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| Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
 
Dates: 1881 - 1922 The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in 1881, as part of the Childers Reforms, when the Royal Madras Fusiliers and the Bombay Fusiliers amalgamated. The regiment represented the counties of Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow and Carlow. Their depot was based at Naas. The Royal Dublin Fusiliers served in the Boer War and the First World War. In the latter conflict, they saw service on the Western Front, but also in Gallipoli and the Middle East. Three members of the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross. In 1922, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers were disbanded under the terms of the Anglo-Irish treaty.
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" THE GIFT OF LOVE In wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown To beauty proud as was your mothers prime in that desire, delayed incredible time, You’ll ask why i abandoned you, my own, And the dear breast that was you’r baby’s throne, To dice ..."
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"One for my grandfather Pte Jack Gordon Royal Dublin Fusiliers who fought during the first world war and survived the onslaught. He died in 1964 i never got to meet him but i have his photo and medals . Proud to be his grandson."
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5101 people in our World War 1 records
1068 people in our Boer War records
8 people in our Forces Reunited records
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Royal Dublin Fusiliers
1881 - 1922
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