGUST 1919 The 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion was reconstructed under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A J Digan DSO, and on its return to the regimental Depot at Galway was disembodied. 2nd Lieutenant B E Banks promoted To Lieutenant had served with 5th Battalion in Fance 1i 1918, 27 Aug 1919 OCTOBER 1919 Colonel H D Chamier Commanding, The Depot, Connaught Rangers, Renmore Barracks Galway 7 Oct 1919 NOVEMBER 1919 Army List 27 Nov 1919 At Galway Lieutenant Colonel Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (Commandant Rest Camp) Major Bockley, A. W. Major Harden, J. E. Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain King,W.H. (Employed Remount Service) Captain Whyte, A.W.P.T Captain Lambert, W.P. Captain Jackson, J.L Captain Kavanagh, J.J. MC Captain D'Arcy, J. Captain Tasker,J. Captain Kidson, N.S.B. Captain Dickson,J.H.R Captain Roussel, P.B. Captain Roussel, R.T (Employed by the Soudan Government) Captain Fitzgerald C.L. (Attached 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers) Captain Low, P.D. Captain Bourke A.J.H. Lieutenant Greeves E D Lieutenant Brett C A, MC Lieutenant Minch W Lieutenant Law. H R S. Lieutenant Reed.S.P K J H Lieutenant Caroe, V. B. Lieutenant Morgan, J. G. D. (Instruction Duties with the Ministry of Labour) Lieutenant Steventon, C.F. Lieutenant Hall, A. C Lieutenant Pickard B S.F. Lieutenant Plumpton J A Lieutenant Collier, W. A. Lieutenant Davy,M.J.B. Lieutenant O'Sullivan, J.F.B. Lieutenant Minch,S.B Lieutenant McDowell, G A. Lieutenant Berkeley, L.E. Lieutenant Desmond, J. F. Lieutenant French, R.H., MC Lieutenant Foran , E . Lieutenant Brennan, M. Lieutenant Clarke, E.R., MC Lieutenant Flynn,A.E. Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. Lieutenant Forbes, J. M. Lieutenant FltzGerald, C.W. B. Lieutenant Best,W.R.P. (Employed with Manchester Regiment) Lieutenant Flood, G. A. Lieutenant Lenane, R. F. Lieutenant Hamilton, J. P. Lieutenant Louw.D.L. Lieutenant Davis, L. Lieutenant Heneghan, W J Lieutenant O’Loughlin M Lieutenant Abbott, W. N. (attached 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) Lieutenant Quinn, J.V. Lieutenant Kelly, P. (attached 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) Lieutenant Walmsley, G. C. M (attached 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) Lieutenant Banks, B.E. 2nd Lieutenant,Cafferkey, J 2nd Lieutenant Davidson, G. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, J. O 2nd Lieutenant Griffith, F.V. 2nd Lieutenant Leonard, J. J. 2nd Lieutenant Marshall, B. J. 2nd Lieutenant McLoughlin, P. N. (Education Officer) 2nd Lieutenant Stephens, F. (attached 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) 2nd Lieutenant McDonnell, G, A. (attached 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) 2nd Lieutenant Maguire, H. J. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kearns,J.P.,M.M. 2nd Lieutenant Ormsby-Scttt, attached to Royal Dublin Fusiliers Adjutant Quarter-Master Honorary Captain Kendall G G 2nd Lieutenant B J Marshal promoted Lieutenant 29 Nov 1919 2nd Lieutenant J J Leonard promoted Lieutenant 29 Nov 1919 Served under Air Ministry 1919 1920 JANUARY 1920 Lance Corporal William Buckley discharged 26 Jan 1920 Private Thomas Clifford discharged 27 Jan 1920 2nd Lieutenant P N MacLoughlin, Educational Officer with1st Battalion in India promoted Lieutenant 31 Jan 1920 FEBRUARY 1920 A marriage had been arranged between Richard Henry French, MC and Agnes Mary Nicholl 4 Feb 1920 APRIL 1920 Captain T Cheadle ceases to be Adjutant of 3rd Battalion 30 April 1920 MARCH 1920 2nd Lieutenant F Stevens promoted Lieutenant 11 March 1920 OCTOBER 1920 Marriage of Captain Charles W B Fitzgerald late 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to Eva Webb in Port of Spain, Trinidad 10 Oct 1920 NOVEMBER 1920 Army List 27 Nov 1920 3rd Battalion at Galway Lieutenant Colonel Cross, P W Captain Steward, W. MC Captain Hornridge G. M. P Captain Ireland D L, MC Lieutenant Boal J.K. Lieutenant Leonard, J. S. Lieutenant Madden P Adjutant Lieutenant Munro P, Royal Irish Fusiliers Quarter-Master Captain Wallace R Honorary Colonel J A B Daly had died during 1920 1921 APRIL 1921 Captain T Cheadle placed on Half-Pay 1 April 1921 1922 MARCH 1922 The official War Office notification as to regiments to be disbanded was published in Army Order No.78 of 1922 11 March 1922 MAY 1922 The regular personnel of the 3rd & 4th Battalions and the Depot Staff were posted to the 2nd Battalion and both Regular Battalions were reduced to cadres of 5 Officers and 70 Other Ranks 25 May 1922 Lieutenant F V Griffith, Captain Reserve of Officers, General List 26 May 1922 JULY 1922 Officers were in the case of those desirous of continuing in the Service, permitted to submit applications for transfer, naming 5 regiments in order of preference. Lieutenant C E K Bagot MC, transferred to Gloucestershire Regiment with rank of Lieutenant 29 July 1922 Captain 6 Aug 1925, Adjutant 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment 2 July 1926 The battalion ceased to exist on the disbandment of The Connaught Rangers 31 July 1922 Army List 1922 Battalion at Galway Captain Whyte A W P T Captain Jackson J L, Lieutenant Greeves E D. Adjutant, Lieutenant Garrett J M, MC Quarter-Master, Lieutenant Colonel Captain Smyth C 2nd Lietenant W L Tolputt transferred as Lieutenant to Prince of Wale’s Volunteers (South Lancashire) 9 Sept 1922 Captain F M S Gibson transferred to Devon Regiment 13 Sept 1922 Awarded M.B.E. MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-ted Posted 15 October , 2008 Share Posted 15 October , 2008 Nice piece of work Mark. Thanks for posting. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.TIERNEY. Posted 16 October , 2008 Share Posted 16 October , 2008 Excellent Mark, thank you for posting this. Two things I need to ask 1. In Nov 1915 the u/m incident occurred "A bomb burst prematurely during trench practice at the Preghane rifle range at Kinsale 10 November, 1915. The tre..."??? but this is all we got, is there a line missing? 2. Did the average height mentioned in 1909 & 1910 register with you as it did with me. I somehow always had a vision of what were in the main west of Ireland farm boys being well built and large of stature from agricultural labour. The type that were sought after by New York's 'Finest' and the London met. Were they 'boy soldiers' by any chance, or was there a belief on the part ogf the MO on recruitment that they would grow to meet a certain height? I believe that during the Boer War the minimum height was wavered to encourage recruits, so do you know what was the minimum height in 1909? Thanks again, C.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 16 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 16 October , 2008 Excellent Mark, thank you for posting this. Two things I need to ask 1. In Nov 1915 the u/m incident occurred "A bomb burst prematurely during trench practice at the Preghane rifle range at Kinsale 10 November, 1915. The tre..."??? but this is all we got, is there a line missing? 2. Did the average height mentioned in 1909 & 1910 register with you as it did with me. I somehow always had a vision of what were in the main west of Ireland farm boys being well built and large of stature from agricultural labour. The type that were sought after by New York's 'Finest' and the London met. Were they 'boy soldiers' by any chance, or was there a belief on the part ogf the MO on recruitment that they would grow to meet a certain height? I believe that during the Boer War the minimum height was wavered to encourage recruits, so do you know what was the minimum height in 1909? Thanks again, C.T. Hi, Yes there is a gap there. Here is the rest of it. Concerning the height I suppose they were also trying to recruit from the Dublin at times as well. Regards Mark A bomb burst prematurely during trench practice at the Preghane rifle range at Kinsale 10 November, 1915. The trench practice was in expectation of a visit from the GOC, Ireland. It caused 6 casualties, 2 Officers being wounded and 4 Other Ranks. Captain Lewin and Lance Corporal Greenwood later died of their injuries. Lieutenant Talputt was also killed in the incident. It was caused during a demonstration of a wooden catapult for throwing bombs from one trench to another. When Captain Fred Lewin bent down to light a second match to ignite the fuse on the bomb, he was caught in a full blast and seriously injured. There were no first aid arrangements. Captain Brett drove the injured Captain Lewin to the hospital at Kinsale barracks. Draft of 71 other ranks joined 5th Battalion at Salonika 10 Nov 1915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 1 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 1 November , 2008 Here are some names of the men included in the drafts from 1914 which I have found so far. Regards Mark Lieutenant L N Aveling left to join the Expeditionary Force with a draft of 93 other ranks to join the 2nd Battalion 26 Aug 1914 Draft included 9219 Lance Corporal Mark C Gower, 7483 Private John Lovell, 2779 Private John Coyne, 3166 Private William Lyons, 3040 Private Michael Dervin, 3043 Private Martin Brennan, 3478 Private Patrick Carroll, 3457 Private Thomas Gill, 2282 Private James Connors, 3255 Private Michael Ryan, 2252 Private Martin Hehir, 2982 Private John Daly, 8199 Private Michael Collins, 3558 Private Patrick Connor, 3505 Private John Kelly, 3416 Private James Sweeney, 3539 Private Michael Sweeney (Later awarded DCM), 3536 Private Patrick Sweeney, and 3693 Private Andrew Tansey. Lieutenant Whyte left with a draft of 93 other ranks for the 2nd Battalion in France 31 Aug 1914. Included 3941 Sergeant Michael Timmons, 3872 Private Michael Caffery, 3701 Private Thomas Collins, 3708 Private Thomas Costello, 3790 Private Michael Gallagher, 3894 Private Michael Keogh, 3479 Private James Moyles, 3456 Private Michael Comer, 4096 Private Lawrence Quinn, 2983 Private Martin Kelly, 3088 Private Patrick Dempsey, 2182 Private Patrick Higgins, 3971 Private Joseph Sheridan, 3068 Private John Donohue, 3671 Private Martin King, 3603 Private John Madden, 3614 Private Martin Philbin, 3804 Private Patrick Brennan, 3571 Private Patrick Lavelle, 3650 Private Michael Higgins, 3911 Private John Curley, 2182 Private Patrick Higgins, 4200 Private Patrick Prendergast, 8893 Private John Sullivan, and 3125 Private John Tierney 2nd Lieutenant C J O C Mallins with a draft of 93 other ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion in France on 11 Sept 1914. This included 3986 Sergeant T Senier, 3979 Lance Corporal Patrick Joyce, 4044 Private William C Byrne, 3938 Private Michael Whelan, 4141 Private Frederick O'Donnell, 4187 Private Thomas Higgins, 4023 Private Edward O’Hara, 4179 Private Michael Convey, 4195 Private Patrick Flaherty, 3866 Private Joseph Griffin, 4237 Private James Monaghan, 3919 Private Thomas Murphy, 2739 Private Patrick Delaney, 4287 Private James Nestor, 4175 Private Peter Newman, 3875 Private Martin Folan, 4058 Private Thomas Mann, 4025 Private Bernard McDonnell, 4051 Private William Stokes, 4135 Private Michael Pender, 4087 Private William Reilly, 4216 Private Joseph Casey, 4133 Private James Casey, 4334 Private Thomas Burgess, 4204 Private William Riordan, 4306 Private Patrick Keighrey, 4199 Patrick Sweeney, 3624 Private James Whyte, 3938 Private Michael O’Lean, 4867 Private Edward O’Regan, and 4178 Private Edward Stokes after being found fit for active service. 2nd Lieutenant A Montgomery with 114 Other Ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion in France. This included 3058 Corporal James Finn, 3845 Private Michael Dever, 4269 Private Thomas Clifford, Private 3945 Thomas Fitzgerald, 4736 Private John Doyle, 2864 Private John Doyle, 4357 Private Michael Farrell, 4055 Private John Forde, 3295 Private Thomas Kelly, 3902 Private Edward Lally, 4321 Private Thomas Ward, 4290 Private Dennis Ward, 4123 Private James Gleeson, 4354 Private Michael Matthews, 3949 Private Martin Flemming, 10880 Private Edward Boylan, 4249 Private William D’Arcy, 2929 Private James Morris, 3939 Private John Parker, 4338 Private Patrick Meehan, 3951 Private John Ramplin, 3108 Private Bernard Ward, 3913 Private Martin McDonnell, 3550 Private John Casey, 10890 Private Peter Pritchard, and 4214 Private Robert White after being found fit for active service 7 Oct 1914 A draft of 50 Other Ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion. They were conducted to Cork by 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson and handed over to Lieutenant Keatinge, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be taken on to Holyhead and handed over to the Officer to conduct them over seas 31 Oct 1914 Included 10844 Lance Corporal James Cunningham 4365 Private Peter Kelly, 4352 Private Michael Noonan, 4525 Private William Duffy, 3732 Private William Ronaldson, 4577 Private Luke O’Connor, 4205 Private Martin Toole, 3984 Private Edward Twohey, and 10563 Private George Worth Lieutenant H Q Irwin and a draft of 47 Other Ranks left for the 1st Battalion 7 Nov 1914 Draft included 3961 Lance Corporal John Sweeney, 4594 Private David O,Brien, 4373 Private Michael Connor, 4422 Private John Swift, 4385 Private John Trayers, 8363 Private Patrick O’Neill, and 4439 Private Francis Mills LIST WITH SOME CORRECTIONS AND DATES ADDED By end of November 1914 casualties from 3rd Battalion Drafts. Killed in action, Other Ranks 25 Died of Wounds, Other Ranks 8 Wounded in action, Other Ranks 64 Wounded in action, Officers 3 List of casualties amongst men of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers sent to reinforce the ‘Line’ Battalions at the front. As reported from the Head Quarters up to 30 Nov 1914 Killed in Action Sergeants: 3780 Michael O’Hara (1 Nov 1914), 3144 William Banks Corporal: 3479 James Moyles (2 Nov 1914) Privates: 4332 T Graham, 4067 M Ward, 4195 P Flaherty (11 Nov 1914), 3872 M Caffery (8 Nov 1914), 4072 J Delaney, 4375 M Farrell (2 Nov 1914), 4055 J Forde (28 Oct 1914), 3866 J Griffin (7 Nov 1914), 3894 M Keogh (2 Nov 1914), 3893 J Sullivan, 3166 W Lyons (14 Sept 1914), 3903 D Roland (21 Sept 1914), 4084 P Bartley, 3708 T Costello (8 Nov 1914), 4736 J Doyle (30 Oct 1914), 2864 J Doyle (30 Oct 1914), 3790 M Gallagher(8 Nov 1914), 3925 T Kelly (not killed. Discharged 7 June 1916), 4237 J Monaghan (2 Nov 1914), 3919 T Murphy (1 Nov 1914), 3778 J Reilly (7 Nov 1914), 3938 M Whelan Died of Wounds received in action Privates: 3701 T Collins (13 Nov 1914), 4179 M Convey (28 Oct 1914), 4061 F Coyle (6 Nov 1914), 2779 J Coyne (11 Nov 1914), 3696 D Connolly, 4305 P Kelly, 4141 F O’Donnell (6 Nov 1914), 4023 ‘Had been promoted Lance Corporal’ Edward O’Hara (11 Nov 1914) Wounded in action Sergeants: 3986 T Senier, 2394 M Leetly, 3769 P Lydon Corporals: 3058 J Finn Lance Corporals: 3979 P Joyce, 3580 J Joyce, 9219 Mark Charles Gower, Privates: 3456 M Comer, 3819 M Ward, 4352 M Noonan, 4074 M Kelly, 4096 L Quinn, 3902 E Lally, 4525 W Duffy, 2739 P Delaney, 2983 M Kelly, 4287 J Nestor, 3956 J Rielly, 3088 P Dempsey, 4175 P Newman, 3040 M Dervin, 2182 P Higgins, 4321 T Ward, 4290 D Ward, 4123 J Gleeson, 3971 J Sheridan, 4354 M Matthews, 3068 J Donohue, 3671 M King, 3949 M Flemming, 4239 J Ryan, 10880 E Boylan, 3875 M Folan, 4249 W D’Arcy, 4363 P Scanlon, 2912 N Gotman, 2929 J Morris, 3603 J Madden, 3043 M Brennan, 4058 T Mann, 4025 B McDonnell, 3939 J Parker, 3614 M Philbin, 3478 P Carroll, 4051 W Stokes, 3457 T Gill, 3804 P Brennan, 3571 P Lavelle, 4135 M Pender, 4242 M Dillon, 4338 P Meehan, 3951 J Ramplin, 3650 M Higgins, 2282 J Connors, 4087 W Reilly, 4216 J Casey, 3108 B Ward, 3911 J Curley, 4103 P Lymskey, 2182 P Higgins, 4133 J Casey, 4200 Prendergast, 3913 M McDonnell Sick or Injured Corporals: 3/3648 Patrick Croughwell Lance Corporals: 4044 W Byrne Privates: 3901 M Skeffington, 4334 T Burgess, 4066 J Boland, 3255 M Ryan, 2252 M Hehir, 3732 W Ronaldson, 3766 J Dillon, 4577 L O’Connor, 3550 J Casey, 2982 J Daly, 4181 P Mally Officers Wounded in Action Captain A W P Whyte Lieutenant F D Foote Lieutenant LN Aveling (returned to front after being wounded and recovering and being wounded a second time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsalegreg Posted 14 November , 2008 Share Posted 14 November , 2008 Superb work - mosty interesting read I've had on the Rangers for some time. I've just bought Lewin's memoirs so will be able to cross reference where appropriate. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffers Posted 5 January , 2009 Share Posted 5 January , 2009 Wonderful stuff Mark. My Grand Uncle was 3671 Martin King. Per your post left for France Aug. 1914 with 2nd Btn. Listed as wounded in action Nov. 1914 with 3rd Btn. His gravestone says DOW May 1918 serving with 6th Btn. Is this unusual to have been with the these 3 Batallions ? Kevin Gaffney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 6 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2009 Wonderful stuff Mark. My Grand Uncle was 3671 Martin King. Per your post left for France Aug. 1914 with 2nd Btn. Listed as wounded in action Nov. 1914 with 3rd Btn. His gravestone says DOW May 1918 serving with 6th Btn. Is this unusual to have been with the these 3 Batallions ? Kevin Gaffney Hi Kevin, It would have been quite common to have served in these three Battalions. Returning to a different Battalion once recovered from wounds/sickness etc Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 3 August , 2009 Share Posted 3 August , 2009 Mark, A great source on information, well done! "Some Roman Catholic soldiers from the Connaught Rangers stationed at Renmore Barracks, Galway attended Church Sunday and discovered that the old colours of the Connaught Rangers which had been hung there for several years had been stolen 10 March 1918." Do you know were the colours ever recovered? I believe they were presented to the church in 1911 when King George V presented the Rangers with new colours. Found this on Wiki - "The regiment was disbanded in 1922 upon the formation of the Irish Free State and the regimental colours were laid up at Windsor Castle. An earlier set of colours can be found in the 14th century Collegiate Church of St Nicholas in Galway city centre along with several stone memorials to fallen members of the regiment." I am wondering are these the same. I have emailed St Nicholas Church and asked them. Cheers. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 3 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 3 August , 2009 Hi, The information was from the Times and I found no other mention of these Colours. Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 An update for the 3rd Battalion History Regards Mark 1908 Approval given for the 3rd Connaught Rangers Militia Battalion to be disbanded 17 April 1908 AUGUST 1908 On the 2nd August 1908, the Battalion was converted into the 3rd Battalion Special Reserve The Connaught Rangers. 10 men elected to remain as Militiamen and 13 claimed a free discharge. The total strength on conversion was 213 Rank and file including N.C.O,s of former militia but not including permanent establishment. John Archer Blake Daly to be Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion Special Reserve The Connaught Rangers 2nd August 1908 He assumed the name Daly under the will of his grandmother. The following officers were also transferred: Lieutenant Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major J C R Brewer Captain T Tighe Captain M I M Campbell Captain A W Blockley Captain A C Lewin DSO (Captain Retired Pay) Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole (late 5th Battalion, Princess’s Victoria’s, Royal Irish Fusiliers) 2nd Lieutenant C F Naylor (late 5th Battalion, Princess’s Victoria’s, Royal Irish Fusiliers) 2nd Lieutenant M J Roche Captain and Adjutant H F N Jourdain and Honorary Captain and Quarter Master J McNally were with the Battalion on conversion. Life for a young officer in a small garrison town in Ireland at the time was very comfortable and there was a lot of time to socialise with eligible ladies. 2792 Colour Sergeant Martin Rhatigan posted to 3rd Battalion 2 Aug 1908 4552 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson posted to 3rd Battalion 3 Aug 1908 SEPTEMBER 1908 5246 Sergeant William John Smith was an Orderly Room Clerk with 3rd Battalion Sept 1908 Orders from War Office for Connaught Rangers to cease recruiting 11 Sept 1908 On 19th September 1908 Captain W H King was appointed Captain from the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons Captain T Tighe passed the course held at the School of Musketry, Hythe, as part of the 258th party on September 22nd 1908 (the qualification to instruct in the Maxim gun is not included) NOVEMBER 1908 6115 Private William Bell posted from 2nd Battalion to 3rd Battalion and Appointed rank of Drummer 11 Nov 1908 DECEMBER 1908 5246 Colour Sergeant William John Smith posted for a tour of duty to 3rd Battalion from 2nd Battalion 10 Dec 1908 Sergeant Drummer J McGealey died while with the 3rd Battalion sometime during 1908 1909 JANUARY 1909 In 1909, Bishop Mc McCormack acquired the site of the old Shambles Barracks at O'Brien's bridge, Galway with a view to building a Cathedral on the site. Ten non-commissioned officers and men of the Connaught Rangers had lived in these barracks with their families. On the 1 Jan 1909, Lieutenant G E Stacpoole was appointed Instructor of Musketry vice Major Brewer appointed to Field Major Brigade had held this appointment since 9 May 1893 Lieutenant John William Horne, late 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers is transferred to Reserve of Officers, retaining rank and seniority held in the Militia 13 Jan 1909 MARCH 1909 Count Llewellyn Blake, previously a Colonel 3rd Connaught Rangers, J P for Co Galway and D L for Co Mayo, was born in 1842. He is the only surviving son of Maurice Blake, of Ballinafad, by Anne, daughter and heir of Marcus Lynch, at Cloghballymore. He gave over his estate at Ballinafad to a French religious order. He was made a Count of the Papal Court in 1895. Died 6 March 1909 Colonel Maurice Blake, C. B., of Towerhill, Co Mayo, was born in 1837. He is the eldest son of Valentine O'Conor Blake, Esq, D.L., by Margaret, daughter of Lord ffrench. He was educated at Stonyhurst, and was Lieutenant commanding the 6th Battalion of the Connaught Rangers from 1885 to 1897, when he retired, getting a Companionship of the Bath. He is J P for Galway and Mayo, and D. J. for Mayo, where he was High Sheriff in 1864. He married Jeannette daughter of Surgeon Pearce O'Reilly, of Sans Souci, Co Dublin. 13 March 1919 On the 31 March 1909- Lieutenant Colonel W R Inglis was granted the Hon Rank of Colonel. Major J C R Brewer was granted the Hon Rank of Lieutenant Colonel DSO was granted the Hon Rank Major. This was the last grant of Hon Rank to Officers of the Special Reserve. The practice is now discontinued. APRIL 1909 The Tuam Herald, Saturday, 3 April 1909 A marriage has been arranged between Captain A C Aglionby, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, and the Colonial Civil Service, and Joyce Williams Wynn, daughter of the late Joseph Godman, of Park Hatch, and Mrs. Godman, 55 Lowndes Square, London. MAY 1909 The appointment of Instructor of Musketry was abolished in May 1909, and all officers holding this appointment continued to appear in the Army Lists. Their appointments were ordered to be considered as having lapsed, and the duties were in future to be carried out by officers on the Regular Establishment of the unit- The names of all these officers were now printed in the monthly Army List as on the establishment of all Special Reserve units. They took their seniority from date of commissions in the Line. During the winter of 1908-1909 recruiting continued to be very good for the Special Reserve, and the strength at the commencement of the annual training 1909 was 395 exclusive of the Regular Permanent Establishment of the unit. These figures showing an increase of 203, since the conversion, which was deemed most satisfactory. The Battalion was thrown open for recruiting in the Dublin District during the month of November 1908, and the territorial scheme was extended for the Special Reserve. The Non Commissioned Officers assembled at Galway on the 29 May, and proceeded to Oranmore by March Route. JUNE 1909 2nd Lieutenant Ivor William Garrett Horder was appointed to the Battalion on probation and joined the details at Oranmore on the 22 June 1909, for instruction previous to the assembly of the Battalion for annual training. The following officers were attached to the Battalion for the annual training 1909. 2nd Lieutenant J B Vandeleur from the 3rd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Lieutenant R S Payne from the 3rd Somerset Light Infantry Captain J P Mackey from the 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers On the 26 June 1909 the recruits of the Battalion assembled at Galway for their recruit’s course of musketry, and proceeded by march route to Oranmore under Captain R L Payne, Lieutenants Ruttledge and Leader (Regular Establishment), and Lieutenant G E Stacpoole, Special Reserve, and Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally. There were 89 Recruits under instruction at Oranmore at this period, including those undergoing drill on enlistment, who had joined from the Depot. 3491 Private Michael Duffy was temporarily medically unfit for the training The Tuam Herald, Tuam, Saturday, 19 June1909 2nd Lieutenant Ivor W G Horder, has been appointed to the 3rd Battalion (Galway Militia) to fill a vacancy in the establishment. The Battalion has vacancies yet for eight lieutenants and six 2nd Lieutenants. Captain James McNally, of the Connaught Rangers, who has for a long term of years been stationed at Renmore Barracks, has been promoted to the rank of Major. Captain A C Aglionby to be Deputy Governor of Manchester Prison 25 June 1909 The Battalion assembled at Galway on the 26 June 1909 for annual training, and proceeded the same day to the Camp at Oranmore by March Route. The following officers were present with the Battalion:- Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major & Honorary Lieutenant Colonel J C R Brewer (2nd in Command) Captain T Tighe Captain T R B Clifford Captain M I M Campbell Captain A W Blockley Captain G Thompson (RE) Captain R L Payne (RE) Captain & Hon Major A C Lewin DSO Captain W H King Lieutenant T G Ruttledge (RE) Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole 2nd Lieutenant C F Naylor 2nd Lieutenant M J Roche 2nd Lieutenant I W G Horder Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally Also Captain J P Mackey 5th Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant J B Vandeleur from the 3rd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Lieutenant R S Payne from the 3rd Somerset Light Infantry Who were attached for the annual training 1909. The Battalion was for the first time armed with the Short Rifle during the annual training. The Strength of the Battalion at the commencement of the training was as under:- Duty men and Recruits at Oranmore 380 Recruits at Depot 15 Total 395 JULY 1909 Forty four recruits were dismissed to their homes after completing recruits musketry, and 15 days training. 10 July 1909 The Battalion was inspected on 14 July 1909 by Colonel T Hope Stavert, Commanding No.12 District. There were present on parade. Present on Parade: Officers 12, Sergeants 17, Corporals 15, Privates 244 Total 288 Absent with leave: Private 1 Total 1 Without leave: Privates 14. Total 14 Regt Duty: Sergeants 2, Corporals 1, Privates 17, Total 20 Detention: Privates 1 Total 1 Absent sick: Privates 12, Total 12 Civil Custody: Privates 1 Total 1 Dismissed Home 10/7/09: Privates 44, Total 44 Recruits at Depot: Privates 22 Total 22 Total: Officers 12, Sergeants 19, Corporals 16, Privates 356, Total 403 The Regimental average for the musketry year 1909 was a score of 68 which was the second highest Battalion average in No.12 District for 1909 The Battalion left the Camp at Oranmore at 6am on the 16 July, and proceeded by Route March to Renmore Barracks, where the men were dismissed to their homes. 2nd Lieutenant I W G Horder was attached the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers for his period of probation after the conclusion of the annual training 1909. On the 5 July 1909 Sergeant Ryan was promoted Colour Sergeant vice C.S.R Brennen discharged to pension dated 5 July 1909. Captain Arthur Charles Aglionby, 3rd Battalion, TheConnaught Rangers is transferred with seniority corresponding to that which he held in the Militia14 July 1909 SEPTEMBER 1909 4083 Private James Trotter posted from 2nd Battalion to the 3rd Battalion 1 Sept 1909 Colonel W R Inglis and Major A C Lewin DSO, selected to attend the Staff Ride to be held in the vicinity of Kenmare on 20 Sept 1909 OCTOBER 1909 8250 Private Alfred Edwin Flack posted from 2nd Battalion to 3rd Battalion 15 Oct 1909 NOVEMBER 1909 The Standard height for recruits for the Battalion was at this time 5’-3” and upwards Nov 1909. DECEMBER 1909 Major Austin J Digan DSO was appointed Major in the Regiment on the 22 Dec 1909 from the Mid Ulster Royal Artillery Reserve, and was seconded for service under the Colonial Office. Major Digan DSO, was employed in the 1st Battalion Northern Nigeria Regiment/West African Frontier Force to which he had been appointed on the 23 Jan 1901. 1910 MARCH 1910 William Ryan HM Customs, late 3rd Battalion Connaught Rangers aged 45 from Castlebar died 8 March 1910 Major and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel J C R Brewer resigned his Commission on the 23 March 1910 and was granted the right to retain his rank and to wear the prescribed uniform. Capt M I M Campbell was granted leave to proceed to Rhodesia during the year May 1910 to May 1911, and was also granted leave from the annual training 1910- No 6635/1 (A.1) M.Gen i/c administration Ireland dated 24 March 1910 APRIL 1910 2nd Lieutenant Michael J Roche to be Lieutenant on the 15 April 1910 JUNE 1910 8250 Private Alfred Edwin Flack pasted 3rd Class Certificate of Education 2 June 1910 On the 6 June 1910, the Musketry Camp was opened at Oranmore, and 1 Officer (Major McNally) and 38 NCO,s and men proceeded from Galway to Oranmore on that date. All Corporals and Lance Corporals who were willing had previously been called up for instruction on the 1st June 1910 viz 8 Corporals and four Lance Corporals. On the 7 June 1910, fourteen Sergeants were called up for instruction in accordance with instructions received. These proceeded to Oranmore Camp on 7 June 1910. On the 11 June the recruits who had been dismissed to their homes after 5 months drill on enlistment were called up, and under Captains Thompson and R L Payne of the Regular Establishment proceeded to Oranmore Camp for recruits Musketry Course. Strength as under:- 2 Officers 47 NCO,s and men 2nd Lieutenant J W G Horder who had previously been attached to the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was attached to the 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment at Mullingar to complete the period of his probation from 1 June 1910 to 7 Sept 1910. The Standard height for recruits for the 3rd Battalion was from 5 feet 2ins and upwards at this time (June 1910) Recruiting for the 3rd Battalion was open at this time throughout No.12 District, and in the 102 Regimental Area. 3759 Private Timothy Connolly enlisted in 3rd Battalion 20 June 1910 JULY 1910 2792 Colour Sergeant Martin Rhatigan on Permenant Staff 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers awarded Long Service & Good Conduct Medal with a £5 gratuity1 July 1910 On the 5 July 1910 the Battalion assembled for annual training at Galway, and proceeded by March Route to Oranmore the same day. The following Officers proceeded to Oranmore with the Battalion:- Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Captain T Tighe Captain T R B Clifford Captain A W Blockley Captain G Thompson (Regular Establishment) Captain R L Payne (Regular Establishment) Captain & Honorary Major A C Lewin DSO Captain W H King Lieutenant T G Ruttledge (Regular Establishment) Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole 2nd Lieutenant C F Naylor 2nd Lieutenant M J Roche 2nd Lieutenant J W G Horder Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally The following officers were attached to the Battalion for the annual training:- Captain F A Hill Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery Lieutenant A H Darnell 4th Royal Munster Fusiliers Lieutenant W J Meredith 3rd Royal Munster Fusiliers Captain J P T Mackesy 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers Lieutenant J Y M Broderip 3rd Somersetshire Light Infantry Lieutenant R B F S Payne 3rd Somersetshire Light Infantry 2nd Lieutenant A D Murphy 3rd Leinster Regiment 2nd Lieutenant J Fitz G Gloster 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers The number of men present at the training 1910 was as under:- Officers Special Reserve 10 and 8 attached NCO,s and Men Special Reserve 251 The Regimental average for the Musketry of the Battalion for 1910 was 89.3 being an increase of 21.3 on the 1909 average. Inspection State 22 July 1910 On Parade: Officers 18, Sergeants 17, Corporals 9, Privates 225, Total 251 Recruits at Depot: Privates 52, Total 52 Regimental Employment: Sergeants 2, Corporals 1, Privates 19, Total 22 Temp Unfit: Privates 12, Total 12 Absent without leave: Privates 28, Total 28 Absent with leave Officers 1, Privates 5, Total 6 Band: Privates 4, Total 4 Sick in Camp: Privates 8, Total 8 Regular Establishment: Officers 4, WO 1, S.Sgts 1, Sgts 16, Corpls 3, Drm 8, Ptes 9 Total 38 On Parade Regimental Employment: Sergeants 3, Corporals 3, Privates 7, Total 13 Total: Officers 23, WO 1, S.Sgts 1, Sgts 38, Corpls 16, Drm 8, Ptes 369, Total 433 The Battalion was inspected by General The Right Hon Sir N G Lyttleton GCB Commanding in Chief of the Forces in Ireland, and Colonel T Hope Stavert, Commanding No.12 District on 22 July 1910 General Lyttleton expressed his approval of the appearance of the Battalion on parade, and of the drill of all ranks. Colonel T Hope Stavert also gave the Battalion a very good report on the Training 1910, and expressed his pleasure at the great improvement made in musketry for the year 1910 and of the satisfactory state of the drills, and the state of the Camp. During the training 1 Sergeant, 2 Corporals and 22 men were trained in Maxim gun duties for service on mobilization. On the 25 July 1910 The Battalion paraded at 12:30 and proceeded by March Route to Galway, and after giving in their accoutrements and kits were dismissed to their homes. AUGUST 1910 8250 Private Alfred Edwin Flack awarded 14 days detention at detention barracks 5 Aug 1910 For using obscene language to a NCO and being drunk in town, Galway. Witness Lance Corporal O’Hara & Corporal Caffey Lieutenant Roche proceeded to the School of Musketry Hythe on the 16 August 1910, and qualified in that course, bearing date 9 Sept 1910. 8250 Private Alfred Edwin Flack returned to duty 19 Aug 1910 8250 Private Alfred Edwin Flack posted to 2nd Battalion 25 Aug 1910 SEPTEMBER 1910 On the 3 Sept 1910 2nd Lieutenant Henry Robert Stopford Law was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant on probation, and joined the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers at the Curragh Camp for the probationary period. The Connaught Rangers permitted to bear upon their colours or appointments the distinction ‘Pyrenees’ 5 Sept 1910 Orders issued from War Office to Irish Command to make special efforts to enlist men into the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 20 Sept 1910 3787 Private John Gannon attested into 3rd Battalion and started recruits training 23 Sep 1910 OCTOBER 1910 2nd Lieutenant Horder was confirmed in his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion in London Gazette bearing date 8 Oct 1910 Captain and Hon Major A C Lewin DSO was promoted Major on the 8 Oct 1910, vice Major and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel J C R Brewer resigned. Under Army Order No.251 of October 1910, His Majesty the King was graciously pleased to approve of the honorary distinctions, which were awarded to, and are now borne on the colours or appointments of the Regular Battalions of each Regiment of the Infantry of the Line, being borne on the colours or appointments of the Special Reserve Battalions or Battalions belonging to these Regiments. The Battle Honours at present borne by Special Reserve Battalions (awarded when Militia Units) will in consequence lapse. The necessary alterations to existing colours will be carried out under instructions from the Chief Ordnance Officer Royal Army Clothing Department. DECEMBER 1910 9110 Drummer George Evans posted to 3rd Battalion from 2nd Battalion 15 Dec 1910 On 17 Dec 1910, the strength of the Battalion exclusive of the Regular Establishment amounted to 395 NCO’s and men, the highest number since the formation of the 3rd Special Reserve Battalion. 3759 Private Timothy Connolly discharged on joining Regular Army Royal Irish Rifles no.29 28 Dec 1910 1911 JANUARY 1911 Recruiting open in Dublin for 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, which is below establishment 20 Jan 1911 In Dublin Lieutenant Michael J Roche 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was charged with obtaining £10 by false pretences from George R Olden at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, with obtaining £10 from the manager or the Gresham Hotel, Dublin, by worthless cheques; and with stealing from a bedroom in Shelbourne Hotel a box containing jewellery, the property of Major Garden, of Atberston, Warwickshire. Detective Levitt, Liverpool, proved arresting accused, who was staying in the Royal Georges Hotel, Liverpool, under an assumed rime.' A visiting card found in his possession was inscribed "Prince Michel d'Este Montolhan". Accused was sent for trial. A solicitor appeared for Lieutenant Walter W. Roche 2nd Battalion of the Connaught Rangers, and said he wished to make it clear that officer had absolutely no connection with the accused. 25 Jan 1912 3845 Private Michael Dever Revaccinated at the Military Hospital Galway 28 Jan 1911 Captain W D O’Brien joined the Battalion from Retired Pay on the 28 Jan 1911 as a Captain. Captain O’Brien served with the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers at the Curragh previous to his Retirement. 3859 Private John Joseph Furey enlisted in 3rd Battalion 31 Jan 1911 FEBRUARY 1911 3860 Private John Kelly enlisted in 3rd Battalion 1 Feb 1911 At the Dublin City Commission, Lieutenant Michael Roche, of the Connaught Rangers, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment for stealing £60 worth of jewellery from ; another officer and. For uttering worthless cheques. Prisoner's counsel said he had had a distinguished career at Trinity College, but had got into monetary difficulties. 7 Feb 1911 2nd Lieutenant Charles Jasper Martin joined Battalion on first appointment on the 8 Feb 1911, and commenced his probationary training with the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers on 1 April 1911. 2nd Lieutenant H J F Gerrard was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant on probation on 28 Feb 1911, and attached for probationary training to the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers at the Curragh on the 1 April 1911. The Battalion for the first time since its conversion totalled 400 rank and file Special Reservists on 18 Feb 1911, and together with the Regular Establishment the total 491 exclusive of officers. The Army Order Special dated 27 Feb 1911 – Qualified ex Regular soldiers were permitted to enlist in Special Reserve Battalions up to the extent of 10 per cent of the Special Reserve Establishment of NCO’s and men. The training of the Battalion was fixed at 27 days for annum. The period of a Recruits probationary training was fixed at 5 months instead of 6 months as here to fore. MARCH 1911 Fire was discovered to have broken out in the boiler-house at University College, Galway. The fire which .originated in the chimney of the boiler-house, had extended to the roof of the Examination Hall before it was discovered. Students and employees attacked the flames with the College fire engine, and they were assisted by about fifty men of the Connaught Rangers and some constabulary. By their exertions the fire was got under control in about two hours, and with the exception of injury caused by water. The damage done was not extensive. 6 March 1911 Lieutenant Michael J Roche is removed from the Special Reserve of Officers, his Majesty having no further occasion for his services 8 March 1911 3845 Private Michael Dever Admonished for being drunk in Barracks, Galway 17 March 1911 Witnesses Sergeant Murphy, Private Trotter, and Lance Corporal Daniel Hanley 3885 Private John Gavaghan attested into 3rd Battalion and started recruits training 24 March APRIL 1911 1911 Census for the Connaught Rangers Depot, Renmore Barracks at Glaway SPECIAL RESERVE RECRUITS 3rd BATTALION (Italics not on list) 3696 Private Dennis Connelly 17 Roman Catholic Irish&English, 3778 Private James Reilly 17 Roman Catholic, 3794 Private Peter Cummins 18 Roman Catholic, 3799 Private John Buckley 18 Roman Catholic, 3803 Private Christopher Donelan 18 Roman Catholic, 3804 Private Patrick Brennan 19 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, 3811 Private John Kennedy 3814 Private Patrick Hopkins 19 Roman Catholic, 3816 Private Michael Kenny 17 Roman Catholic, 3816 Private Patrick Murphy 3817 Private Michael Kenny 3818 Private Timothy Cawley(Cauley) 18 Roman Catholic, 1 Jun 1915 KIA 1Bn 3819 Private Michael Ward 18 Roman Catholic, 10 Nov 1914 DOW 1Bn 3820 Private James McNally 19 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, 3821 Private Luke Maloy 19 Roman Catholic Irish&English, 3824 Private John Deighnan (Deignan) wounded 25 May 1915 3825 Private Michael Noone 3828 Private William Bowes 23 Roman Catholic, (POW) 3831 Private James Sweeney 18 Roman Catholic, 3837 Private Michael Breen 16 Roman Catholic, 3838 Private Thomas Silke 18 Roman Catholic, 3843 Private Martin McMahon 22 Roman Catholic, 3845 Private Michael Dever 17 Roman Catholic, 19 Apr 1916 KIA 1Bn 3846 Private John Ward 18 Roman Catholic, 3851 Private James Frain 17 Roman Catholic, 26 Apr 1915 KIA 2Bn 3854 Private Peter Gallacher 22 Roman Catholic Irish&English, 3855 Private John Brady 17 Roman Catholic England, 3856 Private Michael O'Malley 22 Roman Catholic, 3858 Private Peter Greene 17 Roman Catholic, Irish&English, 3859 Private John Joseph Furey 17 Roman Catholic, 3860 Private John Kelly 17 Roman Catholic, 3862 Private P Conroy wounded 25 May 1915 3866 Private J Griffin 20 Roman Catholic 28 Dec 1914 KIA 3868 Private Martin Keneavy 18 Roman Catholic, 7 Dec 1915 KIA 5Bn 3872 Private Michael Caffery 21 Roman Catholic, 8 Nov 1914 KIA 2Bn 3875 Private Martin Folan 25 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, 3876 Private John Joyce 17 Roman Catholic, 3877 Private Patrick Mitchell 17 Roman Catholic, 14 Mar 1915 KIA 2Bn 3882 Private Robert Walsh 17 Roman Catholic, 3885 Private John Gavaghan 19 Roman Catholic, 3886 Private Michael O’Mally 3889 Private Edward Boyle 18 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, 26 Apr 1915 KIA 1Bn 3894 Private Michael Keogh KIA 28 Dec 1914 3895 Private John Murray 3898 Private Daniel Craughwell 3902 Private Edward Lally 3903 Private David Roland KIA 23 Nov 1914 3919 Private Thomas Murphy 3920 Private James Noone 17 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, 3947 Private Joseph Forde 18 Roman Catholic, 3962 Private Anthony Hoilan 18 Roman Catholic, RECRUITS not identified Private Jacob Annenberg 19 Jewish England, Yorkshire Private Francis Bennett 19 Roman Catholic Private G Boyde 18 Roman Catholic, Private William Clossick 19 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, Private M Connelly 19 Roman Catholic, Private S Duffy 20 Roman Catholic, Private H Durkin 19 Roman Catholic, Private Andrew Fallon 18 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, Private M Finlay 19 Roman Catholic, Private J Freyne 19 Roman Catholic, Private P Gower 19 Roman Catholic, Private W Howard 18 Roman Catholic, Private F Hurley 19 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, Private M Kinsley 20 Roman Catholic, Private G Lynch 22 Roman Catholic, Private P Mackessy 18 Roman Catholic, Private R Moore 17 Roman Catholic, Private H Morgan 19 Roman Catholic, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Private J Palmer 18 Roman Catholic, Private F Pender 17 Roman Catholic Cannot Read, Private W Smith 20 Church of England, England, Private J Thompson 16 Roman Catholic, Private G Walton -----Crossed Out----- Signed by Captain Jourdain NCO’s and Other Ranks: Roman Catholic 154 (89%) Church of England 16 (9%) Jewish 2 (1%) Methodist 1 (1%) Total 172 12 Cannot Read and 1 Read Only. Total 13 (8%) 8 Speak Irish and English (5%) 15 (9%) Born in England, 1 (1%) in Scotland, 1in India & in Malta (1%), and 153 (89%) in Ireland There were approx' 20 Other Ranks Quarters inside the barrack walls and also a one roomed National School, there were laundry wash rooms and drying area for the families to use. The quarters today have long since been converted to admin and training use. Corporal John Thorpe O’Neill aged 26 on 1911 Census Galway MAY 1911 3919 Private Thomas Murphy enlisted in 3rd Battalion 10 May 1911 Captain George A C Alcock was gazetted to the Battalion from the 3rd Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, dated the 10 May 1911. JUNE 1911 3845 Private Michael Dever posted to the 3rd Battalion from the Depot for annual training 28 June 1911 The Battalion assembled for training on the 28 June 1911. This being the first occasion, on which the Battalion assembled at Oranmore instead of at Galway. The following Officers were present with the Battalion:- Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major A C Lewin DSO (2nd in Command) Captain T Tighe Captain T R B Clifford Captain A W Blockley Captain G Thompson (Regular Establishment) Captain R L Payne (Regular Establishment) Captain C F Underhill Faithorne (Regular Establishment) Captain W D O’Brain Captain W H King Captain G A C Allcock Lieutenant A W P T Whyte (Regular Establishment) Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant C F Naylor 2nd Lieutenant J W G Horder 2nd Lieutenant H R S Law 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin 2nd Lieutenant H J F Gerrard Captain and Adjutant H F N Jourdain Hon Major and Quarter Master J McNally Attached Officers Captain G W Robinson 3rd Leinster Regiment Lieutenant A D Murphy 3rd Leinster Regiment 2nd Lieutenant C C Barry 3rd Leinster Regiment Lieutenant J F G Gloster 5th Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Francis Drew Foott was gazetted to the Battalion as a 2nd Lieutenant on probation on the 28 June 1911 Army List 30 June 1911 Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major Sarsfield W S 5 Dec 08 Major Digan A J, DSO 22 Dec 09 Major Lewin A C, DSO 8 Oct 10 Captain Tighe T 19 Mar 04 Captain Clifford T R B 14 May 04 Captain Campbell M I M 20 June 04 Captain Blockley A W 5 Apr 05 Captain Thompson G (Regular Establishment) 29 Nov 05 Captain Underhill Faithorne C F (Regular Establishment) 14 July 09 Captain O’Brien W D 29 Jan 11 Captain King W H 19 Sept 08 Captain Allcock G A C 10 May 11 Lieutenant Whyte A W P T (Regular Establishment) 3 Feb 07 Lieutenant de Stacpoole G E 20 May 07 Lieutenant Robinson H G 5 Jan 09 Lieutenant Naylor C F 1 June 09 2nd Lieutenant Horder J W G 12 May 09 2nd Lieutenant Law H R S 2 Sept 10 2nd Lieutenant Martin C J 8 Feb 11 2nd Lieutenant Gerrard H J F 28 Feb 11 2nd Lieutenant Foott F D 28 June 11 Captain and Adjutant H F N Jourdain 20 Sept 07 Honorary Major and Quarter Master McNally J JULY 1911 Captain M J M Campbell rejoined the Battalion from leave of absence in Queensland on 7 July 1911, and resumed command of the Letter A Company. 3855 Private John Brady arrived at 3rd Battalion from Depot 8 July 1911 The following communications were received relative to the Review before His Majesty The King in Dublin on the 11 July. From Major General W P Campbell CB Commanding 5th Division Curragh July 12th 1911 My dear Hill, Will you let all your Battalion know how well they marched past yesterday. It was extraordinarily good, and they swung their arms, and carried their rifles as well as almost anyone. Thank you too for your work. Yours very sincerely, (sd) W P Campbell From Colonel F F Hill DSO Commanding Special Reserve Brigade and No.11 District Belfast 13th July 1911 My Dear Inglis, Here is a copy of a letter I have received from General Campbell which I am sure you would like to circulate to your Battalion. The appearance and turn out of the Battalion was (as I told you) most creditable and the men handled their arms well and it is very pleasing and satisfactory to hear on all sides, that the marching was so good. You (and in fact all CO’s of the units in the Brigade) had evidently taken great pains in working up ceremonial, and the results considering that we had no time for rehearsal were eminently satisfactory and praise worthy. I have written General Campbell and Capper and Staffs thanking them on behalf of the Brigade for the excellent Camping arrangements and kindness rendered which I am sure you will approve. Again thanking you, your Officers and men for the excellent work, which made my command a very easy and pleasant one. Believe me, Yours very sincerely (sd) F F Hill The Battalion strength 19 Officers and 353 NCO’s and men paraded at 7:30am on 10 July and proceeded by Special train from Oranmore to Ashtown station for duty at the Review to be held in the Phoenix Park by His Majesty the King on the 11 July. The advance party strength 1 Officer and 40 men had proceeded to Dublin on the 8th July to prepare the camp for the Battalion in the Phoenix Park. The Battalion paraded before His Majesty The King on the Fifteen Acres, Phoenix Park on the 11 July. The Special Reserve Brigade consisted on this occasion of the 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers 3rd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers 3rd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers And was commanded by Colonel F F Hill DSO Commanding No.11 District. His Majesty King George V issued the following message in Irish Command Orders dated 12th July 1911. Dublin Castle 11th July 1911 “It was given me much pleasure to have had the opportunity of seeing the Troops under your Command I desire to express to you my entire satisfaction with the smart appearance and steadiness under arms of all units on parade today.” Signed “George R J” The Battalion paraded at 7am on 12 July and proceeded by special train from Ashtown Station for conveyance to Galway where the Battalion arrived on the 12 July at 12 o’clock midday as follows:- Distribution SR: Special Reserve, RE: Regular Establishment On Parade: Officers SR 15, Officers RE 5, WO 1, NCO 16, Dms 8, Ptes 1, SR Sgts 16, SR Corporals 9, SR Privates 297 Sick: SR Sergeants 1, SR Corporals 2, SR Privates 10 Without Leave: SR Privates 19 On Command: Officers SR 2, SR Privates 7 In Confinement: SR Privates 1 Regimental Employment: NCO 8, Privates 6, SR Sergeants 1, SR Corporals 1, SR Privates 20 Garrison Employment: SR Private 2 Recruits at Depot: Privates 21 At Depot: Officers RE 3 Total: Officers SR 17, Officers RE 8, WO 1, NCO 24, Dms 8, Ptes 7, SR Sgts 18, SR Cpls 12, SR Ptes 377 The Colonel Commanding No.12 District expressed himself as much pleased with the Camp and with the drill and turn out of the men . The Battalion paraded at 10am on the 21 July for Inspection by Colonel T Hope Stavert Commanding No.12 District. On the 24 July 1911 the Battalion was dismissed to their homes, and left by the 6:15am and 9:50am train respectively from Oranmore Station except the men for Galway Town who were dismissed to their homes at midday on this date. 2nd Lieutenants Martin and Gerrard left for the Curragh Camp to complete their training with the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers. 3938 Private Michael Whelan attested into the 3rd Battalion and started recruit training 26 July 1911 AUGUST 1911 The probation of 2nd Lieutenant H R S Law was confirmed in the London Gazette bearing date 2 August 1911. 10145 Private John Patrick Hughes posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot 8 Aug 1911 Major A C Lewin riding ‘The Gaffer’ came 11th in the Military Jumping Competition held at the Horse Show at Ballsbridge 25 Aug 1911 3945 private Thomas Fitzgerald attested into 3rd Battalion 28 Aug 1911 SEPTEMBER 1911 3945 Private Thomas Fitzgerald vaccinated 2 Sept 1911 3953 Private Thomas Flynn attested into 3rd Battalion 11 Sept 1911 2792 Colour Sergeant Martin Rhatigan qualified in a course of keeping and repairing Small Arms at Enfield Lock, London 15 Sept 1911 On the 19 Sept 1911 Captain H F N Jourdain The Connaught Rangers completed the tenure of his appointment as Adjutant of the Battalion having been appointed to the Battalion on 20 Sept 1907, and was attached to the 2nd Battalion pending absorption. Captain O F Lloyd, The Connaught Rangers having been appointed to the Adjutancy of the Battalion took over the duties on the 20 Sept 1911 Orders issued from War Office to Irish Command to make special efforts to enlist recruits for the 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers 20 Sept 1910 3885 Private John Gavaghan completed his recruit training 24 Sept 1911 The following Officers, Warrant Officers and men were selected by the ARMY Council to be the recipients of the Medals granted by his Majesty the King, in connection with his Coronation. Colonel W R Inglis Major& Quarter Master J McNally Captain T Tighe Sergeant Major C F Dryden Private J Fitzgerald OCTOBER 1911 Captain L J Comyn 2nd Connaught Rangers was posted for a tour of duty with the 3rd Connaught Rangers vice Captain G Thompson whose period of attachment expired on the 3 Oct 1911. 3859 Private John Joseph Furey discharged on joining Regular army 6 Oct 1911 6069 Colour Sergeant John Martin Swords attached to the 3rd Battalion for a tour of duty from the Depot 7 Oct 1911 5246 Colour Sergeant William John Smith posted at the end of his tour of duty back to the 2nd Battalion 9 Oct 1911 3787 Private John Gannon discharged on joining Regular Army, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers based at the Curragh, after 181 days Recruit training and 27 days Annual training 9 Oct 1911 NOVEMBER 1911 2nd Lieutenant Martin was confirmed in his appointed as 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion in London Gazette bearing date 3 Nov 1911 Major Austin James Digan DSO 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers arrives in Montreal Canada on the ‘Laurentic’ from Liverpool 17 Nov 1911 2nd Lieutenant H R S Law was granted leave from 8 Dec 1911 to 8 Dec 1912 to proceed to Serawak. Authy W.O. Letter 91/88/92 (AG.5) dated 21 Nov 1911. DECEMBER 1911 3860 Private John Kelly discharged to the Regular Army, Connaught Rangers 6 Dec 1911 The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant Gerrard to a send Lieutenancy (on probation) was cancelled in the London Gazette bearing date 15 Dec1911 3938 Private Michael Whelan finished recruit training 23 Dec 1911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 1912 JANUARY 1912 4552 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medal 1 Jan 1912 FEBRUARY 1912 10145 Private John Patrick Hughes discharged at own request on payment of 18 pounds 3 Feb 1912 3885 Private John Gavaghan discharged to join Regular Army, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 6 Feb 1912 Martin Reilly from Ennis charged at the City Petty Sessions with false attestation into the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 17 Feb 1912 Stated he had not served before when he had served in the Royal Artillery. Captain Robertson pressed for charges, but had nothing aginstthe man’s charcter. He had been confined in the guardroom since 16 Jan 1912 The prisoner stated he had 4 trainings in the Royal Artillery of 15 days each. Sentence 1 month’s imprisonment. 2nd Lieutenant Foott was confirmed in his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion in London Gazette bearing date 20 Feb 1912 Colonel W R Inglis attended for a Staff tour held in the vicinity of Killarney from 20 to 23 Feb 1912 2792 Colour Sergeant Martin Rhatigan discharged on termination of his 2nd period of engagement 29 Feb 1912 MARCH 1912 Charles Gill and John Woods charged with false attestation at Magisrtartes Court, Dublin 9 March 1912 He had been discharged from the Royal Garrison Artillery in May 1905 and joined the Connaught Rangers in 1909 under the name Charles Reilly his mother’s family name. Major McNally stated the man,s character in the Royal Garrison Artillery was not good but had pulled up very much indeed in the Special Reserve, but would would not be kept due to his previous character. He did not press for punishment. Sentenced 1 month. John Woods was siminlarly charged having been ‘disharged with disgrace’ from the South Lancashire Regiment. Major McNally stated the man’s character had been bad in both Regiments and pressed for punishment. Sentenced 3 months. Captain and Adjutant O F Lloyd attended the Command Staff tour at Cork from 26 to 28 March 1912 2nd Lieutenant John Horace Kennedy was gazetted to the Battalion as 2nd Lieutenant on probation on the 27 March 1912 Captain T R B Clifford was granted leave of absence from 10 March 1912 to 10 July 1912 for the purpose of proceeding to Ceylon APRIL 1912 Lieutenant G C de Stacpoole joined the Class of Instruction which assembled at the Regimental Depot on 9 April 1912 2nd Lieutenant J H Kennedy to 2nd Connaught Rangers from 25 April 1912 to 24 Oct 1912 to under go probationary training. 2nd Lieutenant I W G Horder passed examination for commission into Regular Army with a score of 2867 30 April 1912 MAY 1912 Captain G A C Alcock to the 3rd Leinster Regiment during their annual training 29 May 1912 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott to Regimental Depot from 27 May 1912 to 23 June 1912 for recruits course of musketry Extracts from the London Gazette dated 21 May 1912. Regular Forces The East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Lieutenant Ivor William Garret Horder from 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers to be 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Ivor William Garret Horder from 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers successful candidate at Competitive Examinations of Officers of the Special Reserve held March last to join 3rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment 22 May 1912 JUNE1912 The Battalion assembled for training at Oranmore on the 24 June 1912. The following Officers were present with the Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major A C Lewin DSO (2nd in Command) Captain T Tighe Captain M I M Campbell Captain A W Blockley Captain L J Comyn (Regular Establishment) Captain W H King Captain J B G F Lemes (Regular Establishment) Captain C F Underhill Faithorne (Regular Establishment) Captain W D O’Brien Captain G A C Allcock Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant H G Robertson (Regular Establishment) 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott 2nd Lieutenant J H Kennedy Captain and Adjutant O F Lloyd Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally Attached Officers 2nd Lieutenant R E Wilson 3rd Hampshire Regiment 2nd Lieutenant Wells 3rd Hampshire Regiment JULY 1912 The Battalion paraded at 10am on the 15 July for Inspection by Colonel J Hope Stavert Commanding No.12 District The numbers present on parade as follows:- Distribution On Parade: Officers SR 12, RE 6, WO 1, NCO 14, Drms 8, SR Sgts 18, Cpls 14, Ptes 302 Sick: SR Privates 1 With leave: Officers SR 3, SR Privates 7 Without leave: SR Sergeants 1, Privates 18 On Command: NCO 2, SR Privates 13 Regimental Employment: NCO 10, Privates 9, SR Sergeants 1, Corporals 1, Privates 16 Recruits at Depot: SR Privates 17 At Depot Regimental Employment: Officers 2, NCO 12, Drummers 2, Privates 32 Totals: Officers SR 15, RE 8, WO 1, NCO 38, Drms 10, Ptes 41, SR Sgts 20, Cpls 16, Ptes 394 The Battalion was dismissed from Annual Training 20 July 1912 Sanction has been given for the appointment of Captain E G S Truell 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers for a tour of duty with the 3rd Reserve Battalion of that Regiment in relief of Captain C F Underill Faithorne whose tour expires on 1 Oct 1912 Major A C Lewin DSO passed an examination in Tactical Fitness for Command on 18 July 1912. TC.O 176 (1002)d/31/7/12 AUGUST 1912 4090 Private Albert Fallon enlisted in 3rd Battalion 26 Aug 1912 Daniel Twohig re enlisted into the 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers as a Private no.4093. He had previously served in Royal Artillery 29 Aug 1912 SEPTEMBER 1912 Extract from the London Gazette dated 6 Sept 1912 Special Reserve of Officers. Infantry 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers Walter Peter Lambert late 2nd Lieutenant, The Connaught Rangers to be Lieutenant dated 7 Sept 1912 4106 Private Thomas Gavaghan enlisted in 3rd Battalion 30 Sept 1912 OCTOBER 1912 Approval has been given for the attendance of the under mentioned Officer of the Special Reserve, at the competitive examination in military subjects for Commissions in the Regular Army commencing on 14 Oct 1912. 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers. Captain E G S Truell 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers granted leave from 1 to 20 Oct 1912 Major Austin James Digan DSO 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers granted leave to remain in Canada until 31 May 1913 Colonel W R Inglis has been selected to attend the Class of Instruction for Officers of the Special Reserve assembling at Birr on the 20 Oct1912 Colonel W R Inglis attended a course of Instruction at the Depot Leinster Regiment, Birr from 2 to 29 Oct 1912 under para 251 Special Reserve Regulations and obtained a satisfactory report on Army Form E 535 4458 Sergeant William Clarke (Instructor of Gymnastics) posted from 2nd Battalion to 3rd Battalion previously with the Gymnastics Staff 25 Oct 1912 NOVEMBER 1912 6069 Colour Sergeant John Martin Swords passed Hythe refresher course 16 Nov 1912 DECEMBER 1912 Captain W A King appointed Deputy Assistant Director for Remounts at Irish Command 3 Dec 1912 2nd Lieutenant C J Martin was a successful candidate at the Competitive Examinations of Officers of Officers of Special Reserve to join the Army Service Corps 4 Dec 1912 Major H F N Jourdain 2nd Battalion The Connaught Rangers has been detailed for a tour of duty with the 3rd Battalion in relief of Major W S Sarsfield whose tour will expire on he 22 Feb 1913; Major Jourdain to proceed to Galway for duty accordingly. T.C.O. No.1717 d/30 Dec 1912 4140 Private James Kilgallon enlisted in the 3rd Battalion 13 Dec 1912 Sanction has been given for the appointment of Captain W H King as a Deputy Assistant Appointment Director of Remounts in the Irish Command from 14 Dec 1912 Lectures were given to Officers at this time on the probable line of attack of any German offensive against France. 2nd Lieutenant J H Kennedy 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, qualified in Examination I, as laid down in Examination Appendix III S.R.R. at an examination held at the Curragh 20 Dec1912 1913 JANUARY 1913 5246 Colour Sergeant William John Smith awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medal Captain L J Comyn granted leave from 7 Jan 1913 to 28 Feb 1913 The following extracts from the London Gazette date 14 Jan 1913 are published for information:- Infantry: 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) John H Kennedy is confirmed in his rank. 2nd Lieutenant Henry R S Law resigns his commission 18 Jan 1913 2nd Lieutenant Charles Jasper Martin to be 2nd Lieutenant Army Service Corps (Gazette 3-12-12) Captain A C Alcock to be Captain 3rd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment (DD) No.8 dt 28.1.13 4458 Sergeant William Clarke in hospital at Galway wound to right hand 20 to 25 Jan 1913 4155 Private Patrick Corcoran attested into 3rd Battalion 21 Jan 1913 Captain A W Blockley will attend the School of Musketry, Hythe and should be directed to arrive there not later than 7pm 27 Jan 1913 4083 Private James Trotter discharged at termination of 2nd period of engagement 29 Jan 1913 MARCH 1913 Lieutenant H G Robertson from 20 March to 26 April 1913 (D.O.No.20 d/7 March.1913) 4126 Private Michael Allen posted to the 3rd Battalion form the Depot after his recruit training 14 March 1913 Captain W H King to be a Deputy Assistant Director of Remounts (Dec 14, 1912) 14 March 1913 Approval is given for the attachment off 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott to 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment from 2 to 28 June 1913 during the period of Annual Training of that unit. Authy d/Cork 27 March 1913.No13564 2nd Lieutenant S H Lewis 2nd Battalion The Connaught Rangers has been detailed for a tour of duty with the 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers (3rd Reserve Battalion of his Regiment) in relief of Lieutenant A W P J Whyte, whose tour will expire on 29 March 1913. Orders are to be issued for 2nd Lieutenant Lewis to proceed to Galway for duty accordingly. Army List 31 March 1913 Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major Digan A J, DSO 22 Dec 09 Major Lewin A C, DSO (2nd in Command) 8 Oct 10 Major Jourdain H F N 10 Aug 12 (Regular Establishment) Captain Tighe T Mar 04 (Has served with Permanent Force) Captain Clifford T R B 14 May 04 (Has served with Permanent Force) Captain Campbell M I M 20 June 04 Captain Blockley A W 5 Apr 05 Captain Comyn L J 27 June 06 (Regular Establishment) Captain Truell E G S 18 Aug 08 (Regular Establishment) Captain King W H 19 Sept 08 Deputy Director of Remounts Irish Command Captain Eames T G B F 18 Feb 09 (Regular Establishment) Captain O’Brien W D 29 Jan 11 Lieutenant de Stacpoole G E 20 May 07 (Has served with Permanent Force) Lieutenant Robertson H G 5 Jan 09 (Regular Establishment) Lieutenant Naylor C F 1 June 09 (Has served with Permanent Force) Lieutenant Lambert W P 7 Sept 12 2nd Lieutenant Lewis S H 20 Apr 10 (Regular Establishment) 2nd Lieutenant Foott F D 28 June 11 2nd Lieutenant Kennedy J H 27 Mar 12 Captain and Adjutant Lloyd O F 20 Sept 11 Honorary Major and Quarter Master McNally J APRIL 1913 The following extract from the London Gazette dt 1April 1913 is published for information:- Special Reserve of Officers Infantry 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers James Lee Jackson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) d/2 April 1913 D.O. No.30 d/3 April 1913 4187 Private Thomas Higgins attested into 3rd Battalion and started recruit training 29 April 1913 JUNE 1913 Lieutenant (on probation) William P F Latham, from 3rd Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 4 June 1913 Recruits musketry course 9 to 29 June 1913 3/4093 Private Daniel Twohig attended course 3855 Lance Corporal John Brady promoted to Sergeant 30 June 1913 The appointment of Lancelot Neville Aveling to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) is antedated to 30 June 1913 From the Surrey (Queen Mary’s Own) Yeomanry The Battalion assembled for training at Oranmore on the 30 June 1913. The following Officers were present with the Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel W R Inglis (Commanding) Major A C Lewin DSO Captain T Tighe Captain T R B Clifford Captain M I M Campbell Captain A W Blockley Captain L J Comyn (Regular Establishment) Captain W H King Captain T B G F Eames (Regular Establishment) Captain W D O’Brien Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant W P Lambert Lieutenant S H Lewis (Regular Establishment) 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott 2nd Lieutenant J H Kennedy 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson 2nd Lieutenant W P F Latham 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling Captain and Adjutant O F Lloyd Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally Attached Officer Lieutenant M Wood, The Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery JULY 1913 4613 Private Peter Bolger awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medal 1 July 1913 3953 Private Thomas Flynn forfeits 1 weeks pay. ‘Absent from the place of assembly of the Battalion at 9am until 11am.’ Witness Colour Sergeant Ryan 1 July 1913 Lancelot Neville Aveling, late Cadet Gresham’s School Contingent, Officers Training Corps, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Shot at Bisley for School. 4 July 1913 3/4093 Private Daniel Twohig appointed Lance Corporal 4 July 1913 Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel W R Inglis on completion of his period of service in command of a Battalion, relinquishes his commission and is granted permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform 6 July 1913 Lieutenant A W P J Whyte, retired pay late The Connaught Rangers to be Lieutenant, under the provisions of article 510, Royal Warrant for Pay and Promotion, 1909, with seniority as from 3 July 1907. 20 July 1913 The Battalion paraded at 10am on the 24 July 1913 for Inspection by Colonel Scrase Dickens Commanding No12 District The numbers present on parade were as follows:- Distribution On parade: Officers Line 5, SR 15, WO 1, S Sgts 2, Sgts 12, Drs 8, Total 25, SR Sgts 17, Cpls 14, Ptes 298, Total 329 On Command SR Privates 11, Total 11 Recruits at Depot: Privates 12, Total 12 Absent Sick: Sergeant 1, Total 1, SR Corporals 1, Privates 13, Total 14 Absent with leave: SR Sergeant 1, Privates 3, Total 4 Absent without leave: SR Sergeant 1, Privates 22, Total 23 Regtl Employ: S Sgts 2, Sgts 2, Cpls 3, Ptes 8, Total 15, SR Sgts 1, Ptes 8, Total 9 On Guard: SR Sergeant 1, Privates 7, Total 8 Total: Officers Line 5, SR 15, WO 1, S Sgts 4, Sgts 15, Cpls 5, Drs 8, Ptes 8, Total 41, SR Sgt 21, Cpls 15, Ptes 388, Total 424 4187 Private Thomas Higgins absent 24 July to 31 July 1913 The Battalion was dismissed to their homes and left by the 6:30am, 9:50am and 1:30pm trains from Oranmore Station, except the men for Galway Town who were dismissed to their homes at mid-day on this date. 23 July 1913 AUGUST 1913 Lieutenant Hugh Grant Robertson granted leave from 12 August 1913 to date of embarkation for India Major A C Lewin DSO to be Lieutenant Colonel 6 August 1913 4126 Private Michael Allen discharged on joining Regular Army, Royal Munster Fusiliers 14 Aug 1913 Lieutenant A W P T Whyte retires on retired pay to serve in the Special Reserve under the provisions of Article 510, Royal Warrant for Pay and Promotion 1909, with seniority from 3 Feb 1907. 15 Aug 1913 OCTOBER 1913 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants Francis D Foott and John H Kennedy 1st Oct 1913 2nd Lieutenant W P F Latham qualified in Examination I as laid down in Appendix III. Special Reserve Regiments at an examination held at Woking on 28 Oct 1913 NOVEMBER 1913 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson qualified in Examination I as laid down in Appendix III Special Reserve Regiments at an examination held at Aldershot 3 Nov 1913 Francis Marion Saunders Gibson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 8 Nov 1913 Captain T Rafferty Quarter Master The Connaught Rangers from 1st Battalion to 3rd Reserve Battalion under Para 239 Kings Regs. Orders have been issued for him to join on the 21 Nov 1913 Honorary Major and Quarter Master J McNally is placed on retired pay 21 Nov 1913 Sergeant Major Charles F Dryden to be Quarter Master with Honorary rank of Lieutenant 22 Nov 1913 Lieutenant Charles F Dryden Quartermaster, The Connaught Rangers to the 2nd Battalion on promotion from Sergeant Major 3rd Reserve Battalion 27 Nov 1913 4155 Private Patrick Corcoran discharged having joined Regular Army, Royal Army Medical Corps 31 Nov 1913 DECEMBER 1913 The under mentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed in their rank. 2 Dec 1913 James L Jackson and William P F Latham 1914 JANUARY 1914 5455 Colour Sergeant Denis Mack awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medal 4458 Sergeant William Clarke discharged at termination of 2nd period of engagement 17 Jan 1914 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson will be attached to 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from 20 Jan 1914 to 20 July 1914 to undergo his probationary training. 4267 Private William Buckley attested into 3rd Battalion, started recruit training 27 Jan 1914 4269 Private Thomas Clifford attested into 3rd Battalion, started recruit training 28 Jan 1914 FEBRUARY 1914 2nd Lieutenant James Lee Jackson passed Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate on a Vickers Biplane at The Vickers School, Brooklands 26 Feb 1914 MARCH 1914 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling qualified third in Examination I as laid down Appendix III Special Reserve Regiments, at an examination held at Aldershot on the 7 March 1914 4286 Private Patrick Birkett attested into 3rd Battalion and started recruit training 24 March 1914 Hansard 26 March 1914 Mr. AMERY Asked whether any order or intimation was conveyed to the Connaught Rangers or to the Leinster Regiment to hold themselves in readiness to go to Ulster; and, if so, whether such order has since been countermanded? Colonel SEELY There is no information in the War Office to enable me to reply to this question. All these matters were left to the General Officer Commanding in Chief, who had full authority to take such precautionary measures as were necessary. 4090 Private Albert Fallon discharged to enlist in Regular Army 30 March 1914 APRIL 1914 6926 Sergeant Frederick Baker becomes Orderly Room Clerk at Kinsale for the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers during April 1914 7500 Private Dominick Joy transferred to Army Reserve 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from 1st Battalion 21 April 1915 The following Officers attended a Class of Instruction which assembled at Birr 23 April 1914 Lieutenant G E De Stacpoole Lieutenant F D Foott MAY 1914 4299 Private Patrick John Moore enlisted in 3rd Battalion 2 May 1914 Previously had served 12 years in the Lenister Regiment. Captain H J Nolan Ferrall 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined for a tour of duty 6 May 1914 4286 Private Patrick Birkett discharged due to miss-statement of age on his attestation 6 May 1914 JUNE 1914 3953 Private Thomas Flynn purchased discharge for £3 10 June 1914 Lieutenant G E De Stacpoole was attached to the 3rd Leinster Regiment during the Annual Training from the 25 May to 14 June 1914 Regular Forces. Successful candidate at the Competitive Examinations of Officers of the Special Reserve, held in March last, to be 2nd Lieutenant 10 June 1914 Prince Albert’s Somerset Light Infantry, Lieutenant John Horace Kennedy from 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers The Battalion assembled for Annual Training at Oranmore on the 15 June 1914 It completed its annual training at Oranmore between 15 June and 11 July 1914 3/4093 Lance Corporal Daniel Twohig promoted to Sergeant 15 June 1914 Lieutenant Colonel & Honorary Colonel A C Lewin DSO (Commanding) Major A J Digan Captain T R Brooke Clifford Captain L J Comyn (Regular Establishment) Captain C G S Ferrall (Regular Establishment) Captain H J Nolan Ferrall (Regular Establishment) Captain W H King Captain T B G F Eames (Regular Establishment) Captain W D O’Brien Lieutenant A W P Whyte Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant W P Lambert 2nd Lieutenant F D Foott 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson 2nd Lieutenant W P F Latham 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson Captain and Adjutant O F Lloyd Honorary Major and Quarter Master J Rafferty Attached Officer Lieutenant M Wood, The Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery Lieutenant J J O’Brien 3rd Leinster Regiment The Commander of No12 District visited the Camp 18 June 1914 4310 Private Thomas Nolan enlisted in 3rd Battalion 18 June 1914 2nd Lieutenant William P F Latham from 3rd Battalion to be 2nd Lieutenant 24 June 1914 The Commander of No12 District visited the Camp 26 & 27 June 1914 4267 Private William Buckley finished his recruits training during the annual training at Oranmore 26 June 1914 4269 Private Thomas Clifford finished his recruits training during the annual training at Oranmore 27 June 1914 JULY 1914 4552 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson discharged to pension after 21 years 4 July 1914 Paid deferred pay £14 5/ 4 July 1914 6669 Sergeant F Phillips was promoted Colour Sergeant vice Colour Sergeant Wilson discharged to pension, (dated 11 May 1914) 5 July 1914 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers qualified in Examination I as laid down in Appendix III Special Reserve Regulations at Aldershot 6 June 1914 Captain L J Comyn will take part in The Command Staff Exercise in the vicinity of Cashel on the 6th, 7th & 8th July 1914. Instructions being issued directly from Command Headquarters Lieutenant Alfred William Peter Talbert Whyte appointed Captain in 3rd Battalion. (Retired) from 2nd Battalion 20 August 1913. 7 July 1914 3845 Private Michael Dever Fined 2/6 ‘Being drunk in town at midnight, Galway’ 7 July 1914 Witnesses Lance Corporal Wilson and Corporal Hannigan At its annual inspection 8 July 1914 total strength Regular Establishment and Special Distribution On parade: Officers 17, WO 1, S Sgts 14, Sgts 22, Cpls 11, Privates 264, Total 312 Absent with leave: Officers 3, Privates 18, Total 18 On Command Officers 3, Privates 1, Total 1 Regtl Employ: S Sergeants 6, Sergeants 1, Corporals 1, Drs 8, Sgts 1, Cpls 1, 22, Total 38 Hospital Privates 1, Total 1 Regimental Duty Sergeants 1, Corporals 1, Privates 8, Total 10 Recruits at Depot: Privates 22, Total 22 Absent Sick: Privates 18, Total 18 Dismissed to Home: Privates 12, Total 12 Total: Officers 24, WO 1, S Sgts 20, Sgts 24, Cpls 13, Drs 8, Ptes 366, Total 432, The Battalion was dismissed to their homes and left by the 6:30am, 9:50am and 1:30pm trains from Oranmore Station, except the men for Galway Town who were dismissed to their homes at mid day. 11 July 1914 The under mentioned officers were attached to the 4th Battalion The Connaught Rangers from 12 July to 1 August 1914 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling 4187 Private Thomas Higgins admonished ‘Being absent from tattoo 24 July 1913 until apprehended by Civil Police’ 31 July 1913 2nd Lieutenants James L Jackson and Lancelot N Aveling promoted Lieutenant 25 July 1914 Quarter Master Sergeant P Farrell 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be Quarter Master with the rank of Lieutenant with 5th (Service) Battalion 25 July 1914 AUGUST 1914 Sergeant Eric Dudley Greeves late Ellesmere College Contingent Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant on probation 1 August 1914 Monday 3 August was a Bank Holiday. Officers form Battalion involved in a local Tennis Competition 3 August 1914 Staff at Depot made ready for any declaration of war but little work could be done it being a Bank Holiday 3 Aug 1914 Depot Officers remained at Renmore Barracks all Day, despite the Galway Races being on. Orders for ‘General Mobilization’ received during the evening 4 August 1914 Telegram arrived at 6:53pm at the Depot. Major H F N Jourdain immediately sent out telegrams throughout the Province of Connaught, ordering mobilization. War had been declared at 4pm. Telegram read: ‘Commanding Depot, Galway. General mobilization ordered.’ Reservists began arriving at the Galway Depot that evening. The 3rd Battalion was at Galway at the outbreak of the War. Frederick Henry Lewin a former Lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment Special Reserve, commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, commanded by his brother, then Colonel Arthur Corrie Lewin, DSO. 4 Aug 1914 The application shows him as unmarried and a barrister-at-law by profession. Richard D’Arcy, Roy Delacombe, Ivan Harold Garvey, Arnold Montgomery, and John Joseph Kavenagh to be 2nd Lieutenants on probation 3rd Battalion 4 Aug 1914 Reservists or special reservists were required to bring units up to their establishment on the outbreak of war and keep them up to strength for the early part of the war. Many were either too old or unfit for active service. The 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers moved from Boyle to Crosshaven 4 Aug 1914 Major Augustine James Digan DSO, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers is restored to the establishment 5 Aug 1914 Captain Nolan Farrell and 50 Other Ranks proceeded to Crosshaven, County Cork by the 3:30 pm train from Galway as an Advance Party. 5 August 1914 Captain E G S Truell proceeded with 2 NCO’s to Aldershot to take over details of 2nd Battalion 5 Aug 1914 The under mentioned officers proceeded to Aldershot to join the 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers forming part of the Expeditionary Force proceeding on active service. 5 August 1914 Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole Lieutenant W P Lambert Lieutenant F D Foott (Retreat from Mons, First Battle of Ypres, wounded) 2nd Lieutenant J L Jackson 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling 2nd Lieutenant James Lee Jackson promoted Lieutenant and seconded for service with Royal Flying Corps, having already taken the Royal Aero Certificate at Messrs Vickers, Flying School, Brooklands. Lieutenant H Q Irwin, Sergeant Maher and 4 men proceeded to Albert Quays, Cork to take up Railway Transport duties at that Station. 6 August 1914 Lieutenant J I Fraser and 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson and the Colour Party arrived with the Colours of the 2nd Battalion and handed over the Colours for safe keeping to the Officer Commanding the Depot 6 Aug 1914 Lieutenant J I Fraser and 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson proceeded to Aldershot with the first draft of Reservists for the 2nd Battalion 6 Aug 1914 Lieutenant S H Lewis and Lieutenant J W Horne of Reserve of Officers proceeded to Aldershot with draft of Army Reservists 7 Aug 1914 The Depot dealt with all things Regimental, and was its home and base and looking after the Colours and Regimental Silver. The Depot did the recruiting and basic training of men before draft to Regular and Special Reserve battalions, the discharge of Regular soldiers to pension or the reserve and the administration of invalids and medical discharges went through the Depot. The co-ordination and control of the Regular Reserves including mobilization, administration, payment, clothing, arming, yearly training and discharge took place at the Depot. On mobilization the 3rd Reserve Battalion moved away from the depot to its war station and took with it its administration and the depot training cadre to provide men replacing the wastage of the regular battalions. The depot expanded its recruiting efforts and manpower control, receiving all recruits for initial administration and providing drafts to the Special Reserve Battalion and the newly formed Reserve Battalions. As the war went on the functions of the depot continued, administering and controlling the ever growing regiment, the Battalions having autonomy in their own right but using the depot as a focal point. The works, employment and agricultural company's, the administration of Invalids, medical and convalescents and the control of recruiting remaining with the depot throughout the war. Also to control and administer the movement of troops between regiments. 2nd Lieutenant Francis M S Gibson confirmed in his rank 7 Aug 1914 Cadet Sergeant Eric Dudley Greeves from Ellesmere College Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant (probation) 7 Aug 1914 Captain O’Brien proceeded to Aldershot with draft of Army Reservists 8 Aug 1914 By the evening of 8 Aug 621 men had been dispatched from the Depot to join the 2nd Battalion at Aldershot. The Battalion proceeded on 8 August 1914 by train to Crosshaven, County Cork and took charge of the defences at the entrance of Cork Harbour. Its strength was 11 Officers and 424 Other Ranks. Garrison Commander Queenstown Brigadier General W F H Stafford. The 3rd Battalion was fully mobilized by the 8 August 1914 and Major H F N Jourdain Commanding the Depot proceeded with the 3rd Battalion to Crosshaven. The following Officers proceeded with the Battalion Lieutenant Colonel A C Lewin DSO Major H F N Jourdain Major A J Digan DSO Captain T Tighe Captain T R Brooke Clifford Captain A C Blockley Captain L J Comyn Captain and Adjutant O F Lloyd Captain (Honorary Major) and Quarter Master J Rafferty 2nd Lieutenant E D Greeves 2nd Lieutenant F Lewin On the Battalions departure Captain W D O’Brien was detailed to bring on the stragglers. Captain King remained in Dublin in charge of remounts and did not join the Battalion on mobilization. The original plan was that the senior Special Reserve battalions would carry out the roles of draft finding and coastal defence. They did perform a valuable service during the war in providing trained drafts for overseas service. When officers were found incompetent for active service, the easiest course of action was for their Commanding Officer was to have them reassigned to a reserve battalion, as this did not require either a court martial or the officer to be deprived of his commission. 3343 Lance Corporal Kennan Corrigan, 3871 Lance Corporal Michael White posted from Depot to 3rd Battalion 8 Aug 1914 9110 Drummer George Evans appointed Acting Corporal 8 Aug 1914 The Battalion went under canvas on land behind Crosshaven House 9 Aug 1914 Major H F N Jourdain after handing over Command of the 3rd Battalion to its Commanding Officer proceeded 10 August 1914 to Galway to take command of the 5th (Service) Battalion which was then about to be raised. He had written orders to remain in command of the Depot until he had mobilized all the Reservists for the 2nd Battalion and the Special Reserve of the 3rd Battalion, and on completion of this duty ie: the 5th day of mobilization, to hand over command the Depot to the officer detailed for the Reserve of Officers, and the 3rd Battalion to its own Commanding Officer. Work was undertaken in construction of an extensive line of trenches, reserve shelters and earthworks of various kinds alongside the Siege Company of the Monmouth (Special Reserve) Royal Engineers, stationed at this portion of the defences. It also provided certain detached posts and outposts on the coast and at special defensible spots. The weather was very wet in August 1914, and the tents had no tent boards. Most of the men were on outpost duty every night. In some places it was impossible to provide cover and they slept in the open As this work was completed and more men became available a considerable amount of Company training was carried out. Route marches were included in the scheme of training, and were held at least twice a week. Recruit training was carried out together with instruction in musketry and other subjects. It was common for the Officers to go to Cork on Saturday afternoons especially the Cork County Club. After dinner most junior officers, went off to the theatre or to pick up girls and having come up to Cork by train 17 miles, had to hire a car to get home, which was expensive, but entailed waiting till the last man appeared. On Sunday’s there was good salmon fishing in season at Inishannon, 10 miles up the Bandon River The following Officers joined the Battalion 10 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant Montgomery 2nd Lieutenant R D’Arcy 2nd Lieutenant W F P Lathagn (Supplementary List) 2nd Lieutenant De La Cour (Supplementary List) 2nd Lieutenant R Delacombe Lieutenant Burke (Reserve of Officers) 2nd Lieutenant I Garvey joined the Battalion 11 Aug 1914 646 Reservists had joined the 2nd Battalion at Aldershot by 11 Aug 1914 Men who had previously deserted were allowed to attest and then received a Royal Pardon a few weeks later. Captain L J Comyn proceeded to Dublin to take over duties of A.A.G. & A.Q.M.G. 12 Aug 1914 3988 Private Joseph Caffery died at Cork 12 Aug 1914 Lieutenants W P Lambert, F D Foott, and G E de Stacpoole proceeded to France with the 2nd Battalion 13 August 1914 2nd Battalion reported mobilization complete at Aldershot and entrained for Southampton 13 Aug 1914 7783 Private James Gildea, 7760 Private Joseph McCarthy and 8795 Bandsman Frederick John Gilkes, 8466 Private John Murray, proceeded with the 2nd Battalion to France, landing in Boulogne 14 August 1914 2nd Lieutenant Claude Joseph O’Conor Mallins gazetted from Reserve of Officers to Connaught Rangers 14 Aug 1914 Captain Nolan Ferrall (Regular Establishment) and 2nd Lieutenant S H Lewis proceeded to Galway to join the 5th Battalion 14 Aug 1914 Cooke Richard Fitzgerald Lloyd, Henry Harvey Lyons, Frank Harry Bethell, and Eric Basil Francis Faithfull Cadets from the Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenants on probation with 3rd Battalion 15 August 1914 Captain T Tighe proceeded to his home on 3 months sick leave 17 Aug 1914 Captain L J Comyn seconded to be D.A.A.G. on The Staff at 10th Irish Division 17 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant Delacombe & 1 NCO proceeded to the Cyclists at Nohavel Cove, Reanies Bay for Coastal Patrol 19 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenants Gibson and A S Beard (Supplementary List) arrived from Aldershot 20 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant J D’Arcy arrived at the 3rd Battalion 21 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenants Jackson and Aveling arrived from Aldershot with remaining details of 2nd Battalion 23 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant Whyte reported his arrival from leave abroad 23 Aug 1914 Major A G Kemball 31st Punjabis reported his arrival for duty with Battalion 24 Aug 1914 4349 Private Michael McNamara aged 41 enlisted and posted to 3rd Battalion 25 Aug 1914 Served 12 years in Connaught Rangers, Time Expired. Lieutenant L N Aveling left to join the Expeditionary Force with a draft of 93 other ranks to join the 2nd Battalion 26 Aug 1914 Draft included 1 Sergeant 1641 Sergeant William Cummins (discharged 20 April 1916, joined Army Service Corps no.T/381572) 3 Corporals 8872 Corporal Patrick Losty (transferred to Royal Irish Fusiliers no.43048), 10070 Corporal William Kenny (killed in action 29 Oct 1914), 9423 Corporal John Malone 1 Lance Corporal 9219 Lance Corporal Mark Charles Gower (discharged 20 Aug 1915) 79 Privates 7483 Private John Lovell, 2779 Private John Coyne, 3166 Private William Lyons, 3040 Private Michael Dervin (discharged 28 April 1915), 3043 Private Martin Brennan, 3478 Private Patrick Carroll, 3457 Private Thomas Gill, 2282 Private James Connors 8later transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.9145 & Royal Irish Fusiliers no.G/309), 3255 Private Michael Ryan, 2252 Private Martin Hehir, 2982 Private John Daly, 8199 Private Michael Collins (later transferred to Royal Irish Fusiliers no.G/19284 & Royal Irish Regiment no.5647), 3558 Private Patrick Connor (later transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.2464 & Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.48352), 3505 Private John Kelly, 3416 Private James Sweeney (transferred Labour Corps no.450220), 3539 Private Michael Sweeney (Later awarded DCM), 3536 Private Patrick Sweeney (wounded Dec 1914 and invalided home), 3693 Private Andrew Tansey, 7158 Private Harry O’Brien, 10502 Private William O’Brien, 10863 Private John Gore (Later POW), 7835 Private Michael Armstrong, 8526 Private Joseph Kearns, 8876 Private Herbert Archer, 7719 Private William Burns (Reg as dead 26 Aug 1914), 7543 Private Joseph Byrne (Deserted 21 Jan 1915), 8333 Private John Cairns (discharged 26 June 1916), 3413 Private Michael Cloherty, 6726 Private Patrick Clarke, 7590 Private James Collins (Discharged 11 Dec 1914), 7531 Private John Collins (Discharged 8 Sept 1915), 3240 Private Thomas Connolly (Discharged 18 March 1916), 10562 Private John J McCarthy (later transferred to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 48478), 7659 Private Charles McCarthy (later transferred to Labour Corps 369107), 10465 Private Thady Meehan, 8086 Private Thomas Molloy (Awarded DCM), 3028 Private Michael Owens (reported dead 30 Oct 1914), 10814 Private Edward Palmer (died of wounds 11 Nov 1916), 7949 Private Joseph Power, 10819 Private Richard Quigley (discharged 23 June 1916), 10931 Private Phillip Reilly (killed in action 14 Sept 1914), 3137 Private Joseph Ryan (missing in action 1 Nov 1914, POW), 6701 Private Gerald Shaw (transferred to Labour Corps no.421497), 10603 Private Michael Shortt (died of wounds 30 Dec 1915 with 5th Battalion), 8001 Private Richard McMahon, 4319 Private James Norton (killed in action 14 Sept 1914), 6502 Private Peter Kelly (discharged 30 Nov 1914), 10783 Private Peter Keogh, 8300 Private John Lennon (killed in action 14 Sept 1914), 8483 Private Michael Lohan (POW), 8203 Private Michael Martin, 3267 Private Benjamin Mathews, 9003 Private John Mayberry (discharged 12 June 1916), 2881 Private Patrick Kelly transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.1364), 3241 Private Francis Foster (killed in action 14 Sept 1914), 6422 Private Joseph Glavey (discharged 15 Aug 1915), 6991 Private Edward Goodwin, 2842 Private Joseph Goulding (killed in action 11 Sept 1914), 4320 Private William Farrelly (transferred Royal Dublin Fusiliers no.32525 & missing in action 2 Nov 1917, POW), 7540 Private Joseph Byrne (deserted 21 Jan 1915), 7430 Private Alexander Campbell (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.11363 & Labour Corps no.174894), 10590 Private John Campbell (discharged 2 July 1915), 4021 Private Terence Casey, 4020 Joseph Barrett (Died of wounds 8 Oct 1915), 3043 Private Martin Brennan (transferred 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14015, Labour Corps no.386908, 13th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.48145), 4335 Private Thomas Burlace (died 9 Dec 1914), 3034 Private Thomas Curran (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.G/1667), 2928 Private John Daly (transferred Northumberland Fusiliers no.49054), 10918 Private Patrick Healy (POW & promoted Corporal), 2252 Private Martin Hehir, 2568 Private John Lynch (discharged 21 March 1917), 7474 Private Thomas Maloney (killed in action 14 Sept 1914), 3895 Private John Murray (discharged 29 March 1915), 7158 Private Harry O’Brien, 7832 Private David O’Hara, 3255 Private Michael Ryan (discharged 10 May 1916), 3170 Private Martin Sullivan (discharged 2 July 1915), 7772 Private Thomas Walsh (died of wounds 17 May 1915), 3146 Private Patrick Devaney A rifle and machine gun course of instruction was run by Captain Charters, Royal Scots, School of Musketry was started and run until 5 Sept 1914. 26 Aug 1914 40 hour course :Trigger Pressing, Aiming Instruction, Firing Instruction Care of Arms Visual Training, Judging Distance, Mechanism, Tests of Elementary training Miniature Range Work, Indication and recognition of Targets, Fire Orders, Fire Discipline Use of Cover 5959 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Piper ‘D’ Company 2nd Battalion evacuated from 2nd Battalion by ambulance in France. Later posted to 3rd Battalion 26 Aug 1914 7719 Private William Burns killed in action with 2nd Battalion 26 Aug 1914 Born in Nenagh. Enlisted in Birr while living in Nenagh. Lieutenant Jackson proceeded to Farnborough to join the Special Reserve of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) 27 Aug 1914 Lieutenant H Q Irwin reported his arrival from Cork having finished his duties as Transport Officer 27 Aug 1914 4195 Private Joseph Flaherty rejoined battalion after missing mobilization 27 Aug 1914 Lieutenant S H Lewis with a draft of 109 men arrived in Dublin to join the 5th Battalion 28 Aug 1914 AO 341 of 30 Aug 1914 amended previous enlistment criteria for the Special Reserve and Regular Army. In essence, all who had been regular NCOs above sergeant would be accepted up to 50 years of age, and all men with at least one year's service regular, militia, SR or VF TF with a character not less than 'fair' up to 45 years, would be attested to the SR, and of these, all of those NCO irrespective of age, and men under 35 years would be posted to the New Armies [my phrase]. Men not fulfilling this last condition to be posted to reserve units of the regular army [which I take to be the SR battalion of the regiment]. To be attested on AF B 248. Lieutenant Alfred William Peter Talbert Whyte left with a draft of 93 other ranks for the 2nd Battalion in France 31 Aug 1914. Included 1 Sergeant 3941 Sergeant Michael Timmons, 3780 Sergeant Micheal O’Hara (killed in action 1 Nov 1914) 1 Corporal 9095 Corporal Patrick Hannigan (died of wounds 30 Nov 1914) 1 Lance Corporal 3408 Lance Corporal Michael Ryan (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.6/799) 74 Privates 3872 Private Michael Caffery, 3701 Private Thomas Collins (Died of wounds 13 Nov 1914), 3708 Private Thomas Costello, 3790 Private Michael Gallagher, 3894 Private Michael Keogh, 3479 Private James Moyles, 3456 Private Michael Comer (Discharged 20 Aug 1915), 4096 Private Lawrence Quinn, 2983 Private Martin Kelly, 3088 Private Patrick Dempsey, 2182 Private Patrick Higgins, 3971 Private Joseph Sheridan, 3068 Private John Donohue, 3671 Private Martin King, 3603 Private John Madden, 3614 Private Martin Philbin (transferred Northumberland Fusiliers 49045 & Military Field Police P/11260), 3804 Private Patrick Brennan (discharged 23 July 1915), 3571 Private Patrick Lavelle (transferred Royal Irish Regiment G/9202 & Royal Irish Fusiliers G/1365), 3650 Private Michael Higgins, 3911 Private John Curley, 2182 Private Patrick Higgins, 4200 Private Patrick Prendergast, 8893 Private John Sullivan, 3125 Private John Tierney, 3654 Private Patrick Robinson, 3837 Private Michael Breen (later POW), 4255 Private Michael Burke (Later transferred to Royal Warwickshire Regiment no.39703), 4182 Private William Burke, 3696 Private Dennis Connelly (Died of wounds 1 Nov 1914), 3516 Private Henry McMullen, 4098 Private Patrick Melia (transferred to Royal Engineers no.149148 & Royal Army Medical Corps no.207216), 4086 Private Martin Walsh, 4078 Private Thomas Ormsby, 3637 Private John Quinn (discharged 29 March 1915), 4017 Private Thomas Murphy, 3735 Private Martin Neilan, 3763 Private Patrick Lennon (killed in action 13 Nov 1914), 3586 Private Patrick Madden (killed in action 22 Oct 1914), 3976 Private Edward Mann (transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.10431), 3/2193 Private Anthony McDonnell, 3707 Private John McLoughlin (transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.10423 & Labour Corps no.228168), 3588 Private John Hanley (transferred as Gunner to Royal Garrison Artillery no. 285805 & discharged 1 Jan 1916), 3529 Private Martin Harte, 3789 Private Michael Hickey (Deserted 24 Dec 1915), 3546 Private Nicholas Higgins (discharged 17 Jan 1916), 3968 Private Stephen Holian (died of wounds 24 June 1915), 3673 Private John Hopkins, 3417 Private Joseph Huddy (discharged 16 June 1916), 3876 Private John Joyce, 3607 Private Patrick Kelly (discharged 20 Jan 1916), 4101 Private John Fitzmartin (discharged 8 March 1916), 3622 Private John Fitzpatrick (discharged 3 July 1916), 3779 Private George Flynn (POW), 3632 Private James Foley, 4240 Private Alexander Fuery (killed in action aged 18, 7 April 1915), 3790 Private Michael Gallagher (killed in action 8 Nov 1914), 4010 Private James Gavaghan, 4015 Private Michael Gavaghan, 3674 Private John Gordon, 3778 Private Mathew Gorman (wounded Dec 1914 & discharged 11 March 1915), 3972 Private William Goucher (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14075), 3797 Private Timothy Corley (killed in action 22 Dec 1914), 3824 Private John Deighnan (transferred Notts&Derby no.78126 & Connaught Rangers no.32559), 3645 Private Joseph Egan (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.48391), 3889 Private Edward Boyle (missing in action 20 April 1915), 3646 Private Michael Barrett (transferred Labour Corps no.377230), 3568 Private Michael Cawley (discharged 15 Nov 1915), 3766 Private John Dillon (transferred Roayl Irish Fusiliers no.26947, Royal Munster Fusiliers no.G/1417), 3710 Private John Maloney (discharged 7 Nov 1915), 3660 Private Edward Murphy (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.33192), 3604 Private William Neill (discharged 17 Jan 1916), 4096 Private Lawrence Quinn (deserted 30 Aug 1916-cancelled), 4120 Private William Saunders (transferred 9 Feb 1918 RFC no.187416), 3/3819 Private Martin Ward (promoted to Corporal & killed in action 10 Nov 1914), 3794 Private Peter Cummins (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no21317), 2 N.C.O.’s and 107 men left the Depot Galway for the 5th Battalion at Dublin 31 Aug 1914 SEPTEMBER 1914 2nd Lieutenant Lancelot Neville Aveling 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be 2nd Lieutenant , The Connaught Rangers 1 Sept 1914 Battalion organized on the Double Company system. 1 Sept 1914 A and E being amalgamated as the new ‘A’ Company B and F as ‘B’, C and G as ‘C’, D and H as ‘D’ 8250 Private Alfred Edwin Flack injured in the arm and shoulder 1 Sept 1914 Captain A W P T Whyte joined the 2nd Battalion in France 1 Sept 1914 Following promotions took place 2 Sept 1914 ‘A’ Company 7651 Colour Sergeant Considine to be Company Sergeant Major Colour Sergeant Phillips to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant ‘B’ Company Colour Sergeant Richards to be Company Sergeant Major 6096 Colour Sergeant John Swords to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant ‘C’ Company Colour Sergeant Dumphy to be Company Sergeant Major Colour Sergeant Mack to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant ‘D’ Company Colour Sergeant Stevens to be Company Sergeant Major Colour Sergeant Smith to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant 6069 Colour Sergeant John Martin Swords appointed Company Quarter Master Sergeant Captain E G S Truell arrived at Crosshaven from Aldershot having completed his duties as Officer Commanding Details 2nd Battalion 4 Sept 1914 A draft of 57 N.C.O.’s and men joined the 5th Battalion from the Depot 4 Sept 1914 Lieutenants Burke and Horne (Reserve of Officers), and 2nd Lieutenant A S Beard (Supplementary List) left to join the 2nd Battalion in France 5 Sept 1914 A draft of 50 N.C.O.’s and men joined the 5th Battalion from the Depot 5 Sept 1914 Lieutenant Horne arrived back from Holyhead 6 Sept 1914 A musketry party of 3 Officers, 6 NCO’s and 101 recruits under command of 2nd Lieutenant F Lewin proceeded to Fort Charles, Kinsale to fire a recruits course 7 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant E B F Faithfull arrived at the Battalion 8 Sept 1914 4325 Private Joseph Flaherty admonished for ‘hesitating to obey an order’ 9 Sept 1914 James D’Arcy to be 2nd Lieutenant on probation 9 Sept 1914 10416 Private Francis Stokes aged 28, 3rd Battalion, died and buried in Cork Military Cemetery 10 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant Claude Joseph O’ Conor Mallins with a draft of 93 other ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion in France on 11 Sept 1914. This included (86 of 93 names) 2 Sergeants 3986 Sergeant T Senier, 3144 Sergeant William Banks 4 Corporals 4104 Corporal Thomas Noone, 3828 Corporal William Bowes (POW), 3818 Corporal Timothy Cawley (killed in action 1 June 1915), 4136 Corporal James Nolan (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14149, reduced to Private for misconduct ) 3 Lance Corporals 3979 Lance Corporal Patrick Joyce, 3585 Lance Corporal James Farrell, 4041 Lance Corporal Thomas Kelly (transferred to Royal Army Medical Corps) 77 Pivates 4044 Private William C Byrne, 3938 Private Michael Whelan, 4141 Private Frederick O'Donnell, 4187 Private Thomas Higgins, 4023 Private Edward O’Hara, 4179 Private Michael Convey, 4195 Private Patrick Flaherty, 3866 Private Joseph Griffin, 4237 Private James Monaghan, 3919 Private Thomas Murphy (killed in action 1 Nov 1914), 2739 Private Patrick Delaney, 4287 Private James Nestor, 4175 Private Peter Newman (later transferred as Corporal to Machine Gun Corps, and awarded DCM), 3875 Private Martin Folan, 4058 Private Thomas Mann, 4025 Private Bernard McDonnell, 4051 Private William Stokes (three fingers blown off when a shell burst nearby, killing many of his colleagues. He lay all night in the trenches unaided, and the next morning walked two miles before meeting an ambulance), 4135 Private Michael Pender, 4087 Private William Reilly, 4216 Private Joseph Casey (wounded Gun Shot to the head, partial paralysis 11 Sept 1914), 4133 Private James Casey, 4334 Private Thomas Burgess, 4204 Private William Riordan (transferred to Royal Irish Fusiliers no.30589), 4306 Private Patrick Keighrey, 4199 Patrick Sweeney, 3624 Private James Whyte, 3938 Private Michael O’Lean, 4867 Private Edward O’Regan, 4178 Private Edward Stokes (transferred Army Service Corps Motor Transport) no.M/39534 & East Surrey Regiment no.29482 , 6710 James O’Brien, 4136 Private James Nolan, 7058 Private Thomas Allen, 4293 Private Patrick Bradley (later transferred to Northumberland Fusiliers no.41933), 4251 Private Michael Cloherty (killed in action 16 April 1916), 4048 Private Michael Cawley, 4163 Private Andrew McNally, 3877 Private Patrick Mitchell (killed in action 14 March 1915), 4206 Private Patrick Stokes, 3882 Private Robert Walsh, 3867 Private Timothy O’Regan, 3903 Private David Roland (killed in action 21 Sept 1914), 4210 Private William Stafford, 3948 Private Joseph Moone (transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14148), 3929 Private Martin Murray (killed in action 23 Nov 1914), 3973 Private Joseph Kennedy (transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.140759, 4276 Private Martin Kennedy (discharged 27 Nov 1915), 4082 Private Patrick Leetle, 3581 Private William Mayberry (reported missing in action 20 Oct 1914, POW), 3994 Private Michael McDonagh (discharged 20 July 1916), 4235 Private Charles Kelly (died 10 Nov 1914), 4219 Private Patrick Kelly (medals forfeited), 4198 Private Joseph Flaherty (deserted 10 Oct 1917), 4106 Private Thomas Gavaghan (transferred to Labour Corps no.391198), 9760 Private John Grady (transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.1202 & Labour Corps no.506058), 3992 Private John Davin, 4118 Private Joseph Dempsey, 10859 Private Thomas Ennis (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.G/2462), 4084 Private Patrick Bartley (killed in action 12 Nov 1914), 2737 Private Joseph Delaney (killed in action 2 Nov 1914), 4242 Private Martin Dillon (discharged 31 March 1915), 4177 Private James Gavin, 4074 Private Michael Kelly (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.41620), 3909 Private Patrick Lally (discharged 3 July 1917), 4103 Private Patrick Lynskey, 4148 Private Patrick Malley (transferred 26 Jan 1915 Army Service Corps Motor Transport no.M/39533), 3966 Private Joseph Marshall (POW, died of wounds,), 4024 Private Patrick McEvoy (discharged 15 Dec 1914), 4172 Private John McHale (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.16473, wounded in the arm 1914), 4113 Private Joseph Murphy (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.18109), 3920 Private James Noone (discharged 19 March 1915), 4009 Private Joseph Scott (killed in action 16 March 1915), 3901 Private Michael Skeffington (discharged 16 June 1917, joined Labour Corps no.377682), 4035 Private Joseph Ward (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14195, Royal Irish Fusiliers no.45403), 4067 Private Michael Ward (killed in action 11 Nov 1914), 10800 Private Francis Murray (POW), 4008 Private Francis Bennett (died of wounds 6 Aug 1917), 4221 Private Anthony Ferguson (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14066), 4190 Private Thomas Ginty (POW, Medals forfeited, discharged misconduct 11 Feb 1921), 4249 Private Joseph Kavanagh (Killed in action 24 Oct 1914), being found fit for active service. The Battalion took up its position on the defences allotted to it and was inspected by the G O C Queenstown Defences. 12 Sept 1914 Captain E G S Truell and 2nd Lieutenant H Q Irwin with 40 other ranks left and proceeded by route march to Kinsale as an advance party to take over the barracks there12 Sept 1914 10931 Private Phillip Reilly killed in action 14 Sept 1914 A draft of 51 joined the 5th Battalion at Kilworth Camp from the Depot 14 Sept 1914 The Machine Gun Section under 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson proceeded to Youghal located on the estuary of the River Blackwater, to fire a Machine Gun course under the direction of Captain Charters, School of Musketry 14 Sept 1914 The 3rd Battalion left Crosshaven for Kinsale 14 Sept 1914 by route march. The battalion strength was 21 Officers and 460 Other Ranks at this time. The weather during the Battalions stay at Crosshaven was very wet Located 2 miles outside Kinsale, Charles Fort with its 40ft high walls with the barracks inside. The fort has two enormous bastions overlooking the estuary and three looking inland. Within its walls were all the accommodation requirements for the garrison of the fort and their families. There was accommodation for 16 officers and 332 men. Fort Charles at Kinsale was abandoned as a coast defence work by 1890 and its mixed armament of rifled and smoothbore guns were removed. Its use, thereafter, was as a camp for the militia used by British forces for training purposes. The fort was burned, by the retreating anti treaty forces during the Irish Civil War. Recruits were coming in every day. The barracks were very overcrowded, few of the men had uniforms or rifles, and squads in civilian clothes drilled daily in the Square. Reservist and regular soldiers were promoted to Corporal or Sergeant and set to drill squads of recruits. There was a small social club in Kinsale the Kinsale County Club, which Officers were honorary members. The Battalion was 99% Roman Catholic, and the Church of Ireland parade was not stronger than 9 or 10 men and 3 or 4 officers. Lieutenant J Fraser died of wounds received at Battle of the Aisne, while carrying another wounded Officer out of the firing line. 14 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant Lancelot Neville Aveling wounded by two bullets at La Cour de Soupir serving with the 2nd Battalion 14 Sept 1914 3166 Private William Lyons killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 14 Sept 1914 4319 Private James Norton killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 14 Sept 1914 8300 Private John Lennon killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 14 Sept 1914 A draft of 70 joined the 5th Battalion at Kilworth Camp from the Depot 17 Sept 1914 3845 Private Michael Dever Fined 10/- and confined to barracks for 10 days ‘Being drunk and absent from tattoo until 11:45pm at Kinsale’ 19 Sept 1914 Witnesses Sergeant O’Callaghan, Sergeant Twohig and Sergeant Lutle 4325 Private Joseph Flaherty fined to scale and 10 days confined to barracks ‘Being absent from tattoo roll call 9pm, and drunk in town at 11pm’ 19 Sept 1914 Witnesses Sergeant O’Callaghan, Sergeant Twohig and Sergeant Lutle 7783 Private James Gildea 3rd Battalion, Killed in action France & Flanders 20 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant Frank Harry Bethell arrived at the battalion 20 Sept 1914 Lieutenant G E De Stacpoole takes command of ‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion vice Major Alexander who took command of the 1st Battalion from Major William Stopford Sarsfield aged 48 who had died of wounds received 2 days earlier at Verneuil, France 20 Sept 1914 3144 Sergeant William Banks aged 26 killed in action with 2nd Battalion in Flanders 21 Sept 1914 The Machine Gun Section returned from Youghal having completed their firing course 22 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant H H Lyons arrived 25 Sept 1914 4445 Private Richard McCarthy enlisted in 3rd Battalion 26 Sept 1914 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived at the Port of Marseilles having left the port of Karachi, India the previous month before 26 Sept 1914 4325 Private Joseph Flaherty 3 days confined to barracks for ‘repeated inattention in the ranks’ 27 Sept 1914 Witness Colour Sergeant Major Considine & Sergeant Major Blakley 4468 Private Patrick Manning enlisted in 3rd Battalion 28 Sept 1914 2nd Lieutenant Francis Robert De La Cour (Supplementary Lists) granted sick leave from 28 Sept to 11 Nov 1914 George Grey Kendall appointed Lieutenant and Quarter Master 29 Sept 1914 Lieutenant G E De Stacpoole commanding ‘D’ Company, 2nd Battalion to Hospital and then invalided home and posted to the 3rd Battalion 30 Sept 1914 His elder brother Lieutenant Robert de Stacpole had been killed in action with 2nd Battalion on 20 Sept 1914 at battle of the Aisne He later became 5th Duke De Stacpoole with a house in County Galway and one in Meath. OCTOBER 1914 8377 Private William Grogan posted to 3rd Battalion form Depot 1 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant Brian Charles O’Driscoll Douglas arrived from Sandhurst and was attached to the 3rd Battalion 2 Oct 1914 John Arthur Henry Bourke was appointed 2nd Lieutenant on the General List on 5 Oct 1914 Lieutenant Francis Drew Foott to be 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 6 Oct 1914 Subsequently served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and Palestine. Mentioned in despatches. 4483 Private Martin Fitzgerald enlisted in 3rd Battalion 7 Oct 1914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 2nd Lieutenant A Montgomery with 114 Other Ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion in France. This included (112 of 114 names) 2 Sergeants 2488 Sergeant Joseph Graham (killed in action 13 Nov 1914), 3682 Sergeant Michael Lynch (discharged 13 Sept 1916) 2 Corporals 3058 Corporal James Finn, 3433 Corporal Martin Cahill (killed in action 19 March 1915) 2 Lance Corporals 3825 Lance Corporal Michael Noone, 3898 Lance Corporal Daniel Craughwell (promoted Corporal) 106 Privates 3845 Private Michael Dever, 4269 Private Thomas Clifford, Private 3945 Thomas Fitzgerald, 2864 Private John Doyle, 4055 Private John Forde, 3295 Private Thomas Kelly, 3902 Private Edward Lally, 4321 Private Thomas Ward, 4290 Private Dennis Ward, 4123 Private James Gleeson, 4354 Private Michael Matthews, 3949 Private Martin Fleming, 10880 Private Edward Boylan, 4249 Private William D’Arcy, 2929 Private James Morris, 3939 Private John Parker, 4338 Private Patrick Meehan, 3951 Private John Ramplin, 3108 Private Bernard Ward, 3913 Private Martin McDonnell, 3550 Private John Casey, 10890 Private Peter Pritchard, 4214 Private Robert White, 11030 Private Jeremiah Moore, 4298 Mortimer Foley, 10902 Private Charles J Gillen (later awarded MM), 3775 Private James Reilly (killed in action 7 Nov 1914), 10932 Private Patrick Brannan, 10793 Private Francis Bruke (later transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14076 & Labour Corps no.340984), 3944 Private John Burke (later transferred to Somerset Light Infantry no.52376), 4111 Private Richard Burke (later transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.G/1110), 3959 Private Eugine Burne (later transferred ‘A’ Company 6th Battalion wounded 15 May 1916), 10957 Private Martin Connolly, 4026 Private Martin McNulty (transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.3/10548), 6788 Private Thomas Monaghan, 4307 Private Patrick Sharry (discharged 23 April 1916 and later joined the Machine Gun Corps Sept 1918), 10960 Private Michael Joseph Hawkins (transferred to Machine Gun Corps), 10877 Private William Venner (later transferred to Machine Gun Corps), 4180 Private James Ward, 10798 Private John O’Donnell, 10809 Private George Power (killed in action 26 April 1915), 10777 Private Michael Quigley (died of wounds 19 March 1915), 10889 Private Patrick E Quinn, 10971 Private Patrick J Redmond (transferred to Northumberland Fusiliers no.49059), 3775 Private James Reilly (killed in action 7 Nov 1914), 10912 Private James Ryan, 3589 Private Christopher Small, 10928 Private John Smith, 10972 Private Joseph McLoughlin, 4299 Private Patrick J Moore (killed in action 3 Sept 1916), 10871 Private Thomas Murray, 3756 Private John Niland (killed in action 10 Nov 1914), 10934 Private Michael O’Connor, 3925 Private Thomas Kelly (discharged 7 June 1916), 3868 Private Martin Keneavy, 3811 Private John Kennedy, 4311 Private James Lee, 10917 Private Thomas V McAuliffe, 7860 Private Henry McClinchie (died 11 Nov 1914), 10923 Private James McCormack, 10921 Private Patrick McDonald (transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14116 & Labour Corps no.470974), 10703 Private Daniel McLoughlin (transferred to Durham Light Infantry no.62887 & Labour Corps no.336057), 4301 Private John Griffin (discharged 13 Jan 1916), 3642 Private Patrick Hearty (missing in action 26 April 1915), 3989 Private Patrick Holian, 3814 Private Patrick Hopkins (discharged 8 Oct 1915, rejoined Royal Engineers no.79789), 10933 Private William Kealy (reported missing), 10771 Private Thomas S Keeffe, 3087 Private John Keighrey (killed in action 21 Nov 1916), 3946 Private Thomas Fitzgerald, 4224 Private Michael Flaherty (transferred to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.48404), 10966 Private Reginald Flook, 10734 Private John Forrestal, 3851 Private James Frain (killed in action 26 April 1915), 11023 Private Patrick Furgusson, 4228 Private Thomas Garvey (discharged 8 Oct 1915 rejoined Royal Engineers no.79792 & transferred to Royal Army Service Corps no.ET/49750), 4186 Private Michael Gordon (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.10891), 4268 Private Patrick Gorman (transferred to Labour Corps no.119605), 10936 Private William Grady (died of wounds 11 Nov 1914), 10899 Private Michael Cunningham (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14056 & Royal Engineers no.WR/143101), 4329 Private Stephen Curley (discharged 13 Sept 1916), 4250 Private Edward Dooley (transferred to Northumberland Fusiliers no.99545), 10898 Private Timothy Doran (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.140569, deserted 18 July 1919), 7521 Private William Dwyer (discharged 8 Sept 1915), 10839 Private Daniel Carrolan (died of wounds 16 April 1916), 10944 Private Patrick Carroll (transferred Labour Corps no.383908), 7953 Private Michael Coyne (POW), 10958 Private Michael Cullinane (killed in action 7 Nov 1917), 3721 Private Patrick Downey (transferred Labour Corps no.379575), 10864 Private Frank Lyden (discharged 18 May 1915), 10896 Private James Maher, 10919 Private Hugh Malone (POW), 10947 Private Patrick Maloney (died of wounds 1 Nov 1914), 4357 Private Michael Mathews (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.2447, Labour Corps no.584900), 4175 Private Peter Newman (transferred MGC no.61938, promoted Acting Sergeant, awarded DCM), 4310 Private Thomas Nolan (deserted 7 Sept 1915), 4324 Private Patrick O’Connor (awarded DCM), 3886 Private Michael O’Malley, 3690 Private Peter Salmon, 3935 Priavte Thomas Scally, 10961 Private Christopher Shannon, 4307 Private Patrick Sharry (discharged 23 April 1916, joined MGC no.185444), 3108 Private Bernard Ward (died of wounds 27 Jan 1916), 4290 Private Dennis Ward (discharged 12 June 1916), 4321 Private Thomas Ward (transferred Labour Corps no.391209), 8884 Private John Welply (died 12 April 1915), 10395 Private John Mcgowan (discharged 10 Aug 1915), 10850 Private Thomas Waters (transferred Labour Corps no.391214) after being found fit for active service 7 Oct 1914 Draft of 190 other ranks from the 4th Battalion was also sent on 7 Oct 1914 to the 2nd Battalion and included 4 Sergeants 1878 Sergeant Patrick Kane (transferred Labour Corps no.549155), 4452 Sergeant William Murphy (discharged 13 June 1916), 3183 Sergeant Patrick Beirne (discharged 20 July 1915), 4370 Sergeant Patrick Williams (Reduced to Private for misconduct & transferred Labour Corps no.394210) 4 Lance Sergeants 3760 Lance Sergeant John McGowan (transferred as Sergeant Royal Irish Rifles no.G/21210), 3886 Lance Sergeant Christopher Ryan (discharged 30 May 1916), 4353 Lance Sergeant Charles J Moraghan, 4449 Lance Sergeant John Walls (transferred Royal Defence Corps no.85197) 7 Corporals 4114 Corporal Byrne (discharged 27 March 1915), 3058 Corporal James Finn (transferred Labour Corps no.388364 & Royal Defence Corps no.79715), 3947 Corporal John Fleming (died of wounds 13 Nov 1914), 4769 Corporal Andrew Flynn (discharged 8 April 1916), 4652 Corporal Martin Fuery (transferred Labour Corps no.547598), 4131 Corporal James Keenehan (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.G/609), 2529 Corporal Michael Sweeney 11 Lance Corporals 4450 Lance Corporal James Casey (transferred Royal Munster Fusilier no.1287), 4445 Lance Corporal John Doherty (transferred Labour Corps no.361520), 441 Lance Corporal John Dunleavy (killed in action 25 Oct 1914), 4055 Lance Corporal John Forde (died 28 Oct 1914), 4584 Lance Corporal Charles Hunt (discharged 25 Sept 1915), 4103 Lance Corporal Patrick Keeley (discharged 6 Jan 1916), 4146 Lance Corporal John Leech (appointed Acting Sergeant), 4138 Lance Corporal Frank McCarthy (discharged 12 April 1916), 4245 Lance Corporal John Monaghan (discharged 10 Feb 1915), 3567 Lance Corporal Thomas Mulligan (Died 21 Oct 1914), 4544 Lance Corporal Michael Ward (promoted Corporal & Killed in action 3 Sept 1916) 165 Privates 3743 Private John Boylan, 3030 Private John Burns (POW), 4436 Private Patrick Byrne (transferred Liverpool Regiment no.92605), 3268 Private Michael Carroll, 3550 Private John Casey (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.429), 3246 Private Martin Clarke (transferred Army Service Corps no.R/40426), 3454 Private Joseph Cluskelly (POW), 4728 Private James Collins, 3255 Private John Conboy (transferred Labour Corps no.449477), 4092 Private Michael Conboy, 3173 Private James Connor (killed in action 1 Nov 1914), 2692 Private John Conroy (discharged 10 Feb 1915), 4537 Private Michael Conroy (died of wounds 10 Dec 1914), 3862 Private Peter Conroy (promoted to Corporal, awarded DCM, attached 47th Light Mortar Battery), 4843 Private Patrick Conroy (discharged 10 July 1915), 4840 Private Thomas Conroy (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.1702 & Royal Fusiliers no.GS/143152), 3297 Private James Conway (Transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.G/616), 4514 Private Peter Corrigan (discharged 22 April 1917), 4339 Private Charles Costello (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.1211), 4101 Private Bryan Coyle (killed in action 30 Oct 1914), 4177 Private Patrick Coyle (transferred Leinster Regiment no.6178 & Royal Army Medical Corps no.201335), 4152 Private James Croghan (discharged 15 March 1915), 2874 Private Michael Crosby (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.G/1093 & Royal Irish Fusiliers no.31346), 3446 Private William Dare (discharged 20 June 1915), 3753 Private James Delaney (transferred Royal Defence Corps no.84110), 3051 Private Michael Dolan (died 8 Nov 1914), 4529 Private Patrick Donelan (killed in action 23 Oct 1914), 4456 Private Peter Donnelan, 2864 Private John Doyle (promoted Corporal & killed in action 30 Oct 1914), 4736 Private John Doyle (killed in action 30 Oct 1914), 4096 Private Patrick Doyle (transferred Labour Corps no.389026), 4262 Private John Duignan (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.43121), 4615 Private Lawrence Dunne (transferred Liverpool Regiment no.101911), 3125 Private Michael Durkin (died 27 Oct 1914), 4090 Private Patrick Durkin (discharged 6 Oct 1915), 4340 Private Thomas Fahey, 3812 Private James Fallon (transferred Royal Army Medical Corps no.1958), 4290 Private Martin Fallon (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.26578 & Labour Corps (230821), 4244 Private James Farrell, 4546 Private John Farrell (died), 4375 Private Michael Farrell (killed in action 2 Nov 1914), 4226 Private Patrick Farrell (discharged 20 June 1916), 3950 Private John Fleming (killed in action Near the village of Serain in the Department of Aisne with 5th Battalion 8 Oct 1918, His body was recovered by his brother Patrick, also a private in the Rangers), 3949 Private Martin Fleming (transferred Leinster Regiment no.6186), 4298 Private Mortimer Foley (discharged 11 Oct 1915), 4737 Private Thomas Foley (transferred Labour Corps no.229845), 3953 Private Timothy Foley (promoted Corporal), 3955 Private Joseph Forde (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.19392), 4180 Private Thomas Gannon, 3960 Private Michael Garvey (wounded ‘C’ Company 6th Bn 14 May 1916), 4240 Private John Gettings (discharged 31 March 1916), 3658 Private John Gilhooley (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.1276 & Army Ordnance Corps no.40967 & Royal Engineers no.609252), 4299 Private Luke Gilligan (transferred Liverpool Regiment no.92749), 4127 Private James Glancy (discharged 14 Jan 1916), 4319 Private Michael Gorman (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.1514), 3217 Private Michael Grady, 4255 Private William Grey, 4539 Private Patrick Hamilton (transferred Labour Corps no.376487 & Tank Corps no.312179), 4547 Private Joseph Harrison (transferred 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers 43164, killed in action 5 Sept 1916), 3804 Private James Healy (died 2 Nov 1914), 4089 Private John Higgins (discharged 6 Jan 1916), 3117 Private Joseph Higgins, 4346 Private Patrick Hoare (killed in action 26 April 1915), 3691 Private John Hughes (discharged 27 Oct 1914), 4513 Private Patrick Hynes (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.48430), 4360 Private Bernard (Edward) Kane (killed in action 6 Dec 1914), 4188 Private Patrick Kavanagh (transferred Royal Highlanders no.S/27451), 3478 Private John Kelly (deserted 26 Nov 1917-cancelled, transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.48439), 4712 Private John Kelly (discharged 2 July 1915), 4205 Private Joseph Kelly, 4435 Private Michael Kelly (died 29 April 1916), 4312 Private Martin Kelly (23 Oct 1914), 4638 Private Thomas Kelly (discharged Royal Munster Fusiliers no.1212 & Labour Corps no.396243), 4471 Private Michael Kennedy (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.1521 & Liverpool Regiment no.90044), 4081 Private James Kerins, 4636 Private James Kilkenny (POW & Transferred Northumberland Fusiliers no.99058), 4557 Private Francis Kinsley (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.1706), 2891 Private Dennis Loughlin (discharged 11 Sept 1915), 4176 Private John Mannion (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.24168 & Army Service Corps no.ES/58897), 4453 Private Patrick Mannion (discharged 8 May 1916 & joined Labour Corps no.341023), 4126 Private John Maughan (transferred Labour Corps no.487390), 3290 Private Thomas McCarthy (discharged 13 March 1916), 4629 Private John McCann (killed in action 18 Dec 1914), 4199 Private Patrick McDermott (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.43184), 4366 Private John McDermott (killed in action 30 Sept 1914), 4649 Private Thomas McDonagh (transferred Worcestershire Regiment no.47713), 2967 Private Thomas McDonnell (transferred Essex Regiment no.24823), 3034 Private Robert McDonogh (discharged 20 June 1915), 3421 Private Michael McGrath (discharged 26 June 1915), 4215 Private John McGowan (transferred Machine Gun Corps no.48591), 4794 Private Patrick McGowan, 4460 Private Patrick McGrath (POW), 2888 Private Thomas McGrath (Missing in action), 4519 Private John McVeigh (transferred Northumberland Fusiliers no.49124), 4654 Private Martin Meehan (transferred Cheshire Regiment no.61844 & Labour Corps 193900), 3022 Private George Meldrum (Missing in action), 4392 Private Thomas Mills (Died of wounds 30 Oct 1914), 2763 Private Edward Moran (discharged 27 Jan 1917), 4506 Private John Morrison (discharged 12 June 1916), 4468 Private James Muldoon (Missing in action 20 Oct 1914, POW), 4388 Private Frances Mulvey (POW), 3566 Private Dennis Murphy (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers & Labour Corps no.680516), 3995 Private Patrick Murphy (POW), 4243 Private Michael Murren (Missing in action 20 Oct 1914, POW), 3885 Private James Norris (killed in action), 4000 Private John O’Keefe (Missing in action 7 Nov 1914), 4484 Private John O’Reilly (transferred Stokes Mortar Battery), 2950 Private Timothy Owens, 4407 Private Patrick Parkes (transferred Labour Corps no.486721), 4781 Private Albert Pearce (transferred Army Veterinary Service no.SR61), 4213 Private James Reilly (discharged 8 March 1916), 4343 Private Martin Reilly (discharged 9 June 1915), 4156 Private Daniel Sheehan (discharged 6 Jan 1916), 4429 Private Hugh Tiernan (Died of wounds 17 Nov 19149, 4246 Private James Timbs (Killed in action 26 April 1915), 4327 Private James Toole (discharged 31 Aug 1915), 4368 Private Henry Tully (POW), 3689 Private John Tymon (discharged 14 June 1915), 4478 Private Michael Ward (wounded near Ypres Nov 1914, shot in the right eye, discharged 11 March 1915), 4777 Private John Whittaker (killed in action 26 April 1915), 4220 Private Benjamin Whittaker (discharged 22 Feb 1915), 3233 Private Bernard Wynne (discharged 23 Aug 1916), 3907 Private Anthony Barrett (killed in action 7 Nov 1914), 3909 Private Robert Barrett (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.21215), 4325 Private Charles Boniface, 4414 Private Patrick Burke (killed in action 17 March 1915), 4129 Private Arthur Coles, 4303 Private Martin Conlon (transferred Labour Corps no.229833), 4415 Private Thomas Conway (transferred Machine Gun Corps no.55972), 3253 Private Edward Courtney (transferred Labour Corps no.393967), 4672 Private James Crefin (killed in action 19 Nov 1914), 4307 Private Patrick Dowd (transferred Labour Corps no.399427 & Royal Fusiliers GS/110944), 4530 Private Patrick Fowley (transferred 5th&6th Connaught Rangers, & Tank Corps no.305122, 2 Aug 1917 GSW to face ‘mild’), 4684 Private Thomas Gilmartin, 4197 Private William Healy (POW), 4459 Private Martin Heaney (POW), 4283 Private John Holian (died of wounds 2 Nov 1914), 4187 Private John Kavanagh, 4104 Private Peter Kellegher (transferred Motor Transport Army Service Corps), 4462 Private Michael Lowe (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.G/1522), 4535 4199 Private Patrick McDermott (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.43184), 3628 Private Martin McLoughlin (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.G/1527), 4261 Private Michael McSherry, 3985 Private Thomas Meenaghan (transferred Royal Irish Rifles & Labour Corps no.584800), 4397 Private John Mugan (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers), 4520 Private Patrick Mullaney, 4300 Private Bartholomew Patterson (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.1529 & Royal Army Medical Corps no.205664), 2896 Private James Price (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.G/1708), 4345 Private Edward Regan (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.43108 & Royal Irish Fusiliers no.29170 & Labour Corps no.613271), 4385 Private George Reynolds (discharged 9 Sept 1915), 3663 Private James Reynolds, 4341 Private Michael Reynolds (killed in action 26 April 1915), 4404 Private Peter Reynolds, 4482 Private Joseph Rooney, 2481 Private Michael Scally (missing in action), 3602 Private Joseph Scanlon, 4363 Private Patrick Scanlon, 4238 Private William Scanlon, 2612 Private Patrick Sharkey (transferred Labour Corps no.616704), 4015 Private Mark Skeffington (POW), 3439 Private James Thornton (discharged 2 June 1916), 3264 Private Michael Rouke (discharged 8 March 1916), 4635 Private Thomas McFadden (discharged 12 June 1916), 4202 Private Michael Beirne (killed in action 29 Oct 1914) after being found fit for active service 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey takes charge of Regimental signallers 7 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant F Lewin will act as Assistant Adjutant 7 Oct 1914 7500 Private Dominick Toy posted from Depot to the 3rd Battalion after recovering from a gun shot wound to his knee sustained 14 Sept 1914 with the 2nd Battalion at Soupir Hill in France 7 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant Arnulf Montgomery landed in France to join the 2nd Battalion 8 Oct 1914 Major A J Digan, DSO, 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers married Miss Helen Macgregor at Cork 10 Oct 1914 8250 Private Albert Edwin Flack posted from the Depot to the 3rd Battalion 10 Oct 1914 Captain M I M Campbell reported his arrival having returned from leave in India, where he had been at the outbreak of war attached to the Behar Light Horse12 Oct 1914 Private Fred J Walters enlisted in 3rd Battalion 12 Oct 1914 Army Council Instruction (ACI) 123 of 12th October 1914 entitled ‘Status of Special Reserves, New Armies, and Regular Army’ said: ‘From representations made to the War Office it would appear that there is still some misapprehension with regard to the status of the Special Reserve, and the new armies in process of formation, when compared with the regular army as it existed before war was declared. It is therefore explained that the New Armies, the reserve units and the Special Reserve are, since mobilisation, to all intents and purposes, portions of the regular army. It is thus apparent that soldiers, whether attested under the ordinary terms of service in the force before mobilisation, or attested for the duration of the war under the conditions of AOs 295 and 296 of 1914, are, during the period of embodiment, regular soldiers, and are therefore eligible for posting to any of the units of the corps to which they have been appointed, at the discretion of the competent military authority’. 2nd Lieutenant McBride, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from Royal Irish Rifles 14 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling and a draft of 280 Other Ranks arrived at the 2nd Battalion in France as reinforcements 14 Oct 1914 These Drafts would consist of men from both the 3rd and 4th Battalions, The Connaught Rangers. These young men had enlisted never expecting to go to war. Poorly trained and ill equipped for warfare their principal duties were supposed to be for home defence. However the British Army had suffered heavy losses in the first two months of the conflict and now it was all hands to the pump to stop the Germans. 7760 Private Joseph McCarthy 3rd Battalion, Killed in action France & Flanders 14 Oct 1914 Captain A Webber joined the 5th Battalion from the 3rd Battalion 15 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant A J H Burke arrived from 7th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers16 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant R D’Arcy took over command of the Regimental Cyclist Section 16 Oct 1914 4521 Private Hugh Graham (time expired served 20 years no.4063) rejoined Connaught Rangers in Preston 17 Oct 1914 Arrived at Depot Galway 19 Oct 1914 The 3rd Battalion started to carry out Range practices 17 Oct 1914 Charles Anthony Brett to be 2nd Lieutenant with Connaught Rangers 17 Oct 1914 Had left Officer Training Corps at Trent College as Corporal 7 May 1914 5455 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Denis Mack ‘C’ Company to be Quarter Master Sergeant vice Quarter Master Sergeant P Farrell promoted 18 Oct 1914 3/4506 Private James Trotter posted to 3rd Battalion 18 Oct 1914 Assigned to the Depot, Galway. 3/4540 Private Christopher Gibson enlisted at the Depot Galway 19 Oct 1914 4 officers and 280 men primarily special reserve troops arrived to reinforce the 2nd Battalion in the town of Poperinge, which was the railhead for Ypres which was down to half strength, about 500 men. It had suffered heavy losses in the retreat from Mons and the Battle of the Aisne 19 Oct 1914 3/4531 Private William McGowan re enlisted in 3rd Battalion at the Depot Galway 20 Oct 1914 Served in ‘C’ Company. 3581 Private William Mayberry missing in action with 2nd Battalion in France 20 Oct 1914 Later confirmed POW. The 2nd Battalion of the Connaught Rangers served in the First Battle of Ypres from October to November 1914. 2nd Lieutenant De La Cour (Supplementary List) granted extension of sick leave to 25 Oct. 21 Oct 1914 3144 Sergeant William Banks killed together with 6 men when a shell landed in their trench while serving with the 2nd Battalion in Flanders 21/22 Oct 1914 3586 Private Patrick Madden killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 22 Oct 1914 3/4549 Private Harry Curtis enlisted in Connaught Rangers at Holborn in London 22 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant McDowell, The Connaught Rangers arrived from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 23 Oct 1914 Sergeant P Maher ‘D’ Company to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant vice Company Quarter Master Sergeant Mack promoted 23 Oct 1914 I sent you a copy of an original letter dated Christmas Eve 1915 from CSM Joseph P Maher (Castlebar) who was among the POWS, and which he sent to Lt.Col.HFN Jourdain the C.O. of 5th Bn. As I mentioned in my email CSM Maher who was mentioned by "mhifle" later died of his wounds in hospital in Sofia on 3 Feb 1916. 4559 Private Harry B Bonham enlisted in the Connaught Rangers in London 23 Oct 1914 4562 Private John Edward Thompson enlisted in the Connaught Rangers in Shepards Bush, London 23 Oct 1814 4610 Private George Morris enlisted in 3rd Battalion 23 Oct 1914 4638 Private Thomas Griffin re enlisted in 3rd Battalion 23 Oct 1914 3/4557 Private Arthur Clifton Moore enlisted in Connaught Rangers at Battersea, London 24 Oct 1914 4521 Private Hugh Graham posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot 24 Oct 1914 Captain Thomas Reginald Brooke Clifford left to conduct a draft of the Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) to join the 2nd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment with the Expeditionary Force, he was the attached to this Battalion in France 25 Oct 1914 Owing to the difficulty of obtaining sufficient number of Irish recruits to make good the losses sustained by the Battalions of the Regiment, recruiting was opened in London to supplement Irish recruits. The first party of English recruits joined the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 25 Oct 1914 Party included 4559 Private Harry B Bonham, 3/4549 Private Harry Curtis 4558 Private James Lacy enlisted in Connaught Rangers in London 26 Oct 1914 4562 Private John Edward Thompson posted from London to 3rd Battalion in Kinsale 26 Oct 1914 Captain Thomas Reginald Brooke Clifford and draft landed in France 27 Oct 1914 Major Herbert Gore (Reserve of Officers, Late 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers) arrived from the Depot where he had been on duty service since the mobilization 27 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenant Boothe, The Connaught Rangers arrived from the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards 27 Oct 1914 3/4557 Private Arthur Clifton Moore, 4558 Private James Lacy posted to 3rd Battalion in Kinsale 27 Oct 1914 4055 Private John Forde killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 28 Oct 1914 (His brother 3465 Private Henry Forde had been killed with the 2nd Battalion 14 Sept 1914) 2nd Lieutenant J Howie, 8th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived 28 Oct 1914 2nd Lieutenants Latham and McDowell with 50 Other Ranks proceeded to Waterville, County Kerry for duty guarding the Transatlantic Cable Station there. Sergeant McGrah and 13 Other Ranks proceeded to Ballinskelligs for similar duties. 28 Oct 1914 4287 Private James Nestor with ‘D’ Company, 2nd Battalion in Flanders was wounded in the neck by a sniper while working in an ammunition party. He was posted backed to the 3rd Battalion on recovering from his wounds few months later. 29 Oct 1914 3/4736 Private Edward Dennis Haley enlisted in 3rd Battalion 29 Oct 1914 3/4659 Private Joseph Hayes joined 3rd Battalion at Kinsale 30 Oct 1914 He had enlisted in London 28 Oct 1914 Lieutenant G Allen, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty after returning wounded from the front 30 Oct 1914 Lieutenant Horne (Reserve of Officers) granted a months leave from 28 Oct. He left the battalion 31 Oct 1914 4736 Private John Doyle (4th Bn), killed in action with 2nd Battalion 30 Oct 1914 3028 Private Michael Owens reported killed with 2nd Battalion 30 Oct 1914 A draft of 50 Other Ranks left to join the 2nd Battalion. They were conducted to Cork by 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson and handed over to Lieutenant Keatinge, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be taken on to Holyhead and handed over to the Officer to conduct them over seas 31 Oct 1914 Included 2 Sergeants 3855 Sergeant John Brady (later reduced to Corporal for misconduct, failing to appear on parade), 3769 Sergeant Patrick Lydon (discharged 12 June 1917) 2 Corporals 4243 Corporal Thomas McGloughlin (discharged 11 Aug 1916), 4076 Corporal Patrick Donoghue 5 Lance Corporals 10844 Lance Corporal James Cunningham, 10551 Lance Corporal Michael Killeen, (Killed in Action 31 Jan 1917), 8289 Lance Corporal John Patterson (transferred to Labour Corps no.609824), 4064 Lance Corporal Martin Mulvoy (transferred to Royal Army Medical Corps no.15232), 10827 Lance Corporal James Murphy (discharged 11 Sept 1917) 38 Privates 4365 Private Peter Kelly, 4352 Private Michael Noonan, 4525 Private William Duffy, 3732 Private William Ronaldson, 4577 Private Luke O’Connor, 4205 Private Martin Toole, 3984 Private Edward Twohey, and 10563 Private George Worth (promoted Lance Corporal & killed in action with ‘C’ Company 6th Battalion 9 March 1916), 4569 Private Patrick Neill (later transferred to Military Field Police no P4018), 4483 Private Martin Fitzgerald, 4371 Private James Burke (later transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.G/4422), 4364 Private Michael Collins (Discharged 26 Nov 1914), 4464 Private Hugh McSharry (discharged 31 Oct 1915), 4376 Private George Cox (transferred to Royal Irish Rifles no.G/504), 4350 Private Michael Stokes, 9598 Private William O’Shea, 10496 Private Patrick O’Toole, 4550 Private Daniel Hugh Stanley (transferred to Royal Engineers no.357211 & later Commissioned 9 April 1918 Employed with Inland Water Transport), 4841 Private James McDonald (died 13 Feb 1915, 10649 Private James McKeever (transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14117), 4348 Private James McKenna, 9394 Private Patrick Holmes (discharged 12 June 1916), 10797 Private Martin Kelleher (transferred to Northumberland Fusiliers no.76998), 4641 Private Charles Freyer (transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.9170 & RASC no.382077), 4332 Private Thomas Graham, 6261 Private John Craney, 7587 Private John Devine (discharged 22 Nov 1915, rejoined Labour Corps no.348282), 10346 Private John Driscoll (died 22 Aug 1916), 3975 Private Joseph Dunne (killed in action 20 Dec 1914), 4484 Private Lawrence Dunne (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.1558), 10835 Private Patrick Eaton (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.43071), 10065 Private Daniel Fenton, 4467 Private Thomas Carey (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no. 1575, Labour Corps no.487860), 10826 Private Joseph Conway, 4376 Private George Cox (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.G/504), 4383 Private Bernard Gilligan (stretcher bearer, AR Z), 10908 Private Patrick Kenny (discharged 16 July 1917), 4569 Private Patrick Neill (transferred Military Field Police no.P4018) A Draft of 40 other ranks from the 4th Battalion also travelled on 31 Oct 1914 to the 2nd Battalion. This draft included 1 Sergeant: 2830 Sergeant John Harlow, 1 Corporal: 4342 Corporal John Joseph Friar (killed in action 3 Sept 1916), 5 Lance Corporals: 4371 Lance Corporal Patrick Coyle (discharged 11 April 1917), 4100 Lance Corporal Thomas Hoare (wounded by shrapnel Dec 1914, discharged 6 Jan 1916), 4274 Lance Corporal Martin Morrison, 3878 Lance Corporal John Quaill (died 5 Aug 1916), 4365 Lance Corporal William Monaghan (killed in action 3 June 1915), 33 Privates: 4550 Private John Benson (transferred Royal Irish Rifles & Labour Corps no.230842), 4475 Private Michael Connell (Killed in action 8 Nov 1914), 4585 Private Michael Connor, 4558 Private John Costello (discharged 8 Aug 1916), 4569 Private Joseph Cox (transferred 2nd Bn Manchester Regiment), 2452 Private Michael Coyle (discharged 24 March 1915), 4561 Private Dennis Dolan (later posted to ‘A’ Company 6th Battalion & wounded 15 May 1916,transferred MGC no.158182), 4580 Private Patrick Fahey (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.1513 & Hampshire Regiment no.11422), 4258 Private Joseph Feeley (Killed in action 15 Nov 1914), 3962 Private Benjamin Goode (transferred Northumberland Fusiliers no.49393), 4311 Private John Kelly (discharged 13 Sept 1916), 2470 Private Patrick McDonald (died 7 Dec 1915), 4516 Private Frank McGarry (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.43168), 4576 Private Patrick McManus, 3359 Private Patrick Murphy (died 6 May 1915), 3732 Private William Ronaldson (transferred Labour Corps no.529338), 4088 Private Joseph Stanford (discharged 6 Jan 1916), 2828 Private Patrick Sweeney (discharged 14 Feb 1918), 4364 Private Patrick Swift, 4524 Private Patrick Toner (discharged 1 Jan 1917), 4440 Private Thomas Ward (discharged 20 March 1916), 3736 Private Patrick Daly (discharged 28 March 1917), 3306 Private James Fallon (discharged 9 Nov 1915), 4172 Private Richard Hannon (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.1648 & Labour Corps no.526170), 4563 Private James McGuinn, 4577 Private Luke O’Connor (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.G/612), 4575 Private Thomas Pugh (discharged 30 Jan 1917), 4496 Private John Reynolds (killed in action 15 Nov 1914), 4562 Private John Shaughnessy, 4578 Private Bernard Ward (killed in action 8 Nov 1914), 3247 Private Patrick Ward (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.43094, & Labour Corps no.407925, & Royal Engineers no.WR/301453), 8973 Private Patrick Moloney (killed in action), 4017 Private Edward Stokes (discharged 12 Oct 1915), 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson to be Lieutenant 31 Oct 1914 NOVEMBER 1914 4961 Prvate John Harwood enlisted in 3rd Battalion Nov 1914 Later transferred to Royal Army Medical Corps 145207 & Royal Irish Regiment 6/5667 served in France 12 May 1915 3780 Sergeant Michael O’Hara killed in action aged 23 with ‘A’ Coy, 2nd Battalion in France 1 Nov 1914 3919 Private T Murphy killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 1 Nov 1914 4084 Private Patrick Bartley aged 20 killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 1 Nov 1914 3137 Private Joseph Ryan missing in action with 2nd Battalion 1 Nov 1914 Later confirmed as P.O.W. From an article in the Midland Tribune, Tipperary Sentinel and Kings County Vindicator, 1914;-Birr deaths at the front. Mr Bartley, Pound Street, has word of the death of his son, Private Bartley. A snippet from the King’s County Chronicle, April,1915. Safety of Birr soldier. It has been truly said that strange things are happening in the present war, and not the least are the ways in which some people who have been mourned as dead have turned up again as if nothing had happened. A case in point. In November last Mrs Bartley, Pound Street, Birr, was officially notified that her son, Patrick, a private in the Connaught Rangers, had been killed in action, and she was the recipient of much sympathy. Yesterday morning, however, she received a field service post card from her son saying that he was quite well and was being sent down to the base. An with a touch of irony he expressed wonder that he had received no letters from her. But she is so glad now that he will have no complaint on this head in future. 2nd Lieutenant Douglas was granted sick leave until 29 Dec. 2 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant Charles Anthony Brett arrived at the 3rd Battalion (he was listed with 7th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers)` 2 Nov 1914 He had travelled from Belfast by train via Dublin and Cork. He shared a room with two fellow new arrivals. He was given an intensive month of drill, route marches, a mile run before breakfast, shooting and general discipline, with 20 other new subalterns from the Sergeant in Charge of the Officers squad. Captain A W P T Whyte serving with 2nd Battalion severely wounded at Ypres 2 Nov 1914 He returned to the 3rd Battalion but remained very lame from his wounds. 7483 Acting Corporal John Lovell killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 2 Nov 1914 4357 Private Michael Farrell (4th Bn), killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 2 Nov 1914 4237 Private J Monaghan killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 2 Nov 1914 3894 Private Michael Keogh killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 2 Nov 1914 4072 Private J Delaney killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 2 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant Claude Joseph O’Conor Mallins aged 21 was killed in action close to Mollemsarrelhock near Ypres serving with the 2nd Battalion at Ypres 2 Nov 1914 He had been directing the fire of his platoon at the time. 4733 Private Ernest Holden enlisted in 3rd Battalion 2 Nov 1914 3/4768 Private Albert Cool, 3/4670 Private James George Moore, 4790 Private William John Whitey enlisted in 3rd Battalion 3 Nov 1914 Lieutenant A Anderson 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived from the Depot where he had been on duty 3 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson promotion to Lieutenant approved 3 Nov 1914 Lieutenant H T Hewitt wounded with 1st Battalion at Battle of Messines 3 Nov 1914 3828 Corporal William Bowes reported missing in action POW 3 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant A J H Bourke to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 3rd Battalion 4 Nov 1914 3/4808 Private Albert Hardy, 3/4817 Private John Graham, 3/4806 Private Ernest Giffen, 4810 Private George Thomas enlisted in Connaught Rangers in London 5 Nov 1914 Lieutenant J W Horne (Reserve of Officers) resigns his commission 5 Nov 1914 4802 Private Stanley Wood, 4811 Private Thomas Scott, 4812 Private Charles William Louis Starn enlisted in Connaught Rangers in London 6 Nov 1914 4141 Private Frederick O'Donnell died of wounds with 2nd Battalion 6 Nov 1914 Lieutenant H Q Irwin and a draft of 87 Other Ranks left for the 1st Battalion 7 Nov 1914 Draft included 1 Sergeant 3799 Sergeant John Buckley (later transferred to Royal Engineers no.130274), 2 Corporals 3991 Corporal Edward Quirke, 4261 Corporal Patrick Kelly (transferred as Acting Sergeant to Royal Engineers no.208126), 3 Lance Corporals 3961 Lance Corporal John Sweeney, 10868 Lance Corporal Christie McFadden (died 28 April 1916), 4097 Lance Corporal Joseph O’Brien 78 Privates 4594 Private David O,Brien, 4373 Private Michael Connor, 4422 Private John Swift, 4385 Private John Trayers, 8363 Private Patrick O’Neill, 4439 Private Francis Mills (transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.G/3921), 10841 Private Patrick O’Brien, 4097 Private Joseph O’Brien, 4575 Private Johnston Anderson (transferred Royal Munster Fusi;iers G/408 & Labour Corps 230632), 4888 Private John Anderson, 10796 Private Francis Boland, 4681 Private Thomas Boland (later transferred to Royal Engineers no.249887), 4131 Private Patrick Byrne, 4492 Private Joseph Carney, 4504 Private Stephen Collins (later transferred to Royal Irish Fusiliers no. 672), 10922 Private William Lyons, 4395 Private Joseph Fitzgerald (later transferred to Labour Corps no. 377892), 4575 Private Johnston Anderson (later transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.G/408), 4543 Private E F Baker (later POW), 10967 Private William Joseph Brown, 4481 Private Joseph Callaghan (later transferred to Royal Irish Regiment no.G/3891 & Royal Fusiliers no.GS132874), 2827 Private James Coen (later transferred to Labour Corps no.417518), 4059 Lance Corporal Patrick Collins (later transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14024), 7660 Private Patrick Conlan (Died of wounds 29 Aug 1915), 4373 Private Michael Connor (later transferred to Royal Irish Rifles no.G/507 & Royal Irish Fusiliers no.27178), 8250 Private Albert Edwin Flack (transferred to 8th Battery, Royal Field Artillery as Driver no.92443, 6 Jan 1917 from 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia), 3697 Private McGinty (awarded Military Medal), 10804 Private John McManus, 10975 Private William McQuade (transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14128), 4054 Private Patrick Merchant, 4645 Private Alexander Bond (transferred to Machine Gun Corps), 4427 Private John Swift (transferred to Royal Munster Fusiliers no.14179), 4642 Private Walter Preston (transferred to Royal Irish Fusiliers no.G/935), 4316 Private John Riordan, 4513 Private Michael Mulreaney (discharged 14 Oct 1916), 4438 Private Lawrence Mulvaney (transferred to Durham Light Infantry no.62888), 10884 Private Patrick Murphy (died of wounds 18 March 1915), 7538 Private Michael Nolan, 4633 Private John O’Connell (killed in action 18 April 1916), 11028 Private Daniel Kennedy, 4558 Private James Lacy, 4579 Private Patrick Lee (transferred to Labour Corps no.713992), 4545 Private H Lethbridge, 4643 Private George Mathew, 10010 Private James McGuire (killed in action 26 April 1917), 9499 Private Thomas Grey (died of wounds 15 April 1915), 4380 Private John Hoban (discharged 1 Aug 1917), 4440 Private Joseph Hynes (discharged 6 Sept 1916), 4418 Private James Keaney (killed in action 17 April 1916), 3678 Private James Keegan (transferred to Worcestershire Regiment no.47699), 7880 Private Thomas Kelleher, 4469 Private James Kelly (discharged 10 Aug 1915), 7989 Private Joseph Fitzsimmons, 4343 Private John Flanagan (POW, Dec 1915 ), 7700 Private Patrick Fleming (killed in action 26 April 1915), 4500 Private James Glancy (deserted 23 June 1915), 4521 Private Hugh Graham time expired served 20 years no.4063), 4142 Private Michael Dolan (killed in action 7 Dec 1915), 3468 Private Patrick Devlin, 4396 Michael Donohue (missing in action 26 April 1917), 4369 Private James Duddy (discharged 1 Aug 1916), 11026 Private Patrick Dunnie (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.13007), 4457 Private Michael Candon, 10796 Private Francis Boland, 4681 Private Thomas Boland (transferred Royal Engineers Sapper no.249887), 4593 Private John Butler (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.1557), 4492 Private Joseph Carney (transferred ASC no.R/405513), 4504 Private Stephen Collins (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.672), 4539 Private James Dooley (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.G/2753), 4345 Private Patrick Gallagher (Missing in action 26 April 1915), 8377 Private William Grogan (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.G/1332 10 June 1917), 4430 Private William Hudson (killed in action 26 April 1915), 9435 Private Patrick Jordan (killed in action 26 April 1915), 11032 Private James Kennedy (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.12484), 4576 Private William McCollough (died 9 July 1917), 3697 Private Patrick McGinty (awarded Military Medal), 4527 Private Ernest S Millor (transferred Royal Munster Fusiliers no.61944), 4442 Private Patrick Powell (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.G/26946, Royal Engineers no.WR/354811), 11024 Private Michael Ryan, 4541 Private Robert Shea (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.6/674), A draft from the 4th Battalion also travelled on 7 Nov 1914 to the 2nd Battalion. This draft included 1 Sergeant 2794 Sergeant John Saint (died of wounds 30 April 1915), 1 Corporal 3553 Corporal Thomas Noone, 9 Lance Corporals 4540 Lance Corporal Michael Garvey (died of wounds 21 Jan 1916), 4401 Lance Corporal Peter Gethins, 4423 Lance Corporal Martin Golden (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.43120 & Royal Irish Regiment no.2675), 4522 Lance Corporal Michael Mulligan (POW), 4268 Lance Corporal Daniel O’Hare, 4521 Lance Corporal Bernard O’Reilly (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.2601 & Royal Engineers no.WR/205887), 4859 Lance Corporal James Tierney (transferred Royal Fusiliers no.GS/108787), 3375 Lance Corporal John Hoare, 4333 Lance Corporal Peter Smyth, 60 Privates 4888 Private John Anderson (3 Sept 1916), 4329 Private Mathew Barlow, 3043 Private John Burke (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.1508 & Liverpool Regiment no.90090), 4476 Private John Burke, 2698 Private James Cannon (discharged 5 Dec 1915), 4606 Private Charles Carroll, 4591 Private James Casey (transferred Labour Corps no.621686, medals forfeited), 4627 Private Thomas Cawley (discharged 13 Sept 1916), 4619 Private Edward Conmee (transferred Labour Corps no.361519 & Royal Engineers no.609554), 2425 Private Edward Daly (transferred Labour Corps no.657622), 4685 Private William Davis, 4515 Private Michael Dempsey (transferred Labour Corps no.622371), 2788 Private Patrick Diegnan (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.1356), 4260 Private Michael Diugnan (transferred Military Field Police no.11739), 4381 Private John Doran (transferred Military Field Police no.11740), 4549 Private Thomas Dunne transferred Labour Corps no.376437), 3779 Private Thomas Evans (transferred Labour Corps no.454260), 4626 Private Thomas Gethins (Killed in action 28 April 19159, 4593 Private Martin Griffin, 4338 Private James Hudson (transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.48427), 4624 Private William Hunt, 4756 Private Joseph Keary (deserted 18 Oct 1917), 4555 Private Patrick Kielty (transferred Labour Corps no.477939), 4106 Private William Leyden (discharged 6 Jan 1916), 4640 Private Henry Little (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.614 & Royal Irish Regiment no.3036), 3136 Private Michael McCabe (discharged 27 Oct 1917), 4835 Private John McDonagh (transferred Northumberland Fusiliers no.56710), 4455 Private John McDonogh (discharged 18 May 1916), 4808 Private Michael McLoughlin, 4305 Private Patrick Moran (discharged 22 April 1916), 4128 Private Edward Pate (POW), 4418 Private Thomas Purdy (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.1533 & Labour Corps no.174872 & Yorkshire & Lancashire Regiment no.59502), 4689 Private Michael Reilly, 4612 Private John Reilly (transferred Army Service Corps no.M/39535, deserter), 4865 Private Martin Small (transferred Labour Corps no.659642, died 3 Feb 1919), 4589 Private Stephen Smith (died 17 April 1916), 4344 Private John Somers (transferred Northumberland Fusiliers no.57165), 4850 Private Peter Ward (Killed in action 4 Aug 1915), 4863 Private Miles Agnew (died 5 May 1915), 4105 Private Michael Brennan, 4591 Private James Casey (transferred Labour Corps no.621686, medals forfeited), 4853 Private John Chambers (died 26 April 1915), 4633 Private Thomas Clarke (transferred Royal Irish Regiment no.16491), 4641 Private Patrick Conlon (transferred Royal Irish Rifles), 3177 Private Martin Fox (transferred Royal Irish Rifles no.1094), 4609 Private Frederick Golden, 4829 Private Andrew Harrison (discharged 11 Dec 1916), 3019 Private Michael Harte (transferred Royal Irish Fusiliers no.43122), 4779 Private Albert Harvey (killed in action 17 April 1916), 4647 Private William Healy (transferred 3rd Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers no.1516, died 21 Oct 1917), 4738 Private Patrick Howley (transferred Royal Engineers no.WR/291647), 4059 Private Edward Lynch (transferred Royal Irish Rifles & Worcestershire Regiment no.47635), 3763 Private James Mannion (discharged 12 June 1916), 4801 Private James Moran (transferred Leinster Regiment no.6179), 4604 Private William Reid (discharged 26 Dec 1916), 4639 Private Mathew Reilly (discharged 16 Feb 1917), 4597 Private William Rooney, 4632 Private Thomas Scally, 4790 Private John Scanlon, 4872 Private James Rooney (dischargee 10 Feb 1916), A draft of 21 Other Ranks arrived during the evening at the 2nd Battalion in France 7 Nov 1914 Draft included 8250 Private Albert Edwin Flack (transferred as no.92443 Driver to Royal Field Artillery 6 Jan 1917) At this point the Connaught Rangers had exhausted its supply of available reserves. Lieutenant F H Saker 4th Battalion arrived with the last of the reserves at the 2nd Battalion in Flanders and had got up a raid on his own one night and was wounded and with all those left alive was taken prisoner. Nov 1914 From PRO WO 339/19054 "Saker was the C. Company subaltern. Our guns were shelling the enemy's trenches heavily. The Captain of C. Company, therefore, tried to make an advance. Saker was told to take half the company and to advance up a line with my trench, and to dig himself in there......Saker went beyond the dotted lines towards the concealed German lines.... I (Captain White) saw they were our own men surrendering. I then saw two Germans go into the house and carry out Saker into their trenches. I can't say where he was hit..." From Sergeant McIlwain,s Journal “It is reported that one young officer named Saker, who brought up the last of the reserves from home, gets up a raid on his own one night. He is wounded and, with all those left alive taken prisoner.” 30th Oct to 7th Nov 1914 From the 2nd Bn War Diary 31.10.14 In trenches – 1 ½ Platoon C Company under Lieut Saker attacked German trenches in support of a company of Berkshire,s who advanced along BECELEARE Wood – Lieut Saker wounded + captured – 6 NCO,s + men killed – 30 wounded – 30 missing many of whom were taken prisoner. 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling wounded for 2nd time in action with 2nd Battalion at Ypres 7 Nov 1914 3775 Private James Reilly killed in action with 2nd Battalion 7 Nov 1914 3938 Private Michael Whelan killed in action with 2nd Battalion 7 Nov 1914 8876 Acting Corporal Herbert Archer killed in action with 2nd Battalion 7 Nov 1914 4823 Private Patrick Flemming enlisted in Connaught Rangers in London 87Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant De La Cour (Supplementary List) returned from sick leave 8 Nov 1914 3/4808 Private Albert Hardy, 4802 Private Stanley Wood, 3/4806 Private Ernest Giffen, 4811 Private Thomas Scott, 4812 Private Charles William Louis Starn posted to the 3rd Battalion at Kinsale after enlisting in London 8 Nov 1914 3790 Private M Gallagher killed in action with the 2nd Battalion in France 8 Nov 1914 3708 Private T Costello killed in action with the 2nd Battalion in France 8 Nov 1914 4823 Private Patrick Flemming sent from London to 3rd Battalion at Kinsale 10 Nov 1914 3756 Private John Niland killed in action with the 2nd Battalion in France 10 Nov 1914 4195 Private Patrick Flaherty killed in action with the 2nd Battalion in France 11 Nov 1914 4023 Lance Corporal Edward O’Hara killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 11 Nov 1914 Private 2779 J Coyne killed in action with the 2nd Battalion in France 11 Nov 1914 Captain M Campbell left for Dublin to conduct a draft of The Royal Irish Rifles abroad to join the Expeditionary Force 12 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant William Archibald Buchanan, The Connaught Rangers arrived from Sandhurst 12 Nov 1914 Draft of 49 Other Ranks arrived at the 2nd Battalion in France 12 Nov 1914 3763 Private Patrick Lennon killed in action with 2nd Battalion in France 13 Nov 1914 Draft of 29 Other Ranks arrived at the 2nd Battalion in France 16 Nov 1914 Captain T Tighe returned from sick leave 17 Nov 1914 Lieutenant James L Jackson 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to be Flying Officer with Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) 17 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Boothe conducts a draft to the Expeditionary Force 19 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant F M S Gibson to be Lieutenant 19 Nov 1914 Major C W Bowlby Reserve of Officers, with Temporary Lieutenants E A Telford and D H Wickham and 8 N.C.O.’s travelled from Fermoy to take charge of a party of 600 recruits for the 6th Battalion The Connaught Rangers from Belfast 20 Nov 1914 4998 Private John Flanagan enlisted in 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 21 Nov 1914 3929 Private Martin Murray killed in action with 2nd Battalion 23 Nov 1914 4195 Private Joseph Flaherty posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot 24 Nov 1914 He had returned from the 2nd Battalion 8 Oct 1914 Lieutenant G R Brooke, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty after being on sick leave from the front 24 Nov 1914 Approval given for the following transfers 24 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant A J H Burke transferred to 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from 7th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant C A Brett transferred to 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from 7th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant J Howie transferred to 12th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment from 8th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 4823 Private Patrick Flemming appointed paid Lance Corporal 25 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant J Howie left to join the 12th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment at Colchester 25 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant McBride left to take over and conduct a Cavalry draft to the Base of the Expeditionary Force 25 Nov 1914 3/5026 Private James Healy enlisted in 3rd Battalion 26 Nov 1914 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Boothe left to take over and conduct a draft of the Leinster Regiment from Cork to the Expeditionary Force 27 Nov 1914 Lieutenant Arthur Louis Brunker Anderson 1st Battalion left with a draft of 40 Other Ranks for the 1st Battalion 27 Nov 1914 Mentioned in despatches 15 June 1916 Draft included 3/4140 Private James Kilgallon, 3781 Private Michael Morrison, Lieutenant Arthur Louis Brunker Anderson with draft for 1st Battalion landed in France 28 Nov 1914 He served in France 28 Nov 1914 to 11 Dec 1915 and in Mesopotamia 10 Jan 1916 to 3 May 1916. Later transferred to the Indian Army. By end of November 1914 casualties from 3rd Battalion Drafts. Killed in action, Other Ranks 25 Died of Wounds, Other Ranks 8 Wounded in action, Other Ranks 64 Wounded in action, Officers 3 List of casualties amongst men of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers sent to reinforce the ‘Line’ Battalions at the front. As reported from the Head Quarters up to 30 Nov 1914 Killed in Action Sergeants: 3780 Michael O’Hara (1 Nov 1914), 3144 William Banks (23 Oct 1914) Corporal: 3479 James Moyles (2 Nov 1914) grandfather of Chris Moyles, well-known BBC disc jockey Shot through the fore head. Privates: 4332 T Graham, 4067 M Ward, 4195 P Flaherty (11 Nov 1914), 3872 M Caffery (8 Nov 1914), 4072 J Delaney, 4375 M Farrell (2 Nov 1914), 4055 J Forde (28 Oct 1914), 3866 J Griffin (7 Nov 1914), 3894 M Keogh (2 Nov 1914), 3893 J Sullivan, 3166 W Lyons (14 Sept 1914), 3903 D Roland (21 Sept 1914), 4084 P Bartley (1 Nov 1914), 3708 T Costello (8 Nov 1914), 4736 J Doyle (30 Oct 1914), 2864 J Doyle (30 Oct 1914), 3790 M Gallagher(8 Nov 1914), 3925 T Kelly (not killed. Discharged 7 June 1916), 4237 J Monaghan (2 Nov 1914), 3919 T Murphy (1 Nov 1914), 3778 J Reilly (7 Nov 1914), 3938 M Whelan Died of Wounds received in action Privates: 3701 T Collins (13 Nov 1914), 4179 M Convey (28 Oct 1914), 4061 F Coyle (6 Nov 1914), 2779 J Coyne (11 Nov 1914), 3696 D Connolly, 4305 P Kelly, 4141 F O’Donnell (6 Nov 1914), 4023 ‘Had been promoted Lance Corporal’ Edward O’Hara (11 Nov 1914) Wounded in action Sergeants: 3986 T Senier, 2394 M Leetly, 3769 P Lydon Corporals: 3058 J Finn Lance Corporals: 3979 P Joyce, 3580 J Joyce, 9219 Mark Charles Gower, Privates: 3456 M Comer, 3819 M Ward, 4352 M Noonan, 4074 M Kelly, 4096 L Quinn, 3902 E Lally, 4525 W Duffy, 2739 P Delaney, 2983 M Kelly, 4287 J Nestor, 3956 J Rielly, 3088 P Dempsey, 4175 P Newman, 3040 M Dervin, 2182 P Higgins, 4321 T Ward, 4290 D Ward, 4123 J Gleeson, 3971 J Sheridan, 4354 M Matthews, 3068 J Donohue, 3671 M King, 3949 M Fleming, 4239 J Ryan, 10880 E Boylan, 3875 M Folan, 4249 W D’Arcy, 4363 P Scanlon, 2912 N Gotman, 2929 J Morris, 3603 J Madden, 3043 M Brennan, 4058 T Mann, 4025 B McDonnell, 3939 J Parker, 3614 M Philbin, 3478 P Carroll, 4051 William Stokes 3 fingers blown off by a shell, 3457 T Gill, 3804 P Brennan, 3571 P Lavelle, 4135 M Pender, 4242 M Dillon, 4338 P Meehan, 3951 J Ramplin, 3650 M Higgins, 2282 J Connors, 4087 W Reilly, 4216 J Casey, 3108 B Ward, 3911 J Curley, 4103 P Lymskey, 2182 P Higgins, 4133 J Casey, 4200 Prendergast, 3913 M McDonnell Sick or Injured Corporals: 3/3648 Patrick Croughwell (promoted to Sergeant and transferred to 13th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers no. 15524 killed in action 4 July 1916 at Shelter Wood, the Somme) Lance Corporals: 4044 W Byrne Privates: 3901 M Skeffington, 4334 T Burgess, 4066 J Boland, 3255 M Ryan, 2252 M Hehir, 3732 W Ronaldson, 3766 J Dillon, 4577 L O’Connor, 3550 J Casey, 2982 J Daly, 4181 P Mally Officers Wounded in Action Captain Alfred William Peter Talbot Whyte Lieutenant F D Foote Lieutenant LN Aveling (returned to front after being wounded and recovering and being wounded a second time) 3/5112 Private Patrick Caffery enlisted in 3rd Battalion 30 Nov 1914 6502 Private Peter Kelly discharged 30 Nov 1914 9095 Acting Sergeant Patrick Hannigan died of wounds with 2nd Battalion 30 Nov 1914 DECEMBER 1914 Due to mounting casualties, the 2nd battalion was disbanded and amalgamated with 1st battalion Connaught Rangers at Le Touret in France 1 Dec 1914 5118 Private Michael Gilfeather enlisted in 3rd Battalion 1 Dec 1914 5110 Private Thomas Connelly aged 32 enlisted in 3rd Battalion 2 Dec 1914 Draft of 4 Officers and 130 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion 4 Dec 1914 1st Battalion Officers 8, Other Ranks 343 2nd Battalion Officers 6, Other Ranks 440 Draft Officers 4, Other Ranks 130 Total Officers 18, Other Ranks 913 2nd Lieutenant Roy Delacombe to be attached to the Divisional Cyclist Company 4 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant Roy Delacombe left to proceed to Cork to take over and conduct certain details to Hounslow upon his transfer to the Army Cyclist Corps 5 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant Roy Delacombe seconded for service with the Army Cyclist Corps 5 Dec 1914 The Medical Officer with the 1st Battalion reported in his War Diary a serious problem was that some men arriving in the drafts were over fifty years old and were thus too old for work in the trenches 6 Dec 1914 Lieutenant G R C Brook left to join the Expeditionary Force 7 Dec 1914 5110 Private Thomas Connelly arrived at Kinsale 8 Dec 1914 11009 Private Herbert Edgar Prime enlisted in Connaught Rangers 8 Dec 1914 5036 Private M Sanaghan died at Kinsale 8 Dec 1914 The German Ambassador in USA accused the Connaught Rangers of using ‘Dum Dum’ soft nosed bullets in France 8 Dec 1914 Kosturino Ridge on 6-7th December 1915 that his body was never recovered. Officers: K.I.A. 4; W.I.A. 3 (1 WIA & POW - Leut DJ Cowan) Invalided 4; Other Ranks: KIA or DOW 134; WIA 158; POW (Mostly WIA) 129; Invalided 144: Total 576. The Army Council has notified that to meet the wastage of units in the field. The establishment of Signals in each Reserve Battalion, Infantry of the Line will be as follows. 10 Dec 1914 1 Sergeant 3 Corporals 4 Lance Corporals 11 Trained Privates 36 men under training Total establishment of other ranks 55 2nd Lieutenant E Faithfull and 25 Other Ranks proceeded to Waterville, County Kerry to relieve part of the detachment stationed there 10 Dec 1914 11009 Private Herbert Edgar Prime appointed paid Lance Corporal and posted to duty with 3rd Battalion and arrived at Kinsale 11 Dec 1914 Lieutenant B G MacDowel and 25 Other Ranks arrived from Waterville having been relieved 11 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant C A Brett took a detachment of 12 unfit men to Waterville in early December. Marched to Kinsale Station, took 7am train to Cork, marched across Cork to the Great Southern and Western Station and took the Dublin train to Mallow. Changed into smaller train for Farranfore Co Kerry, then changed to another train for Cahirciveen, then a 10 mile march to Waterville on a mountain road, arriving at 10pm. He returned to Kinsale the next day catching the morning train form Cahirciveen. 2nd Lieutenant C A Brett passed as a First Class Instructor of Maxim and Vickers guns after attending the first Machine gun course held at Dollymount for a month. He was then appointed Battalion Machine Gun Officer and given a reservist Sergeant Mulrooney and 30 hand picked men. 4325 Private Joseph Flaherty 14 days confined to barracks for ‘attempting to force the Sentry on the South Gate at 11pm’ 12 Dec 1914 Witness Sergeant Major Blakely 6679 Lance Corporal John Wilson posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot 12 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant A S Beard reported for duty from sick leave after being invalided from ‘The Front’ 13 Dec 1914 7 days leave was granted to Officers and Men of the Battalion. The leave period being from 15 Dec 1914 to 7 Jan 1915. Leaves were arranged so that two thirds of the strength of the Battalion was always at The Station. 2nd Lieutenant Donald Allister Greer, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from Sandhurst 17 Dec 1914 Lieutenant C H M Dennys, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty after being invalided from ‘The Front’ 17 Dec 1914 Lieutenant and Quartermaster Charles F Dryden transferred from 1st Battalion to Head Quarters, 2nd Division 19 Dec 1914 3067 Private Charles Brown submitted claim for separation allowance 19 Dec 1914 Lieutenant W W W Reilly 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty after being invalided from ‘The Front’ 21 Dec 1914 A draft of 17 recruits joined the 5th Battalion at the Royal Barracks, Dublin from the Depot 21 Dec 1914 Lieutenant Arnulf Montgomery attached 2nd Battalion killed in action by a sniper’s bullet while fixing a loophole at Festubert, France 22 Dec 1914 3096 Sergeant Thomas Kelly aged 37 died at home in Brackernagh, Ireland 25 Dec 1914 Lieutenant Colonel Lewin had to visit 22 various men’s and Sergeant’s messes and at each drink half a tumbler of neat whisky before lunch on Christmas morning 25 Dec 1914 Lieutenant Colonel Lewin was able to get the best out of raw recruits and raw subalterns, but was able to handle also the many old soldiers and NCO’s who were at Kinsale in the early days, and who knew all their tricks. Everyone presented with a Cigarette Box from Princess Mary 25 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant A D Lang Brown, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from Sandhurst 28 Dec 1914 Lieutenant Gerald Allen, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to Farnborough to join The Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) 28 Dec 1914 2nd Lieutenant F Lewin attends course of musketry held at The Irish Command School of Musketry, Dublin from 29 Dec 1914 to 9 Jan 1915 Lieutenants C H M Dennys and B G MacDowell left to join the 2nd Battalion in the Expeditionary force 31 Dec 1914 Lieutenant C H M Dennys later served as Captain with 1/4th Ghurkha Rifles in India 5143 Private Patrick McDonagh enlisted in 3rd Battalion 31 Dec 1914 Battalion Strength 31 Dec 1914 Officers 32 Other Ranks 1194 (includes 268 recruits who joined in December) Total 1226 1060 Recruits had joined the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers since the Declaration of War up to 31 Dec 1914 During December 3 Officers were sent to join the British Expeditionary Force with no Other Ranks. Army List 31 December 1914 Honorary Colonel Daly, J. A. Lieutenant Colonel K Lewin, A. C., DSO, Capt ret pay Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (Honorary Captain in Army) Captain Tighe, T. (Honorary Lieutenant in Army) Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain Campbell M. I. M, (Honorary Lieutenant in Army) Captain Blockley, A. W. Captain Truell, E. G. S. Captain King, W. H. (Dep Asst Dir of Remounts, Irish Command) Captain O’Brein, W. D. Captain Whyte, A. W. P. T (2nd Battalion, Connaught Rangers) Lieutenant Stacpoole, G. E. Lieutenant Lambert, W. P. Lieutenant Jackson, J. L Lieutenant Gibson, F. M. S 2nd Lieutenant Greeves. E. D. 2nd Lieutenant Lewin F. H. 2nd Lieutenant Delacombe, R. 2nd Lieutenant Montgomery, A. (2nd Battalion, Connaught Rangers) 2nd Lieutenant D’Arcy, R 2nd Lieutenant Garvey, I. H. 2nd Lieutenant Kavanagh, J J. 2nd Lieutenant Lloyd, C. R. F. 2nd Lieutenant Lyons H. H. 2nd Lieutenant Bethell, F. H. 2nd Lieutenant Fathfull E. B. F. 2nd Lieutenant D’Arcy, J Adjutant Captain Lloyd, O. F. Quarter-Master. Rafferty. J., Honorary Captain. Attached Major Kemball, A G Colonel 31 Punjabis Lieutenant Allen, G. Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant McDowel, R.G. Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant Buchanan, W. A. Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant Greer, D. A. Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant Brown, A. O. L. Connaught Rangers Dr Coffey, Regimental Medical Doctor Major Boles, W. S., MD, Royal Army Medical Corps i/c troops Kinsale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 1915 JANUARY 1915 30 Other Ranks left to join the 1st Battalion. Conducted to Cork by 2nd Lieutenant Greeves and handed over to an Officer of the Royal Munster Fusiliers who would conduct them to the Expeditionary force 1 Jan 1915 Draft included 7500 Private Dominick Toy, 4879 Private George Worrall, 4638 Private Thomas Griffin (killed in action 20 June 1916), 5754 Sergeant Major William Herr Blakely awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medal 1 Jan 1915 2nd Lieutenants Greeves, Bethell and Lyons attended an Officers Course of Instruction at Cork 1 Jan 1915 1st Battalion strength 21 Officers, 921 Other Ranks 1 Jan 1915 3/5265 Private John Joseph Butler enlisted in 3rd Battalion 4 Jan 1915 4187 Private Thomas Higgins admonished ‘Found in bed at 1:30pm’ 5 Jan 1915 4550 Private Daniel Hugh Stanley with 2nd Battalion wrongly reported as deserted 8 Jan 1915 3/4549 Private Harry Curtis declared illegally absent from the 3rd Battalion 8 Jan 1915 A draft of 50 Other Ranks left to join the 1st Battalion. Conducted by Lieutenant F M S Gibson to Cork and quartered with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Munster Fusiliers at Cork Barracks pending the arrival of the Officer to conduct them abroad 9 Jan 1915 Draft included 4715 Private Percy Joseph Eatwell from Brixton, 6679 Lance Corporal John Wilson, Thomas Horsfall Crofton arrived from the Canadian Contingent to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 11 Jan 1915 He had enlisted aged 24 in Canada into the 16th Battalion of the Canadian Army 23 Sept 1914. He had been working as a Land Surveyor in Canada and was from County Sligo, Ireland. 28960 Private T H Crofton, ‘E’ Company, 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish), 3rd Infantry Brigade. Sailed from Quebec on the troopship ’Andania’ and landed in Plymouth 14 Oct 1914 and disembarked 17 Oct 1914 for Salisbury Plain. Applied for commission 29 Dec 1914 Later awarded Military Cross. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.’ He organised a counter-attack and went to the assistance of another unit, thereby driving the enemy back at a critical time. He has at all times set a fine example of courage and initiative.’ 24 April 1917 Lieutenant Colonel A C Lewin DSO, left to attend a Senior Officers Musketry Course at Irish School of Musketry at Dublin 11 Jan 1915 3812 Private James Fallon posted to 3rd Battalion from 2nd Battalion 11 Jan 1915 3/5271 Private Arnold James enlisted in 3rd Battalion 12 Jan 1915 Lieutenant Hugh Grant Robertson, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived with 40 Other Ranks of the 1st Battalion form Ferozopore, India 14 Jan 1915 Lieutenant Hugh Grant Robertson had remained to command the depot at Ferozepore, India when the 1st Battalion had left for Marseilles. 2nd Lieutenant G C P R O’Donoghue, Connaught Rangers arrived from Sandhurst 14 Jan 1915 ‘D’ Company, consisting of 4 Officers and 192 Other Ranks detached to garrison Charles Fort, at Kinsale. Captain Blockley in command, with 2nd Lieutenants Kavanagh, Brett (Battalion Machine Gun Officer with 1 Sergeant and 30 men) and Greer 16 Jan 1915 The Barracks at Kinsale about 2 miles from the fort had become too full. Later a large hutted camp was made near the Fort. 3539 Private Michael Sweeney (attached 2nd Battalion) awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal for conspicuous gallantry in carrying urgent messages over very dangerous ground. 20% of messengers were killed or wounded on this duty. An example of devotion to duty 16 Jan 1915 At the 2nd Rifle Course held at the Irish School of Musketry at Dublin 2nd Lieutenant F H Lewin is noted as having qualified as 1st Class Instructor in Musketry 17 Jan 1915 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey left to attend a course in Signalling at Passage starting on 18 Jan 17 Jan 1915 4187 Private Thomas Higgins posted to 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia after being found fit for active service 19 Jan 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson, 2nd Lieutenant W A Buchanan, and 10154 Sergeant George Gamble attend a course of musketry at the Irish School of Musketry, Dublin 21 Jan 1915 4310 Private Thomas Nolan in 3rd London General Hospital, Wansworth with Typhoid 23 Jan 1915 2nd Lieutenant A S Beard and 50 Other Ranks left to join 1st Battalion 25 Jan 1915 Draft included 3339 Private Patrick McGuire, 4733 Private Ernest Holden (died of wounds 3 May 1916), John Tasker to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion (on probation) 27 Jan 1915 Attached to the Royal Munster Fusiliers & 13th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant Eric Wells Morris, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reports for duty after sick leave from Expeditionary Force 28 Jan 1915 5959 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Piper promoted to WO Class II 29 Jan 1915 1 Officer and 130 Other Ranks sent as drafts to 1st Battalion in Flanders during January 1915 FEBRUARY 1915 From August 1914 to February 1915 Ireland produced 50,107 recruits 2nd Lieutenant Lyons, 2825 Sergeant John Grannell and Sergeant Little proceeded to Waterville to relieve 2nd Lieutenant Latham, 3008 Sergeant Patrick McDermott and 4037 Sergeant Francis Silke 1 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenants Burke, Greer and Lang Brown selected to attend a class of instruction to be held 3 Feb at Cork 1 Feb 1915 5607 Private William Curley enlisted in 3rd Battalion 1 Feb 1915 8398 Private M Walshe died at Kinsale 1 Feb 1915 4247 Private P Casey died at Kinsale 2 Feb 1915 Lieutenants George G de Stacpoole, Walter P Lambert, James L Jackson (Royal Flying Corps), Francis M S Gibson to be Captains 2 Feb 1915 Captain G E de Stacpoole later served in Macedonia and was attached 2nd Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers Captain W P Lambert awarded Military Cross. Also served with 6th Battalion in France and attached 47th Brigade Staff. Present at Messines & Cambrai 1917 2nd Lieutenant Frederick H Lewin, and Richard D,Arcy to be Captains 2 Feb 1915 4247 Private Patrick Casey died at Kinsale 2 Feb 1915 A new company formed ‘E’ Company under Captain Robertson, and 2nd Lieutenants De La Cour and Greeves 2 Feb 1915 Thomas Horsfall Crofton to be 2nd Lieutenant on probation 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 2 Feb 1915 Captain Thomas Banbury Eames 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived from India 3 Feb 1915 He had been sentenced to death for his part in the Jameson Raid 29 December 1895 to 2 January 1896 Trooper Eames, Thomas Banbury. ‘A’ Troop Previous military service Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers. Aged 22 Domicile England, Address. 1 Chichester Road,Chester, England. Brief Account This ill-fated expedition, led by Dr Jameson, was conceived by Cecil Rhodes, Premier of the Cape and his co-conspirator and business associate, Alfred Beit. Its purpose was two-fold, to deliver the riches of the Transvaal by precipitating the overthrow of the legitimate Kruger government and ensuring the annexation of the republic to the British Empire. The means were the huge resources and discontent within the disenfranchised British community living and working within its borders and who produced much of its vast wealth The force that rode out from Pitsani camp on the 29 December 1895 numbered close to 600 and consisted of almost 400 Rhodesian Police who were employed by the Charter Company, 120 men recruited at Mafeking and some Cape ‘Boys’. They had six Maxims, two 7 pound mountain and one 12 and half pound guns. The plan was a three day hard ride to Johannesburg where the majority, the disenchanted Uitlanders, the mainly British expatriate community, would rise up on this catalyst against the Transvaal authorities and tip the republic neatly into the welcoming and grateful arms of the Empire. To the participants they were embarked upon a great adventure and one which they were led to believe had ‘official’ sanction. It was an enormous political and military gamble, the stakes were exceedingly high and success would undoubtedly have changed the course of history in Southern Africa. It is left to speculation quite how much of the plan the Colonial Secretary in London, Joseph Chamberlain, knew in advance, but the overthrown of a sovereign government was the ultimate goal of this exploit. On the 2 January 1896, the force stopped at day break at a farm called Doornkop in the Transvaal. They were much in need of rest and had ridden the 170 miles without sleep and under constant harassing fire. They were just two hours’ ride from Johannesburg and before them lay the alluring sight of their prize and yet it was not to be; for here they would receive the bitter news that the city had not risen to support them, they were surrounded, outnumbered and cut off. Jameson’s force had never enjoyed the element of surprise and had been monitored by Transvaal commandos from the moment they crossed the border and for two days continuously they had fought a running rear-guard action, sustaining losses in both dead and wounded. At Doornkop the fighting intensified and the number of casualties rose to 65 killed and wounded. Unaided Jameson’s position was untenable and his small force was doomed against such determined and overwhelming opposition. Surrender became their only option and this took place at 8 pm when following the burial of the 16 British dead, the remainder were led away to prison in Pretoria. Their great gamble had failed. 2nd Lieutenant L Beater arrived 3 Feb 1915 Charles Edward Kerwin Bagot and Ducan Boyd Wallis to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation), 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 6 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant D B Wallis attached to 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers Notified in Fortress Orders that 2nd Lieutenant H H Lyons qualified at a Course of Instruction at Cork 6 Feb 1915 At 3rd Rifle Course held at Irish School of Musketry, Dublin 2nd Lieutenant W A Buchanan and 10154 Lance Sergeant George Fraser Gamble qualified as 1st Class Instructors 6 Feb 1915 At 2nd Machine Gun Course held at Irish School of Musketry, Dublin Lieutenant F M S Gibson passed ‘Distinguished’ 6 Feb 1915 Instruction from The War Office. The Battalion to be raised to an establishment of 2080 all ranks including all men under training for drafts. Convalescents from Expeditionary Force are not to be included, but to be held as supernumerary to the establishment pending despatch to the front when medically fit. 7 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant W A Buchanan arrived from School of Musketry 7 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant Francis Drew Foott mentioned in despatches 7 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant N S B Kidson, Interpreter, Unattached List arrived at Battalion 7 Feb 1915 Previously served with 1st Battalion but attached to 2nd Battalion as Interpreter on arrival in France, 28 Sept 1914 4483 Private Martin Fitzgerald arrived at 3rd Battalion from 1st General Hospital in Birmingham after recovering from wounds 9 Feb 1915 11092 Private Philip Glancy enlisted in Connaught Rangers 9 Feb 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson attended a course in Barr & Stroud, One Man Range Finder at the School of Musketry, Dublin 7 to 10 Feb 1915 A draft of 13 joined the 5th Battalion at the Curragh from the Depot 12 Feb 1915 ‘F’ Company formed 12 Feb 1915. ‘E’ Company moved into quarters at Charles Fort, at Kinsale 12 Feb 1915 Superintendent of Gymnasia, Irish Command inspected recruits at Charles Fort 9 Feb 1915 He stated in his report. “I saw about 160 under instruction and considered them quite the best type of recruits I had seen. They are of goof physique, smart, intelligent, and keenly interested in their work. The C.O. and all officers give every facility for the carrying out of the instruction.” Major Herbert Gore appointed to command the 7th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Munster Fusiliers promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 9 Feb 1915 Norman Studholme Brownrigg Kidson from unattached list (Interpreter) to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 10 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant W W W Reilly granted sick leave until 17 May 11 Feb 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson arrived from School of Musketry, Dublin 11 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant T H Crofton, Sergeant Deely and Lance Sergeant Davin proceeded to course to be held 13 Feb at Irish School of Musketry 11 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant C E K Bagot arrived 12 Feb 1915 4841 Private James McDonald died with 2nd Battalion in France 13 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey returned from Signalling Course at Passage 13 Feb 1915 The following Officers completed the 2nd Course at the Young Officers School of Instruction, Victoria Barracks at Cork 13 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer (Distinguished) 2nd Lieutenant A J H Bourke 2nd Lieutenant A D Lang Browne 3/4568 Private James Mcdonnell died 13 Feb 1915 Captain H G Robertson and Lieutenant E W Morris left to join Expeditionary Force 15 Feb 1915 4879 Private George Worrall killed in action at Neuve Chapelle serving with the 1st Battalion 15 Feb 1915 5607 Private William Curley posted to 4th Battalion 16 Feb 1915 Cadets of the Officer Training Corps John Henderson Richie Dickson to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 17 Feb 1915 Attached Royal Munster Fusiliers A draft of 50 joined the 5th Battalion at the Curragh from the Depot 15 Feb 1915 10334 Private John Fitzgerald posted to 3rd Battalion from the Depot 18 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant W P F Latham (Supplementary List) left from detachment at Waterville to join the Expeditionary Force 18 Feb 1915 6757 Sergeant John McIlwain posted from the Depot to the 3rd Battalion 18 Feb 1915 He had previously been wounded while serving with the 2nd Battalion in France 15 Nov 1914 Gun shot wound to the left arm and had been invalided to the 1st London General Hospital. Arrived from extended leave at Newcastle 19 Feb 1915 Sergeant John McIlwain became Acting Company Sergeant Major of ‘B’ Company under Captain W D O’Brien. On arrival he put in request to be transferred abroad again. Training at this time was mainly drill parades and theoretical field practices. 2nd Lieutenant R D’Arcy left to take over command of detachment at Waterville 19 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant John Tasker reports his arrival 19 Feb 1915 Lieutenant W P F Latham arrived at unit in France 20 Feb 1915 A draft of 39 joined the 5th Battalion at the Curragh from the Depot 19 Feb 1915 3491 Private Michael Duffy ‘B’ Company, aged 44, discharged medically unfit 20 Feb 1915 The fluctuating size of the Battalion made training difficult. 6757 Sergeant John McIlwain stated in his diary. ‘I could never make out the Company it was so big and in such a condition of fluidity.’ 20 Feb 1915 The training consisted of drill parades and theoretical field practices at this time. 5680 Private John Harte enlisted in 3rd Battalion 20 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey and Corporal J Murray qualified as ‘Distinguished’ from the School of Signalling at Passage 21 Feb 1915 The 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers moved from Crosshaven to Bere Island 4 Aug 1914 2nd Lieutenant D B Wallis reported his arrival 23 Feb 1915 A draft of 44 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion at La Couture 23 Feb 1915 A draft of 22 joined the 5th Battalion at the Curragh from the Depot 24 Feb 1915 Captain H G Robertson and 2nd Lieutenant A S Beard joined 1st Battalion 25 Feb 1915 2nd Lieutenant J H R Dickson reported his arrival 25 Feb 1915 9261 Private Thomas Flynn aged 28 from Kildare, died at home, 26 Feb 1915. 8722 Private Francis Brady posted from Depot to 3rd Battalion 27 Feb 1915 Lieutenant Aveling, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported for duty from sick leave after returning wounded from the Expeditionary Force 28 Feb 1915 MARCH 1915 During March 1915 all recruits and men unfit for service aboard in the 5th (Service) Battalion joined the 3rd Battalion. 5/2982 Private Nathaniel George Mates 4 sergeants and 1 corporal who had been attested for home service with the 5th Battalion, were posted to the 3rd Battalion at Kinsale, and proceeded there on 1 Match 1915 Frederick Hubert Sheafee to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 1 March 1915 8429 Private Philip Eyre Tennant Inns of Court Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant, with the 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers 1 March 1915 Attached 2nd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment Gazetted temporary Lieutenant J J Kavanagh departs for the front 4 March 1915 A O’H Bradshaw to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 3 March 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson qualified at the School of Musketry, Dollymount, in the one man range finder 4 March 1915 Dollymount Golf Course had been converted into Irelands first School of Musketry William Minch & Arthur H E Russell Cadets OTC to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 6 March 1915 6824 Private Martin McDonagh posted to 3rd Battalion from the Depot 6 March 1915 3/5430 Private James Bradey and 3/5978 Private Frank Kilkenny enlisted in 3rd Battalion 8 March 1915 6757 Sergeant John McIlwain travelled to Cork from Kinsale during the afternoon for lecture at Palace Theatre. 9 March 1915 6 Officers and 100 Other Ranks drafted to British Expeditionary Force during March 1915 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Henry Eric Russell joined from the Royal Field Artillery 10 March 1915 Served with the 6th Battalion in France. William J Minch late OTC to be 2nd Lieutenant on probation, 3rd Battalion 10 March 1915 2nd Lieutenants W P F Latham, F W Lynch, and J J Kavanagh from Special Reserve joined 1st Battalion at St. Floris in France 11 March 1915 4180 Private James Ward missing in action with 2nd Battalion 11 March 1916 War Office Letter. 12 March 1915 That 2nd Lieutenants in excess of war establishment will, on a Battalion proceeding abroad, be retained at home, and attached to a Reserve Battalion of the unit, with a view to filling vacancies caused by casualties at the front. It is, therefore, in the interests of all Battalions to train as large a reserve of 2nd Lieutenants as possible. Commanding officers were empowered to select the most proficient to complete the numbers up to establishment, irrespective of date of appointment, on a Battalion being ordered to proceed on service. All recruits and men unfit for service abroad with the 5th Battalion, who could not be made efficient, were ordered to be sent to Kinsale to join the 3rd Reserve Battalion. 12 March 1915 Lieutenant H T Hewitt with a draft of 75 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion at La Couture west of Neuve Chapelle from the base. This brought the strength of the 1st Battalion to 21 Officers and 1033 Other Ranks 13 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant Louis Neibuhr Beater 3rd Battalion died of septicaemia due to absorption from an abscess of the heel, and he received as treatment during his illness, injections of antistrepto-coccus serum 13 March 1915 3877 Corporal Patrick Mitchell aged 23 killed in action with 2nd Battalion 14 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant Louis Niebohr Beater buried in the Military Cemetery, Cork. The Band and Firing Party were furnished by the 3rd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment stationed at Victoria Barracks, Cork 15 Feb 1915 Lieutenant Gerald Allen attained the Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificate on a Maurice Farman Biplane at Royal Flying Corps Farnborough 15 March 1915 Hansard 15 March 1917 Mr. GINNELL Asked whether Daniel Kennedy, a lad under fifteen, improperly induced to enlist, and now in Mullingar military barracks, will be sent home to his mother forthwith? Mr. MACPHERSON Instructions have been issued for the release of this lad as a special case. I am inquiring as to the hon. Member's suggestion that he was improperly induced to enlist. Mr. GINNELL Asked whether William Murphy, a lad under fifteen, improperly induced to enlist, now No. 11265, 3rd Battalion Connaught Rangers, whose baptismal certificate, sent to the military authorities at Cork, has not been returned, will be sent home to his parents forthwith? Mr. MACPHERSON Inquiries are being made, and the hon. Member will be informed of the result. Quarter Master Sergeant Brook and 102 N.C.O.’s and men proceeded to join the 3rd Battalion at Kinsale from the 5th Battalion at Beresford Barracks, The Curragh, as medically unfit for service abroad 15 March 1915 Draft included 5/354 Private John Moynihan 2nd Lieutenant James D’Arcy (on probation) confirmed in his rank 16 March 1915 Major W N S Alexander DSO and a draft of 16 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion in the trenches at Richebourg. This brought the strength of the 1st Battalion to 27 Officers and 1010 Other Ranks 17 March 1915 Large church parade for Saint Patrick’s Day 17 March 1915 The battalion paraded 1543 strong at the Roman Catholic Church in Kinsale for Saint Patrick’s Day. The largest number ever for a Church Parade in the Regiment 17 March 1915 It was a strict regimental custom that the entire Battalion of all denominations should attend Mass in state, band playing and colours flying, on St Patrick’s Day. Lieutenant P Lambert proceeded to Waterville to take over command of the Detachment vice 2nd Lieutenant Lyons 17 March 1915 Lieutenant L N Aveling, 2nd Lieutenants W A Buchanan, J D’Arcy, E Faithfull, H H Lyons and F H Bethell left and proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force 17 March 1915 Lieutenant H H Lyons attached to Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Lieutenant A H G Russell arrived at the Battalion 18 March 1915 10884 Private Patrick Murphy died of wounds with 1st Battalion 18 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant C R F Lloyd resigns his commission on account of ill health 19 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant W Minch arrived at the Battalion19 March 1915 10777 Private Michael Quigley died of wounds with 2nd Battalion 19 March 1915 10990 Private Patrick O’Brien aged 15 died at Kinsale 19 March 1915 4054 Private Patrick Merchant killed in action with 1st Battalion 19 March 1915 6757 Sergeant John McIlwain posted to 5th Battalion based at the Curragh. He left Kinsale at 8.30am and arrived at the Curragh, Kildare Station at 5.30pm 20 March 1915 2nd Lieutenants F H Lewin, R D’Arcy and I H Garvey confirmed in their rank 22 March 1915 11 NCO’s and Other Ranks proceeded to the 3rd Battalion, Kinsale from the 5th Battalion on 23 March 1915 4 of these NCO’s were sent to relieve the 2 Sergeants and 2 Corporals, from the British Expeditionary Force who had arrived from the details at Kinsale to be attached to the 3rd Battalion for instruction. They had previously been wounded or sick while serving with the 1st or 2nd Battalions in France. 23 March 1915 100 Other Ranks proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force conducted by Lieutenant Rogers, Leinster Regiment 23 March 1915 Draft included 3/4758 Private Richard D Leahy (transferred to Leinster Regiment no.18177 & Middlesex Regiment no.L/217229), 4817 Private John Graham, 4075 Private Patrick Feeney 4th Bn (killed in action 22 July 1915 near Rue-Tilleroy on the day the Connaught Rangers were finally relieved after spending 16 days at the front line. He was buried in the Royal Irish Rifles graveyard in Laventie, which is on the St. Omar Road 3 miles from Fleurbaix.), 10991 Private John Mcgowan (discharged SWB), 4/5549 Private John Roach (DCM, Class Z), Lieutenant R D’Arcy returned to unit after being attached to the Royal Flying Corps 23 March 1915 2nd Lieutenants L N Aveling and W A Buchanan joined the 1st Battalion in ‘rest’ billets at Paradis a small hamlet about a mile from Lestrem 25 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant Brett conducts party of 2 NCO’s and 28 men to Waterville in relief of the detachment based there 25 March 1915 ‘G’ Company formed and moved into hutments at Charles Fort 26 March 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson in command, 2nd Lieutenants Tasker & Wallis, Acting Company Sergeant Major McHale and Company Quarter Master Sergeant Brook 2nd Lieutenant J D’Arcy joined the 1st Battalion in France & Flanders 26 March 1915 At Second Battle of Ypres 2nd Lieutenant Greer, 7746 Corporal W O’Rouke, 4476 Corporal Cunningham, 8223 Corporal Coyle & 8625 Corporal Byrne proceeded for a course commencing 29 March 1915 at School of Musketry Dublin 27 March 1915 Lieutenant Patrick McBride reported his arrival from sick leave from the Expeditionary Force 29 March 1915 3637 Private John Quinn discharged 29 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant A O’H Bradshaw reported his arrival at 3rd Battalion 30 March 1915 3896 Sergeant Joseph O’Callaghan qualified as Assistant Instructor in Signalling 30 March 1915 2nd Lieutenant T H Corfton, and 3702 Corporal T Killeen at the 4th Machine Gun Course at the Irish School of Musketry 31 March 1915 Samuel P K J H Reed Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 31 March 1915 ‘H’ Company formed and moved into hutments at Charles Fort 31 March 1915 Lieutenant McBride in command, with 2nd Lieutenants Jaaffe and Russell ‘F’ Company formed and moved into hutments at Charles Fort 31 March 1915 6 Officers and 100 Other Ranks were drafted to the British Expeditionary Force in France during March 1915 APRIL 1915 2nd Lieutenant F H Lewin promoted Captain 1 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant J D’Arcy promoted to Captain 1 April 1915 Lieutenant G E de Stacpoole promoted to Captain 1 April 1915 Lieutenant W P Lambert promoted to Captain 1 April 1915 Lieutenant J L Jackson promoted to Captain 1 April 1915 Lieutenant F M S Gibson promoted to Captain 1 April 1915 3343 Lance Corporal Kennan Corrigan posted to the Depot 1 April 1915 5/2982 Private Nathaneil George Mates admitted to hospital at the Curragh Camp suffering from erysipelas, so contracted through military service, followed by rheumatism, which later necessitated his discharge 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenants E D Greeves, H H Lyons, and F R S De La Cour to be Lieutenants 6 April 1915 Lieutenant H H Lyons attached Royal Irish Regiment. Awarded Military Cross 2nd Lieutenant J J Kavanagh promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant I Garvey and Corporal Murray attended a course in Telephone Information under Lieutenant Palmer, Royal Engineers 6 to 13 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant F H Lewin takes over command of Machine Gun section from Captain Gibson promoted 6 April 1915 Captain F H Lewin takes over command of ‘H’ Company from Lieutenant McBride 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant T H Crofton takes over duties of Assistant Adjutant from Captain Lewin 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant T H Crofton promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant Kidson takes over command of Cyclist section from Captain D’Arcy 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant N S B Kidson promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant E B F Faithfull promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant I H Garvey promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant J Tasker promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant D B Wallis promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant J D’Arcy promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant J H R Dickson promoted Lieutenant 6 April 1915 Raphael Theodore Roussel from 13th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 6 April 1915 8842 Sergeant Percy J Harre and 9 men left to join the 1st Battalion for duty with Transports. The draft was attached a draft of the Royal Munster Fusiliers 6 April 1915 5003 Company Sergeant Major Stevens to be Acting Sergeant Major 8 April 1915 6525 Company Sergeant Major Richards to be Acting Quarter Master Sergeant 8 April 1915 Herbert Edric Bevis, Paul Benjamin Roussel, and Charles Lawrence Fitzgerald to be 2nd Lieutenants, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 8 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant P B Roussel attached Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) John J Kavanagh confirmed in his rank 8 April 1915 3/5271 Private Arnold James discharged as ‘not being likely to become an efficient soldier’ 9 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant Reed reported his arrival 9 April 1915 4610 Private George Morris discharged sick 9 April 1915 Peter Dunstan Low, Valdemar Bertie Caroe, John Charles Diggory Morgan and Claude Summerscales to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation), 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 10 April 1915 Alfred Norman Tyte to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 11 April 1915 3/5986 Private Robert Brothers enlisted in 3rd Battalion 12 April 1915 Charles Frederick Steventon to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 14 April 1915 Lieutenant McBride, 2nd Lieutenant O’Donoghue, 8270 Sergeant Deely and 6992 Sergeant Nolan to attend the 2nd Field Engineering Course under Major Cooke, Royal Engineers at Aghada 14 to 22 April 1915 John Arthur Plumpton, Charles Frederick Steventon Alfred Charles Hall and Basil Sidney Frederick Pickard to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 14 April 195 2nd Lieutenant B S F Pickard employed with 3rd Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers Captain F L Von Stieglitz, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded on sick leave until 2 July 1915. 15 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant P B Roussell reported his arrival 15 April 1915 A draft of 50 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion at Paradis, which brought the strength to 26 Officers and 981 Other Ranks 15 April 1915 Lieutenant J Magner, 4th Royal Irish Regiment and Lieutenant J C Drew 4th Leinster Regiment to be attached to 3rd Battalion, The Connauaght Rangers 16 April 1915 10789 Boy Soldier William Thomas Glover died at Cork 16 April 1916 2nd Lieutenant Summerscales reported his arrival 17 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant Charles A Brett to be Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 17 April 1915 3/5692 Private James Brindale enlisted in 3rd Battalion 19 April 1916 2nd Lieutenants W Minch and H E Russell attend the 4th Young Officers Course at Cork 19 April 1915 Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Rapheal T Roussel from the 13th (Service) Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 19 April 1915 A question was raised in the House of Commons concerning the death of 2nd Lieutenant L N Beater. The Under-Secretary of State for War was asked whether ‘2nd Lieutenant Beater, of the Connaught Rangers, who was buried at Cork on 15th March, 1915, died of septic poisoning caused by inoculation against typhoid at Kinsale; and whether he was inoculated two or three times during the course of his illness?’ The answer given was. ‘There are no grounds whatever for my hon. Friend's suggestion that this young officer's death was due to septic poisoning caused by inoculation against typhoid. He had not been so inoculated since his arrival in the command. He is reported to have died of septicaemia due to absorption from an abscess of the heel, and he received as treatment during his illness injections of antistrepto-coccus serum properly given.’ 20 April 1915 2nd Lieutenants S Taaffe, J H R Dickson, W B Walls, and T Tasker passed the 3rd Course at the Young Officers School of Instruction, at Victoria Barracks, Cork 20 April 1915 2nd Lieutenants S Taeffe and J H R Dickson passed “distinguished”. 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer passed Rifle Course, First Class Instructors at the Ireland School of Musketry, Dublin 20 April 1915 G,O, Commanding in Chief in Ireland, Major General L B Friend CB, inspected the battalion at Kinsale 21 April 1915 Charles Stanley Lawrence Harrington to 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 21 April 1915 7500 Private Dominick Joy transferred to Army Reserve Rangers from 1st Battalion 21 April 1915 Major James Edward Harden late 3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers to be Major with 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 23 April 1915 There was good sailing and boating at Kinsale . Major Harden had a small Motor boat , and several subalterns acquired small yachts. 2nd Lieutenants J A Plumpton, A C Hall, and B S F Pickard reported their arrival 24 April 1915 Martin Dillon O’Rouke to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 24 April 1915 Lieutenant W P F Latham was struck off the strength of the 1st Battalion while at Paradis owing to ill health 24 April 1915 5764 Private Patrick King posted to 3rd Battalion 24 April 1915 Lieutenant Magner 4th Royal Irish Regiment rejoined his own unit 25 April The 1st Battalion took part in the Second Battle of Ypres. They suffered over 35% casualties in an ill-fated attack on Hilltop Ridge, North of the town. Monday 26 April 1915 3867 Private Timothy O’Regan killed in action 26 April 1915 Lieutenant H Q Irwin to be Acting Adjutant with 1st Battalion vice Captain Foster severely wounded 26 April 1915 Captain Hugh Grant Robertson died serving with 1st Battalion in Flanders 26 April 1915 3650 Private Michael Higgins reported missing in action with 2nd Battalion 26 April 1915 When a man was officially found by the unit as Missing after an action and could not be satisfactorily accounted for it was reported to Third Echelon in the weekly Field Return (Army Form B. 213) A Court of Inquiry was assembled to collect all evidence in the case and would record an opinion as to whether it was reasonable to suppose that the officer or soldier was dead. The Court was convened after such time as the commanding officer considered necessary to allow of the circumstances of the casualty being cleared up, but, if not previously held, at the end of six months. This was in accordance with Field Service Regulations. Part II. Chapter XVI – Office Work, Casualties, etc. Organization and Administration.1909. (Reprinted, with Amendments to October, 1914) This Court of Inquiry was prompted by Third Echelon which had checked official Prisoners of War Lists covering the period. Many men were initially reported missing but subsequently found to have been evacuated as a casualty without the unit recording it, so also checked were reports of any admissions to Field Ambulance or hospitals. Any other trace in administrative records such as the last date of pay were checked. Enquiries were made of the relatives to see if any letters had been received from the soldier concerned and if no other information was to hand to prevent a Court of Inquiry this negative evidence was forwarded to the unit after about six months with a request ‘to assemble a Court of Enquiry at as early a date as is convenient, having regard to operations in the Field.’ Evidence was taken by eyewitnesses, a finding was taken and the opinion of the Commanding Officer as to the correctness of the court’s finding. These proceedings were then forwarded to Third Echelon and when the officer or soldier was declared by the court to be dead, the same procedure was adopted as if he had been killed in action. 10809 Private George Power killed in action with 2nd Battalion 26 April 1915 Lieutenant G B Lee (Platoon Officer), 2nd Lieutenants O H Acton, A J Kearney, G Robinson and P J McGlade with 5 Batmen arrived from 5th Battalion to be attached to 3rd Battalion by train. 29 April 1915 On Conducting duty with the draft of unfit men for 3rd Battalion plus one man on Field Punishment delivered to Victoria Barracks, Cork was Sergeant John McIlwain. Sergeant John McIlwain was put up in the Soldiers home in Cork for the night after not making a train connection at Cork29 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant L N Aveling died of wounds aged 23 in Hospital at Hazebrouk 3 days after being wounded serving with 2nd Battalion 29 April 1915 Captain T R Brooke reported his arrival after service with the 2nd Battalion, The Leinster Regiment at the front 29 April 1915 Sergeant John McIlwain returned to Curragh after short stay at Kinsale 30 April 1915 Captain Edward Gray Stewart Truell, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force in France 30 April 1915 Captain A W Blockley, Captain R D’Arcy and 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer proceeded to join the 1st Battalion with the Expeditionary Force in France 30 April 1915 3697 Private Patrick McGinty admitted to the Mater Misericordlae Hospital, Dublin returned from the front serving with the 1st Battalion with appendicitis 30 April 1915 4 Officers joined the British Expeditionary Force from the battalion during April 1915 MAY 1915 After the Gallipoli landings the 3rd Battalion held a night exercise with the Machine Gun Company under Lieutenant C A Brett using two regimental boats, across the harbour to land under James’ Fort opposite Charles’ Fort, on the West side. Every one was fully armed and equipped and they had 2 Maxim guns and their equipment. They found it a terrifying experience. 2nd Lieutenants E D Greeves, G C P R O’Donoghue and Arthur Davis Lang Browne proceeded to join the 1st Battalion with the Expeditionary Force in France 1 May 1915 2nd Lieutenants N S B Kidson and W A Taaffe with 410 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 1st Battalion. Major A G Kemball 31st Punjabis and Lieutenant I Garvey proceeded as far as the Overseas Base as draft conducting Officers and returned as soon as duty completed. 2 May 1915 Draft included 9793 Private Ben M Levy (later promoted Sergeant & transferred Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers no.43255, Killed in action), Private Harry B Bonham, 3/5027 Private Thomas Hughes (later discharged, died 5 Jan 1942), 3/5157 Private John Hughes (transferred Royal Engineers no. WR/281496 & Labour Corps no.347423), 3/4736 Private Edward Dennis Haley (died of wounds 25 April 1916), 4562 Private John Edward Thompson (Died of wounds in Mesopotamia 15 March 1916), 5110 Private Thomas Connelly, 3/4557 Private Arthur Clifton Moore (killed in action 16 April 1916), 4811 Private Thomas Scott, 4559 Private Harry B Bonham (transferred Labour Corps no.552825), 5757 Private Thomas Mcguire enlisted in 3rd Battalion May 1915 Captain Edward Gray Stewart Truell, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers landed in France 3 May 1915 Captains E G S Truell, A W Brockley, and R D, Arcy, and 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer, joined the 1st Battalion in Flanders 5 May 1915 Captain R D’Arcy later Mentioned in despatches. Captain A N Moutray, 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined from sick leave due to wounds received in action 7 May 1915 He became Adjutant and hired a house on the road to Summer Cove, where he lived with his family. Edward Arthur Fitzherbert Goodfellow to be 2nd Lieutenant 7 May 1915 He was a Lieutenant in the Burma Railways Volunteers home on leave on 19 April 1915 and was granted a temporary commission. Attached 60th Trench Mortar Battery in France 2nd Lieutenants E D Greeves, N S B Kidson, and A O Lang Browne with a draft of 300 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion at Riez Bailleul in Flanders. It brought the strength of the 1st Battalion up to 22 Officers and 1000 Other Ranks 8 May 1915 This draft was ordered to remain behind at Riez Bailleul while the 1st Battalion went into attack 9 May 1915 Captain M I M Campbell to be Major 8 May 1915 Attached to 2nd Battalion, Welch Regiment Lieutenant I H Garvey promoted Captain 8 May 1915 Attached Royal Irish Regiment Lieutenant J J Kavanagh promoted Captain 8 May 1915 Awarded Military Cross. Mentioned in despatches Lieutenant J D’Arcy promoted Captain 8 May 1915 He served with the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia in 1916, Mentioned in despatches John Joseph Chevers re appointed Captain previously Captain 4th Battalion 8 May 1915 3/5789 Private John Bernard Millett arrived at 3rd Battalion 8 May 1915 He had enlisted 2 May 1915 at Manchester. 3/5789 Private John Bernard Millett aged 41 enlisted at Kinsale 8 May 1915 Major Montague Irving Mitchell Campbell wounded with 2nd Battalion and returned to England. Awarded Military Cross for remaining in command even while wounded until the evening, though wounded at dawn 9 May 1915 Captain J L Jackson 3rd Connaught Rangers & Royal Flying Corps was reported wounded with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders10 May 1915 110 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 1st Battalion conducted by an Officer from the Leinster Regiment 11 May 1915 Draft included 95 Sergeant Stanley George Harold (killed in action 11 Sept 1915), 3/4808 Private Albert Hardy, 3/5078 Private Daniel O’Dwyer (severely wounded in leg & discharged 11 May 1915), Captain M I M Campbell attached 2nd Battalion Welch Regiment reported wounded with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders 11 May 1915 2nd Lieutenant G C P R O’Donoghue arrived at the and taken on strength with the 1st Battalion while in billets at Riez Bailleul 11 May 1915 2nd Lieutenant H H L Richards, 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined for the Battalion duty 13 May 1915 He had been left behind on the sick list when the 5th Battalion had left Ireland 26 April 1915 Lieutenant G B Lee, 2nd Lieutenants Keerney, and O H Acton, of the 5th Battalion with 2nd Lieutenants A J H Bourke, J Tasker, D B Wallis, J H R Dickson, P B Roussell, and J C B Morgan of the 3rd Battalion proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force in France 13 May 1915 3/5026 Lance Corporal James Healy ‘A’ Company qualified (Distinguished) at the 6th Machine Gun Course held at the Command School of Musketry, Dublin 13 May 1915 15 Officers and 110 Other Ranks left Kinsale to join the Expeditionary Force between 1 May and 13 May 1915 Lieutenant D B Wallis attached to 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers in France 14 May 1915 10846 Private Edward Cunningham arrived at Le Havre on route to 1st Battalion 15 May 1915 2nd Lieutenants John Tasker landed in France to join 1st Battalion 15 May 1915 Every craft in Kinsale Harbour set out to the torpedoed Lusitania off the Old head of Kinsale 15 miles away. That evening a procession of farm carts came up from the harbour to the Military hospital each piled high with corpses. It made deep impression the the men. 3rd Connaught Rangers provided a draft of men to line the route of the funeral for victims of the Lusitania 15 May 1915 Lieutenant T W Cartmel, 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined the Battalion for duty 17 May 1915 He had been left behind on the sick list when the 5th Battalion had left Ireland 26 April 1915 10261 Private John Joseph Furey posted from Depot to 3rd Battalion 17 May 1915 Hugh Charles Spencer Heath to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 18 May 1915 James Wallace Partridge Ex Cadet of the Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) with 3rd Battalion 19 May 1915 ‘B’ & ‘E’ Companies under the command of Captain W D O’Brien proceeded to Crosshaven on Detachment 20 May 1915 3/4516 Private Edmund James Drudy died aged 41 at Cork 22 May 1915 Wilfred Lewis Tolputt Cadet from Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 3rd Battalion 22 May 1915 2nd Lieutenant A J H Bourke attached Royal Munster Fusiliers reported wounded serving with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders 23 May 1915 2nd Lieutenant Charles Anthony Brett appointed to a permanent commission 24 May 1915 Captain J L Jackson MC appointed Flight Commander with Royal Flying Corps 25 May 1915 2nd Lieutenant R G W Callaghan joined the 3rd Battalion on first appointment from Sandhurst 25 May 1915 3/6095 Private Richard Pyburn, 3/5962 Private Thorton Wood, 3/5940 Private Joseph Woods enlisted in 3rd Battalion 27 May 1915 3/5949 Private Edward Durkin enlisted in 3rd Battalion 28 May 1915 Draft of 1 Officer and 49 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion in Flanders bringing the strength to 23 Officers and 997 Other Ranks 28 May 1915 Major General Vesey J Dawson CVO, Inspector General of Infantry, inspected the battalion at Charles Fort, Kinsale and the Detachment at Crosshaven 28 May 1915 5449 Sergeant William Clarke died seving with 3rd Battalion on Home Service 29 May 1915 ‘J’, ‘K’, and ‘L’ Companies formed. 29 May 1915 ‘J’ Company all permanently unfit men of the battalion, less those employed. ‘K’ Company fit and temporarily unfit Expeditionary Force NCO’s and Men belonging to ‘A’, ‘B’, and ’C’ Companies. ‘L’ Company fit and temporarily unfit Expeditionary Force NCO’s and Men belonging to ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘G’, and ’H’ Companies. Connaught Ranger loss of Officers so far 29 May 1915 Killed 21 Wounded 34 Missing 10 Total 65 2nd Lieutenants Henry Harvey Lyons, Frank Harry Bethell and E B F Fathfull confirmed in their rank 30 May 1915 Engagement announced of Captain M I M Campbell to Miss Elinor Scott 31 May 1915 6175 Private Anthony Meeneham aged 23 enlisted in 3rd Battalion during May 1915 A total of 15 Officers and 110 Other Ranks left Kinsale for the British Expeditionary Force during May 1915 JUNE 1915 Michael Gavin enlisted in Connaught Rangers at Galway 1 June 1915 3/6026 Private Thomas Fitzpatrick enlisted in 3rd Battalion 1 June 1915 3/6019 Private Joseph Best enlisted in 3rd Battalion 2 June 1915 3/6074 Private Charles Farrey enlisted in 3rd Battalion June 1915 3/6191 Private Bartholmeuw enlisted in 3rd Battalion June 1915 John Francis Blake O’Sullivan late Inns of Court Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 2 June 1915 6788 Private Thomas Monaghan killed in action with 2nd Battalion 3 June 1915 Lieutenant Alan Stephen Beard, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined the 3rd Battalion from sick leave due to wounds received in action 4 June 1915 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Arthur John Henry Bourke confirmed in his rank 4 June 1915 3rd Battalion moved from Kinsale to huts at Charles Fort, Summer Cove.7 June 1915 The Band of the 3rd Battalion under Captain I Garvey proceeded to the West of Ireland on a recruiting tour 10 June 1915 ‘The Director General of Recruiting for Ireland desires me to place on record his Excellency’s high appreciation of the valuable assistance which the Band of your Regiment had rendered to the recruiting campaign during the last month.’ 4823 Lance Corporal Patrick Flemming promoted Corporal 11 June 1915 3/6021 Private T Campbell died at Kinsale 13 June 1915 Lieutenant William Sidney Kidd, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Munster Fusiliers temporarily attached to the Battalion and proceeded to Rosslare on Detachment 14 June 1915 4310 Private Thomas Nolan posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot 15 June 1915 Brigadier General W F H Stafford CB, Commanding the Queenstown Garrison, inspected the 3rd Battalion at Charles Fort 16 June 1915 Stamford Walter Seppings Wright appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion The Connaught Rangers joined the 3rd Battalion at Kinsale 17 June 1915 Son of a famous Times correspondent he was an intrepid yachtsman, who would after parade in the evening would set out alone in his small open yacht sail outside the shipping route which was 7 to 10 miles off shore, about 20 miles out from Kinsale Harbour and there heave to and sleep all night in the boat and come back in time fro parade in the morning. Lieutenant Eric Edge Beatty, 2 Sergeants and 28 men, the Machine Gun Section, 6th Service Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was attached to the Battalion for a months Instruction 17 June 1915 Sidney Basil Minch to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 17 June 1915 6/3837 Corporal John Forde posted to 3rd Battalion from 6th Battalion 20 June 1915 Major Montague Irving Mitchell Campbell mentioned in despatches 22 June 1915 G,O, Commanding in Chief in Ireland, Major General L B Friend CB, inspected the battalion at Kinsale 24 June 1915 2nd Lieutenant R H French joined the 3rd Battalion for duty as a Draft Conducting Officer 21 June 1915 3/6268 Private Bernard Mageean joined 3rd Battalion 24 June 1915 George Andrew McDowell to be 2nd Lieutenant on probation, 3rd Battalion 25 June 1915 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 2nd Lieutenant G Mortimer vice Lieutenant J W Cartmel-Robinson left the 5th Battalion at Basingstoke for the 3rd Battalion at Kinsale 28 June 1915 Lieutenant J W Cartmel-Robinson joined the 5th Battalion from the 3rd Battalion 28 June 1915 10495 Bandsman James Paxton British Prisoner of War at Gardlegen brought home by Lieutenant A. J. Browne R.A.M.C. (S.R.) 30 June 1915 Also Wilson, L., 9558, 2nd Connaught Rangers and Neiland, E., 10779, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers Casualty List No. X.232 continued Nominal Roll of British Prisoners of War at Gardlegen brought home by Lieut. A.J. Browne R.A.M.C. (S.R.) 30th June 1915 No. 1 Company Walker, H., 2431, 2nd KRRC ??????son, J., 77??, 1st Cheshire Parsons, W., 3534, 15th Hussars Painter, J., 124, 15th Hussars Wilson, L., 9558, 2nd Connaught Rangers Paxton, J., 10495, 2nd Connaught Rangers Neiland, E., 10779, 2nd Connaught Rangers Whitton, J.L., 2391, 1st Black Watch Kirby, W., 7486, 1st Berkshire Harrison, J.W., 8116, 1st Royal West Kents Elsden, S., 6816, 2nd Durham Light Iinfantry. Andrews, H., 8299, 1st Gloucester Simpkins, W., 8119, 1st Gloucester Sankey, J., 7714, 2nd S. Lancs Brown, C., 42865, Royal Horse Artillery. Earl, W., 8778, 2nd Suffolk Brown, W., 8076, 1st Bedford Thompson, 8486, 3rd S. Staffs Morrow, A., 11137, 2nd Highland Light Infantry Haywood, J., 7666, 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers Strength of the 3rd Battalion 30 June 1915 Officers 58 Other Ranks 2476 JULY 1915 Fund was started in the battalion on behalf of the men of The Connaught Rangers who were held as prisoners of war in Germany 1 July 1915 3/5789 Private John Bernard Millett appointed paid Acting Corporal 1 July 1915 5/3368 Private Alfred Jackson aged 35 died at the Curragh 1 July 1915 James Desmond to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 3 July 1915 3/6330 Private Patrick McCormack enlisted at Charles Fort, Kinsale and was posted to the 3rd Battalion 6 July 1915 2nd Lieutenants John Tasker, J H R Dickson 3rd Battalion and 2nd Lieutenant O H Acton 5th Battalion joined the 1st Battalion in the trenches in front of Rue Tilleroy 7 July 1915 Lieutenant J H R Dickson posted to the 1st Battalion in France 7 July 1915 30 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion bringing the strength to 25 Officers and 969 Other Ranks 9 July 1915 8722 Private Francis Brady discharged no longer fit for physical service 10 July 1915 He had been in Kinsale Hospital 10 May 1915 to 10 July 1915 with TB Lieutenant J H R Dickson wounded at Rue du Bois with 1st Battalion 12 July 1915 3/5789 Acting Corporal John Bernard Millett deprived of stripe 14 July 1915 Major General Vesey J Dawson CVO, Inspector General of Infantry, inspected the battalion at Charles Fort 16 July 1915 3/5083 Private Anthony McGuigan, 3rd Battalion, died at Kinsale 16 July 1915 6060 Lance Corporal Patrick Joseph Casey posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot 16 July 1915 10804 Private John McManus killed in action 17 July 1915 3/6356 Private Cornelious Doody enlisted 3rd Battalion July 1915 3/6479 Private John McCarthy enlisted in 3rd Battalion 19 July 1915 5764 Private Patrick King posted to 1st Battalion 19 July 1916 Lieutenant Ducan Boyd Wallis attached 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers was reported wounded with British Expeditionary Force in Flanders 19 July 1915 Cecil Claude Hamilton late Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 20 July 1915 Attached Royal Irish Regiment Captain F M S Gibson Landed in France 20 July 1915 Brigadier General R M Greenfield CB, inspected the Specialists of the battalion 21 July 1915 Superintendent of Gymnasia, Irish Command inspected recruits at Physical Training 21 July 1915 2nd Lieutenant Duncan Boyd Wallis attached 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers died of wounds on his 24th birthday in France 23 July1915 5/2982 Private Nathaniel George Mates was discharged as unfit for military duty with a 20 pound gratuity aged 56 from the 3rd Battalion, he had enlisted in the 5th Battalion 4 Nov 1914 23 July 1915 HC Deb 05 July 1917 vol 95 c1316W 1316W § Mr. BYRNE asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if he is yet in a position to state how the man Mates who was discharged from the Connaught Rangers on 15th July wholly unprovided for has been or is to be provided for under the terms of the new pay warrant; if this man, owing to the treatment he received, has applied for a sworn investigation into the peculiar circumstances surrounding his case, and if such will be granted; if he is aware that Mates has offered to surrender his claim to pension on condition he is awarded a substantial gratuity to enable him to pay his debts, recover his property which he was obliged to dispose of, to defray medical expenses, and give him a fresh start in business; and if, in consideration of the results arising out of his illness, which causes bad impressions in the minds of many comrades who are serving and seriously deters others who are willing to serve, the matter may receive immediate attention? § Sir A. GRIFFITH-BOSCAWEN This man has been awarded a gratuity of £20 under Article 7 (2) of the new Royal Warrant and payment advice was issued on the 21st June. He has applied for a sworn investigation into his case, and it is open to him to appeal to the new Appeal Tribunal if he so desires. He was retired after 242 days service, all at home, for age, and a medical board which specially reported on his case found no symptoms of other disease than old age. 3/6509 Private John Brannon enlisted in 3rd Battalion 23 July 1915 The Secretary of State for War was asked in the House of Commons ‘if his attention has been drawn to a case where 5/2982 Private Nathaniel George Mates was discharged with £20 gratuity (Paragraph 392 of King's Regulations Sub-para (xxv) His services being no longer required) from the 3rd Connaught Rangers on 23rd July, 1915, certified as unfit for further military service, suffering from a disease contracted while so serving; aged 56 years 9 months, if this man, who was in perfect health when accepted and at the time carrying on the business of a painting contractor at Dublin, has, since his discharge, owing to and arising from such disease, been quite unable to perform any class of work, has been refused either a pension or compensation, and not having other means of support, his sons being also serving, has been obliged to dispose of his stock in trade, together with his household effects, in order to provide food for his family, and is at present practically destitute; why this man has been made to suffer such indignity; and how it is proposed to deal with such cases having such injurious effect upon recruiting in Ireland?’ Captain J J Chevers relinquished his commission on account of ill health 24 July 1915 The Medical Officer with the 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported in his War Diary that some of replacements sent out to the 1st Battalion had no teeth and found it impossible to eat ration biscuits 26 July 1915 6521 Private Thomas Moran enlisted while underage at Westport into 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 27 July 1915 6529 Private James Ralph enlisted in 3rd Battalion 27 July 1915 AUGUST 1915 From February 1915 to August 1915 Ireland produced 25,235 recruits. The 3rd Battalion was doing general training, route marching, firing practice and Lewis Gun instruction, the Lewis Gun just having been introduced for use by infantry battalions. 3/6753 Private John Barrett enlisted in 3rd Battalion 4 Aug 1915 2nd Lieutenant J A Plumpton attached to the 17th Divisional Cyclist Company ACC 5 August 1915 A draft of 1 Officer and 55 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion from the base bringing the strength to 26 Officers and 1018 Other Ranks 6 August 1916 The 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers landed at Anzac Cove in the early hours August 1915. Strength of the 3rd Battalion 7 August 1915 Officers 67 Other Ranks 2857 4 Officers and 171 Other Ranks proceeded to Dublin to join the 1st Garrison Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment 10 August 1915 Draft included 3/4506 Private James Trotter new no. G/1110, 3/4558 Private James Lacy later transferred Ryal Irish Fusilers no,9183 4 Sept 1915 Lieutenant T H Crofton promoted Captain 10 August 1915 Lieutenant W P F Latham to be Captain, Recruiting Duties 10 August 1915 Employed with the War Office 1919 Edmund Foran to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 12 Aug 1915 5078 Private Daniel O’Dwyer admitted to No.II Temporary Hospital, Exeter. Amp leg severe injury 16 Aug 1915 3/6679 Private Henry Ward enlisted in 3rd Battalion 16 Aug 1915 4187 Private Thomas Higgins awarded 3 days Confined to Camp ‘Being absent from inspection’ 17 Aug 1914 Lieutenant F R S De La Cour proceeded to Dublin to join the 1st Garrison Battalion, 3rd Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 20 Aug 1915 Lieutenant F R S De La Cour promoted Captain 21 Aug 1915 All out attack on the Turkish strong points on Hill 60 by 5th Battalion resulted in very heavy casualties for the battalion 21 Aug 1915 2nd Lieutenant G Mortimer passed distinguished Maxim Gun course. Instuctor’s course at Ireland Command School of Musketry, Dublin 21 Aug 1915 2nd Lieutenant G W Callaghan passed Rifle course. First Class Instuctor’s course at Ireland Command School of Musketry, Dublin 21 Aug 1915 3/4093 Sergeant Dan Twohig posted form 3rd Battalion to 5th Battalion 22 Aug 1915 3/6784 Private Patrick Kilkenny enlisted in 3rd Battalion 24 Aug 1915 Albert Edward Flynn and Cyril Seymour Hodges to be 2nd Lieutenants 3rd Battalion 24 Aug 1915 2nd Lieutenant G C Gaden passed 2nd Class Instructor course at Ireland Command School of Musketry, Dublin 25 Aug 1915 All out attack on the Turkish strong points on Hill 60 by the 5th Battalion resulted in very heavy casualties for the battalion 28 Aug 1915 5th Battalion was down to 180 men with 5 Officers 28 Aug 1915 During August 6 Officers joined the British Expeditionary Force from the 3rd Battalion. Draft of 100 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, at the Dardanelles August 1915 Included 4679 Private John Boniface (4th Bn), 4693 Private Bernard Moore, 4800 Private SEPTEMBER 1915 2nd Lieutenant Dennett Annesley Edlin was attached to 19th Trench Mortar Battery Sept 1915 Lieutenant Colonel A C Lewin DSO, proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, to take command of a Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment 4 Sept 1915 Major A J Digan DSO, takes command of the 3rd Battalion 4 Sept 1915 It was becoming obvious that trench warfare was the order of the day, and so a trench was dug at Prehane Rifle Range, about 3 miles away on top of the cliffs, shooting out to sea. Captain Francis Robert De La Cour joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles 4 Sept 1915 6105 Private Joseph A Kavanagh arrived at 5th Battalion 4 Sept 1915 Promoted Corporal and Class Z 3/5247 Private William Absalom Horton arrived at 5th Battalion 5 Sept 1915 Killed in action 7 Dec 1915 Flight Commander J L Jackson to be Instructor at Central School, Royal Flying Corps 5 Sept 1915 Awarded Military Cross Major A J Digan DSO promoted to Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 6 Sept 1915 2 Officers and a draft of 102 NCO’s and men from the 3rd Battalion and 100 from the 4th Battalion arrived during the night at 1am and paraded and inspected by the Commanding Officer at 8am and told off to companies at the 5th Battalion 7 Sept 1915 Draft included 5120 Private Thomas Gaverghan, 4093 Sergeant Dan Twohig to ‘D’ Company (awarded MSM 9 Nov 1916 for work as Provost Sergeant at Salonika), 4/5063 Private Peter Brady (died on Malta 22 Sept 1915), Lance Corporal 4349 Private Michael McNamara A draft of 35 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion in France 7 Sept 1915 4310 Private Thomas Nolan deserted 7 Sept 1915 Strength of the 3rd Battalion 8 Sept.1915 Officers 66 Other Ranks 2859 Draft of 52 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in France during September 1915 2 drafts totalling 7 Officers and 400 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 5th (Service) Battalion at the Dardanelles during September 1915 A draft of 35 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion in France 7 Sept 1915 2 officers of the Scottish Rifles with a draft of 102 Other Ranks from the 3rd Battalion and 100 from the 4th Battalion joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at the Dardanelles 7 Sept 1915 This included Sergeant Dan Twohig placed in ‘D’ Company on arrival. 11150 Private Thomas Moloney posted to 3rd Battalion 7 Sept 1915 3/6850 Private Festus King enlisted in Connaught Rangers 8 Sept 1915 5478 Private Alfred Spendiff arrived in Theatre for the 5th Battalion 10 Sept 1915 6096 Company Quarter Master Sergeant John Martin Swords and 4267 Private William Buckley posted from 3rd Battalion to 5th Battalion 10 Sept 1915 11009 Lance Corporal Herbert Edgar Prime embarked from Kinsale for the Mediterranean E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 4753 Private G Briggs, 5023 Private W Byrne, 3034 Private T Curran, 3585 Lance Corporal J Farrell, 3579 Private M Hickey, 4163 Private A McNanns, 4668 Private T Paulin, 3956 Private J Riley, 4689 Private C Williams listed as wounded from the 3rd Battalion attached to the 2nd Battalion 12 Sept 1915 Corporal David Malcolm Frazer 7th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 14 Sept 1915 Served with 7th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers in Gallipoli, in ‘D’ and the Machine Gun Section of ‘B’ Company and acted as a range finder. 3/6850 Private Festus King posted to 3rd Battalion 14 Sept 1915 2nd Lieutenants J A Plumpton attached to the 17th Divisional Cyclists Company landed in France 15 Sept 1915 4187 Private Thomas Higgins posted to 3rd Battalion, ‘L’ Company from the Depot, Galway 21 Sept 1915 6824 Private Martin McDonagh, 3/4659 Private Joseph Hayes, 4195 Private Joseph Flaherty, 10334 Private John Fitzgerald, 5757 Thomas McGuire, 4802 Private Stanley Wood found fit for active service and posted to 5th Battalion at Salonika 21 Sept 1915 6096 Company Quarter Master Sergeant John Martin Swords from the 3rd Battalion joined 5th Battalion at Gallipoli 22 Sept 1915 5 Officers and a large draft of 350 arrived at 5th Battalion at 12:20am. This included men from all Battalions of the Rangers, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th included. The new drafts had shown a keenness to rival their comrades in the 5th Battalion, but the scarcity of good N.C.O.’s was fast becoming acute. 24 Sept 1915 Included 5210 Private James Currid, 5727 Private John McCourt, 4218 Private Arthur McDonagh, 4735 Private Walter Campbell 4th Battalion (POW 7 Dec 1915), 3344 Private Joseph Godridge (POW), Lieutenant F H Bethell killed in action aged 19 attached to Royal Irish Regiment 25 Sept 1915 Charles W B Fitzgerald, William Acland Ussher, Gerald Aloysius Flood and Richard Francis Lenane to be 2nd Lieutenants, 3rd Battalion 25 Sept 1915 2nd Lieutenant W A Ussher served with 6th Battalion in France 2nd Lieutenant R F Leane was attached to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers A draft of 350 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at the Dardanelles 25 Sept 1915 A draft of 37 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion evening 26 Sept 1915 3812 Private James Fallon transferred to Royal Army Medical Corps 26 Sept 1915 4715 Private Percy J Eatwell killed serving with the 1st Battalion 27 Sep 1915 The men who joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at the Dardanelles had shown a keenness to rival their comrades, but there was scarcity of good NCO’s which was fast becoming acute. A draft of 17 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion in France 28 Sept 1915 The 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers were withdrawn to the Island of Lemnos in Greece 29 Sept 1915 During the Gallipoli campaign the 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers suffered over 70% casualties with 22% fatalities. A total of 686 officers and men were killed, wounded or taken prisoner with 220 officers and men listed as killed or missing in action. During September a draft of 50 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in France. 2 drafts totalling 7 Officers and 400 Other Ranks, proceeded to join the 5th Battalion at the Dardanelles. OCTOBER 1915 A draft of 148 from 3rd Battalion arrived at the 5th Battalion at Mudros 2 Oct 1915 This was part of the draft who had arrived on the same troopship as the 350 men who had joined on the 24 Sept 1915 and been detained at Mudros. Draft included 11037 Lance Corporal George Huckerby, 4284 Private Patrick Farrell, 5416 Private Edmund Drudy, 5477 Private Michael Rush, 3/6291 Private Thomas Killara (transferred Royal Flying Corps no.145498), 5757 Private Thomas Mcguire (killed in action 7 Dec 1915), 5389 Private Martin Fitzgerald, 4/5340 Private James Burke (discharged), 4817 Private Lawrence Ward (transferred no.20818 Royal Irish Regiment) 3/6909 Private Michael O’Neil enlisted in 3rd Battalion 2 Oct 1915 James Paumier Hamilton to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion 5 Oct 1915 Had enlisted at 16 in a cavalry regiment. Wounded in France. Lieutenant and Quarter Master George Gary Kendall landed in France with 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 5 Oct 1915 2nd Lieutenant Geoffrey Robinson arrived in Salonika 7 Oct 1915 Later served as 2nd Lieutenant with 111 Squadron, Royal Air Force Lieutenant Roy Delacombe restored to establishment of the 3rd Battalion 8 Oct 1915 Lieutenant F H Bethell 3rd Battalion reported missing 8 Oct 1915 The 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers was reinforced after the disastrous Gallipoli campaign had arrived at Salonika from the island of Mudros 10 Oct1915. After a month’s training in atrocious weather conditions the Connaught Rangers crossed the Greek frontier into the snow covered mountainous region of Southern Serbia. Lieutenant F H Bethell reported missing in action while attached to 2nd Royal Irish Rifles with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders12 Oct 1915 Major General Vesey J Dawson CVO, Inspector General of Infantry, inspected the battalion at Charles Fort 13 Oct 1915 2nd Lieutenant R T Roussel disembarked in France to serve with 64th Battery Royal Field Artillery 13 Oct 1915 2nd Lieutenant Edward Arthur Fitzherbert Goodfellow proceeded to France 13 Oct 1915 After a short period of training was appointed to the 60th trench motar battery 4507 Private R Gallagher died aged 44 at home, Bradford 14 Oct 1915 6/3837 Corporal John Forde posted to 4th Battalion 14 Oct 1915 A draft of 276 Other Ranks commanded by 2nd Lieutenant D P J Kelly with 2nd Lieutenants Geoffrey Robinson and H J Shanley joined the 5th (Service) Battalion in Salonika 15 Oct 1915 Lieutenant H J Shanley had been left behind on the sick list when the 5th Battalion had left Ireland 26 April 1915 2nd Lieutenant H H L Richards joined the 5th Battalion at Salonika 16 Oct 1915 Head quarters and 4 companies moved into the barracks at Kinsale from the Charles Fort hutments 21 to 22 Oct 1915 Military Cross awarded to Captain John Joseph Kavanagh of the 3rd Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion 20 Oct 1915 “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 25 Sept 1915, when on special observation duty in a ‘crow’s nest’ in a very exposed building. From 6am onwards throughout the day, although under a very heavy fire, he continued to send in most valuable information. His post was struck by four direct hits but he only left it to put his orderlies under cover. He showed great nerve and determination.” 3/6909 Private Michael O’Neil enlisted in 3rd Battalion 20 Oct 1915 7275 Sergeant John Thorpe O’Neill promoted to Company Quater Master Sergeant 23 Oct 1915 5959 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Pipe married Irene Isabella Martha Burns at Chalford, Lancaster 28 Oct 1915 Arthur Patrick Royse Hains late Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 29 Oct 1915 Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Royal Irish Rifles Leonard Davis to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 29 Oct 1915 Lionel George D’Arcy to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 29 Oct 1915 7500 Private Dominick Toy serving with 2nd Battalion discharged 30 Oct 1915 During October a draft of 13 Officers proceeded to join the Expeditionary Force in France for duty with Trench Mortar batteries. A draft of 50 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in France, and a draft of 50 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at the Dardanelles. Draft included 5867 Private Micheal Fuery (transfered no.389032 into 818th Divisional Employment Company, Labour Corps died 15 Nov 1918 in Greece), who arrived at the 5th Battalion 5 Nov 1915, 6137 Private Thomas O,Halloran (transferred as Thomas Nevels to MGC Cav no.28488), NOVEMBER 1915 In November, 1915, machine gun sections were withdrawn from Infantry battalions overseas and formed into machine gun companies, one of which was attached to each brigade. At the same time, a Machine Gun Training Centre was formed at Grantham for the purposes of training and supplying reinforcements for machine-gun companies in the field, and raising new machine-gun companies. During the November 1915 the entire Machine gun section from the 3rd Battalion was incorporated in the Machine Gun Corps being formed at Grantham England. Lieutenant C A Brett was in charge and escorted them but after 2 days at Grantham requested to be returned to the Connaught Rangers which was instantly done, and he returned to Kinsale. The Machine Gun Corps wasn't created until October 1915, with the first men being transferred c. Feb-Mar 1916. Approximately the first 30,000 numbers were immediate transfers into the MGC on its creation. Lieutenant N S B Kidson promoted Captain 1 Nov 1915 Appointed to Officer Cadet Battalion 1918 Lieutenant H T Hewitt rejoined 1st Battalion 1 Nov 1915 He had been wounded on 2 Nov 1914 Lieutenant G B Lee, 5th Battalion with 2nd Lieutenant G C P R O’Donoghue joined the 1st Battalion at La Gorgue 1 Nov 1915 Brigadier General W F H Stafford CB, Commanding the Queenstown Garrison, inspected the battalion and presented the DCM to Lance Corporal Ivens and Private P O’Conner of the 3rd Battalion. 2 Nov 1915 6090 Private Joseph Merchant posted to 3rd Battalion from 1st Battalion after discharged from Hospital recovering from Gun Shot to face and head 3 Nov 1915 Captain A W Blockley left 1st Battalion to join the Royal Munster Fusiliers 3 Nov 1915 4483 Private Martin Fitzgerald posted to 5th Battalion 5 Nov 1915 5867 Private Michael Fuery & 4/5093 Private Willie Ward joined the 5th Battalion 5 Nov 1915 3/6163 Private Michael Gavin posted from Depot to 3rd Battalion 6 Nov 1915 Lieutenant W W W Reilly joined 1st Battalion at Riez Bailleul 7 Nov 1915 Temporary Major William Donough attached 20th (Service) Manchester Regiment (5th City) landed in France at Boulogne 8 Nov 1915 71 other ranks joined the 5th Battalion at Salonika 10 Nov 1915 G,O, Commanding in Chief in Ireland, Major General L B Friend CB, inspected the battalion at Kinsale 10 Nov 1915 A bomb burst prematurely during trench practice at the Preghane rifle range at Kinsale 10 November, 1915. The trench practice was in expectation of a visit from the GOC, Ireland. It caused 6 casualties, 2 Officers being wounded and 4 Other Ranks. Captain Lewin (Bombing Officer) and Lance Corporal Greenwood later died of their injuries. Lieutenant Talputt was also killed in the incident. It was caused during a demonstration of a wooden catapult for throwing bombs from one trench to another. When Captain Frederick Henry Lewin bent down to light a second match to ignite the fuse on the bomb, he was caught in a full blast and seriously injured. There were no first aid arrangements. Lieutenant Brett (Machine Gun Officer) drove the injured Captain Frederick Henry Lewin to the hospital at Kinsale barracks, but he was dead on arrival. The Lewin family considered that the barracks hospital at Kinsale was unsuitable for treating Fred’s injuries and he was brought to a private hospital in Cork? 3/5461 Lance Corporal W Greenwood died of wounds aged 29 at Kinsale 10 Nov 1915 (Nov 1915) - SAD DEATH OF MILITARY CAPTAIN – The death of Captain F. H. Lewin, of the 3rd Connaught Rangers, took place in the [Cork] City on Thursday, as a result of a bomb accident at Kinsale on the 10th November, through which a Private also lost his life. Captain Lewin was in charge of a party of men who were practising bomb-throwing, when one of the bombs exploded. He was a member of the Irish Bar, and volunteered for active service at the outbreak of the war. He was the owner of considerable property in the West of Ireland, and was well known in sporting circles all over the country. The remains were on yesterday afternoon removed from a Cork Hospital to the Protestant Cathedral, an imposing display of full military honours being accorded. The procession marched through the City, and the passing of the body was received by the citizens with deep respect and sympathy. Draft of 71 other ranks joined 5th Battalion at Salonika 10 Nov 1915 10814 Private Edward Palmer died of wounds 11 Nov 1915 2nd Lieutenant Michael A Brennan seconded to Army Ordnance Department 12 Nov 1915 3/7005 Private John Connors enlisted in 3rd Battalion 16 Nov 1915 4483 Private Martin Fitzgerald, 6175 Private Patrick Maher arrived at 5th Battalion 17 Nov 1915 Superintendent of Gymnasia, Irish Command inspected the battalion 19 Nov 1915 Ulick Augustus Moore late Inns of Court Officer Training Corps to be 2nd Lieutenant. 3rd Battalion 20 Nov 1915 A draft of 80 Other Ranks commanded by Lieutenant M J Fogarty joined the 5th (Service) Battalion from the Base Depot 21 Nov 1915 Draft included 4696 Sergeant James Armstrong (4th Bn) Major General Vesey J Dawson CVO, Inspector General of Infantry, inspected the battalion 24 Nov 1915 4276 Private Martin Kennedy discharged 27 Nov 1915 Captain J L Jackson, 3rd Connaught Rangers, Mentioned in Despatches for services in the field serving with the Royal Flying Corps 30 Nov 1915 DECEMBER 1915 Draft of 50 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion December 1915 Draft of 180 Other Ranks proceeded to the 5th (Service) Battalion December 1915 4 Officers joined the British Expeditionary Force in France for duty with the Trench Mortar batteries during December 1915.. Captain E T E Di C De B Wickham seconded for service with 1st Garrison Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2 Dec 1915 Son of Lt. Col. Edmund Hill Wickham, RA, and The Princess Eugenie Paleologue Large draft arrived at the Station in Dorian for the 5th Battalion. Many arrived very drunk on the local drink Koniak 4 Dec 1915 Captain T H Crofton invalided home ill with trench fever 4 Dec 1915 After three months in a hospital in London before returning to Co Sligo to recuperate in April 1916. 5788 Company Quarter Master Sergeant P Maher died at Kinsale 6 Dec 1915 The Bulgarian Army overran the frozen trenches occupied by the out numbered 10th Irish Division near the village of Kosturino 7 Dec 1915 The main thrust of the attack fell upon the part of the line being held by the 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers. In the fierce battle, the 5th Battalion sustained massive losses and were forced to retreat into Greece. 138 Officers and men of the Connaught Rangers were killed in action at Kosturino, with a further 130 taken prisoner. Captain R R Martin with 35 men from the Base details joined the 5th Battalion 6 Dec 1915 3/4659 Private Joseph Hayes missing in action presumed killed with 5th Battalion 7 Dec 1915 11009 Lance Corporal Herbert Edgar Prime reported as missing & POW 7 Dec 1915 10334 Private John Fitzgerald missing presumed dead with 5th Battalion 7 Dec 1915 3/5247 Private William Absalom Horton killed in action with the 5th Battalion 7 Dec 1915 Captain Frederick Henry Lewin aged 38, died of wounds in hospital, Cork 8 Dec 1915 5110 Private Thomas Connelly posted from 1st to 3rd Battalion 10 Dec 1915 The 1st Battalion returned to Marseilles and left for Mesopotamia with a strength of 24 Officers and 813 Other Ranks of the battalion who originally landed at Marseilles 24 Sept 1914 only 242 re embarked 11 Dec 1915 3/7038 Private Thomas P Doyle aged 31 enlisted in 3rd Battalion 11 Dec 1915 3/4140 Private James Kilgallon in Lahore Indian Stationary Hospital, Marseilles France with a wound to the head. Serving with the 1st Battalion 12 Dec 1915 3/4140 Private James Kilgallon discharged from Hospital 16 Dec 1915 Draft of 90 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at Salonika bringing it back up to full strength 18 Dec 1915 5920 Private Thomas Flanagan (2nd Bn Lienster no.18108, DOW 28 April 1918), 6th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived at the Port of Le Harve in France 18 Dec 1915 It consisted of 36 Officers and 952 Other Ranks, 56 horses and mules, 4 machine guns, 17 vehicles and 10 bicycles. Two drafts made up from 375 NCO’s and men from the Connaught Rangers who had been attached to the Inniskilling Fusiliers and the Royal Irish Fusiliers, rejoined the 5th Battalion as these men wanted to return to Connaught Rangers and the Brigadier General commanding the 31st Brigade consented. All these men were Connaught Rangers from the 3rd or 4th Battalions, most had taken part in action in Serbia on 7 & 8 Dec. 19 Dec 1915 7985 Sergeant John Murray died at Cork 20 Dec 1915 Draft of 29 Other Ranks from the Base Depot joined the 5th (Service) Battalion at Salonika 21 Dec 1915 Hansard 21 December 1915 Mr. GINNELL Asked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he will now state the total cost of the twenty-four men of the Connaught Rangers, with seven motor cars, in their last recruiting tour in county Leitrim, from the 20th to the 29th November, inclusive, with the net result of one recruit; whether Recruiting Lieutenant O'Donnell spoke at all their meetings; and will he say how many military officers are now so employed in Ireland? The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Tennant) Since I answered the question put by the hon. Gentleman on Wednesday last, although I have not had the opportunity or privilege of visiting county Leitrim, I have ascertained that the recruiting tour in question was the means of bringing in a large number of recruits. It was efficiently conducted by Colonel Harrison, Major Murphy, and Captain O'Donnell. I am informed that they were well received and hospitably treated in all the towns they visited, and that the presence of Lieutenant Mike O'Leary, V.C., was a source of great gratification to all the audiences addressed. As I have previously indicated, I do not know the total cost of the tour, but as a considerable number of the motor cars used were lent free of charge by local gentlemen, the cost of the tour was insignificant in proportion to the results obtained. My information is that every incident connected with the tour reflected great credit on the people of North Leitrim. Mr. GINNELL Can the right hon. Gentleman inform the House whether all these decoy military officers are equally inefficient? Mr. TENNANT It would not do for me to make comparison between individuals in the Army, but I may say that all these gentlemen have acted admirably and the results have been most successful. Mr. F. E. MEEHAN Has the right hon. Gentleman made any inquiries as to the source from which these questions have been asked? Is he aware that it is a small section of Sinn Feiners who have made a cats paw of my hon. Friend, for the purpose of retarding recruiting in the county? Mr. TENNANT It has been my privilege to see hon. Gentlemen representing Ireland in that quarter of the House in many capacities, but not previously in that of a catspaw. I have other duties to perform than making inquiries of the nature suggested. John Yelverton Hadden from Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) appointed 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 22 Dec 1915 Lieutenant C H M Dennys and 2 men joined 1st Battalion at Port Said 22 Dec 1915 4802 Private Stanley Wood from 3rd Battalion arrived at 5th Battalion at Salonika 23 Dec 1915 Admitted to Hospital and Rejoined unit 7 July 1916 4187 Private Thomas Higgins fined ‘Found drunk in town at 10pm 24 Dec 1915 During December a draft of 50 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion and a draft of 180 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion. 4 Officers also joined the British Expeditionary Force in France for duty with the Trench Mortar batteries. Draft to 1st Battalion included 6090 Private Joseph Merchant, 1916 JANUARY 1916 Captain J L Jackson Instructor at the Central Flying School Jan 1916 January 1916 Army List the entry for Central Flying School Commandant Captain (T Lieutenant Colonel) Pitcher 39H Assistant Commandant (Graded as Wing Commander) Captain (T Lt Col) C G Hoare 39H 15.11.1915 Secretary Assistant Paymaster O Williams Royal Naval Reserve 13.11.1914 Medical Officer Temporary Lieutenant J Keenan FRCSI RAMC Equipment Officer Hon Lt (T Captain) F H Kirby VC Quartermaster 1.3.1915 Metreology Instructor T Captain G M B Dobson 10.2.1913 Instructor Acting Flight Commander I H W S Dalrymple-Clark Royal Navy 9.1914 Instructor F Sub Lt P C V Perry RN 1.2.1915 Instructor Captain Hon W F F Sempill (Master of Sempill) RFC (SR) 6.8.1915/ 9.2.1915 Instructor Captain J L Jackson 3rd Bn Connaught Rangers 5.9.1915 Instructor Captain J E Tennant Scots Guards 5.9.1915 Instructor Captain (T Major) L W B Rees Royal Artillery 28.11.1915 Instructor F Sub Lt T C Vernon RN Instructor Theory & Construction Act Flt Commander C D Breese RN 18.12.1913 Officer i/c Transport Captain C H Saunders RFC (SR) 5.1.1915 Officer i/c Experimental Flight Lt (T Captain) G L Cruickshank DSO Gordon Highlanders 5003 Company Sergeant Major Stevens awarded Good Conduct and Long Service medal 1 Jan 1916 William Joseph Heneghan of the National Bank Galway to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 1 Jan 1916 Lieutenant John Charles Thomas MacCarthy 3rd Battalion killed in action while attached to Trench Motor Battery 2 Jan 1916 3/7338 Private Christopher Conlon enlisted in 3rd Battalion 3 Jan 1916 5118 Private Michael Gilfeather discharged 4 Jan 1916 9929 Private Joseph O’Driscoll died 6 Jan 1916 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers, having left the Western Front, disembarked at Basra and were transported up the Tigris River to Kut 10 Jan 1916 3585 Lance Corporal James Farrell discharged 10 Jan 1916 Lieutenant William Archibald Buchanan, The Connaught Rangers passes the Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates at the Military School, Birmingham 14 Jan 1916 4350 Private Michael Stokes discharged 14 Jan 1916 9738 Private T Flynn (formally 1st Battalion) awarded DCM 14 Jan1 916 3/7235 Private Francis Murphy enlisted in 3rd Battalion 15 Jan 1916 Major B R Copper joined 5th Battalion with a draft of 88 men 16 Jan 1916 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers was reported by John Redmond in The Times to muster about 1600 men 18 Jan 1916 4823 Corporal Patrick Fleming appointed acting Sergeant and posted to the 1st Battalion 19 Jan 1916 4715 Private Percy Joseph Eatwell reported killed in the 2nd Times List 20 Jan 1916 Lieutenant E D Greeves wounded at Hanna 21 Jan 1916 8842 Sergeant Percy J Harre killed in action 21 Jan 1916 3654 Private Patrick Robinson discharged wounded/sickness 22 Jan 1916 Lance Corporal 4349 Private Michael McNamara died in Hungarian Hospital, Sofia as a POW 24 Jan 1916 6060 Lance Corporal Patrick Joseph Casey posted to 6th Battalion 25 Jan 1916 5/1105 Quarter Master Sergeant John Heaney posted to the 3rd Battalion from the 4th Battalion as the Battalion Orderly Room Sergeant, having been invalided home from Alexandria serving as the Battalion Orderly Room Sergeant located with the 3rd Echelon, at 31 Rue de Ramleh, Alexandria close to the Mustapha Barracks, for the 5th Battalion 26 Jan 1916 Major General Vesey J Dawson inspected the battalion at Kinsale 28 Jan 1916 He presented Sergeants P Murphy and Finnegan with the Order of St George, 4th Class, awarded to them for gallantry in action while attached to the 1st Battalion by the Russian Government. 2nd Lieutenant John Ross Moore gazetted into 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 29 Jan 1916 He previously served in The Honourable Artillery Company and was wounded August 1915 Attached 7th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers The 3rd Battalion was inspected by the Superintendent of Gymnasia, Irish Command 31 Jan 1916 A draft of 7 Officers and 400 Other Ranks proceeded to Mesopotamia for the 1st Battalion during January 1916 A draft of 60 Other Ranks proceeded to the 6th (Service) Battalion in France January 1916 FEBRUARY 1916 From August 1915 to February 1916 Ireland produced 19,801 recruits. A draft of 2 Officers and 53 Other Ranks joined 5th (Service) Battalion 1 Feb 1916 5959 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Piper posted to 3rd Battalion from the Depot 4 Feb 1916 He previously had served with the 1st Battalion in France until wounded. Gun Shot Wound to the Abdomen 12 Sept 1915 and invalided home 25 Sept 1915 3/7235 Private Francis Murphy posted from Depot to 3rd Battalion at Kinsale 5 Feb 1916 3/7235 Private Francis Murphy declared illegally absent 5 Feb 1916 11 privates were transferred to the 1st Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers in Dublin 6 Feb 1916 A draft of 95 Other Ranks arrived in Mesopotamia for the 1st Battalion 6 Feb 1916 A draft of 30 men, were sent to the 6th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France. Conducted to the Overseas Base by Lieutenant Colonel Bourke DSO 7 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenant A O’H Bradshaw proceeded to join the 1st Battalion with the Expeditionary Force in the Persian Gulf 9 Feb 1916 7257 Private William Flaherty enlisted into 3rd Battalion 10 Feb 1916 3/7309 Private George Caine enlisted in 3rd Battalion 12 Feb 1916 Major Owen Fitzstephen Lloyd replaced by Lieutenant Thomas Cheadle as Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers. Lieutenant T A Dillon, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers appointed Assistant Adjutant 14 Feb 1916 Thomas ‘Tommy’ Cheadle had been promoted Lieutenant in the field with the 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France after 18 years 34 days service in the ranks 1 Oct 1914. His 2 pips arrived in the field 23 Oct 1914 A draft of 5 N.C.O.,s and 48 men arrived from the Base Depot at the 6th Battalion many of these men had already served with the 1st & 2nd Battalion in France and Flanders and some with the 5th Battalion in the Daranelles and proved to be useful fighting addition to the battalion14 Feb 1916 3/7672 Private Charles Boobey enlisted in 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 14 Feb 1916 A draft of 50 were sent to the 6th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France Conducted to the Overseas Base by Lieutenant Colonel Bourke DSO 15 Feb 1916 A draft of 3 Officers and 110 other ranks were sent to the 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in Mesopotamia. This included Captain C J Hughes 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, Captain H M O’C Dwyer 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, and 2nd Lieutenant H C S Heath, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 15 Feb 1916 Draft included 5/354 Private John Moynihan 2nd Lieutenant William Joseph Heneghan reported for duty on his first appointment 15 Feb 1916 A draft of 44 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 18 Feb 1916 3624 Private James Whyte discharged sick/wounded 19 Feb 1916 A draft of 1 Other Rank joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 20 Feb 1916 A darft of 2 N.C.O.’s and 27 men joined the 6th Battalion 20 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenants E R Clarke, 10th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, R L Ooboue 14th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, and D L Louw 16th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers arrived from the School of Instruction at Moore Park for duty with the 3rd Battalion 21 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenant Edward Arthur Fitzherbert Goodfellow 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers killed in action in France attached to the 60th Trench Mortar Battery 21 Feb 1916 Lieutenant S J Jackson, General Service List reported for duty 22 Feb 1916 2nd Lieutenants J P Monan, E H Huggard and J A V Kent of the 5th Connaught Rangers reported for duty 23 Feb 1916 A Sunday recruiting meeting was held at Moycullen, County Galway, and the band of the Connaught Rangers was in attendance. A body of about 60 Sinn Fein Volunteers interrupted the meeting, and, though warned more than once by the few policemen who were present, insisted on marching through it. 27 Feb 1916 Captain R V Burke 2nd Connaught Rangers reported for duty 29 Feb 1916 A draft of 1 N.C.O. 29 men arrived at 6th Battalion 29 Feb 1916 1/9738 Private (Acting Corporal) Flynn awarded the Medaille Militaire by the French Government Feb 1916 During February a draft of 80 Other Ranks proceeded to the 6th Battalion in France, and 4 Officers and 110 Other Ranks to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia. MARCH 1916 It was notified that the French Medaille Militaire had been awarded to Private (Acting Corporal) Flynn for gallant service performed while serving with the 1st Battalion in France 2nd Lieutenant R T Roussel reported off sick leave due to wounds received with the British Expeditionary Force, France 2 March 1916 7727 Private John Regan enlisted in 3rd Battalion 3 March 1916 Lieutenant D P J Kelly joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 3 March 1916 3/7328 Private Patrick Howard enlisted in 3rd Battalion 4 March 1916 2nd Lieutenants C Summerscales, L E Berkeley, and W A Collier with 375 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion in the Persian Gulf 4 March 1916 6529 Private James Ralph wounded serving with ‘A’ Company 6th Battalion 6 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant Maurice John Brennan Davy, Suffolk Regiment transferred to 3rd Battalion 9 March 1916 10563 Lance Corporal George Worth aged 30 killed in action with ‘C’ Company 6th Battalion 9 March 1916 2nd Lieutenants S P K H Reed, C F Steventon, and A E Tyte promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenants V B Caroe and C L Fitzgerald promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant C S L Harrington promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant P D Low promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant W J Minch promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant J C D Morgan promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 Instructional Duties, Ministry of Labour 1918 2nd Lieutenant P B Roussel promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant R T Roussel promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant C F Steventon promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant C Summerscales promoted to Lieutenant 10 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant A O’H Bradshaw promoted to Lieutenant with 1st Battalion 10 March 1916 Inspector General of Infantry, Major General Vesey Dawson CVO inspected the battalion at Kinsale and Charles Fort 14 March 1916 A draft of 4 N.C.O.,s and 56 men arrived at 6th Battalion 13 March 1916 Major F F I Kinsman, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers left to join the British Expeditionary Force for Staff duty as Brigade Major 14 March 1916 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade was held at the Roman Catholic Church, in Kinsale 1182 men were on parade, 45 Officers and 1137 other ranks 17 March 1916 Lieutenant H H Lyons Awarded Regular commission as Lieutenant 17 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant Stamford Walter Seppings Wright to be Lieutenant (antedated to 14 Feb 1916) 17 March 1916 7380 Private John Lennon enlisted in 3rd Battalion 17 March 1915 A draft of 21 men joined the 6th Battalion 17 March 1916 10990 Boy Soldier P O’Brien died aged 15 at Kinsale 19 March 1915 3/7413 Private Patrick Berry enlisted in 3rd Battalion 20 March 1916 Lieutenant Colonel A C Lewin DSO appointed Temporary Brigadier General in the Near East 22 March 1915 A draft consisting of 70 men were sent to the 6th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France. Conducted to the Overseas Base by Lieutenant Colonel Bourke DSO 22 March 1916 4187 Private Thomas Higgins died of wounds with 1st Battalion 22 March 1916 The draft of 70 men arrived at the 6th Battalion at Allouagne France 24 March 1916 It included 7072 Lance Sergeant John Murphy from Athlone Sergeant Hugh Hannawin and Corporal Ernest West passed ‘Distinguished’ at the 18th Rifle Course at the Command School of Musketry, Dublin 25 March 1916 2nd Lieutenants A O’Hara Bradshaw, and C F Steventon joined the 1st Battalion in the Persian Gulf 27 March 1916 2nd Lieutenant A O’Hara Bradshaw retired later in 1916? A draft of 20 other ranks arrived at the 6th Battalion 27 March 1916 Death of Colonel William Raymond Inglis at Seaford Esssex while commanding the 3rd Royal Fusiliers, who had commanded the 3rd Battalion before the war 29 March 1916 3/3100 Lance Corporal William Swinburn aged 23 wounded in axtion with 6th Battalion 29 March 1916 (Previously with 5th Battalion in Balkans 29 July 1915, Later killed in action 31 May 1916) 2nd Lieutenant Semple and a draft of 65 other ranks nearly all from the Reserve Battalions arrived at the 6th Battalion 29 March 1916 Captain Betts, Superintendent of Gymnasia Irish Command inspected the battalion at Kinsale and Charles Fort 30 March 1916 During March a draft of 70 Other Ranks proceeded to the 6th Battalion in France APRIL 1916 A draft of 38 Other Ranks joined the 5th (Service) Battalion 1April 1916 Draft of 30 all ranks joined the 6th Battalion 7 April 1916 Captain R D’Arcy resigned his commission on account of ill health 9 April 1916 3/7035 Private James Devlin transferred to ‘E’ Company 3rd Battalion 10 April 1916 3/6163 Private Michael Gavin transferred to Machine Gun Corps 12 April 1916 no.31435 Draft of 46 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion from the base 14 April 1916 2nd Lieutenant L E Berkeley wounded at Beit Aiessa with 1st Battalion 17 April 1916 7828 Lance Corporal James O'Neill died at Kinsale aged 30 15 April 1916 4140 Private James Kilgallon killed in action in Mesopotamia with 1st Battalion 17 April 1916 Lieutenant J H T Brabazon reported missing in action while with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 18 April 1916 3845 Private Michael Dever aged 22 killed in action with the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 18 April 1916 4633 Private John O’Connell killed in action with the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 18 April 1916 2nd Lieutenant L E Berkeley wounded while with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia at Beit Aiessa 18 April 1916 9230 Private C Casey died at Cork 21 April 1916 2929 Private James Morris discharged wounded/sick 22 April 1916 CONNAUGHT TELEGRAPH, April 22nd 1916:- A SOLDIER UNDER AGE. Mr. Doris asked the Under Secretary of State for War, if he was aware that Private Thomas Moran, No. 6521, 3rd Battalion, Connaught Rangers, enlisted at Westport on the 27th July, 1915, when he was only 17 years, 1 week, without the consent of his widowed mother, Catherine Moran, and that Mrs. Moran has made several unsuccessful applications for the discharge of her only son on the grounds that he is not of military age: and if he will state whether, if Moran cannot be discharged, he will be withdrawn from military service and placed at other necessary work until he attains the age of 19. Mr. Tenant – I would take the liberty of referring the Honourable member to the previous answer I gave on this subject to a question put to me by the Honourable member for Blackburn on the 2nd November, 1915. The following is the reply to Mr. Snowden referred to: - Mr. Tenant – The minimum age at which men are authorized to be taken for service with the Colours is at present nineteen, and no man is accepted for direct enlistment unless he gives his age on attestation as nineteen or over. Strict orders have been given to recruiting officers that unless a recruit evidently has the physique equivalent to his declared age he will not be enlisted without an examination of his birth certificate. If a recruit enlists who has declared his age to be over nineteen, but, who is actually below the age, the War Office do not consider that to be sufficient cause itself for discharging him from the Army. Under existing arrangements, a soldier who is actually below nineteen may be sent abroad provided his physique is considered by the medical authorities to be that of a man of eighteen and a half. If his physique is below that of a man of eighteen and a half he is retained for training and Service at home until he reaches the required standard. In practise, however, the War Office always allow a lad who is under seventeen be discharged provided application is made to his Commanding Officer, whilst he is serving at home. In the case of all soldiers serving Overseas, the question of discharge or return to his country rests with the Commanding-in-Chief, who retains only those considered fit for service abroad Draft of 3 Officers and 50 Other Ranks from Kinsale arrived at the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 23 April 1916 6 Officers proceeded to 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia during April 1916 EASTER UPRISING 1916 Major Montague Irving Mitchell Campbell undergoing a Staff Course at Queenstown after recovering from his wounds and rejoining the 3rd Battalion. He was here during the 1916 Uprising April 1916 7136 Sergeant C Leeson while on leave reported to 2nd Lieutenant J Kearmis, Royal Irish Regiment. Commanding The Telephone Exchange Guard in Dublin.25 April 1916 Remained with this unit until 3 May 1916 409 Sergeant J J Barror while on leave reported to Lieutenant Colonel L.G. Esmonde, Commanding 10th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers at the Royal Barracks in Dublin 26 April 1916 He remained with this unit working directly for 2nd Lieutenant W J Clarke, 5th Royal Dublin Fusiliers until 8 May 1918 6175 Corporal Anthony Meenehan, The Connaught Rangers listed as admitted wounded in Dr Steeven’s Hospital, Dublin 5 May 1916 He was transferred as a Sergeant to the Labour Corps May 1917 with no.174901. Most likely 361 Company a Reserve Company located at Tipperary He was from Knockglass, Ballinrobe, Kilmaine, County Mayo Mobile Column No.1 26 Officers and 558 other ranks left by route march for Crosshaven “to relieve Enniscorthy”. A rebel seizure of the Enniscorthy railway station had been reported. 11:30 pm 25 April 1916. It was hoped the Column would stimulate a surrender. It was made up of the Head Quarters Company and 4 Companies. Lieutenant Colonel A J Digan DSO, Commanding Major H M Hutchinson DSO Lieutenant T Cheadle Adjutant Captain A G Moutray Commanding No.4 Company Captain I H Garvey Commanding No.2 Company Captain J J Kavanagh Commanding No.3 Company Captain J Tasker Commanding No.1 Company Lieutenant H M Swifte Transport Officer Lieutenant P Mc Bride Supply Officer Lieutenant C A Brett Machine Gun Officer 2nd Lieutenant W Minch Signalling Officer 2nd Lieutenant S P Reed 2nd Lieutenant R T Roussel 2nd Lieutenant P D Low 2nd Lieutenant W L Tolputt 2nd Lieutenant J A Sheridan 2nd Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan 2nd Lieutenant S B Minch 2nd Lieutenant G A McDowell 2nd Lieutenant J F Desmond 2nd Lieutenant J M Forbes 2nd Lieutenant C W B Fitzgerald Captain J D’Arcy joined the Column 29 April 1916 2nd Lieutenant L G D’Arcy joined Column 29 April 1916 Below were attached to the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, and served with the Column Captain C B Pearson RAMC Medical Officer 2nd Lieutenant E R Clarke 10th East Surrey Regiment 2nd Lieutenant R L Osborne 14th Battalion Royal Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant D L Lowns 16th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Proceeded to the Fota Estate via Crosshaven, Queenstown where they arrived at dawn. They were given breakfast and loaded on board two tugs (dangerously overloaded and unstable) and ferried across the harbour to Queenstown. Then marched to Fota, a large estate on an island of the River Lee and encamped on Lord Barrymore’s demense. There they were well placed for any trouble in Cork City. 26 April 1916 1 section of Royal Field Artillery were attached to the Column 26 April 1916 Reports that the rebels were ‘holding Enniscorthy and 3 miles round and they had blown up railway bridges north and south of the town’, also that 900 rebels were ‘moving from Gorey towards Arklow’. A party of 300 men based around a company of the 2/5th Sherwood Foresters under Captain Rickman had marched to Arklow to the north of Gorey from Kingstown in order to secure the arsenal and armaments factory there. 26 April 1916 Column No.1 was strengthened by 2 Officers and 12 other ranks of the Royal Engineers and one 4.7” gun and complement of the Royal Garrison Artillery with its Field gun and limber drawn by a steam traction engine, as a show of force after arriving at Dungarvan. 27 to 28 April 1916 Queenstown, Cobh was military headquarters for the Cork area. General Stafford, Royal Engineers was in command. 100 Royal Marines dispatched from Queenstown had arrived at Galway. Killarney was reported to be ‘disturbed’, and there was a reported ‘an attack on Clonmel’. 27 April 1916 The Column entrained for Wexford. The Irish rebels had taken over the town of Enniscorthy. They had occupied the Athenaeum in Castle Street, and the tricolour flag flown. 29 April 1916 They travelled with an armoured train. It was a home made affair made up of materials to hand. It consisted of an old engine with 3 shell trucks shackled to the engine, armoured with pierced sheets of metal and painted slate grey. 50 rebels left Enniscorthy for Dublin, reached Ferns and then ran into a train containing a few soldiers at Camolin and thinking they were an advance guard from Arklow they retreated back to Enniscorthy 29/30 April 1916 The Column arrived at Wexford and encamped outside the town. Detachment of 70 cavalry other ranks of the South Irish Horse under Lieutenant Colonel Lord Wicklow, a half composite battalion of the 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers under Major Willington, and a detachment of the Young Officers Company were attached to the Column 30 April 1916 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers included Major Walter Alfred Hamilton Grimshaw. He later served as second in command with 6th Connaught Rangers in March 1916 and in 1917. Landed in France Sept 1916. Present at the Battle of Messines. Commanded the 6th Battalion in raids on the 8 and 9 March 1917, when they retook trenches lost by the Royal Irish Rifles. Commanded 3rd East Surrey Regiment 1918 at Dover. Served in Palestine 1918, and in Salonika 1918 The rebels wanted to surrender on terms allowing their rank and file to return to their homes but where informed that only unconditional surrender was accepted MAY 1916 The Column marched to Killurin the concentration point for the attack on Enniscorthy. The road were clear up to 3 miles from the town where the Royal Engineers blew up felled trees across the road to impede their advance. The 15 pounder “Enniscorthy Emily” fired a blank shell into the rebels inducing a rapid appearance of white flags. The rebels numbering 600 surrendered at the old uprising Battle Site at Vinegar Hill and the town was reached at 3 pm where the column went into camp in tents on the Show Grounds. That evening most of the men got drunk on the hospitality of the town. More violent drunks were restrained by being pegged down with tent pegs. Captain C D O,Brien-Butler Adjutant 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment took over the duties of Staff Captain to the column. 1 May 1916 The rebels had held out until 2 rebel representatives had gone to Dublin, by motor car under escort conducted by Colonel Frech the local military commander to get confirmation of the surrender order direct from Pearse. 2 Officers and 50 other ranks of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers acting in conjunction with the Royal Irish Constabulary under District Inspector H R Heggart arrested 56 prominent rebels in the town 2 May 1916 The surrounding countryside was patrolled in all directions 3 May 1916 The Garrison commander at Queenstown was informed, “now that the rebellion in Dublin and elsewhere has been crushed the GOC-in-C intends to arrest all dangerous Sinn Feiner’s”. 3 May 1916 In the southern area placed under the Queenstown commander, ‘small columns consisting of Infantry and Mounted Troops should be sent to various Centres and gradually the whole district worked through’, in co-operation with the police. Two Company’s consisting of 250 men under the command of Major H M Hutchinson, proceeded onto Ferns, with some Royal Irish Constabulary and captured 7 prisoners in the area 4 May 1916 They reached Gorey and encamped in the grounds of Sir George Errington’s residence 5 May 1916 Whole force returned to Enniscorthy 8 May 1916 The column left for New Ross 9 May 1916 118 rebels were arrested at Enniscorthy and a small quantity of rifles, shot guns and other arms were handed in. 1-9 May 1916 Lieutenant C A Brett was appointed Billeting Officer and used his motor bike to drive ahead of the Column armed with a revolver in his belt to find accommodation for the Column. New Ross was searched 9 May 1916 Waterford was searched 10 May 1916 The standard cordon and search technique was used ‘a sudden encircling of an area by the cavalry, while the infantry systematically drives the enclosed area section by section’. The Column left for Dungarvan remaining for one night at Kilmacthomas 12 May 1916 The Column arrived at Dungarvan 13 May 1916 The Royal Irish Constabulary in all the towns were adverse to any further arrests being made or a house to house search for arms as the majority of the people were not in sympathy with the Sinn Fein movement. The Column left Dungarvan and spent the night camped at Ballymacarberry 15 May 1916 The Column reached Clonmel. The headquarters then of the Royal Irish Regiment 16 May 1916 A search at Clonmel resulted in capture of 3 Winchester 303 rifles and 8 persons were arrested. The Column was dispersed with the various detachments rejoining their units. 20 May 1916 4 Officers and 100 other ranks of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers under Captain I H Garvey were left at Clonmel to strengthen the garrison there and rejoined the Battalion some days later. No. 3 Mobile Column was formed with 20 Officers and 350 other ranks on 6 May 1916 It was made up of 3 Companies. Major O F Lloyd, Commanding the Column Captain F M S Gidson, Adjutant Captain N S B Kidson, Commanding No.1 Company Lieutenant L C Badham, Supply Officer Lieutenant J H R Dickson, Commanding No.2 Company 2nd Lieutenant M D O’Rorke, Commanding No.3 Company 2nd Lieutenant M J B Davey 2nd Lieutenant R H French 2nd Lieutenant F K Cummins 2nd Lieutenant W A Ussher, Transport Officer 2nd Lieutenant R F Lenane 2nd Lieutenant E H Huggard 2nd Lieutenant F W S Jourdain, Signalling Officer 2nd Lieutenant A Ribbons Lieutenant B P Young, Royal Army Medical Corps, Medical Officer 40 Officers and men of 2/4th London Regiment (London Scottish) 2nd Lieutenants W Hamilton and A Ribbons joined the column at Bandon 9 May 1916 The Garrison commander at Queenstown was informed by Dublin, “now that the rebellion in Dublin and elsewhere has been crushed the GOC-in-C intends to arrest all dangerous Sinn Feiners”. 3 May 1916 The Column proceeded with 1 machine gun to Bandon, the point of assembly for the Column. Here they were joined by 2 Officers and 50 other ranks on detachment duty there and 4 Officers and 100 other ranks of the 2/4th London Regiment (London Scottish) with 2 Lewis guns. 6 May 1916 The Column remained at Bandon until 11 May 1916 During this time raids were made on houses of suspected persons resulting in the capture of 23 rebels and a number of shotguns and pikes as well as a quantity of equipment and blasting powder. These rebels were sent onto Queenstown. The Column proceeded to Clonakilty where the London Scottish Company left for Rosslare. Raids in this district resulted in the capture of 10 rebels and various articles of equipment 11 May 1916 The Column moved to Rosscarbery where they were joined by 2 Officers and 39 other ranks of the South Irish Horse and 1 Gun and complement of the Royal Field Artillery 15 May 1916 The Column marched to Skibbereen 16 May 1916 Raids made in Skibbereen and the surrounding district resulted in the capture of 3 rebels, a quantity of Sinn Fein Literature, 1 rifle, 2 shotguns, 1 revolver and a small supply of ammunition. The Column moved to Bantry via Ballydehob and remained one day 22 May 1916 Bantry was reached 24 May 1916 Police did not require any arrests to be made at Bantry. Full disarmament could only be achieved by house to house searches, which seem to have been ruled out on quasi-political grounds that, they would ‘exasperate the populace’. The details from South Irish Horse and Royal Field Artillery proceeded to rejoin their units 26 May 1916 The Column returned to Kinsale 27 May 1916 HEADQUARTERS Mobile Column No.1 left for Crosshaven. Lieutenant Colonel A J Digan, DSO, Commanding 11:30 pm 25 April 1916. John Heaney would have most likely remained with the Headquarters. The Garrison Commander at Queenstown was reinforced from England by one battalion of the 179th Brigade, 60th Division, a battalion of the Royal Marines, and later by the rest of the 179th Brigade. 30 April 1916 The news of the uprising in Dublin arrived too late for the rebels to take the GPO in Cork which was in the hands of the military when they arrived. They took cover in a House in Niall Street. During the day the Roman Catholic Bishop and Lord Mayor of Cork visited them and appealed for them to surrender and lay down their arms, but it was to no avail. Rebel leaders in Cork arrested 2 May 1916 Rebel supply of rifles in Cork seized during the evening 3 May 1916 The news of the uprising in Dublin arrived too late for the rebels to take the GPO in Cork which was in the hands of the military when they arrived. They took cover in a House in Niall Street. During the day the Roman Catholic Bishop and Lord Mayor of Cork visited them and appealed for them to surrender and lay down teir arms, but it was to no avail. The Garrison commander at Queenstown was informed, “now that the rebellion in Dublin and elsewhere has been crushed the GOC-in-C intends to arrest all dangerous Sinn Feiners”. 3 May 1916 2nd Lieutenant H E Bevis and 25 other ranks left the Headquarters for Waterville to reinforce the detachment there. They returned to the Headquarters 3 May 1916 Mobile Column No.3 proceeded to Bandon. Major O F Lloyd, Commanding 6 May 1916 2nd Lieutenants R H French and U A Moore with 50 other ranks proceeded to Bandon where they captured 7 rebels, some rifles, as well as a quantity of ammunition and equipment. They were absorbed into the No.3 Column 6 May 1916 Lieutenant L C Badham, with 30 other ranks operating from the Headquarters made 2 raids on houses of suspected persons in the Kinsale district on 4 and 5 May 1916. 11 rebels were arrested and 2 Lee Enfield rifles, 5 shot guns and a quantity of ammunition and equipment seized. One of the rebels Thomas Kent was executed in Cork, after being convicted of killing a policeman. 9 May 1916 END OF EASTER UPRISING ACTIVITIES 1916 Captain T H Crofton rejoined the 3rd Connaught Rangers at Charles Fort in Kinsale in May 1916 and was declared fit, for home service only, by a Medical Board in Cork. 3/4093 Sergeant Dan Twohig promoted Company Sergeant Major with 5th Battalion 26 April 1916 Captain and Quarter Master P Farrell left the 5th Battalion at Salonika for 3rd Battalion 2 May 1915 Draft of 30 men joined the 6th Battalion 2 May 1916 9598 Private William O’Shea died 6 May 1916 3/4093 Company Sergeant Major Daniel Twohig to be Acting Regimental Sergeant Major with 5th Battalion 2 May 1916 A draft of 30 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 2 May 1916 3/6191 Private Batholomew Connor killed in action with ‘A’ Company 6th Battalion 5 May 1916 3/3959 Private Eugene Byrne killed in action with ‘A’ Company 6th Battalion 5 May 1916 A draft of 26 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 10 May 1916 3/6074 Private Charles Farrey wounded with ‘A’ Company 6th Battalion 13 May 1916 (Later transferred to Leinster Regiment no 18255, discharged 29 March 1919 due to wounds) 3/8529 Private James Ralph wounded with ‘A’ Company 6th Battalion 15 May 1916 2nd Lieutenant J J Dillon and a draft of 29 men joined the 6th Battalion 17 May 1916 3/6356 Private Cornelious Doody wounded with ‘A’ Company 6th Battalion 18 May 1916 3/7553 Private William Cooke enlisted in 3rd Battalion 19 May 1916 5416 Private Edmund Drudy died at home 22 May 1916 At Temple Creedy 3/7035 Private James Devlin 14 days Confined to Barracks ‘Overstaying pass from 6 to 9 May 1916 apprehended by R.I.C. at Ballyfeard at 6pm 9 May’ 11 May 1916 Witnesses Sergeant O’Keeffe and Corporal Kelly. Awarded by Major Harvey, Royal Garrison Artillery The detachment at Crosshaven moved to Kinsale and the 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers took over from them. 6 Officers and B, E and K Companies arrived at Charles Fort, 22 May 1916 A redistribution of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers companies took place at Kinsale 24 May 1916 In Barracks Kinsale: C, D, H, K, and L Companies In Charles Fort: A, B, E, F, G and J Companies There was a decrease in strength of the Battalion, with a resulting reduction in number of companies. HC Deb 24 May 1916 vol 82 c2077 2077 § 16. Mr. GINNELL asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether the attention of General Maxwell has been directed to the statement of 6/246 Private William Richardson, 6th Connaught Rangers, of the treatment he and a dozen others received while prisoners in the hands of the Irish Volunteers by direction of P. H. Pearce, The O'Rahilly, and Thomas Clarke, Volunteer officers; whether that statement and an equally impartial one of General Maxwell's treatment of Volunteer prisoners may be sent to America; and whether he can guarantee that Private Richardson will not be punished for giving a true account of his experience? § Mr. TENNANT General Maxwell is aware of the statement made of the treatment received by soldiers while prisoners in the hands of the rebels. Private Richardson will not be punished for any such statement he may have made. Consent cannot be given for any statement being sent to America. A draft of 14 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 25 May 1916 Draft included 3/6784 Private Patrick Kilkenny (wounded gunshot to face 17 Aug 1916) J Company was disbanded 30 June 1916 K Company was disbanded 29 July 1916 L Company was disbanded 25 Aug 1916 2nd Lieutenant Maurice John Brennan Davy landed in France on way to join the 6th Battalion 28 May 1915 Inspection off the Battalion at Kinsale and Charles Fort by Brigadier General A J Chapman CB CMG Inspector General of Infantry 30 May 1916 3/3100 Lance Corporal William Swinburn aged 23 initally reported missing in action later confirmed killed in action 31 May 1916 During May drafts numbering 9 Officers and 150 Other Ranks proceeded from Kinsale to the 6th Battalion in France JUNE 1916 A draft of 18 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 1st June 1916 9110 Acting Corporal George Evans Qualified as Assistant Instructor at the 13th Anti Gas Course of Instruction at Dublin 1 June 1917 Draft of 30 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 2nd June 1916 Captain J J Kavanagh, Lieutenant H M Swifte, 2nd Lieutenants L G D’Arcy, J F B O’Sullivan, C W B FitzGerald, Maurice John Brennan Davy and U A Moore joined the 6th Battalion in France 3 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan acted as Intelligence Officer with the 6th Battalion 3/5582 Private J Folan, 3rd Battalion awarded the DCM 3 June 1916 Draft of 10 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 4 June 1916 3/6850 Private Festus King posted to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 5 June 1916 3/7035 Private James Devlin loss of 10 days pay ‘Being drunk and causing a disturbance in town on 3 June 1916 at Kinsale.’ 5 June 1916 Witnesses Sergeant Dovl, Corporal Fitzpatrick, Sergeant Walsh. Major J E Harden Lieutenant William Archibald Buchanan died of injuries received in action at Tidworth while attached to Royal Flying Corps 7 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant C E K Bagot, Alfred Charles Hall, and C L Fitzgerald seconded for service with Trench Mortar Batteries 7 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant Charles Edward Kirwin Bagot awarded Military Cross and Despatches twice. 2nd Lieutenant C L Fitzgerald mentioned in despatches twice. Temporary Major William Donough O’Brien aged 35 attached to 20th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment died of wounds in France 7 June 1916 3295 Private Thomas Kelly discharged 7 June 1916 10261 Private John Joseph Furey discharged no longer physically fit for active service 8 June 1916 3/5692 Private James Brindle discharged due to sickness 9 June 1916 3/5949 Private Edward Durkin discharged due to sickness 10 June 1916 3403 Private Martin Richards died at Cork 15 June 1916 A draft of 100 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 15 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant E R Clarke 10th Battalion East Surrey Regiment transferred to 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 16 June 1916 With seniority dated 14 Aug 1915. Later Awarded Military Cross A man was accidentally knocked overboard from his ship into the river Tigris, there being a strong current running. Captain F W E Morgan Dorset Regiment and Captain R V Burke, Connaught Rangers jumped in but failed to find him. They were both awarded Royal Humane Society Bronze Medals 14 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant P B Roussel and Lieutenant A N Tyte joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 17 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant P L N Gordon Ralph joined the 6th Battalion 19 June 1916 3/7203 Private John Twohig enlisted into 3rd Battalion 22 June 1916 10819 Private Richard Quigley discharged 23 June 1916 4388 Private Martin Carr discaharged as no longer physically fit for active service 24 June 1916 2nd Lieutenant H E Bevis joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 24 June 1916 Captain F M S Gibson seconded for duty with the Machine Gun Corps 26 June 1916 5/1301 Sergeant Michael Wynne posted to the 3rd Battalion from the Depot. 27 June 1916 Lieutenant M J Fogarty takes command of ‘C’ Company 5th Battalion 27 June 1916 3/5962 Lance Corporal Thorton Wood discharged 27 June 1916 A draft of 8 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 30 June 1916 During June 4 Officers and 50 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, and 3 Officers and 43 Other Ranks to the Expeditionary Force and 6th Battalion in France Due to decrease in strength J Company was disbanded 30 June 1916 JULY 1916 Private Patrick McCormack posted to the 4th Battalion 1 July 1916 4388 Private Martin Carr died 4 July 1916 3/6850 Private Festus King arrived at Basra in Mesopotamia to join the 1st Battalion 4 July 1916 Employed as Plate Layer on Military Light Railway from 8 Nov 1916 – 15 Apr 1919 15524 Sergeant Patrick Croughwell killed in action serving with 13th Northumberland Fusilers at Shelter Wood, The Somme ex 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers 3/3548 Private 4 July 1916 3/5112 Private Patrick Caffery discharged No longer physically fit for war service from wounds 6 July 1916 Lieutenant C S L Harrington joined the 1st Battalion 6 July 1916 3rd Battalion furnished a draft of 200 Other Ranks transferred to the 3rd Royal Munster Fusiliers for service with the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers in France 7 July 1916 Arthur Campbell Turner late OTC (ex 475288 Private Canadian Expeditionary Force), to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 7 July 1916 Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and Intelligence Corps DAG 3rd Echelon, France 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey aged 37 re-enlisted in 3rd Battalion Connaught Rangers 8 July 1916 5110 Private Thomas Connelly transferred to 3rd Battalion The Royal Munster Fusiliers (no.14028) 8 July 1916 2nd Lieutenant John Ross Moore proceeded on attachment to 7th Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers France July 1916 Lieutenant Donald Alistair Greer died aged 21 serving with the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia12 July 1916 3/4093 Company Sergeant Major Daniel Twohig mentioned in despatches with 5th Battalion 13 July 1916 Private 3/7166 Christopher Kinsella posted to British Expeditionary Force, France via Folkestone 14 July 1916 Arrived 16th Infantry Base Depot at Etaples 15 July 1916 Major General B C Doran CB presented the Distinguished Conduct Medal to three Other Ranks and the French Medaille Militaire to Corporal T Flynn 17 July 1916 Medical Board declared Captain Tom Crofton fit to return to full duties and he prepared to return to the Front. 17 July 1916 Private 3/7166 Christopher Kinsella joined 8th Entrenching battalion 1 Aug 1916 4823 Sergeant Patrick Flemming posted to 3rd Battalion from the Depot 18 July 1916 2nd Lieutenants F K Cummins and D L Louw, with a 50 man detachment proceeded to Macroom 18 July 1916 Captain G E de Staepoole took over command of the detachment at Macroom when 2nd Lieutenant DL Louw returned to Kinsale. 18 July 1916 Lieutenant J H R Dickson, 2nd Lieutenants Basil Temple Utley and S B Minch joined 6th Battalion in France 19 July 1916 Lieutenant S B Minch as the Physical and Bayonet Training Supervising Officer Lieutenant Basil Temple Utley trained as Doctor after the war. 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Patrick Royse Haines landed in France 20 July 1916 Major Montague Irving Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey posted to the 3rd Battalion 25 July 1916 2nd Lieutenant C Summerscales died of enteric fever at Basrah serving with the 1st Battalion 27 July 1916 11150 Private Thomas Maloney transferred to Machine Gun Corps (no.45284) 27 July 1916 A draft of 15 NCO’s joined 6th Battalion in France 28 July 1916 K Company was disbanded due to decrease in strength of the battalion 29 July 1916 A draft of 28 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 30 July 1916 Lieutenant R E Bowen arrived at 6th Battalion 30 July 1916 During July 25 Other Ranks proceeded to the 5th Battalion at Salonika and 15 Officers and 218 Other Ranks to the 6th Battalion in France AUGUST 1916 From February 1916 to August 1916 Ireland produced 9,323 recruits Private 3/7166 Christopher Kinsella joined 8th Entrenching battalion from 16th Infantry Base Depot 1 Aug 1916 HL Deb 02 August 1916 vol 22 cc1067-70 1067 § THE EARL OF KENMARE My Lords, I wish to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any information with regard to the alleged shooting of two British prisoners of war at a working camp in Germany, as reported recently in the Press. § THE PAYMASTER-GENERAL (LORD NEWTON) My Lords, the report to which the noble Earl refers is, I presume, one which appeared in the English Press a few days ago, and which was taken, if I am not mistaken, from a Dutch newspaper. The information which we have received is as follows. On July 7 we learned, from a Report made by two members of the American Embassy at Berlin, that Patrick Moran, of the 2nd Connaught Rangers, was 1068 shot by the guard at a working camp near Limburg on May 28. The explanation given by the commandant of the camp is that Moran, when in a state of intoxication, attacked the guard and the burgermeister, and that the guard fired in self-defence. Moran was given a military funeral, and the matter reported to the Army Corps of the district. We have been given to understand that Moran's comrades were not allowed to attend the funeral, and that their request that his body should be buried with other men of his regiment who had died at this camp at Limburg was refused. On July 10 we were informed by the American Ambassador here that another British prisoner, William Devlin, of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, had also been shot at one of the Limburg working camps. The American Ambassador at Berlin, Mr. Gerard, on hearing what had occurred, at once proceeded to the camp, although the General Commanding at Frankfort had warned him by telegraph not to come. Mr. Gerard demanded a thorough examination of the prisoners who were present at the shooting of Patrick Moran. Permission to talk to these prisoners was refused him, as it was stated that the matter was under investigation. Apparently the investigation was not started until Mr. Gerard took the matter up. The sentry was not even arrested until the visit of the members of the Embassy to Limburg, and it was ascertained that the sentry in question attended Moran's funeral. The shooting of the other man, Devlin, took place the day before Mr. Gerard, accompanied by Dr. McCarthy, another member of the American Embassy, visited Limburg—that is to say, on July 2. But neither the chief of the Staff from Frankfort, who met Mr. Gerard, nor the commandant of the camp, gave any information with regard to this particular occurrence; and up till July 7 Mr. Gerard had received no official information whatever on the subject. And it is important to note that, according to the information we have received, both of these men, Moran and Devlin, had refused to join Casement. On July 13 the Foreign Office addressed a strong protest to the German Government against their action in endeavouring to place obstacles in the way of Mr. Gerard inquiring into the shooting of Moran, and in concealing the death of Devlin. We demanded an immediate inquiry, in the presence of a member of the United States Embassy at 1069 Berlin, into the shooting of the two prisoners and the punishment of those found guilty. We pointed out that the proceeding would be all the more infamous if it were found to be connected with the refusal of the men to join Casement, and we asked leave from the American Government to publish the correspondence. On July 20 we received a detailed report on the shooting of Moran, of which we had already received a summary. It appears that the German authorities refused to allow Mr. Gerard to talk to the witnesses except in the presence of a German officer. In thanking Mr. Gerard, we asked him to endeavour to obtain a modification of this restriction, but, if this proved impossible, to obtain the names of the witnesses in order that their evidence might be heard later. To this statement I would merely add that this incident tends to show more clearly than before the present temper of the German Government, as illustrated not only by the obstacles which were placed in the way of American Embassy officials visiting the camps, but also in view of the refusal to permit, these Embassy officials to converse with our prisoners except in the presence of German officers. And as a further instance—although it has no direct bearing upon this case—of what I can only term the dull malevolence which characterises the German Government in their treatment of prisoners, I may cite this fact. As the House is aware, we have concluded an arrangement with the German Government by which certain incapacitated prisoners of war are sent to Switzerland, and it will be easily understood that the process of sending these prisoners to Switzerland is far more easy in the case of the prisoners in Germany than it is in the case of the prisoners here. The Germans have only to put their prisoners in a train and send them straight off to the Swiss frontier. In this country we have, of course, to make somewhat elaborate arrangements with regard to their transport across the Channel, and to make further arrangements with the French Government with regard to their transport across France. As a result of these difficulties we have been obliged to make arrangements to send German prisoners from here in two batches. We have to-day received an intimation that no British prisoners in Germany will be prepared for transport to Switzerland until the men belonging to our second party have already arrived at their destination. I merely cite this fact as an instance of the 1070 spirit which pervades the German Government at the present moment where the question of prisoners is concerned. 3/5789 Private John Bernard Millett attached to Military Provost Staff Corps at the Dentention Barracks Aldershot 3 August 1916 HANSARD 3 August 1916 Mr. BYRNE asked the Secretary of State for War if his attention has been drawn to a case where a man named Mates was discharged from the 3rd Connaught Rangers on 23rd July, 1915, certified as unfit for further military service, suffering from a disease contracted while so serving; if this man, who was in perfect health when accepted and at the time carrying on the business of a painting contractor at Dublin, has, since his discharge, owing to and arising from such disease, been quite unable to perform any class of work, has been refused either a pension or compensation, and not having other means of support, his sons being also serving, has been obliged to dispose of his stock in trade, together with his household effects, in order to provide food for his family, and is at present practically destitute; why this man has been made to suffer such indignity; and how it is 480 proposed to deal with such cases having such injurious effect upon recruiting in Ireland? The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Forster) I am having inquiry made into this case, and will, in due course, let my hon. Friend know the result. 118 Other Ranks were transferred to the 2nd Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers at Templemore. 4 Aug 1916 8795 Bandsman Frederick John Gilkes died at Kinsale 6 Aug 1916 3/4093 Acting Regimental Sergeant Major Daniel Twohig reverts to Sergeant at own request with 5th Battalion 8 Aug 1916 3/7328 Private Patrick Howard posted to 6th Battalion via Base Depot 8 Aug 1916 Killed in action 5 Nov 1916 The whole detachment returned from Macroom to the Head Quarters 10 Aug 1916 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey admonished for quitting the ranks without permission. Witness Sergeant Byron 11 August 1916 3/7413 Private Patrick Berry posted to Base Depot in France 22 August 1916 News arrived at the Battalion that 2nd Lieutenant Brabazon was a prisoner of war held at Baghdad. He previously had been reported as missing in action. 22 August 1916 3/4093 Sergeant Dan Twohig appointed Acting Company Sergeant Major with 5th Battalion 23 Aug 1916 A draft of 96 Other Ranks arrived at the 6th (Service) Battalion in France 25 August 1916 Due to the continuous decrease in strength of the battalion L Company was disbanded 25 August 1916 11092 Private Philip Glancy discharged due to wounds 25 August 1916 A draft of 48 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 28 August 1916 3/7706 Private John O’Donoghue enlisted in 3rd Battalion at Cork 29 August 1916 Lieutenant P D Low with draft of 134 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion 30 August 1916 Draft of 43 Other Ranks arrived at the 1st Battalion 31 August 1916 Lieutenant T A Dillon ceased to hold the position of Assistant Adjutant with the 3rd Battalion and moved back to 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 31 August 1916 3/7693 Private John Burns joined the 3rd Battalion Aug 1916 During August drafts, comprising 1 Officer and 77 Other Ranks, proceeded to the 5th Battalion at Salonika and 1 Officer and 240 Other Ranks to the Expeditionary Force in France SEPTEMBER 1916 Lieutenant Stamford Walter Seppings Wright 1st Battalion The Connaught Rangers left Kinsale and joined 6th Battalion in France 1 Sept 1916 Henry Robert Stopford Law to be Temporary Captain (unpaid) 2 Sept 1916 Served in Singapore at outbreak of War. DAA & QMG Major Montague Irving Mitchell Campbell MC died of wounds received 3 Sept 1916 when serving with the 6th Battalion (attached 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment) at the taking of Guillemont 4 Sept 1916 He had been awarded the Military Cross Michael O’Loughlin to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 5 Sept 1916 Served with 6th Battalion in France Henry Fitzroy Cardwell to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 5 Sept 1916 Served with 6th Battalion in France, 3/7706 Private John O’Donoghue joined the 3rd Connaught Rangers at Kinsale and began his basic training at Charles Fort. 5 Sept 1916 A draft of 91 men joined the 6th Battalion in France 5 Sept 1916 5/1301 Sergeant Michael Wynee, placed under arrest awaiting trail 6 Sept 1916 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey confined to barracks for 7 days at Charles Fort and forfeits 2 days pay ‘Overstaying his furlough by 24 hours’ 9 Sept 1916 2nd Lieutenant J R Moore attached 7th Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers killed in action France 9 Sept 1916 2nd Lieutenant Hugh Maguire aged 24 attached 7th Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers killed in action shot in the chest by machine gun fire while attacking enemy trench in France 9 Sept 1916 According to his cousin Brian, who went to the front a few days after Hugh was killed: ‘Hugh got over the parapet and advanced a good distance when they came under heavy machine gun fire so they started making rushes from shell hole to shell hole. At last Hugh told them to make a final rush, and on giving them the word, jumped up from the hole. He immediately fell forward, struck in the chest by a machine gun bullet.’ About a year passed before Hugh’s parents heard such detailed accounts of the terrible event which had devastated their family. A soldier in Hugh’s platoon wrote to the dead man’s father, while he was on leave: Well, dear sir, as regards your son’s death, he died very happy. He was shot through the right lung and right thigh. He never spoke one word. He was unconscious until he died, which only lasted II minutes. He never felt any pain. I held him in my arms until he died. I closed his eyes and crossed his arms and then left him, , but I could not tell you anything about his burial. But as soon as I go back I will search the graves and see if I can find any trace of him and then I will let you know. I knew your son only for about 2 months. He was very quiet and never troubled himself much about things, which he was greatly liked for by the men that was under him. Well now dear sir I think I have told you all that I can and yourself and Mrs Maguire may rest quite contented. He died a lovely death you could see it on his face. And I am very thankful to you Sir for your present of £1 which I received. And I hope now that Mrs. Maguire will take everything all right and not fret about him for he is happy thank God. 1 will close now hoping that my letter will please you both. I remain yours, obediently, Pte. T. Leary. (14295 Private Thomas Leary) Lieutenant Stamford Walter Seppings Wright died serving with 6th Battlion in France 9 Sept 1916 Michael Marren attested into 3rd Battalion 12 Sept 1916 Lieutenant Roussel promoted to Captain 12 Sept 1916 Served with 6th Battalion in France 1917 to 1918 Lieutenant J H R Dickson promoted to Captain 12 Sept 1916 Attached 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Lieutenant C L Fitzgerald promoted to Captain 12 Sept 1916 Mentioned in despatches. Employed Instructor, School of Instruction 1918 Attached 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant P D Low promoted to Captain 12 Sept 1916 Mentioned in despatches. Awarded OBE Major Owen Fitzstephen Lloyd landed in France to join the 1st Battalion 14 Sept 1916 Awarded DSO and Mentioned in despatches. 5/1301 Sergeant Michael Wynee Tried by General Court Martial. Sentenced to be reduced to the rank of Corporal. ‘While on active service absenting himself without leave.’ 13 Sept 1916 Confirmed and Signed at Cork by Major B Doran Commanding Southern District 14 Sept 1916 5/1301 Corporal Michael Wynee returned to duty 14 Sept 1916 A draft of 74 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 14 Sept 1916 Promotion from 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant for A O’H Bradshaw, P B Roussel, C Summerscales (deceased), A N Tyte, C F Steventon, and C S L Harrington reported in Gazette all serving with the 1st Battalion 22 Sept 1916 3/6026 Private Thomas Fitzpatrick discharged due to sickness 20 Sept 1916 Lieutenant Charles Anthony Brett received orders to proceed to France to join the 6th Battalion 20 Sept 1916 Next morning he proceeded on foot to Kinsale Railway Station accompanied by his batman with his kit (under 35lbs according to regulations). Said farewell tohis batman and departed on an early train for Cork. Arrived at Cork at 10am, went to the main Station and got the mail train for Kingstown. The boat left for Holyhead at 8pm 21 Sept 1916 He arrived at Euston at 7am. Crossed to Victoria and got the morning train for Folkestone. Train was full of soldiers returning from leave others going out for the first time. Arrived at Folkestone at 11am and embarked at once and was escorted by a destroyer to Boulogne. A train from the quay to Etaples and reported to the Commandant, and was told to report in the morning for orders. 22 Sept 1916 Next day he was ordered to entrain for Bailleul and report to the 6th Battalion at or near Locre. Travelled via Boulogne and St Omer and arrived at 4pm. He got a lift to Locre by lorry. He found the 6th Battalion out of line in tents. He was sent to ‘A’ Company with Major Harden in command. 23 Sept 1916 A draft of 20 Other Ranks arrived at the 6th (Service) Battalion 22 Sept 1916 A draft of 12 Officers joined the 6th (Service) Battalion 23 Sept 1916 3/7737 Private Michael Marren posted to 3rd Battalion at Kinsale 26 Sept 1916 A draft of 1 Officer and 42 Other Ranks arrived at the 6th (Service) Battalion 29 Sept 1916 1 Officer joined the 6th (Service) Battalion 30 Sept 1916 Following the terrible losses inflicted on the 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers at Guillemont and Ginchy in September 1916, the battalion lost 23 Officers and 407 Other Ranks, large drafts of recruits were dispatched to Flanders to replenish the Battalion when it was moved into the Kemmel sector south of Ypres in the autumn of 1916. Among the newly arrived soldiers were a considerable number of men, still in their teens. During September 7 Officers and 32 Other Ranks proceeded to join the 6th Battalion in France OCTOBER 1916 Irish recruiting was virtually at a standstill by Oct 1916. The 6th Service Battalion were in the trenches at Messines and Kemmel just South of Ypres from Oct 1916 to June 1917 and played a part in the Third and bloodiest Battle of Ypres, also known as Passchendaele in Aug 1917. A draft of 32 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 1 Oct 1916 A draft of 32 Other Ranks arrived at the 6th (Service) Battalion 1 Oct 1916 A draft of 21 Other Ranks arrived at the 6th (Service) Battalion, they mostly comprised of returned casualties from the 3rd & 9th Sept. 2 Oct 1916 3/5265 Private John Joseph Butler discharged sick 2 Oct 1916 Captain J L Jackson to be Temporary Major with the Army and Squadron Commander serving with Royal Flying Corps as Squadron Commander 2 Oct 1916 Major James Edward Harden 3rd Battalion landed in France 5 Oct 1916 A draft of 8 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 8 Oct 1916 Major J E Harden, Captains T H Crofton and John Tasker joined the 6th (Service) Battalion. at La Clytte Camp, Locre, in Belgium. Captains T H Crofton was posted to B Coy. 9 Oct 1916 Captains T H Crofton was later attached to the 47th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, which was common enough at this time; as such temporary attachments gave infantry officer’s valuable experience in handling light mortars. 2nd Lieutenant W E Carnaghan (5Bn) with draft of 11 Other Ranks mostly returned casualties joined the 6th (Service) Battalion 11 Oct 1916 10841 Private Patrick O’Brien 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers discharged 14 Oct 1916 4513 Private Michael Mulreaney discharged 14 Oct 1916 Hansard 18 October 1916 Mr. REDMOND In the whole province of Connaught not one single new battalion was trained. Galway is the headquarters, I think, of the Connaught Rangers. Several new battalions of the Connaught Rangers were raised, but not one of them was allowed to be trained within the confines of the province of Connaught, although there is at the present moment, outside Galway, an admirable training ground properly equipped with rifle ranges and everything else. 3/6268 Private Bernard Mageean posted to Inafantry Base Depot 23 Oct 1916 Hansard 26 October 1916 Mr. MacVEAGH Asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can say if a 1344W draft of 200 men from the Connaught Rangers have been taken from Kinsale, county Cork, and sent, not to the Connaught Rangers, but to the Seaforth Highlanders, and compelled against their will to don the kilt; whether he can say who is responsible; whether the men will now be restored to their own regiment; and, seeing that a number of similar instances have occurred, whether he can state how the War Office proposes to keep the Irish regiments up to strength if men are withdrawn from them to fill up gaps in English and Scottish regiments? Mr. FORSTER The Army Council have no information which corroborates the statement in the question, but perhaps my hon. Friend would give me in private any information of which he is in possession. Private T Hughes previously with the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers awarded the Victoria Cross 26 Oct 1916 ‘For most conspicuous bravery and determination. He was wounded in an attack, but returned at once to the firing line after having his wounds dressed. Later, seeing a hostile machine gun, he dashed out in front of his company, shot the gunner, and single handed captured the gun. Though again wounded, he brought back 3 or 4 prisoners.’ 3 Sept 1916 5/1105 John Heaney was confirmed in the rank of Colour Sergeant, Army Order 22028/1916 26 Oct 1916 2nd Lieutenant Richard Henry French joined the 6th Battalion in France 26 Oct 1916 2nd Lieutenant C W B Fitzgerald to be Acting Captain 26 Oct 1916 3/7005 Private John Connors discharged due to sickness 26 Oct 1916 2nd Lieutenant L G D’Arcy seconded for service with Royal Flying Corps 27 Oct 1916 3/6679 Private Henry Ward discharged to Army Reserve class ‘P’ 31 Oct 1916 Hansard 31 October 1916 Mr. MacVEAGH Asked the Secretary of State for War if a draft of 200 men from the Connaught Rangers have been taken from Kinsale, county Cork, and sent, not to the Connaught Rangers, but to the Seaforth Highlanders, and compelled, against their will, to don the kilt; whether he can say who is responsible; whether the men will now be restored to their own regiment, and, seeing that a number of similar instances have Occurred, whether he can state how the War Office proposes to keep the Irish regiments up to strength if men are withdrawn from them to fill up gaps in English and Scottish regiments? Mr. FORSTER The Army Council have no information which corroborates the statement in question, but perhaps my hon. Friend would give me in private any information of which he is in possession. Mr. MacVEAGH I am afraid I cannot do that. Cannot my hon. Friend ask the officer commanding whether this is the fact? He will find it is the fact. Mr. FORSTER I will make inquiry. Lieutenant William Joseph Heneghan arrived in Mesopotamia during Oct 1916 During October 8 Officers and 87 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, 5 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at Salonika, and 6 Officers to the British Expeditionary Force France. NOVEMBER 1916 Army List 31 October 1916 Colonel K Lewin, A.C., C.M.G. DSO, (temporary Brigadier-General) Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (temporary Lieutenant.-Colonel Commanding Battalion) Major Bowlby, C. W. Major Harden, J. E. Captain Tighe,T. Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain Blockley, A.W. attached Royal Munster Fusiliers Captain King, W.H. Captain Whyte, A.W.P.T Captain Stacpoole, G.E. Captain Lambert, W.P. Captain Jackson, J.L Captain Gibson, F. M. S Captain Garvey, I H. Captain Kavanagh, J.J. MC Attached 6th Battalion Captain D'Arcy, J. 1 Captain Tasker,J. Captain Crofton, T. H. Captain Gibson, N.S.B. Captain Dickson, J.H.R Attached 6th Battalion Captain Roussel, P.B. Captain Roussel, R.T Attached 1st Battalion Captain Fitzgerald C.L. Captain Low, P.D. Lieutenant Bethel F.H. Lieutenant Faithrull, F.B.H. Attached Royal Irish Regiment Lieutenant Greeves. K D. Lieutenant Delacombe, R. Attached Depot Royal Fusiliers Lieutenant Bourke, A.J.H. Lieutenant Brett. C,A. Lieutenant Bagot C. E. K. Lieutenant Bradshaw.A.O'H. Lieutenant Minch, W. Lieutenant Reed.S.P K J H Lieutenant Caroe, V. B. Lieutenant Morgan, J. G. D. Lieutenant Tyte,A.N. Lieutenant Steventon, C.F. Lieutenant Harrington, C. S. L. 2nd Lieutenant Russell,A.H E. 2nd Lieutenant Bevis, H. E. 2nd Lieutenant Hall, A. C 2nd Lieutenant Pickard B S.F. 2nd Lieutenant Plumpton J A 2nd Lieutenant O'Rorke,M.D. 2nd Lieutenant Heath, H. C. S. 2nd Lieutenant Partridge, J.W. 2nd Lieutenant Collier, W. A. 2nd Lieutenant Tolputt,W.L. 2nd Lieutenant Davy,M.J.B. 2nd Lieutenant O'Sullivan, J.F.B. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant Minch,S.B. Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant McDowell, G A. 2nd Lieutenant Berkeley, L.E. 2nd Lieutenant Desmond, J. F. Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant French, R.H. 2nd Lieutenant Hamilton, C.C. 2nd Lieutenant Hamllton,W. Attached.Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Foran , E . 2nd Lieutenant Brennan, M. 2nd Lieutenant Clarke, E.R. 2nd Lieutenant Flynn, A. E. 2nd Lieutenant Hodges C S. 2nd Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. 2nd Lieutenant Forbes, J. M. 2nd Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. 2nd Lieutenant Ussher.W.A. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant FltzGerald, C.W. B. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant Best, W. R. P. 2nd Lieutenant Flood, G. A. 2nd Lieutenant Lenane, R. F. Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Hamilton, J. P. 2nd Lieutenant Louw.D.L. 2nd Lieutenant Hains, A. P. R. 2nd Lieutenant Davis, L. 2nd Lieutenant D'Arcy, L. G. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant Moore, U. A. Attached 6th Battalion 2nd Lieutenant Heneghan, W J 2nd Lieutenant Turner A C Attached Royal Inniskilling Fusilers 2nd Lieutenant Cardwell H F Attached 6th Battalion Adjutant Lieutenant Cheadle,T. Quarter-Master. Rafferty. J., Honorary Captain. Attached Lieutenant Colonel Kemball, A G Colonel 31 Punjabis Lieutenant E D Greeves wounded at Hanna serving with the with 1st Battalion 2 Nov 1916 Company Sergeant D Twohig was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal ‘in recognition of valuable services in the Field’ 4 Nov 1916 Hansard 7 November 1916 Mr. MacVEAGH Asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can say if a draft of 200 men from the Connaught Rangers have been taken from Kinsale, county Cork, and sent, not to the Con-naught Rangers, but to the Seaforth Highlanders and compelled against their will to don the kilt; whether he can say who is responsible; whether the men will now be restored to their own regiment; and, seeing that a number of similar instances have occurred, whether he can state how the War Office proposes to keep the Irish regiments up to strength if men are withdrawn from them to fill up gaps in English and Scottish regiments? Mr. HAZLETON Asked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish a Return of the number and strength of all drafts from Irish regiments sent to other than Irish units? The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Lloyd George) Inquiry has been made, and the Officer Commanding the Reserve Battalion of the Connaught Rangers states that none of his men have been transferred to the Seaforth Highlanders. The Officer in Charge of Records concerned also states that he has no information regarding such a transfer. I am afraid I cannot publish the return 10 asked for, as I am advised that it would be undesirable to do so on military grounds. 7791 Private John McCann died aged 36 at Kinsale 8 Nov 1916 3/4093 Company Sergeant Major Daniel Twohig (Regimental Provost Sergeant) awarded Meritorious Service Medal at Salonika 9 Nov 1916 Responisble for the good discipline in the 5th Battalion at that time 2nd Lieutenant J W Partridge resigned his commission on obtaining cadetship at the Royal Military College 9 Nov 1916 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey posted to 5th Battalion 10 Nov 1916 Private Thomas Wafer enlisted in the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 14 Nov 1916 (Transferred to Labour Corps no.229814 & discharged due to sickness 8 April 1918) 3/7672 Private Charles Boobey discharged due to sickness 14 Nov 1916 The total number of men who have joined the colours from Connaught since the war began are as follows:- Galway - 1,767, Mayo, -I,175, Roscommon – 800, Sligo - 1,116. 18 Nov 1916 A draft of 4 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 18 Nov 1916 A draft of 30 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 19 Nov 1916 3/7737 Private Michael Marren transferred to Machine Gun Corps 22 Nov 1916 no.68329 Cadet Joseph John Houlihan to be Temporary 2nd Lieutenant on probation 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers attached 22 Nov 1916 3/6095 Private Richard Pyburn discharged due to sickness 23 Nov 1916 A draft of 70 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion at Salonika 25 Nov 1916 This draft included 3/7612 Private Joseph Glavey During November 51 Other Ranks were drafted to the 6th Battalion in France, 44 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at Salonika, and 20 Other Ranks proceeded to India. DECEMBER 1916 First part of a draft of 33 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion on 1 Dec 1916 Lieutenant S P K H Reed, 2nd Lieutenants A E Flynn and S B Minch joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 2 Dec 1916 6679 Corporal John Wilson posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot 5 Dec 1916 Second part of a draft of 33 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion on 7 Dec 1916 3/7035 Private James Devlin sentenced to 1 year detention and £2.4.0 Stoppages ‘Desertion and losing his equipment’ by a District Court Martial 8 Dec 1916 172 days remitted later by the G O C Southern District 5959 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Piper qualified as an Instructor at the Command School of Musketry, Dublin 9 Dec 1916 3/7203 Private John Twohig discharged due to sickness 10 Dec 1916 3/5940 Private Joseph Woods discharged due to sickness 12 Dec 1916 A draft of 74 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 14 Dec 1916 2nd Lieutenant L G D’Arcy reported missing attached Royal Flying Corps 20 Dec 1916 7257 Private William Flaherty posted to 5th Battalion 23 Dec 1916 Captains I H Garvey and N S B Kidson, and 2nd Lieutenants G E Maguire, and A H E Russell joined the 6th Battalion in France 25 Dec 1916 18 Other Ranks were transferred to the 3rd Garrison Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles 27 Dec 1916 This included 5/1301 Corporal Michael Wynne new no. G/5748. 3/7706 Private John O’Donoghue posted to 6th Battalion 29 Dec 1916 3/7706 Private John O’Donoghue landed in France 30 Dec 1916 Captain I H Garvey joined 6th Battalion in France 30 Dec 1916 During December a draft of 6 Officers and 127 Other Ranks proceeded to the 6th Battalion in France, and a draft of 1 Officer and 16 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at Salonika. 1917 JANUARY 1917 3/6445 Lance Corporal J Hanlon (1st Bn Regular) awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medal 1 Jan 1917 Later promoted to Sergeant. 3/7706 Private John O’Donoghue joined C Company 6th Connaught Rangers at Locre, Belgium 1 Jan 1917. 3/7693 Private John Burns posted to the Base Depot in France, (he later joined 6th Battalion) 3 Jan 1917 Captain F M S Gibson to be Temporary Captain, The Connaught Rangers and subsequently served with Machine Gun Corps 4 Jan 1917 4086 Corporal Martin Walsh missing in action with 2nd Battalion 6 Jan 1917 Lieutenant C A Brett wounded by shell fragment in his knee with 6th Battalion in France 9 Jan 1917 Sent to the General Hospital located in a large fashionable Hotel at the seaside resort of Wimereux near Boulogne for a month. Draft arrived at the Infantry Base Depot for the 5th Battalion at Salonika commanded by 2nd Lieutenant Michael O’Leary VC 11 Jan 1917 A draft of 57 Other Ranks joined the 6th Battalion in France 16 Jan 1917 Lieutenant & Adjutant T Cheadle promoted Captain 16 Jan 1917 Lieutenant E B F Faithfull promoted Captain 16 Jan 1917 Lieutenant W H Rees promoted Captain 16 Jan 1917 Temporary 2nd Lieutenant (attached) Joseph John Houlihan transferred to a regular battalion 30 Jan 1917 10551 Lance Corporal Michael J Killeen killed in action with 2nd Battalion 31 Jan 1917 During January 25 Other Ranks were drafted to the Expeditionary Force in France, 69 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion at Salonika, and 41 Other Ranks to India FEBRUARY 1917 From August 1916 to February 1917 Ireland produced 8,178 recruits 2nd Lieutenant John Dermot MacSherry gazetted to the 3rd Battalion late "E" Company, No. 6 Officers Cadet Battalion at Balliol College, and the Oxford and Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Feb 1917 70 Other Ranks transferred to the Labour Company of the 2nd Garrison Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment 2 Feb 1917 This included 3/7627 Private John Heaney, (Royal Irish Regiment no 565) 3/7706 Private John O’Donoghue killed in action by enemy shelling serving with 6th Battalion in France 8 Feb 1917 7275 Company Quater Master Sergeant John Thorpe O’Neill posted to 11th Infantry Base Depot 16 Feb 1917. Moved onto the 6th Battalion 20 Feb 1917 2nd Lieutenant H F Cardwell severely wounded with 6th Battalion in France 19 Feb 1917 Awarded Military Cross Captain I H Gravey, MC attached to 6th Battalion died of wounds in France 20 Feb 1917 Wounded during large trench raid the day before. H e had been Awarded Military Cross Lieutenant C A Brett rejoined ‘A’ Company, 6th Battalion from Hospital 21 Feb 1917 4269 Private Thomas Clifford wounded in action, gun shot wound to right foot serving with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 22 Feb 1917 50 Other Ranks transferred to the 1st Garrison Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry 24 Feb 1917 Lieutenant C A Brett sent from 6th Battalion to the Isolation Hospital at Boulogne with German Measles for a fortnight 24 Feb 1917 During February 1917 19 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, 1 Officer and 34 Other Ranks to the 6th Battalion in France, and 22 Other Ranks to India, MARCH 1917 Major Harden left the 6th Battalion wher he commanded ‘A’ Company and was given command of a Labour Battalion Lieutenant C A Brett returned from hospital to the 6th Battalion and took command of ‘A’ Company and took the rank Acting Captain after 21 days in command. 8th Training Reserve Battalion (Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) at Rugeley takes details returning from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force March 1917 18 Other Ranks joined 6th Battalion in France 1 March 1917 Philip Eyre Tennant to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 1 March 1917 2nd Lieutenant W L Tolputt appointed 2nd Lieutenant, The Connaught Rangers 1 March 1917 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and Palestine. Awarded Military Cross. Frederick Hubert Sheaffe Searight to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 1 March 1917 Served with 6th Battalion in France Military Cross awarded to Captain I H Garvey for ‘conspicuous gallantry in action’ 12 March 1917 2nd Lieutenant D J MacSherry attached to the 6th Battalion in France 13 March 1917 He spent a week in a base camp and then three weeks in the Divisional School before finally proceeding to join the 6th Battalion. A question was asked in the House of Commons ‘whether Daniel Kennedy, a lad under fifteen, improperly induced to enlist, and now in Mullingar military barracks, will be sent home to his mother forthwith?’ The answer given was ‘that instructions have been issued for the release of this lad as a special case. I am inquiring as to the hon. Member's suggestion that he was improperly induced to enlist.’ Also ‘11265 Private William Murphy, his baptismal certificate had been sent to the military authorities at Cork, but had not been returned, will be sent home to his parents forthwith?’ 2nd Lieutenant H C S Heath seconded for service with 52nd Sikhs, Indian Army 16 March 1917 3/7309 Private George Caine discharged due to wounds 17 March 1917 Captain A W P T Whyte took over command from Captain N S Kidson of ‘D’ Company, 3rd Battalion 21 March 1917 Captain Tom Crofton was recommended for an award for gallantry and he was awarded the Military Cross on 27 March 1917 for actions on 6 March 1917. “Spanbroek Sector 8/3/17- For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He organized a counter attack and went to the assistance of another unit, thereby driving the enemy back at a critical time. He has at all times set a fine example of courage and initiative.” During March 5 Officers and 78 Other Ranks left to join the British Expeditionary Force in France, and 89 Other Ranks transferred to Garrison Battalions of The Royal Irish Regiment and the Durham Light Infantry. 2nd Lieutenant William Henry Good was appointed to a commission as 2nd Lieutenant from No.2 Officer Cadet Battalion Training College, Pembroke, Cambridge with the Connaught Rangers, posted to the 3rd battalion attached to the 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 87th Brigade, 29th Division. March 1917 He had previously served as a Lance Sergeant in the South Irish Horse posted to No.2 Officer Cadet Battalion Training College in Nov 1916.. The 3rd Battalion strength 31 March 1917 Officers 39 WOI 3 WOII 8 Sergeants 56 Corporals 49 Rank and file 558 Total strength 710 APRIL 1917 Captain C F Underhill Faithorne took over command from Major R J Tamplin DSO, of ‘A’ Company 1 April 1917 The 3rd Battalion strength 3 April 1917 Officers 39 WOI 3 WOII 8 Sergeants 56 Corporals 49 Rank and file 558 Total strength 713 Lieutenant A J H Bourke promoted to Captain but not to carry pay and allowances of that rank prior to 1 July 1917, 6 April 1917 2nd Lieutenant W J Heneghan joined the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 22 April 1917 William Norman Abbott to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 26 April 1917 Attached to 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment On exonoreted Officers List 6 James Vincent Quinn to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 27 April 1917 5754 Regimental Sergeant Major William Herr Blakely 3rd Battalion died aged 38 at the Military Hospital, Cork, 29 April 1917 The 3rd Battalion strength 30 April 1917 39 Officers 674 Other Ranks During April 1917 3/6509 Private John Brannon transferred to 361 Labour Corps Company no.90505 During April 25 Other Ranks proceeded to the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and 6 Officers and 42 Other Ranks to the British Expeditionary Force France, also 1 Officer proceeded to India. MAY 1917 From Cabinet Minutes: 1 May 1917 All drafting units as opposed to training units should be moved to vulnerable positions where they would come under the command of the Northern and Eastern Commands with a definite place in the defensive scheme, thus fulfilling the dual role of drafting and defensive units as is the case with certain special Reserve-, units today. In this manner the defence force will be increased by some 500,000 men, thus freeing 500,000 men at present engaged on home defence for the purposes mentioned at the commencement of this page. Court Martial of Lieutenant Patrick McBride at Cork Military Barracks accused that on 29 June 1916 he cashed a cheque for 10 pounds knowing he was without sufficient funds at the Munster & Leinster Bank in Dublin. Found not guilty and had been in hospital and in Hospital at the time. 8 May 1917 2nd Lieutenant Wilfred Lewis Tolputt joined 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 12 May 1917 2nd Lieutenant M D O’Rorke joined 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia 21 May 1917 5416 Private Edmund Drudy died at home, Cashel, County Tipperary. He had served in the Balkans with 5th Battalion 22 May 1917 4823 Sergeant Patrick Fleming reverts to Lance Sergeant on proceeding oversea’s to join the 6th Battalion via 16th Infantry Base Depot 22 May 1917 Arrived 6th Battalion 24 May 1917 Acting Captain Charles W B Fitzgerald mentioned in despatches 26 May 1917 Lieutenant C S L Harrington attached to the 1st Battalion died 27 May 1917 Up to May 1917 men who were medically unfit for front line service had been sent to serve in an Infantry Labour Company and would at this point have been transferred to the Labour Corps created that month. The Royal Irish Regiment had a Labour Company whichwould have been made up of men from a range of different regiments who were medically unfit for front line service. They were probably were originally put into 361 Company, Labour Corps. The 361 was a Reserve Company located at Tipperary and they would have been sent on to another company normally within a few weeks. The 3rd Battalion strength 31 May 1917 Officers 41 WOI 3 WOII 8 Sergeants 55 Corporals 41 Rank and file 504 Total strength 652 During May 2 Officers and 62 Other Ranks proceeded to the British Expeditionary Force France. JUNE 1917 Major J E Harden appointed Adjutant to the 27th Labour Group 4 June 1917 Mentioned in despatches 2nd Lieutenant Dermot Joseph MacSherry aged 19 killed in action serving with the 6th Battalion near Kemmel, France 4 June 1917 He was hit by shrapnel from an exploding shell and killed returning from a trench raid Ex 27301 Private, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Lieutenant C S L Harrington (Queen’s College, Cork) reported drowned at sea aged 20 while returning home with other invalided officers and men from Mesopotamia 4 June 1917 Lieutenant V B Caroe seconded for service with Trench Mortar Batteries 7 June 1917 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain posted to the 3rd Battalion from the Regimental Depot. 9 June 1917 He previously had served as the Orderly Room Sergeant with the 5th Battalion 14 Sept 1916 to 25 Feb1917 He had contracted Malaria in Jan 1917 and had been invalided Home. Reported to Captain & Adjutant Thomas Cheadle Posted to ‘H’ Company where the Company Sergeant Major was 5959 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Piper. 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain to be Acting Quarter Master of ‘D’ Company while Company Quarter Master Jim Croy goes on leave. The Company Sergeant Major Considine was the Company Sergeant Major of ‘D’ Company 11 June 1917 8122 Private Francis Wright enlisted in 3rd Battalion 11 June 1917 Captain R T Roussell landed in France to join 6th Battalion in France 15 June 1917 3/5524 Private Peter Casey killed in France 26 June 1917 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain performs the duties of the Battalion Orderly Sergeant alongside the Battalion 1/5003 Sergeant Major Henry Thomas Stevens17 June 1917 2nd Lieutenant J M Forbes joined 6th Battalion in France 17 June 1917 Captain A J H Bourke seconded for service with Indian Army 23 June 1917 Served on the Frontier of India and Afghanistan 1919, and in Waziristan 1919-20 Lieutenant C A Brett promoted to Acting Captain with 6th Battalion 28 June 1917 Church parade for Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Friday 29 June 1917 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain employed in Orderly Room, indexing Southern Irish District Orders. He was regularly employed in Orderly Room 29 June 1917 The 3rd Battalion strength 30 June 1917 Officers 44 WOI 3 WOII 6 Sergeants 49 Corporals 37 Rank and file 475 Total strength 614 During June 1917 13 Officers and 85 Other Ranks joined the British Expeditionary Force France. JULY 1917 2nd Lieutenant L Davis promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant L E Berkeley promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Employed Ministry of Labour 1918 2nd Lieutenant W R P Best promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Employed Manchester Regiment 1919 2nd Lieutenant E R Clarke promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and Palestine 2nd Lieutenant L G D’Arcy promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant M J B Davy promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Also served with Royal Flying Corps 2nd Lieutenant J Desmond promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Attached to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant C W B Fitzgerald promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Attached to 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1918 Mentioned in despatches and was severely wounded. 2nd Lieutenant G A Flood promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Attached Machine Gun Corps 1918 2nd Lieutenant A E Flynn promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served in Palestine 1918. Attached 91st Punjabis, Indian Army 2nd Lieutenant E Foran promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served with 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia and Palestine 1916-18 Attached 21st Corps Reinforcement Camp, Palestine 2nd Lieutenant J M Forbes promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served with 6th Battalion in France 1917-18 2nd Lieutenant D M Frazer promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant R H French promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 He was present at the Battle of Messines in 1917 Awarded Military Cross and became a Master of the High Court in London 2nd Lieutenant A P R Hains promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant A C Hall promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant C C Hamilton promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant J P Hamilton promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant W Hamilton promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant H C S Heath promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant W J Heneghan promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Adjutant of a Russian Refugee Camp. Later employed with as Captain with Royal Air Force 2nd Lieutenant R F Lenane promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Mentioned in despatches 2nd Lieutenant D L Louw promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 Served with 1st Battalion in Palestine 1918 Attached Divisional Head quarters 2nd Lieutenant G A McDowell promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant S B Minch promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant U A Moore promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant M D O’Rorke promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant J A Plumpton promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant A H E Russell promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant William Henry Good promoted to Lieutenant 1 July 1917 6669 Colour Sergeant F Phillips awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medal 1 July 1917 Medically Unfit soldiers for Active service of the 3rd Battalion were transferred to the 659th Employment Company of the Labour Corps based at Cork 7 July 1917 A General Inspection was held. 23 Officers and 283 other ranks entrained for Cork and were inspected there by Field Marshal J D P French CIC Home Forces on Cork Park Race Course 11 July 1917 Lieutenant A D Lang Browne killed in action at Ramadi serving with the 1st Battalion 11 July 1917 Captain T H Crofton promoted to Acting Major whilst he was second in command of 6th Battalion 11 to 22 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant W A Ussher placed on the Retired List on account of ill health contracted while on active service 12 July 1917 5455 Quarter Master Sergeant Denis Mack discharged aged 41 at Termination of 2nd period of engagement (enlisted 15 July 1895) 14 July 1917 List posted of 5th Battalion men on from Salonika with the 3rd Battalion at Kinsale warned by O.C. Records to proceed 18 July 1917 Daily at this time the battalion could see large American convoys passing by the coast 18 July 1917 Lieutenant A H E Russell was promoted Acting Captain 20 July 1917 Captain T Crofton posted from 6th Battalion to the Reserve Division as musketry instructor 21 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant James Pannier Hamilton landed in France 21 July 1917 6679 Corporal John Wilson posted to 1st Battalion 24 July 1917 2nd Lieutenant Phillip Eyre Tennant killed in action at Passchendaele 31 July 1917 During July 6 Officers and 30 Other Ranks were sent to the 1st, 5th, and 6th Battalions. During July 1917 men unfit for frontline service from the Connaught Rangers 3rd and 4th Battalions were transferred to the 659th Employment Company of the Labour Corps, which was based in Cork AUGUST 1917 From February 1917 to August 1917 Ireland produced 5,607 recruits 2nd Lieutenant J P Hamilton, R J Carey and J Cafferkey joined the 6th Battalion at Poperinge in France 9 Aug 1917 2nd Lieutenant J Cafferkey later served under the Air Ministry in 1918 Some other ranks also joined the 6th Battalion 9 Aug 1917 7072 Lance Sergeant John Murphy killed in action France with the 6th Battalion 16 Aug 1917 2nd Lieutenant C C Hamilton attached to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers was killed in action in Greece16 Aug 1917 2nd Lieutenant R J Carey wounded with 6th Battalion in France 17 Aug 1917 Notice posted in Battalion that Royal Flying Corps was looking for men to transfer to work as cabinet makers, A1 Category men were not eligible 22 Aug 1917 Captain T H Crofton and Lieutenant T Hughes rejoined 6th Battalion from the Regimental Depot 23 Aug 1917 Barnard Aloysius Rooney and George Cecil Walmsley to be 2nd Lieutenants 3rd Battalion 29 Aug 1917 2nd Lieutenant G C Walmsley served with 5th Battalion in Palestine 2nd Lieutenant B A Rooney was attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment in France Patrick Kelly to be 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion 29 Aug 1917 Attached 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment Temporary Captain H R S Law was appointed a Lieutenant, in The Connaught Rangers with seniority from 6 May 1915, 29 Aug 1917 He also served with 1st Battalion in Palestine and was attached to the Divisional Head quarters During August 1917 6 Officers and 34 Other Ranks were sent to the 1st, and 6th Battalions, and 7 Officers and 44 Other Ranks proceeded to India. SEPTEMBER 1917 2nd Lieutenant U A Moore and Basil Sidney Frederick Pickard joined the 6th Battalion in France 4 Sept 1917 Captain T H Crofton promoted to Acting Major whilst he is second in command of 6th Battalion 6 to 30 Sept 1917 5th Connaught Rangers were transferred to the Palestine/Egyptian Front 10 Sept 1917 Captain J H Stafford MC Royal Engineers, to be Brigade Major on Staff vice Major F F I Kinsman The Connaught Rangers 11 Sept 1917 Lieutenant Arthur Davies Lang Browne 3rd Battalion killed in action in Mesopotamia attached to the 1st Battalion 11 Sept 1917 The 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers disembarked at Alexandria in Egypt 16 Sept1917 Christopher Joseph Walsh appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Connaught Rangers 26 Sept 1919 Previously T/26912 Driver Christopher Joseph Walsh, 1 Coy, 6th Division ‘Transport’, Army Service Corps had served in France, landed in France 8 Sept 1914 6060 Lance Corporal Patrick Joseph Casey posted 16th Infantry Base Depot 18 Sept 1917 Lieutenant and Quarter Master G G Kendall appointed Honorary Captain 19 Sept 1917 Transferred to Royal Engineers 1918 Captain Thomas Tighe seconded for service with the Labour Corps 19 Sept 1917 4802 Private Stanley Wood transferred with no.391213 to 361st Employment Company, Labour Corps 21 Sept 1917 George Veitch Davidson to be 2nd Lieutenant, with the 3rd Battalion 27 Sept 1917 Brigadier General Lake CB visited hutments used by the 3rd Battalion at Charles Fort on while on a tour of inspection 28 Sept 1917 The under mentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be acting Lieutenants whilst 2nd in Command of Trench Mortar Batteries. R. H. Rooney, Connaught Rangers, Special Reserve from 28 Sept 1917 to 6 Oct 1917 Captain R T Roussell reported for duty with the 6th Battalion in France 29 Sept 1917 The Military Medal, the D.C.M. and Cross of the Russian Order of St George (4th Class) was presented to Corporal J Gillen, Private T McLoughlin and Private H Sharpe. 29 Sept 1917 The 3rd Battalion establishment was reduced to two Companies. ‘C’ and ‘F’ were disbanded, with ‘A’ and ‘D’ Companies forming the establishment of the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from 29 Sept 1917 During month of September 1917 a total of 4 Officers and 60 Other Ranks proceeded from the 3rd Battalion to join the 6th Battalion in France OCTOBER 1917 Colour Sergeant John Heaney was granted an increase in of pay reference the Royal Warrant for Pay, Army Order 1886 to the amount off 6d per diem 1 Oct 1917 To earn this pay by virtue of rank, N.C.O.’s above Sergeant were eligible for Class 1 (6d per diem) provided they met certain qualifications of article 1063, ie: with colours at least two years, physically capable, and at least third class certificate of education. A draft of 15 men were sent to British Expeditionary Force in France 9 Oct 1917 A draft of 62 men arrived at the 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in Egypt 10 Oct 1917 Lieutenant L Davis joined 1st Battalion at Akab in Mesopotamia 10 Oct 1917 A draft of 1 Sergeant were sent to British Expeditionary Force in France 16 Oct 1917 A draft of 9 men were sent to 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in Egypt 17 Oct 1917 A draft of 3 Category A4 men (A4: boys under nineteen years of age) were sent to the 4th Royal Irish Regiment (Young Soldiers Battalion), based in Queenstown, Ireland 19 Oct 1917 3/4093 Sergeant Dan Twohig posted form the 5th Battalion to the 3rd Battalion 19 Oct 1917 8060 Private Joseph King Royal Army Medical Corps no 6 Stationary Hospital commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant into 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 30 Oct 1917 He had served in France during 1914. Joseph Owen Kelly and Joseph King to be 2nd Lieutenants 3rd Battalion 31 Oct 1917 Military Cross awarded to 2nd Lieutenant E R Clarke in October 1917 ‘Though exhausted with heat and thirst, he repeatedly exposed himself to fire whilst reorganizing and getting parties of men under cover. His example did much to help his men to withstand the extreme thirst to which they were subjected’ During Oct 1917 men unfit for frontline service from the Connaught Rangers 3rd and 4th Battalions were transferred to the 549th Employment Company of the Labour Corps. During October drafts of 10 Officers and 25 Other Ranks were despatched to the 6th Battalion in France and 9 Other Ranks to the 5th Battalion in Palestine NOVEMBER 1917 4613 Sergeant Peter Bolger died at Kinsale, in Oct 1917 he had been transferred to the Labour Corps with no.229750 1 Nov 1917 3/8054 Private John Young transferred to 875th Company, Labour Corps 1 Nov 1917 875th Company was an Area Employment Company which was used on the Lines of Communications, located in Dunkirk in November 1917. The Battalion was confined to barracks. Mobile column placed under orders. 3 Nov 1917 Sergeant John McLlwaine in his Diary was dismissive of the reasons for the battalion’s move, believing that his superiors had ‘Wind up about the Sinn Fein agitation’. 3 Nov 1917 Funeral of Peter Bolger who had died suddenly 3 Nov 1917 The Special Reserve and General Reserve battalions of the Connaught Rangers, Leinster Regiment, Royal Munster Fusiliers and Royal Dublin Fusiliers were all moved to Great Britain Nov 1917 The 3rd Battalion spent day packing up for move to England. Sergeant John McLlwaine was employed nailing up Orderly room boxes. All Irish Regiments were to be moved to England 4 Nov 1917 The 3rd Battalion proceeded by train from Kinsale to Dublin. They left Kinsale at 6:30pm. A draft of 10 men for the 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was left behind at Cork 5 Nov 1917 There was a big send off from the population at Kinsale. The Battalion arrived Dublin 2am. Sailed 3:30pm on SS ‘Scotia’. Arrived Holyhead at 7:30pm 6 Nov 1917 3rd Battalion The Black Watch On the evening of the 5th November, 1917, orders were received by telephone from Headquarters, Edinburgh, through Brigade Office, for the Commanding Officer to be prepared to move 300 men at short notice, each man was to carry one blanket and 300 rounds. Orders arrived next day to the effect that the Battalion was to move in a few days to Ireland. Since the rebellion on Easter Monday 1916, the Sinn Fein movement had greatly developed, and one source of anxiety was the loss of so many rifles from the reserve battalions of Irish regiments stationed in that country. Many cases were discovered of recruits deserting after a few week's service, with their equipment and arms, later to be arrested in civilian clothes. Consequently it was decided to relieve all Irish battalions stationed in Ireland by Scottish and English battalions... 2nd Lieutenant H E Bevis was placed on Retired List on account of ill health contracted on active service 6 Nov 1917 The 3rd Battalion arrived at Pembroke Dock, Wales by train at 6:30am and then proceeded onto the Llanion Barracks. The Battalion was too small in number to fully occupy the barracks 7 Nov 1917 3/4093 Company Sergeant Major Daniel Twohig arrived at the Depot from the 5th Battalion 7 Nov 1917 A draft of 14 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 10 Nov 1917 Captain John Tasker with 1 Sergeant and 27 men reported from Kinsale 11 Nov 1917 3/6784 Private Patrick Kilkenny discharged due to sickness 12 Nov 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 HC Deb 13 November 1917 vol 99 cc198-201 198 § 25. Mr. BOLAND asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he has now made further inquiries into the cases of flogging of Irish soldiers, by order of Lieutenant Gilliland, in the prisoners of war camp in Philippopolis; whether any cases of flogging by German officers of German soldiers has been reported to him from any prisoners of war camps in this country, or of flogging by Turkish officers of Turkish soldiers in prisoners' camps; and what further action he has taken in the matter? § Mr. MACPHERSON I have carefully perused all the information available, and 199 I have come to the conclusion that the charge made against Lieutenant Gilliland in this question has been recklessly and unjustly made. He was not the commandant of the camp, and the orders for flogging for admitted offences were given by the commandant. I received yesterday from our Foreign Office a copy of a letter which the Foreign Office received from the American Embassy here. It is dated October 11th, 1917, and is from Mr. Murphy, of the Legation of the United States of America in Sofia, and is addressed to Lieutenant Gilliland's sister. As it states the other side to a cruel charge against an officer—a charge which will make pleasant reading for our enemies and is abhorrent to us—I think that I ought to read it, and at the same time remind the House that Mr. Murphy's statements are corroborated by Mr. War-field and Mr. Einstein, who preceded Mr. Murphy at the Legation at Sofia: § "Legation of the United States of America, § Sofia, 11th October, 1917. § Dear—I am in receipt of your favour of the 14th September and am deeply grieved that any of the returned British prisoners of war should have accused your brother unjustly. To say that he ordered British prisoners to be flogged is absolutely untrue. § The fact is that flogging is in vogue in the Bulgarian Army as punishment for a certain class of offences. Flogging was the rule at the camp, and your brother was powerless to prevent it. When men not only sold their own clothes and parcels, but stole those of others to get drink, your brother would have failed in his duty had he not reported the matter to the Commandant. The latter told me on several occasions that he never could have conceived that men could so brutalise themselves until he had seen them brought to the camp completely stupefied by drink. It was by his order the flogging was done, and in so doing he was carrying out the regulations prescribed for him. § Your brother spoke to me of the horror he had of flogging, and asked if. I could not have a stop put to it. As such form of punishment is utterly abhorrent to me, I appealed to the Commandant and to the Colonel Commanding so strongly that flogging was thereupon abolished so far as British prisoners were concerned. It was your brother who first called my attention to the thing, and I well remember his expressions of gratification that it had been abolished. The very large majority of the British prisoners of war at the Philippopolis camp are very decent and well-behaved. It is the few who seem to have so lost all sense of decency that ordinary confinement in gaol or guard-house has no effect. Your brother is innocent—so please make your mind easy. You may use this letter in any way you may deem proper, and I shall be glad, if called upon officially, to put your brother, for whom I have high admiration and warm regard, in the right light. § I beg to remain, dear— Sincerely yours, (Signed) D. J. MURPHY." Mr. BOLAND Are we to understand, then, that the statements voluntarily given in one case by four repatriated Irish prisoners, who were not themselves flogged, but who spoke from their own knowledge of flogging having taken place, and a voluntary statement by Sergeant 200 Edgerton, of the Hampshire Regiment, taken at a time quite different from the time of the statements of the Irish prisoners, are absolutely unreliable? Mr. MACPHERSON I can tell the House that I spent two hours this morning reading over the documents. I saw the statements of the four repatriated Irish prisoners, of the Connaught Rangers, to the president of the Irish Prisoners of War Association, and I also saw the statement made to the Government Committee of the Foreign Office. Those two statements are entirely contradictory. In one statement they made it perfectly plain that Lieutenant Gilliland showed no unfairness in the distribution of food or clothing, and only one of the prisoners mentions flogging at all, and he says that Lieutenant Gilliland might well have stopped it if he lifted his finger. Mr. BOLAND The hon. Gentleman has not answered my question about Sergeant Edgerton's statement to the Government Committee of the Foreign Office? Mr. MACPHERSON I read Sergeant Edgerton's report to the Government Committee of the Foreign Office, and he never mentions the word "flogging." Mr. MacVEAGH Is it not the fact that in the original statement made by these men these charges were most specifically made? Mr. MACPHERSON I do not know. I have no doubt the same men gave two different accounts. They gave one account to the Irish Prisoners of War Association and another to the Government Committee. I am content to abide by the one they gave to the Government Committee, and possibly my hon. Friend is content to abide by the other. Mr. MacVEAGH Were the persons who conducted this investigation independent investigators, and did they warn the repatriated prisoners that their statements would be taken down and might be used in evidence against them? Mr. MACPHERSON I do not suppose they did. Everybody knows the composition of the Government Committee. The President is a judge of the High Court, and the other members are well-known patriotic citizens. They have no wish to endanger the life or liberty of a private soldier any more than of an officer. They accept the statements given to them in good faith. Mr. MacVEAGH Can the hon. Gentleman say of his own knowledge whether those men were assured if they made frank statements they would not be used against them as soldiers in the Army? Mr. MACPHERSON I should see to it that no statement made by any soldier will ever be used against him. This Committee is not a military Committee. There is no officer serving upon the Committee so far as I know. Mr. MacVEAGH That does not answer my question. What I want to know is did the gentlemen conducting this investigation assure the witnesses that no punishment would follow from their evidence? Mr. MACPHERSON I cannot say that offhand. I cannot imagine any soldier being terrified. I am quite convinced in my own mind that Lieutenant Gilliland gave no such orders for flogging. Mr. ALDEN asked the hon. Member for Sheffield (Central Division) whether the British prisoners in the Courland camps have been removed; if so, can he state where they are at present situated; and if he can say whether the supplies of warm clothing which have been promised them for the winter have yet been despatched? Mr. JAMES HOPE (Lord of the Treasury) I am informed by the War Office that information has been received from the Netherland Legation in Berlin that orders were issued some weeks ago for the withdrawal of prisoners from these camps. We have recently inquired by telegram whether the withdrawal has been completed, but have not yet received a reply. Under these circumstances the specially warm clothing which was intended to be sent to these prisoners has not so far been despatched. The 3rd Battalion left Llanion Barracks and proceeded to hutments at the smaller Golden Hill Camp, just outside Millford Haven above Pembroke Town. It was a very muddy when the battalion arrived in camp 14 Nov 1917 Lieutenants A C Hall and S B Minch appointed Temporary Captains 14 Nov 1917 A draft of 20 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion 16 Nov 1917 11030 Private Jeremiah Moore listed as having deserted 17 Nov 1917 Acting Captain C A Brett wounded at Tunnel Trench serving with the 6th Battalion in France 19 Nov 1917 He was shot in the face and bullet passed through his nostril and out through his cheek. Walked to a First Aid Post. Picked up by ambulance at the Casualty Clearing Station and taken to the railhead and put onto a train to Le Havre and then by Hospital ship to Southampton. Then to a hospital near Winchester. Awarded Military Cross Lieutenant Richard Henry French wounded at Tunnel Trench with 6th Battalion 19 Nov 1917 Shrapnel through his upper arm from a creeping barrage Lieutenant William Henry Good awarded Military Cross. During the Battle of Cambrai with the 29th Division. ‘Being a road bowler in his youth, he used his loft and underarm style to good effect to hurl a grenade into a German machine-gun nest, which was slaughtering his comrades. Others had tried the conventional way and failed. After spending some time in hospital having been shot through the shoulder and with a broken ankle’ 20 Nov 1917 Of 240 Officers and men of the 6th Battalion in an assault at Cambrai 37 were killed and 109 wounded, the highest casualty rate of the attack 21 Nov 1917 At 06.20 on the morning of 20 Nov the 6th Connaught Rangers and the 1st Munsters crossed 'no-man's land', reached Tunnel Trench and occupied it almost without casualties. Then two of the German Pill boxed (nicknamed Jove and Mars) were captured. Things had gone suspiciously well. The speed of the operation had caught the Germans by surprise, and 152 prisoners were taken. Shortly after 0700 suspicions were justified. The 3rd Division failed to take the area bordering themselves and the Connaught Rangers. The Germans tenaciously held their position, and this meant the Rangers were exposed on their right wing. They counter-attacked the Rangers and savage fighting lasting several hours ensued. Ranger casualties were high, and they were forced to fall back "yielding their ground only inch by inch and leaving a trail of dead behind them." Reinforcements did come and in 23 Nov the operation was successfully completed Captain Kemball and 70 men arrived via Fishguard with the 3rd Battalion’s horses and heavy luggage 21 Nov 1917 Lieutenant Colonel Truell proceeded to resume command of the 12th Manchester Regiment 26 Nov 1917 The 3rd Battalion proceeded to the cleaner less muddy Cosheston Camp, located 3 miles outside Pembroke Dock, close enough for the men to walk into town nightly. Information arrived that the Battalion was to move to Northern Command. A lot of contentious correspondence between the Battalion Commanding Officer Major A J Digan and Garrison and Brigade HQ 26 Nov 1917 A draft of 20 Category A4 recruits were sent out to India 27 Nov 1917 Category A (Combatant Service Overseas). A4: boys who would be fit as soon as they reached 19 years of age. 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Campbell Turner relinquished his commission and was granted the Honorary rank of 2nd Lieutenant 27 Nov 1917 The wounded Acting Captain C A Brett attached to 6th Battalion embarked on ship back from Harve to Southampton 28 Nov 1917 Acting Captain C A Brett Arrived at Lady Cooper’s Hospital, Hursley, Winchester 29 Nov 1917. He was recommended leave from 28 Nov 1917 to 8 Jan 1918. DECEMBER 1917 Army List 28 Nov 1917 Lieutenant Colonel K Lewin, A.C., C.M.G. DSO, (temporary Brigadier General.) Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Battalion) Major Bockley, A. W. Employed with Northumberland Fusiliers attached Major Harden, J. E. Captain Tighe,T. Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain King,W.H. Captain Whyte, A.W.P.T Captain Stacpoole, G.E. Captain Lambert, W.P. Captain Jackson, J.L Captain Gibson, F. M. S Captain Kavanagh, J.J. MC Captain D'Arcy, J. Captain Tasker,J. Captain Crofton, T. H. Captain Gibson, F M S Captain Dickson,J.H.R Captain Roussel, P.B. Captain Roussel, R.T Captain Fitzgerald C.L. Captain Low, P.D. Captain Faithrull, F.B.H. attached Royal Irish Regiment Lieutenant Bethel F.H. Lieutenant Greeves.K D. Lieutenant Bourke,A.J.H. Lieutenant Law. H R S. Lieutenant Bradshaw.A.O'H. Lieutenant Minch, W. Lieutenant Reed.S.P K J H Lieutenant Caroe, V. B. Lieutenant Morgan, J. G. D. Lieutenant Tyte,A.N. Lieutenant Steventon, C.F. 2nd Lieutenant Russell,A.H E. 2nd Lieutenant Hall, A. C 2nd Lieutenant Pickard B S.F. 2nd Lieutenant Plumpton J A 2nd Lieutenant O'Rorke,M.D. 2nd Lieutenant Heath, H. C. S. 2nd Lieutenant Collier, W. A. 2nd Lieutenant Tolputt,W.L. 2nd Lieutenant Davy,M.J.B. 2nd Lieutenant O'Sullivan, J.F.B. 2nd Lieutenant Minch, S.B. attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant McDowell, G A. 2nd Lieutenant Berkeley, L.E. 2nd Lieutenant Desmond, J. F. attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant French, R.H. 2nd Lieutenant Hamilton, C.C. 2nd Lieutenant Hamllton, W. attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Foran , E . 2nd Lieutenant Brennan, M. 2nd Lieutenant Clarke, E.R. 2nd Lieutenant Flynn, A.E. 2nd Lieutenant Hodges C S. 2nd Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. 2nd Lieutenant Forbes, J. M. 2nd Lieutenant FltzGerald, C.W. B. 2nd Lieutenant Best,W.R.P. 2nd Lieutenant Flood, G. A. 2nd Lieutenant Lenane, R. F. attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Hamilton, J. P. 2nd Lieutenant Louw.D.L. 2nd Lieutenant Hains, A.P.R. 2nd Lieutenant Davis, L. 2nd Lieutenant D'Arcy, L. G. 2nd Lieutenant Moore, U. A. 2nd Lieutenant Heneghan, W J 2nd Lieutenant Turner A C attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Lieutenant Cardwell H F 2nd Lieutenant O’Loughlin M 2nd Lieutenant Searight H F S 2nd Lieutenant Abbott, W. N. attached 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. 2nd Lieutenant Cafferkey, J. 2nd Lieutenant Quinn, J.V. 2nd Lieutenant Carey, R.J. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, P. 2nd Lieutenant Rooney, B.A. 2nd Lieutenant Walmsley, G. C. M 2nd Lieutenant Davidson, G. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, J. O 2nd Lieutenant King, J. Adjutant Captain Cheadle,T. Quarter-Master. Kendall, G G Honorary Captain. A draft of 17 Category A4 recruits were sent to out India 3 Dec 1917 A4: boys who would be fit as soon as they reached 19 years of age. Sergeant M J B Davy qualified as a 1st Class Instructor (Distinguished) at the 36th Rifle Course held at the Irish Command School of Musketry 3 Dec 1917 2nd Lieutenants G V Davidson, M Bryne, J E Bowyinge, and 6109 Colour Sergeant Major William Armstrong passed the 8th Area Anti Gas Course held at Pembroke Dock 5 Dec 1917 Men who had already passed through Sandhurst, or Officer Cadet battalions, were often sent to reserve battalions for a few months before being posted to a unit overseas, They appear to only to have learnt anything useful if they succeeded in being sent to these type of specialist schools. A draft of 22 men were sent to the British Expeditionary Force in France 5 Dec 1917 2nd Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan, and 20 men attended a Bombing Course at Defensible Hill 6 Dec 1917 4 men were transferred to Army Service Course, 2 men went to the Army Veterinary Corps, 1 man to the Royal Engineers, and 1 man was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps 10 Dec 1917 2nd Lieutenants C L Walsh, L L Walshe, D Daly, E R Clarke, J McGuire, J King and W D Walken passed the 11th Special Course at the Formation Anti Gas School, at Pembroke Dock 12 Dec 1917 Battalion informed by phone that they were to move to Newcastle as part of Northern Command, North Eastern Coast Defences (defended ports of the Tyne, the Wear, the Tees, Hartlepool, and the Humber) 13 Dec 1917 6109 Company Sergeant Major William Armstrong, 4/6554 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Phillip John Flaherty, and 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain all serving with 3rd Battalion were selected to proceed to represent the 2nd Battalion at the First Seven Divisions Festival in London, left by train from Pembroke Dock at 6pm 14 Dec 1917 This London Group arrived at Paddington Station at 5am. They had a bath and breakfast at the Union Jack Club. They lunched at the Cannon Street Hotel with the Lord Mayor. They then paraded to Albert Hall via the Embankment. A Concert was then held. Also present representing the 2nd Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander, Captain Turner and Swift. Representing the 1st Battalion, Major Payne, and Captain Von Steiglitz, and for the 3rd Battalion, Captain White. The Party departed Paddington Station at 9:15pm Sat 15 Dec 1917 While 1/4681 Sergeant W McKale was conducting instruction in Rifle Grenades, at the Pennan Ranging Area, a safety pin/lever became clear from a Grenade and the man involved dropped the Rifle. Sergeant W McHale picked up the rifle and threw it clear over the breastworks. Sergeant W McKale was commended for his bravery 15 Dec 1917 3/4093 Company Sergeant Major Daniel Twohig discharged as unfit for service 15 Dec 1917 Major H F N Jourdain CMG arrived from sick leave on return from the British Expeditionary Force in France where he had commanded the 16th Service Battalion Royal Welch Fusilers 15 Dec 1917 Captain C A Brett, stated in his personal papers after the war ‘Our Colonel was then Colonel Jourdain, a Regular, who had been second in command of the 6th Battalion in France while I was there. I knew him well and we got on well together, he was a good and just man but not a great Commanding Officer’. Party from London arrived at Neyland 8am and took the ferry on a rough journey across the haven to Pembroke Dock and walked to Cosheston Camp in the rain 16 Dec 1917 An advance party consisting of Captain Kemball, Lieutenant Davy and 50 men proceeded to Newcastle upon Tyne 17 Dec 1917 A draft of 10 men were sent to the British Expeditionary Force in France 19 Dec 1917 Officer Commanding the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers at Cosheston Camp, Pembroke submitted the medal roll to Records Office 19 Dec 1917 11 Category B men were transferred to the Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in India 20 Dec 1917 N.C.O,’s held a farewell sing song at Harris’s pub in the village, 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain, 8868 Sergeant John F O’Hara and 5588 Sergeant Patrick McCarthy present 20 Dec 1917 The battalion marched out of Camp at 8.30 am and entrained at Pembroke Dock Station. It departed at 10:15am by special train to Newcastle upon Tyne and arrived at Forth Station after midnight via Scotswood Bridge. 21 Dec 1917 The neighbouring 3rd Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers also moved to Gateshead at the same time 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers joined the 19th Training Reserve Brigade, (Newcastle Infantry Brigade), Tyne Garrison, Northern Command. Billets for HQ were at the Gratham Road School A Company were located at the Clarence Street School D Company were located at the West Fesmount School Officers accommodated comfortably in requisitioned houses in Jesmond Local men in the Batttalion were granted a ‘sleeping out pass’ to stay at their homes, and drew rations in kind. Captain John Joseph Kavanagh MC, who had been charged with converting the money belonging to his No.8 Company Irish Command Depot, to his own use, was found not guilty and honourably acquitted by a general Court martial at Cork 21 Dec 1917 Orders arrived for Lieutenant Colonel Digan to proceed overseas, ‘joy of many’ was the comment noted in Colour Sergeant John McIlwain’s diary on hearing the news 27 Dec 1917 Captain F M S Gibson to be Temporary Major 27 Dec 1917 Lieutenant Colonel Digan DSO, proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force in France 28 Dec 1917 Attached to the 16th Division Lieutenant Colonel A W Blockley assumed temporary command of Battalion pending the succession to the command of Lieutenant Colonel Digan DSO 29 Dec 1917 2nd Lieutenants S O C Mallins and I J Kelly arrived with a draft of 55 men arrived at the 6th Battlion from the Divisonal Base Depot 29 Dec 1917 7781 Private J Forrest, ‘A’ Company was discharged as no longer physically fit for War Service 31 Dec 1917 During December drafts of 1 Officer and 42 Other Ranks were despatched to the 6th Battalion in France and 17 Other Ranks proceeded to India Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 1918 JANUARY 1918 A copy of 10813 Private James Worthington’s birth certificate arrived in the Orderly room in Dover towards the end of the war which had been posted with a letter by his Mother in Dublin to the Battalion proving he was not yet 18 years old, even though he had served in the Connaught Rangers since the early days of the war in August 1914, landing in France 14 Aug 1914 with the 2nd Battalion. He had been 5ft 4in in 1914 and 6ft 2in in 1918 Officers dined as guests on board the U.S. Battleship Wyoming while undergoing repairs in the Tyne. The dinner was ‘dry’. They were much amused after diner to see numbers of its crew being hoisted on board by crane paralytically drunk, after shore leave. Lieutenant H H Lyons seconded for service with Indian Army 1 Jan 1918 5191 Private M Bones, ‘D’ Company was discharged as no longer physically fit for War Service 1 Jan 1918 Corporal P Butten passed the 1st Class Instructor, and Lance Corporal S Lane passed the 2nd Class Instructor at the Lewis Gun Course, Western Command School of Musketry, at Altcan, 1 Jan 1918 5979 Private J S Keen, 5430 Private James Brady (wounds) and 8239 Private D Ward were all discharged as no longer physically fit for War Service 3 Jan 1918 2nd Lieutenant R. H. Rooney, to be a Lieutenant 7 Jan 1918 Acting Captain C A Brett arrived at 3rd Battalion from sick leave 8 Jan 1918 Just after Christmas leave Captain C A Brett arrived at Milford Haven to join the 3rd Battalion but found they had departed. Spent night in a Hotel in Tenby and travelled by train to Newcastle Upon Tyne to join the 3rd Battalion. 2nd Lieutenant T Holt, Northumberland Fusiliers who was attached to the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to the Aeronautic School, Reading with a view to transfer to the Royal Flying Corps 13 Jan 1918 9110 Acting Corporal George Evans posted to 16th Infantry Base Depot and reverts to paid Acting Lance Corporal 15 Jan 1918 Posted to 6th Battalion 17 Jan 1918 Corporal W Spearman passed the 1st Class Instructor, and Corporal R Williams passed the 2nd Class Instructor at the 39th Rifle Course, Western Command School of Musketry, at Altcan, 16 Jan 1918 9765 Sergeant William J Wheeler proceeded to join the Royal Flying Corps Uxbridge as a Gunnery Instructor 17 Jan 1918 Previously served with 2nd Battalion in France 1914 2nd Lieutenant W Culbert 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to Newry, to conduct a draft of the 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment to Egypt and was on then strength of that unit from 18 Jan 1918 Captains T H Crofton rejoined Connaught Rangers from 47th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery 18 Jan 1918 Lt Colonel H.F.N Jourdain arrived at the Battalion 18 Jan 1918 Lt Colonel H.F.N Jourdain took over command the 3rd Battalion from 19 Jan 1918 (47th Brigade) 3/8315 Private James Rolston enlisted in 3rd Battalion 21 Jan 1918 Lieutenant (Acting Captain) C A Brett graded as unfit Category C(1) 22 Jan 1918 3/6268 Private Bernard Mageean poated to 3rd Battalion from Command Depot 23 Jan 1918 3/8310 Private Christy Brigdale enlisted in 3rd Battalion 24 Jan 1918 Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan obtained a Special Certificate at the 46th Course, Command Bombing School 25 Jan 1918 229752 Private John Flanagan 549th Company, Labour Corps ex 4998 Private 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers discharged due to sickness 29 Jan 1918 Private Francis Vincent Griffith to be 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion 30 Jan 1918 Had served in Egypt and Gallipoli with 1/6th Manchester Regiment before transfer to the the 1st and 6th Battalions, The Connaught Rangers in France prior to receiving his commission and afterwards served with 1st and 2nd Battalions in Palestine from Sept to end of the War. The strength of Battalion was 63 Officers and 368 other ranks 31 Jan 1918 Lieutenant J J Oope MC obtained a Special Certificate at the 47th Course, Command Bombing School 31 Jan 1918 FEBRUARY 1918 From August 1917 to February 1918 Ireland produced 6,550 recruits 2nd Lieutenant F H S Searight appointed 2nd Lieutenant, The Connaught Rangers 1 Feb 1918 5/625 Sergeant E Malone died at Kinsale 1 Feb 1918 Lieutenant A N Tyte left the 1st Battalion at Samarra and was seconded for service as Captain with 47th Sikhs, Indian Army 4 Feb 1918 Lieutenant Arthur Patrick R Hains placed on the Retired List on account of ill health caused by wounds 6 Feb 1918 A draft of 11 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion in Palestine 9 Feb 1918 Lieutenant A. O'H. Bradshaw, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers is dismissed the Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial. 9 Feb 1918. 5/625 Sergeant E Malone died at Kinsale 17 Feb 1918 A draft of 31 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion in Palestine 17 Feb 1918 Lieutenant (Acting Captain) C A Brett and Lieutenant R H French 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers were both awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in action at the Tunnel Trench 18 Feb 1918 2nd Lieutenant H F Cardwell MC placed on Retired List on account of ill health caused by wounds 21 Feb 1918 Lieutenant (Acting Captain) C A Brett graded as fit Category A 22 Feb 1918 Lieutenant Colonel A W Blockley, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers proceeded to join the British Expeditionary France and was attached to the 9th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers 22 Feb 1918 Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Charles Gary Gaden MC proceeded to the Machine Gun Training Centre at Grantham, at Harrowby 25 Feb 1918 Mentioned in despatches 4 Jan 1917 Attached Company Unit Machine Gun Corps. Built in 1915 and had a theatre and sports ground as well as ranges. 35th Cadet Depot. 2nd Lieutenant C S Hodges relinquished his commission on account of ill health, and was granted the Honorary rank of 2nd Lieutenant 27 Feb 1918 Benjamin Edward Banks to be 2nd Lieutenant 3rd Battalion 27 Feb 1918 2nd Lieutenants G C Walmsley and G V Davidson with a draft of 21 Other Ranks arrived at the 5th (Service) Battalion in Palestine 28 Feb 1918 3rd Battalion Strength 28 Feb 1918 68 Officers 340 Other Ranks MARCH 1918 The quality of drafts being sent to Irish units on the Western Front was relatively poor during this period. The drafts being made up of 18 year olds and under, who had been rushed out during the crisis from the training battalions without adequate training. 2nd Lieutenant M O’Loughlin promoted to Lieutenant 5 March 1918 Served under Air Ministry 1918 Captain Gerald Allen, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, Major with The Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing), had served with 3rd Battalion in 1914 after being wounded in France. Married Mina Thomas in London 7 March 1918 Some Roman Catholic soldiers from the Connaught Rangers stationed at Renmore Barracks, Galway attended Church Sunday and discovered that the old colours of the Connaught Rangers which had been hung there for several years had been stolen 10 March 1918. Captain E B F Faithfull killed in action while attached to 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment 10 March 1918 3697 Private Patrick McGinty awarded the Military Medal 13 March 1918 The presentation of Shamrocks to the Battalion (worn in their caps) on eve of Saint Patrick’s Day by Ladies from the Committee of the Tyneside Irish Brigade took place while on parade at Eldon Square and Gratham Road. The Officer in charge was General Officer Commanding Tyne Garrison, Major General R A K Montgomery CB DSO. 42 Officers and 225 other ranks were on parade. The ceremony passed off very well, and disclosed that about half the town council, or more, and most of the inhabitants were Irish in name and sympathy. They paraded with the 3rd Royal Dublin Fusiliers.16 Mar 1918 Captain P B Roussel seconded for duty with Soudan Government 16 March 1918 On March 21st 1918 the 6th battalion Connaught Rangers was caught in the middle of the great German offensive and suffered such heavy casualties that the battalion could no longer be sustained and was disbanded in April 1918. In one week the battalion lost 22 Officers and 618 Other Ranks. Captain T H Crofton MC killed in action at St Emilie with 6th Battalion 21 March 1918 8195 Private William Beresford 3rd Battalion killed in action France 21 March 1918 Lieutenant Fenton K Cummins killed in action aged 20 serving with the 6th Battalion at Ronssoy Wood France 21 March 1918 From a Cork Protestant family. Captain Crofton MC aged 28 serving with the 6th Battalion at Ronssoy Wood, France was killed leading his men forward and his body was never recovered.21 March 1918 Captain Charles A Brett serving with the 6th Battalion ‘Of the 650 odd men in the Battalion about 30 survived, mostly transport drivers and Battalion Headquarters staff, and even they had to fight hard. Most of the men were killed, very few were taken prisoner …Happily Colonel Fielding survived, but the 6th Battalion as such ceased to exist.’ 21 March 1918 2nd Lieutenant J Y Hadden promoted to Lieutenant 22 March 1918 Served with 6th Battalion in France Lieutenant U A Moore killed in action with 6th Battalion 22 March 1918 Acting Captain A H E Russell died of wounds 22 March 1918 John James Leonard to be 2nd Lieutenant with 3rd Battalion 29 May 1918 During March 66 Other Ranks proceeded to the British Expeditionary Force in France, and 8 Officers to the 5th Battalion in Palestine. In that winter Newcastle was a very cold and the town was, for a long time, made almost impassable by snow and ice, which would not melt, and which the Corporation would not remove. So the Battalion were very glad to be moved to Dover, and on the day they arrived in Dover the warm weather arrived. The recruits were mostly teenagers, the men of 18 of 1918, on whom the nation now increasingly had to rely as the fighting continued without sign of abatement. 3rd Battalion Strength 31 March 65 Officers 310 Other Ranks APRIL 1918 Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Digan DSO appointed Officer Commanding Training Staff at Blequin April 1918 Captain J H R Dickson attached to Training Staff at Blequin during April 1918 Awarded Military Cross Lieutenant J M Forbes appointed Adjutant Training Staff at Blequin April 1918 The 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers embarked at Nahr Umar and left Mesopotamia for Egypt having served 2 years and 3 months. 2 April 1918 During that time the battalion had 286 fatalities about one third victim of disease and heat stroke. About 2,000 Connaught Rangers served in Mesopotamia. 229814 Private Thomas Wafer, Labour Corps ex 3rd Battalion discharged sick 8 April 1918 90505 Private John Brannon, Labour Corps ex 3rd Battalion discharged sick 9 April 1918 MILITARY SERVICE BILL DEBATE Hansard12 April 1918 Sir M. SYKES Another danger is what will be the practical result? I have served with Irish soldiers both in British and in Irish regiments. A great many people in England, especially military officers, hold that the Irish peasant is a good fellow, who likes fighting, and who, if put under a certain amount of military pressure, will fight well. That is an ideal, but it shows a lack of understanding. When I was in the Connaught Rangers, there was a reserve man who used to play the big drum in a certain Fenian band at Castle Bar. He came up for his training, and was asked by his officer what he was. His reply was that when in a red coat he was for the Queen, God bless her; when out of it he did not know what he was. In fact, if an Irishman voluntarily enlists, and takes the oath of loyalty, he will fight to his last breath, quite irrespective of his politics; but if he is impressed against his own moral sanction he is not the same man. I am afraid there may be two possible dangers ahead of us. We shall have to have large concentration camps of turbulent men, and I know how turbulent they can be; and, on the other hand, I see little bands of discontented men spread over the Army, sent to fighting regiments at the front, who, when these regiments are at rest, will get around them a number of their fellows, and prove a cause of anxiety to the officers, while, when the divisions are at the front, they will be a menace to discipline. The 6th Battalion The Connaught Rangers reduced to a training cadre 13 April 1918 The 1st Battalion The Connaught Rangers disembarked at Suez, Egypt 14 April1918. 229805 Private Michael O’Neil Labour Corps ex 3/6909 Private 3rd Battalion discharged sick 25 April 1918 4/6810 Private Terence Loftus posted to 6th Battalion via ‘G’ Infantry Base Depot 27 April 1918 3/6268 Private Bernard Mageean transferred to 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment 27 April 1918 Lieutenant Sidney Basil Minch as the Physical and Bayonet Training Supervising Officer featured in American Newspaper the Chicago Daily Tribune at Camp Grant training Americans in Bayonet drill 28 April 1918 The 3rd Battalion strength was 55 Officers and 310 other ranks 30 April 1918 During April 17 Officers and 26 Other Ranks proceeded to the British Expeditionary Force in France 3rd Battalion Strength 30 April 1918 55 Officers 310 Other Ranks MAY 1918 During May Lieutenant (Acting Captain) C A Brett and Lieutenant R H French 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers went to Buckingham Palace and presented with their Military Cross’s by H.M. King George V in person. An advance party entrained at the Cattle Market, Newcastle consisting of Major R L Payne DSO, Captain C A Brett MC, Lieutenant R H French MC, and 50 men proceeded to take over the camp in Dover from the 4th Leinster Regiment 9 May 1918 The 3rd Battalion entrained at the Central Station, Newcastle and proceeded by 2 trains to Dover, leaving at 7.50 am and 10.15 am. The battalion marched from Kings Cross to Holborn Station. They arrived in Dover at 7.15 pm and 10.30 pm. They were met by Captain C A Brett MC and the first thing he saw was a civilian leaping out of one of the carriages and dashing along the platform into the arms of the Military Police. Dover was a ‘defended area’ and every civilian had to carry a pass to enter it. The civilian in question was Headquarters Mess Cook, a wild man from Connemara, who thought that he would be able to outwit the police and get in without a pass. As it was, Headquarters had to do without its cook for several days till matters were put right. The battalion was accommodated under canvas at the Elms Vale Camp, Folkestone Road, Dover. The Battalion Headquarters was in an empty villa on the landward side of Dover Town. The Orderly Room Staff slept in the Orderly Room located at 259 Folkstone Road. Spare stationary was stored and tents set up in the garden. Some preferred to sleep under canvas due to the warm weather 13 May 1918 Major T B G F Eames, Captain A G Moutray, Lieutenant H R S Law (3rd Battalion), 2nd Lieutenants W Hartery, D C Hayes, and G Eakins with 195 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion at Surafend, Palestine 14 May 1918 The 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was a Reserve Battalion, and on 16 May 1918 it absorbed the 4th Battalion (Extra Reserve) with 17 Officers and 113 men, and then became part of Dover Garrison (Eastern Command), No.5 Area. The 4th Battalion (Extra Reserve), had been disbanded due to recruiting problems. The 4th Battalion had moved to Nigg, Perthshire, Scotland in November 1917 from Crosshaven, Ireland and then to Fort George in early 1918. The 3rd Battalion finished the war at Dover, based in Grand Shaft Barracks. These had been built in 1803 to house 1,200 soldiers. The Grand Shaft Barracks was made up of an impressive series of buildings and designed to be the main accommodation for the Western Heights. It was linked to the Drop Redoubt via a staircase leading up to a bridge (now removed) and, to the sea front via the Grand Shaft staircase. The Eastern Division, HQ based at Dover. Eastern Command. South Eastern Coast Defences (defended ports of Dover and Newhaven) During the 1914-1918 war Dover became one of the most important military centres in Britain. Vast amounts of men crossed from Dover to France. The harbour was home to the Dover Patrol, a varied collection of warships and fishing vessels which protected Britain's vital control of the channel. The first bomb to be dropped on England fell near Dover Castle on Christmas Eve 1914. Regular shelling from warships and bombing from airplane’s and zeppelin’s forced residents to shelter in caves and dug-outs. The town became known as 'Fortress Dover' and was put under Martial law. The time was just after the Zeebrugge raid and there was concern of a German retaliation on Dover. So defences of the port were being examined. Captain C A Brett MC was taken to the East breakwater and chose a site for two Vickers Guns on the cliff, so that they could enfilade the whole length of the East breakwater. Emplacements were duly prepared and arrangements. Night air raid conducted by German aeroplane’s. A few bombs dropped near Priory Station, one casualty. Heavy damage reported in London 19 May 1918 There were several spectacular air raids which were all the more spectacular for being carried from a height of about 500 feet, but no serious damage done. 3/7483 Private John McGreal died at home, Birkenhead Sunday 19 May 1918 3671 Private Martin King aged 24 died of wounds while serving with the 6th Battalion in France 23 May 1918. The 3rd Battalion changed into a 4 company structure. 25 May 1918 A Company – Major C F Underhill Faithorne B Company – Major E G S Truell C Company – Temporary Captain R R Martin D Company – Captain A W P T Whyte The 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers embarked at Port Said and left Egypt for the Western Front 25 May 1918. Joseph Bernard Marshal to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 29 May 1918 The Battalion strength was 85 Officers and 530 other ranks 31 May 1918. 3671 Private Martin King aged 24 died of wounds serving with 6th Battalion 23 May 1918. 3rd Battalion Strength 31 May 1918 85 Officers 530 Other Ranks JUNE 1918 6757 Colour Sergeant John McIlwain passed gas course at Duke of York’s School in preparation for a draft overseas. 1 June 1918 The 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers arrived at the Port of Marseilles from Egypt 1 June 1918 7746 Sergeant W O’Rourke awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal 6 June 1918 6060 Private Patrick Joseph Casey posted to 3rd Battalion from Command Depot 18 June 1918 Colour Sergeant John Heaney promoted to Warrant Officer 2nd Class with effect from 22 June 1918, in accordance with Army Order 194 dated 24 June1918 with seniority from 1 Oct 1914. 22 June 1918 3/4531 Private William McGowan awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 23 Oct 1914 Lieutenant W J Minch with 40 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion as Acting Captain in Palestine 25 June 1918 Major E T E Di C De B Wickham died 26 June 1918 The Battalion strength was 85 Officers and 587 other ranks 30 June 1918. JULY 1918 5 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion in Palestine 5 July 1918 419 other ranks from the 3rd and 4th Battalions, Durham Light Infantry arrived from Seaham Harbour, South Shields and Jarrow where they had been part of the Tyne Garrison. They arrived at Dover railway station and were then taken on strength by the battalion 7 July 1918 The Durham Light Infantry full strength had been exceeded for its reserve battalions. Despite their young age these recruits were held in high regard by the Connaught Rangers and they trained well, the quality of their rifle shooting was very good. 4267 Lance Corporal William Buckley posted to 3rd Battalion from the Depot 9 July 1918 71644 Private James Cunningham 34th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, formerly No 3/7242 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, killed in action, France 23 July 1918 5959 Company Sergeant Major A Piper posted from 3rd Battalion to ‘L’ Infantry Base Depot, France as part of the 5th Battalion 24 July 1918 Captain Francis Robert de la Cour awarded Silver War Badge, he had served in Dardanelles 24 July 1918 2429 Sergeant William Alexander Millar 6th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from Belfast recruited Nov 1914, commissioned into 5th (Service) Battalion, The Connaught Rangers as Temporary 2nd Lieutenant attached to 3rd Battalion 31 July 1918 Patrick Neill MacLoughlin to be 2nd Lieutenant. 3rd Battalion 31 July 1918 Battalion strength 82 Officers and 586 Connaught Rangers other ranks and 418 Durham Light Infantry other ranks 31 July 1918. AUGUST 1918 From February 1918 to August 1918 Ireland produced 5,812 recruits Captain C A Brett MC given home leave at the beginning of August. Then returned and was sent to the reformed 6th Battalion in France. He took the train to Folkestone and embarked for Boulogne, and thence to Etaples. 6/2456 Sergeant Joseph Bennett posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot 1 Aug 1918 A General Court Martial was held for 2nd Lieutenant R H Rooney at Dover 3 Aug 1918 Captain J H R Dickson appointed Adjutant while serving with the 5th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers in France 4 Aug 1918 Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Digan DSO promoted Lieutenant Colonel 6 Aug 1918 Colour Sergeant John Mc Ilwain as Quarter Master Sergeant was posted with a draft from Dover to the British Expeditionary Force, ‘L’ Infantry Base Depot at Rouen, France to be Orderly Room Sergeant. The draft fell in outside the dining tents and marched off to Admiralty Pier at 3pm. They boarded the Leopold II at 4pm and sailed at 5:30pm. The Leopold II arrived at Calais at 7:30pm. 7 Aug 1918 ‘L’ Infantry Base was at Beaumaris, and was known as a very sandy camp. Colour Sergeant John Mc Ilwain landed France enroute to Base Depot 8 Aug 1918 4267 Lance Corporal William Buckley qualified as Grade IV at the 32nd Lewis Gun Course at Hythe 9 Aug 1918 5959 Company Sergeant Major A Piper transferred with no.615044 to 171 Prisoner of War Company, Labour Corps 12 Aug 1918 4269 Private Thomas Clifford posted to the 3rd Battalion form 1st Battalion 19 Aug 1918 4269 Private Thomas Clifford granted a furlough 24 Aug to 2 Sep 1918 4141 Private Frederick O'Donnell aged 21 died of wounds with 2nd Battalion in France 25 Aug 1918 2nd Lieutenant R J Carey employed by Ministry of Munitions placed on Retired List on account of ill health caused by wounds on active service 30 Aug 1918 The 3rd Battalion Regimental Band played throughout the summer in the Granville Gardens, Dover The Battalion strength 31 Aug 1918 Officers 90 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 660 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 418 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 32 Total Strength 1110 During August 20 Other Ranks proceeded to the British Expeditionary Force in France SEPTEMBER 1918 Lieutenant J F B O’Sullivan with 25 Other Ranks joined 1st Battalion in Palestine 1 Sept 1918 2nd Lieutenants J V Quinn and F V Griffith with 193 Other Ranks, 60 of these were transfers from the Royal Irish Rifles joined 1st Battalion in Palestine 2 Sept 1918 Lieutenant J A Sheridan and 2nd Lieutenant J T Cox both 3rd Battalion with 34 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion in Palestine 4 Sept 1918 Frank Stephens to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 11 Sept 1918 Served with 5th Battalion in France Attached 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment George Alexander McDonnell to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 11 Sept 1918 3rd Echelon for 5th Battalion at Rouen, France 15 Sept 1918 Spanish Influenza first appeared in Dover on September 17, 1918. Patients, mostly from the shipyards in Portsmouth and Newington, were under medical care in Dover 3/5978 Private Frank Kilkenny discharged due to sickness 18 Sept 1918 During the evening 15 Other Ranks joined the 1st Battalion in Palestine 18 Sept 1918 Henry James Valentine Dillon Maguire to 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 25 Sept 1918 Served with 5th Battalion in France 1918. Lieutenant Colonel E G Hamilton commanding the 1st Battalion in Palestine sent to Brigade Head-quarters the following claim to certain of the captured guns as trophies 28 Sept 1918 ‘On 20th September 1918 the battalion attacked a hostile column on the road N.E. of El Funduk and captured 6 German field guns and 2 machine guns. I shall be very glad if 4 of these field guns can be labelled and commanded for the Regiment as trophies of war. I am asking for 4 guns as there are officers and men of our 4 battalions represented here-1st and 2nd Regular Battalions and 3rd and 4th Special Reserve Battalions. I do not know the numbers of the guns, but ‘Connaught Rangers’ ws written on them. I should also like to have 2 machine guns set aside in the same way. Their numbers are 23542 and 23033.’ (Sgd.) E G Hamilton, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding The Connaught Rangers Lieutenant W Hamilton attached 7th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was killed in action, Flanders 30 Sept 1918 Battalion strength 30 Sept 1918 Officers 84 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 721 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 418 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 30 Total Strength 1169 The 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers was in Nazareth and was badly affected by a malignant type of malaria later known as the ‘Great Influenza Epidemic’ or ‘Spanish Influenza’, which took the lives of many men during late Sept 1918 During September 20 Other Ranks proceeded to the British Expeditionary Force in France OCTOBER 1918 24 hour clock system came into effect at 00:00 1 Oct 1918 2nd Lieutenant Joseph/John King 3rd Battalion aged 25 killed in action while attached to the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers in France 4 Oct 1918 8396 Private Michael Dolan was reported lost at sea when RMS Leinster was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-123 shortly after leaving Kingstown, Co. Dublin. He was returning to Dover from leave at his home in Ballina. His body was not recovered.10 Oct 1918 Another Connaught Ranger Private J. Dillon survived this sinking, and was treated at the King George V Hospital (now St. Bricins), Dublin. Charles Wilson aged 47 rejoined the Connaught Rangers at Cork 10 Oct 1918 An Inspection of Training was conducted by General Sir William Robertson GOC in C Home Forces 11 Oct 1918 Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Joseph John. Houlihan 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers is dismissed the Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial 11 Oct 1918. Suspense List/B1 Charles Wilson promoted to 32049 Colour Sergeant at the Depot 12 Oct 1918 1/5451 Sergeant Nicholas Gaugheran discharged medically unfit for service 12 Oct 1918 The Military Medal and the Serbian Silver Medal was presented to Private Reilly and Private Dyer by General Sir William Robertson GOC, 1st Dover S.R. Brigade Medaille Militaire awarded to Colour Sergeant J McIlwain Captain W O’Brien awarded bar to Military Cross with 1st Battalion 17 Oct 1918 Lieutenant W L Tolputt awarded Military Cross with 1st Battalion 17 Oct 1918 The 3rd Battalion was moved from under canvas into billets in unoccupied houses in Dover. 18 Oct 1918 These houses were located from Maxton House to the Town Hall, in Folkstone Road, Saint Martins Hill, Effingham Crescent, Effingham Lawn, Norman Street and Saint Johns Road 3/7338 Private Christopher Conlon discharged sick 18 Oct 1918 Captain Brian Charles O’Driscoll Douglas aged 24 died serving with Royal Air Force 21 Oct 1918 32049 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson posted from the Depot to the 3rd Battalion 23 Oct 1918 2nd Lieutenant W N Abbott promoted to Lieutenant 26 Oct 1918 2nd Lieutenant J V Quinn promoted to Lieutenant 26 Oct 1918 2611 Sergeant Joseph Patrick Kearns MM late 6th Battalion promoted 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion 30 Oct 1918 Served in France. Awarded the Military Medal and Mentioned in despatches. Richard Deane Freeman Ormsby-Scott to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion 30 Oct 1918 The 3rd Battalion strength 31 Oct 1918 Officers 83 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 718 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 408 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 30 Others 5 Total Strength 1161 During October 5 Officers and 44 Other Ranks proceeded to France NOVEMBER 1918 From August 1918 to November 1918 [3 Months] Ireland produced 9,843 recruits a dramatic increase in recruiting for some reason 4284 Private Patrick Farrell, 3rd Battalion, Killed in action in France & Flanders 4 Nov 1918 275 men from the Durham Light Infantry left by special train at 6.55 am for the British Expeditionary Force in France via Southampton 5 Nov 1918 32001 Private Thomas McDonough, (McDonaugh), 3rd Battalion Died at Dover from Athlone 5 Nov 1918. 20337 Private William Jacks 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers who had transferred from the Pembroke Yeomanry no.4713 died 11 Nov 1918 Private Gerald Speed Mahon, Hospital Unit ‘K’, United States Army assigned to the Connaught Rangers at Hounslow 11 Nov 1918 6/2456 Sergeant Joseph Bennett confessed to Fraudulent enlistment 10 Nov 1918 32015 Private Michael Keighrey aged 20 died at home in Ballinasloe, Ireland 12 Nov 1918 3828 Corporal William Bowes posted to 3rd Battalion from Depot having been repatriated as a Prisoner Of War 15 Nov 1918 5764 Private Patrick King posted to 3rd Battalion at ‘Curragh Camp’ Dover from 3rd Battalion Black Watch (attached) 15 Nov 1918 5/1034 Corporal John Nolan joined the 3rd Battalion having been repatriated as a Prisoner Of War served with 5th Battalion 23 Nov 1918 Captain Peter Dunstan Low awarded OBE was for services in Mesopotamia 18 Nov 1918 To be dated 3 June 1918 3/6019 Private Joseph Best discharged wounded 22 Nov 1918 3/6753 Private John Barrett discharged sick 22 Nov 1918 3/8310 Private Christy Brigdale discharged sick 24 Nov 1918 A ship arrived at Dover from Calais carrying some of the first former British prisoners of war to arrive back home. All the harbour boats sounded their sirens as the ship entered the harbour. They marched to Dover Castle to much acclaim from the public and where fed and had a medical inspection before being sent home the next day 30 Nov 1918. The 3rd Battalion strength 30 Nov 1918 Officers 72 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 724 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 135 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 40 Total Strength 899 DECEMBER 1918 Army List 28 Nov 1918 Lieutenant Colonel K Lewin, A.C., C.M.G. DSO, (temporary Brigadier General.) Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (temporary Lieutenant. Colonel Commanding the Battalion) Major Jourdain H F N Major Bockley, A. W. with the 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Major Harden, J. E. Captain Tighe,T. Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain King,W.H. Captain Whyte, A.W.P.T Commanding ‘D’ Company Captain Stacpoole, G.E. Captain Lambert, W.P. Captain Jackson, J.L Captain Kavanagh, J.J. MC Captain D'Arcy, J. Captain Tasker,J. Captain Gibson, N.S.B. Captain Dickson,J.H.R Captain Roussel, P.B. Captain Roussel, R.T Captain Fitzgerald C.L. Captain Low, P.D. Lieutenant Bethel F.H. Lieutenant Greeves.K D. Lieutenant Bourke A.J.H. Lieutenant Brett C A MC Lieutenant Minen W Lieutenant Law. H R S. Lieutenant Reed.S.P K J H Lieutenant Caroe, V. B. Lieutenant Morgan, J. G. D. Lieutenant Tyte,A.N. Lieutenant Steventon, C.F. Lieutenant Hall, A. C Lieutenant Pickard B S.F. Lieutenant Plumpton J A Lieutenant O'Rorke,M.D. Lieutenant Heath, H. C. S. Lieutenant Collier, W. A. Lieutenant Davy,M.J.B. Lieutenant O'Sullivan, J.F.B. Lieutenant Minch,S.B, attached to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant McDowell, G A. Lieutenant Berkeley, L.E. Lieutenant Desmond, J. F. attached to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant French, R.H. Lieutenant Foran , E . Lieutenant Brennan, M. Lieutenant Clarke, E.R. Lieutenant Flynn, A.E. Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. Lieutenant Forbes, J. M. Lieutenant FltzGerald, C.W. B. Lieutenant Best,W.R.P. Lieutenant Flood, G. A. Lieutenant Lenane, R. F. attached to Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant Hamilton, J. P. Lieutenant Louw.D.L. Lieutenant Davis, L. Lieutenant Moore, U. A. Lieutenant Heneghan, W J Lieutenant O’Loughlin M Lieutenant Abbott, W. N. attached to 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Lieutenant Cafferkey, J. 2nd Lieutenant Quinn, J.V. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, P. 2nd Lieutenant Rooney ,B.A. 2nd Lieutenant Walmsley, G. C. M 2nd Lieutenant Davidson, G. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, J. O 2nd Lieutenant Griffith, F.V. 2nd Lieutenant Banks, B.E. 2nd Lieutenant Leonard, J. J. 2nd Lieutenant Marshall, B. J. 2nd Lieutenant McLoughlin, P. N. 2nd Lieutenant Stephens, F. 2nd Lieutenant McDonnell, G, A. 2nd Lieutenant Maguire, H. J. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kearns,J.P.,M.M. 2nd Lieutenant Ormsby-Scttt, attached to Royal Dublin Fusiliers Adjutant Captain Cheadle,T. Quarter-Master Honorary Captain Kendall G G 12 days Christmas leave was given to every man in 3rd Battalion, in ¼ Battalion strengths. 7388 Private J Scott (transferred as no.390301 to Labour Corps) died 4 Dec 1918 First quarter departed the Battalion on 7 Dec 1918 1400 repatriated prisoners arrived in Dover in 2 ships mostly men from Kut and Turkey 8 Dec 1918 3828 Corporal William Bowes discharged 11 Dec 1918 2nd Lieutenant M J McFadden, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, accidentally drowned at The Quay, Westport, Ireland 14 Dec 1918 6/2456 Sergeant Joseph Bennett convicted tf Fraudulent enlistment 30 Dec 1918 Officers of the Line Battalions quitted their battalions on leave , or, in the case of Attached Offices, rejoined their own units The 3rd Battalion strength 31 Dec 1918 Officers 63 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 770 Other Ranks Durham Light Infantry 11 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 39 Other Ranks Army Gymnastics Staff 2 Other Ranks RAOD 1 Total Strength 823 1919 JANUARY 1919 4681 Sergeant W McKale awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct medal 1 Jan 1919 3/5986 Private Robert Brothers discharged ‘Surplus to military requirements but not having been impaired since entry. (applies to men in a medical category for which there are no longer suitable posts)’ 7 Jan 1919 3/8343 Private Michael Ryder (enlisted 16 April 1916) discharged ‘Surplus to military requirements (Not having suffered impairment since entry into the service)’ 7 Jan 1916 3/5026 Lance Sergeant James Healy discharged ‘Surplus to military requirements but not having been impaired since entry. (applies to men in a medical category for which there are no longer suitable posts)’ 8 Jan 1919 3/4768 Lance Corporal Albert Cool discharged due to sickness 10 Jan 1919 OC 3rd Battalion applied on behalf of 2nd Lieutenant C J Walsh for the 1914 Star 14 Jan 1919 Lieutenant C A Brett, MC, demobilized at the Oswestry No.1 Dispersal Unit14 Jan to 16 Jan 1919 6682 Private J Carroll died at home in Ballinasloe, Ireland 18 Jan 1919 Four Sergeants form the Connaught Rangers at Dover sent to act as pallbearers at Sergeant John Danagher’s VC, funeral at Portsmouth 19 Jan 1919 Last quarter returned to the Battalion from leave on 22 Jan 1919 The 3rd Battalion strength 31 Jan 1919 Officers 70 Other Ranks Connaught Rangers 620 Other Ranks Home Service Employment Company 13 Other Ranks Other Units 3 Total Strength 636 FEBRUARY 1919 32049 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson volunteered for one extra year service with rank of Colour Sergeant under army order 55/1919 2 Feb 1919 Letter to the Dover Patrol Memorial Fund Commanding Officer, the Connaught Rangers Dover, “Allow me to send you a cheque for 15 pounds from the Officers, WO’s, NCO’s and men of the Connaught Rangers towards the Dover Patrol Memorial. I hope you will accept this small cheque with a sincere wish from all of us for the success of your undertaking, and in sympathy from a battalion of the sister service.” 3 Feb 1919 10380 Private John Gavaghan posted from the 1st to the 3rd Battalion 21 Feb 1919 1/5003 Sergeant Major Henry Thomas Stevens, 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers awarded Meritorious Service Medal 22 Feb 1919 4269 Private Thomas Clifford transferred to Special Reserve no. 22154. 23 Feb 1919 Battalion makes a 2nd donation to the Dover Patrol Memorial 25 Feb 1919 2nd Lieutenant P Kelly promoted Lieutenant 28 Feb 1919 2nd Lieutenant G C Walmsley promoted Lieutenant 28 Feb 1919 Attached to 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment MARCH 1919 Temporary 2nd Lieutenant L C Kelly to be Temporary Lieutenant with precedence next below R Williams 1 March 1919 Captain Thomas Tighe relinquished commission on account of ill health and retained rank of Captain 6 March 1919 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 11 March 1919 32 Officers 9 Warrant Officers 5 Staff and Colour Sergeants 41 Sergeants 52 Corporals 16 Drummers 905 Privates Total Strength 1060 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers received instructions to revert to its Lower War Establishment 11 March 1919 Its establishment was to be 32 Officers and 1024 Other Ranks With an additional Company formed for duties hitherto carried out by the Royal Defence Corps consisting of: 6 Officers 1 Colour Sergeant Major 13 Staff Sergeants and Sergeants 280 Other Ranks 2nd Lieutenants D T McWeeney MC and I J Kelly promoted Lieutenants 12 March 1919 8497 Private M Hopkins died at Dover 22 March 1919 2nd Lieutenant G V Davidson promoted to Lieutenant 26 March 1919 2nd Lieutenant Christopher Joseph Walsh promoted to Lieutenant 26 March 1919 With 1st Battalion in India in 1920 Orderly Room Sergeant, Warrant Officer 2nd Class John Heaney volunteered for one extra year service with rank off Warrant Officer 2nd Class under army order 55/1919 from 29 March 1919. All calling up of men under the Military Service Acts was suspended at midday on 11 Nov 1918, and from that date until 15 January 1919 posting was confined to men who had previously been called up and reported themselves. 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers Total Strength 29 March 1919 72 Battalion Officers 10 Royal Irish Regiment 2 Royal Munster Fusiliers 3 Durham Light Infantry. Total Officers 87. 502 Battalion other ranks 5 Home Service Employment Company 2 Remount. Total 509 Total 595 APRIL 1919 Lieutenant Colonel H.F.N Jourdain relinquished the command of the 3rd Battalion 1 April 1919 Lieutenant Colonel A J Digan DSO took command of the 3rd Battalion 2 April 1919 Commanded the 3rd Battalion until its demobilization. Accidentally drowned in 1926 9110 Corporal George Evans posted from Depot to 3rd Battalion 4 April 1919 Lieutenant L E Berkeley discharged due to wounds from gas 5 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant J T O’Neill retires receiving a gratuity 6 April 1919 The under mentioned Officers proceeded to Crystal Palace for duty with the Dispersal Unit there 8 April 1919 2nd Lieutenants G R Crone, S F Lane, S D Irons, and D A McDowell, all 3rd Royal Irish Rifles attached to 3rd Connaught Rangers 2nd Lieutenant J L Sydenham, 18th Battalion, London Regiment attached to 3rd Connaught Rangers Private Gerald Speed Mahon United States Army proceeded to USA 8 April 1919 Lieutenant H J Shanley proceeded to the Dispersal Station at Harrowly for demobilization 9 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant P J Lowe reported his arrival from sick leave, Hospital and British Expeditionary Force, France 11 April 1919 Captain and Quarter Master P Farrell reported his arrival for duty from British Expeditionary Force, France 12 April 1919 (no authority received) 2nd Lieutenant J C C Boyle 3rd Battalion, Royal Innisskilling Fusiliers, attached 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for demobilisation 12 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant W D Rooney reported his arrival on expiration of 2 months leave granted on discharge from Hospital 13 April 1919 Lieutenant E Foran proceeded to the Dispersal Station, Press Heath, for demobilisation 14 April 1919 Captain R V Burke, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival on Posting for Duty 15 April 1919 Major C F Underhill Faithhorne, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 15 April 1919 Lieutenant J J Dillon MC proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for demobilisation 16 April 1919 Major E G C Truell reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 16 April 1919 Lieutenant E A Smith MC reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 17 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant F H S Searight, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from sick leave, Hospital and BEF France 17 April 1919 2nd Lieutenant J T Cox DCM, Service Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from sick leave, Hospital and Palestine 17 April 1919 Captain A G Moutray proceeded to Galway to take up Recruiting Duties 18 April 1919 Captain P D Low OBE to be Acting Major 19 April 1919 10380 Private John Gavaghan transferred to Section “B” Army Reserve 24 April 1919 Lieutenant Kirkwood 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers beat Lieutenant Timmons (Southern Command) in the Middle Weight Boxing competition, on points held at the Headquarters Gymnasium, Aldershot 25 April 1919 4267 Lance Corporal William Buckley transferred to Special Reserve (no 8375) 3rd Battalion The Connaught Rangers 25 April 1919 The Cadre of the 2nd Battalion of The Buffs arrived at Dover Priory Station, and were played by the band from the Connaught Rangers to their barracks 26 April 1919 Captain F D Foott reported his arrival from 2 months leave 26 April 1919 Lieutenant M O’Leary reported his arrival on ceasing to be employed with the Royal Air Force 30 April 1919 3rd Battalion Strength 30 April 1919 Officers 67, Attached 12 Total 79 Other Ranks 586 Attached 1(Armourer Sergeant) Total 587 Total Strength 666 MAY 1919 Temporary Captain E C Norman, East Kent Regiment, from Service Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, to be Major (seniority from 1 Sept 1915, and precedence next below L W Lucas DSO, MC) 2 May 1919 3rd Echelon for 2nd Battalion at Rouen, France broken up 3 May 1919 Lieutenant W Mahoney reported his arrival from 2 months leave 3 May 1919 Living at 66 Folkestone Road, Dover Major H F N Nolan Ferrall, Captain G R C Brook and Lieutenant P L N G Ralph reported their arrival from 2 months leave of absence 5 May 1919 Lieutenant T S Jennings reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 6 May 1919 3rd Echelon for 2nd Battalion records left for Cork 6 May 1919 10495 Bandsman James Paxton aged 23 was killed falling into a deep moat at Dover 8 May 1919 Previously a POW having served with 2nd Battalion in France during 1914 A draft of 57 Other Ranks, who had volunteered for service with the 1st Russian Relief Force, proceeded to join its Head Quarters at Crowborough. Lieutenant P LN G Ralph with 1 Warrant Officer and 1 NCO conducted the party and rejoined on completion of this duty 9 May 1919 Included 11027 Private Henry Frederick Begley 1st Battalion aged 27 was killed in action in north Russia 27 July 1919 2 men, also volunteers, proceeded to Sandling to join the 46th (Russian Relief) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 9 May 1919 Connaught Rangers formed an escort for the return of Nurse Edith Cavell’s body at Dover 14 May 1919 Lieutenant T F E McGorry reported his arrival from duty at Remount Depot, Romsey, Hants 19 May 1919 Temporary Lieutenant A E L Robey Service Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, reported his arrival from sick leave, Hospital, and Palestine. 19 May 1919 Lieutenant V M Morrogh, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 19 May 1919 Lieutenant S W O’Coffey, W G Robertson, and 2nd Lieutenant G H Barry, The Connaught Rangers reported their arrival from 2 months leave of absence 20 May 1919 Temporary Lieutenant A E L Robey proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Crystal Palace, for Demobilisation 21 May 1919 Captain S W Howard DSO reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 22 May 1919 2nd Lieutenant P Sarsfield, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 26 May 1919 Lieutenant J A Barnett, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers from Cadre of 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 26 May 1919 Lieutenants F W S Jourdain and W H O’Brein MC, The Connaught Rangers reported their arrival from 2 months leave of absence 27 May 1919 Acting Captain J W Payne MC, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers reported his arrival from Cadre of 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 27 May 1919 Lieutenant M O O’Loughlin relinquishes his commission on ceasing to be employed 29 May 1919 Acting Captain J W Payne MC and Lieutenant J A Barnett proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for Demobilisation 29 May 1919 Lieutenant W N Abbott proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for Demobilisation 30 May 1919 16 Officers and 204 Other Ranks (time serving men and men liable for Foreign Service) were transferred to the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion on its formation at Grand Shaft Barracks, Dover 31 May 1919 The officers were selected by Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton in command of the 1st Batalion. JUNE 1919 The under mentioned Officers posted to the 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers Major R L Payne DSO in temporary command of 3rd Battalion Major E G S Truell Major H J Nolan Ferrall Captain G RC Brook Captain F D Foott Captain S W Howard DSO Captain and Quarter Master P Farrell Lieutenant S W O’Coffey Lieutenant V W Morrogh Lieutenant S Gibbons Lieutenant T S Jennings Lieutenant W G Robertson Lieutenant I J Kelly 2nd Lieutenant L W L Leader 2nd Lieutenant W D Rowney 2nd Lieutenant H S Kirkwood 2nd Lieutenant G H Barry Once a nucleus strength of 15 Officers and 250 Other Ranks had been assembled by the 1st Battalion, the 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers moved from Grand Shaft Barracks to the Hutments at North Fall Meadows, Dover 2 June 1919 The 1st Battalion remained at Shaft Barracks until brought up by enlistments and drafts from the Depot at Galway to 750 of all ranks, preparatory to its sailing for India in the following October. During the first six months of 1919 Officers and Other Ranks joined from service abroad and proceeded on leave of absence or to dispersal centres for demobilization. 5/1105 Quarter Master Sergeant John Heaney was the awarded Meritorious Service Medal, with a ten pound annuity. Gazetted 3 June 1919 Temporary Lieutenant J J Burns proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for Demobilisation 5 June 1919 Lieutenant M O’Loughlin reported his arrival from Royal Air Force where he was attached for duty 5 June 1919 Acting Captain W J Minch brought back the cadre of 1st Battalion from Palestine to England 13 June 1919 Acting Captain D H Wickham reported his arrival from Half Pay List, he had served with the 6th Battalion as Intelligence Officer in France13 June 1919 Lieutenant J Armstrong, Royal Irish Rifles, 2nd Lieutenant I W Allen, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and 2nd Lieutenant D Mc C Adams, Royal Irish Rifles proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Press Heath for Demobilisation 14 June 1919 Lieutenant A D Mulligan posted to the 1st Battalion 16 Jun1919 2nd Lieutenant A M Fitzpatrick Robertson to be Lieutenant 19 June 1919 2nd Lieutenant C J Walsh reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 19 June 1919 2nd Lieutenant H M Alleyne reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 21 June 1919 Quarter Master Sergeant John Heaney promoted to Warrant Officer 2nd Class with effect from 22 June 1919 Lieutenant G F McGachen MC reported his arrival from 2 months leave of absence 22 June 1919 2nd Lieutenants C N Clarke, F V Lyons, and A A James reported their arrival from 2 months leave of absence 22 June 1919 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Norman Clarke was the last Officer to be gazetted to The Connaught Rangers Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel A C Lewin CB, CMG, DSO, ADC on completion of tenure of his command granted the honorary rank of Brigadier General 27 June 1919 Germany signed the Peace Treaty at 3:12 pm 28 June 1919 The 3rd Battalion strength was 50 Officers and 501 Other Ranks. 28 June 1919 Captain G E de Stacpoole is placed on Retired List on account of ill health contracted on active service 29 June 1919 6069 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant John Martin Swords posted to 3rd Battalion from Army of Occupation Force 29 June 1919 Holiday was given to the whole Army 30-31 June 1919 JULY 1919 6992 Sergeant John Nolan awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1 July 1919 Lieutenant J H T Brabazon reported his arrival from repatriation as a Prisoner of War 2 July 1919 Temporary Lieutenant O H Acton to be Temporary Captain (seniority from 15 Dec 1918 placed next below J W Cartmel Robinson) 5 July 1919 Lieutenant A C Brett MC relinquishes the Acting rank of Captain attached 5th Battalion 5 July 1919 Lieutenant M D O’Rorke is placed on the Retired List on account of ill health contracted on active service 6 July 1919 Lieutenant E D MacCormack reported his arrival from Royal Air Force 8 July 1919 Acting Captain W J Minch reported his arrival from the 1st Battalion Cadre 9 July 1919 Lieutenant A M R Hobbs MC proceeded to the Dispersal Centre at Crystal Palace for demobilisation 12 July 1919 Lieutenant W H Odbert MC reported his arrival from 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers 15 July 1919 The remainder of the personnel of the 3rd Battalion were absorbed into the 2nd Battalion under the Command of Lieutenant Colonel W A Hamilton 22 July 1919 5/1105 Quarter Master Sergeant John Heaney Orderly Room Sergeant posted to 2nd Battalion 22 July 1919 32049 Colour Sergeant Charles Wilson posted to 2nd Battalion 22 July 1919 6069 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant John Martin Swords posted to 2nd Battalion 22 July 1919 Progress in bringing the 2nd Battalion up to the traditional efficiency of The Connaught Rangers made rapid advancement at Dover 2nd Lieutenant F V Griffith promoted to Lieutenant 30 July 1919 AUGUST 1919 The 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion was reconstructed under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A J Digan DSO, and on its return to the regimental Depot at Galway was disembodied. 2nd Lieutenant B E Banks promoted To Lieutenant had served with 5th Battalion during 1918 in Fance 27 Aug 1919 3/8315 Private James Rolston discharged 28 Aug 1919 SEPTEMBER 1919 Lieutenant William Henry Good MC relinquished his commission. 17 Sept 1919 Previously served as a Corporal in South Irish Horse and Corps of Hussars before being commissioned into the Connaught Rangers OCTOBER 1919 Colonel H D Chamier Commanding, The Depot, Connaught Rangers, Renmore Barracks Galway 7 Oct 1919 NOVEMBER 1919 Army List 27 Nov 1919 At Galway Lieutenant Colonel Major Digan, A. J., D.S.O., (Commandant Rest Camp) Major Bockley, A. W. Major Harden, J. E. Captain Clifford, T. R. B. Captain King, W.H. (Employed Remount Service) Captain Whyte, A.W.P.T Captain Lambert, W.P. Captain Jackson, J.L Captain Kavanagh, J.J. MC Captain D'Arcy, J. Captain Tasker, J. Captain Kidson, N.S.B. Captain Dickson, J.H.R Captain Roussel, P.B. Captain Roussel, R.T (Employed by the Soudan Government) Captain Fitzgerald C.L. (Attached 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers) Captain Low, P.D. Captain Bourke A.J.H. Lieutenant Greeves E D Lieutenant Brett C A, MC Lieutenant Minch W Lieutenant Law. H R S. Lieutenant Reed.S.P K J H Lieutenant Caroe, V. B. Lieutenant Morgan, J. G. D. (Instruction Duties with the Ministry of Labour) Lieutenant Steventon, C.F. Lieutenant Hall, A. C Lieutenant Pickard B S.F. Lieutenant Plumpton J A Lieutenant Collier, W. A. Lieutenant Davy, M.J.B. Lieutenant O'Sullivan, J.F.B. Lieutenant Minch, S.B Lieutenant McDowell, G A. Lieutenant Berkeley, L.E. Lieutenant Desmond, J. F. Lieutenant French, R.H., MC Lieutenant Foran, E. Lieutenant Brennan, M. Lieutenant Clarke, E.R., MC Lieutenant Flynn, A.E. Lieutenant Fraser, D. M. Lieutenant Forbes, J. M. Lieutenant FltzGerald, C.W. B. Lieutenant Best,W.R.P. (Employed with Manchester Regiment) Lieutenant Flood, G. A. Lieutenant Lenane, R. F. Lieutenant Hamilton, J. P. Lieutenant Louw.D.L. Lieutenant Davis, L. Lieutenant Heneghan, W J Lieutenant O’Loughlin M Lieutenant Abbott, W. N. (attached 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) Lieutenant Quinn, J.V. Lieutenant Kelly, P. (Attached 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) Lieutenant Walmsley, G. C. M (attached 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) Lieutenant Banks, B.E. 2nd Lieutenant, Cafferkey, J 2nd Lieutenant Davidson, G. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, J. O 2nd Lieutenant Griffith, F.V. 2nd Lieutenant Leonard, J. J. 2nd Lieutenant Marshall, B. J. 2nd Lieutenant McLoughlin, P. N. (Education Officer) 2nd Lieutenant Stephens, F. (attached 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) 2nd Lieutenant McDonnell, G, A. (attached 7th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment) 2nd Lieutenant Maguire, H. J. V. 2nd Lieutenant Kearns,J.P.,M.M. 2nd Lieutenant Ormsby-Scttt, (attached to Royal Dublin Fusiliers) Adjutant Quarter-Master Honorary Captain Kendall G G 2nd Lieutenant B J Marshal promoted Lieutenant 29 Nov 1919 2nd Lieutenant J J Leonard promoted Lieutenant 29 Nov 1919 Served under Air Ministry 1919 1920 Iin 1920 under Army Order 388 with each regiment allocated its own block of numbers: Connaught Rangers 7143001 – 7177000 JANUARY 1920 4267 Lance Corporal William Buckley discharged at end of Term of Engagement 26 Jan 1920 Private Thomas Clifford discharged 27 Jan 1920 2nd Lieutenant P N MacLoughlin, Educational Officer with 1st Battalion in India promoted Lieutenant 31 Jan 1920 FEBRUARY 1920 A marriage had been arranged between Richard Henry French, MC and Agnes Mary Nicholl 4 Feb 1920 Lieutenant R H Rooney resigns his commission, and retains the rank of Lieutenant 14 Feb 1920 APRIL 1920 Lieutenant W. H. Knox, M.C., 4th Battalion, Connaught Rangers resigns his commission and is granted the rank of Captain1 April 1920 Lieutenant R F Barff, 4th Battalion, Connaught Rangers resigns his commission and retains the rank of Lieutenant 1 April 1920 Lieutenant C A Brett, MC, resigns his commission and granted rank of Captain 1 April 1920 Captain T Cheadle ceases to be Adjutant of 3rd Battalion 30 April 1920 MARCH 1920 2nd Lieutenant F Stevens promoted Lieutenant 11 March 1920 MAY 1920 Tobertynan House, County Meath, which was recently raided, is no longer belonging to the Duke de Stacpoole, as it was given by him to Captain de Stacpoole, his oldest son who served all through the war in the Connaught Rangers. Subsequently the local Sinn Fein committee had four men arrested, and one of them told where the stolen things were hidden. Next day a motor came to the house with a sack full of missing silver and odds and ends; also clothes. The Sinn Feiners anticipate the recovery of the remainder of the stolen articles. 28 May 1920 JUNE 1920 Hansard 22 June 1920 Sir J. BUTCHER Asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a disabled ex-service man, Private N. G. Mates, No. 2,982, Connaught Rangers, was employed by the Army authorities on work of reconstruction at the Royal Dublin Society's premises at Ball's Bridge, Dublin, from 4th May, 1919, to 19th December, 1919, when he was summarily dismissed; and whether he will state why, and by whose orders, this man was dismissed? Mr. CHURCHILL I am informed that Mr. Mates was not employed under the War Office, but by the Royal Dublin Society. Sir J. BUTCHER Is there any means by which this ex-soldier can get redress if he was improperly dismissed? Mr. CHURCHILL It is not a matter for the War Office. It did not employ him. Sir J. BUTCHER Were not the Society acting under the instructions of the War Office in this matter? Mr. CHURCHILL I am informed we have no responsibility in the matter. JULY 1920 Captain Eric Wells Morris DSO by exchange from Connaught Rangers joined Indian Army 30 July 1920 Captain Evelyn Lindsay-Young joined Connaught Rangers from Indian Army, on strength of the Depot 30 July 1920 Service in Ireland during Anglo-Irish War, AUGUST 1920 Colonel (Honorary Brig Gen) A C Lewin, CB, CMG, DSO, ADC, to be Honorary Colonel 10 Aug 1920 10970 Staff Sergeant James Colin Campell , aged 33 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers. Died in India 11 August 1920 2nd Lieutenant W McWilliam, 4th Battalion, Connaught Rangers to be Lieutenant 24 August 1920 OCTOBER 1920 Marriage of Captain Charles W B Fitzgerald late 3rd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers to Eva Webb in Port of Spain, Trinidad 10 Oct 1920 SEPTEMBER 1920 Special Appointment Class ‘HH’ Lieutenant F. V. Griffith, 3rd Battalion, Connaught Rangers Special Reserve 2 Sept 1920 Captain H. M. O'C. Dwyer, 4th Battalion, Connaught Rangers, temporary appointment as Railway Transport Officer (on Regimental Rates of Pay) 14 Sept 19120 NOVEMBER 1920 The Dover War Memorial The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Pity and St Martin was situated in Snargate Street near the base of the Grand Shaft leading up to the barracks. In the church was a memorial to the officers and men of the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Connaught Rangers who fell in the Great War. It was a tablet of brass on an oak base, and bore the words, "To the Glory of God, and in memory of their comrades fallen in the Great War, 1913-1918, this tablet was placed here by the 1st and 2nd Connaught Rangers, whilst stationed at Dover, October 1919. R.I.P." It was unveiled by Lieutenant Colonel Jourdain, and blessed by Father Gifkins. Father Gifkins also conducted the dedication service. During his sermon he spoke of the duty of prayer for all those fallen in the war, for those still suffering from wounds, for the bereaved relatives, the mothers, wives, and orphans, and that at Armistice time it was especially appropriate to pray for ourselves, for the world in general in troubled times. 7 Nov 1920 The buglers of the 2nd Battalion of the Connaught Rangers sounded The Last Post, and this was followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and the hymn to St Patrick. 2nd Lieutenant J O Kelly retains the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on relinquishing his commission on completion of his service 9 Nov 19120 Army List 27 Nov 1920 3rd Battalion at Galway Lieutenant Colonel Cross, P W, (3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Special Reserve) Captain Steward, W. MC Captain Hornridge G. M. P Captain Ireland D L, MC Lieutenant Boal J.K. Lieutenant Leonard, J. S. Lieutenant Madden P Adjutant Lieutenant Munro P, Royal Irish Fusiliers Quarter-Master Captain Wallace R Honorary Colonel J A B Daly had died during 1920 1921 FEBRUARY 1921 Lieutenant W D Rowney, The Connaught Rangers is dismissed the service by sentence of a General Court Martial 26 Feb 1921. APRIL 1921 Captain T Cheadle placed on Half-Pay 1 April 1921 MAY 1921 2nd Battalion left Dover in two parties for Upper Silesia via Ostend 30 May 1921 Under orders of the Inter Allied Commision of Control JUNE 1921 Major O F Lloyd, D.S.O., retires on ret. pay, and is granted the rank of Lieutenant Colonel 4 June 1921 JULY 1921 A draft of 69 Other Ranks, under Lieutenants V E Benke and W O’Connor, MC, left Beuthen for Dover, for leave before proceeding to join the 1st Battalion in India 30 July 1921 AUGUST 1921 A draft under Lieutenant P J O’Byrne and 87 Other Ranks arrived at Beuthen from Dover for the 2nd Battalon 5 Aug 1921 2nd Lieutenant McBride BW&VM medals forfeited for some reason 9 Aug 1921 Address given as 4th Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Portsmouth Major R L Payne, DSO and Captain M E Fell, MC with 3 Other Ranks joined the 2nd Battalion 26 Aug 1921 DECEMBER 1921 Private Patrick Donoghue from Andrahan, County Galway was the last r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2010 1922 JANUARY 1922 Recruiting for Irish Regiments has been temporarily suspended 1 Jan 1922 FEBUARY 1922 The troops from the Depot, Connaught Rangers arrived at Dover from Ireland 8 Feb 1922 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers departed Galway for Dover. Departing the rear of the train was occupied by Black and Tans waved Union Jacks and sang God Save The King, while the Connaught Rangers responded by waving Republican Flags and shouting ‘Up De Valera’ 12 Feb 1922 The IRA took over Renmore Barracks Monday MARCH 1922 The official War Office notification as to regiments to be disbanded was published in Army Order No.78 of 1922 11 March 1922 MAY 1922 The regular personnel of the 3rd & 4th Battalions and the Depot Staff were posted to the 2nd Battalion and both Regular Battalions were reduced to cadres of 5 Officers and 70 Other Ranks 25 May 1922 Lieutenant F V Griffith, Captain Reserve of Officers, General List 26 May 1922 APRIL 1922 2nd Battalion arrived at Dover on two Channel packets from Ostend returning from Upper Silesia and proceeded to the Connaught Barracks 4 April 1922 At Dover all was hurry and scurry, and the officers and men drafted away in unnecessary haste. The Battalion ended up with thousands of pounds of stores with no one to hand them over to. JULY 1922 Officers were in the case of those desirous of continuing in the Service, permitted to submit applications for transfer, naming 5 regiments in order of preference. Lieutenant C E K Bagot MC, transferred to Gloucestershire Regiment with rank of Lieutenant 29 July 1922 Captain 6 Aug 1925, Adjutant 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment 2 July 1926 The battalion ceased to exist on the disbandment of The Connaught Rangers 31 July 1922 Army List 1922 Battalion at Renmore Barracks, Galway Captain Whyte, Alfred William Peter Talbot Captain Jackson J L, Lieutenant Greeves E D. Adjutant, Lieutenant Garrett, John Michael, MC previously Sergeant in 1st Battalion and discharged to commission into 6th Battalion 25 Oct 1917 Quarter-Master, Lieutenant Colonel Captain Smyth C Lieutenant Christopher Joseph Walsh transferred to Manchester Regiment 6 Sept 1922 Retired 4 Dec 1922 2nd Lieutenant Wilfred Lewis Tolputt transferred as Lieutenant to Prince of Wale’s Volunteers (South Lancashire) at Abbasia Barracks, Cairo 9 Sept 1922 Captain Francis Marion Saunders Gibson transferred to Devon Regiment 13 Sept 1922 Awarded MBE.& MC. .He had served with the Machine Gun Corps. Many officers, NCOs and men from the disbanded battalions accepted offers and transferred to other Regiments and Corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenMcC Posted 7 November , 2010 Share Posted 7 November , 2010 Hi Mark The level of detail you have gathered here is amazing. Do you have anything similar for the 1st Bn. Connaught Rangers? Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 7 November , 2010 Author Share Posted 7 November , 2010 Hi Ken, Sorry I do have the same on the 1st Battalion. It is covered in great detail in the 3 volume 'The Connaught Rangers' by Jourdain & Fraser. Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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