nevgeoran Posted 9 April , 2010 Share Posted 9 April , 2010 hi all,can some body tell me where the 1st royal irish rifles where in june 1916?i know they where in the 25th bde,8th div at the time, and they where involed in the battle of somme in july.am trying to piece together the last few days of a rifleman james cleary who was KIA on 30/06/16.thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 9 April , 2010 Share Posted 9 April , 2010 http://435728.com/web_documents/fallsrir.htm Knock yourself out - history of the first seven battalions in WW1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevgeoran Posted 9 April , 2010 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2010 cheers desmond, that'll keep me quiet for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connaughtranger Posted 11 April , 2010 Share Posted 11 April , 2010 Hi According to 1st RIR by Taylor, 5 men were killed on that day, all by retaliatory shell-fire Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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