 
Dates: 1827 - 1968 The Royal Irish Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1793 and gained the title the Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1827. The regiment had done a signficant ammount of service in the Napoleonic Wars. It is also famous for its dedication in the First World War. Two members of the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross. The two soldiers were Private Robert Marrow in 1915 and Lieutenant St George Shillington Cather. In 1968, it amalgamated with The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers to form the Royal Irish Rangers.
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Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1951Written by DVR.FRANK COUPAR  "FROM 1951/52,I WAS A N/S DVR(OF T.C.V,S) IN 54 COMPANY,R.A.S.C HILDESHEIM AND MY PLATOON,"A" PLT. CARRIED THE FIRST BATTALION,R.I.F,S TO THE HARZ MT,S TO PATROL THE BORDER WITH EAST GERMANY HAVE YOU ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE SUBSEQUENT HISTORY OF BOTH THE IST BATT.THE R.I.F,S AND 54 COMPANY RASC. MY "A" PLATOON TRANSPORTED THE IST BATT. ON MANY MANOUVRES,SPEARHEAD I&2 COMES TO MIND,ALSO "FROZEN FINGER" AND ALSO A WHOLE DIVISION PARADE ON LUNEBURG HEATH FOR MANNY SHINWELL THE MINISTER FOR WAR. I SEEM TO RECOLLECT THAT THERE WAS QUITE A FEW "LONDON"BOYS IN THE BATTALION AND FUSILIER"CHARLIE KINGSBURY"(?)COMES TO MIND,ANY RECORDS?"
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" Well-of course there are more.Keep `em coming. Like:= RIF`s - Royal Irish Fusiliers Fogs - This was one of the Irish regts whose motto in Irish was something like *Faugh au ballah". I think it was the Enniskillin Fusiliers Biscuit boys or China Dragons - Royal ..."
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" thre. e more for your collection. the royal inniskilling fusiliers known as the skins the royal ulster rifles known as the stickies and the royal irish fusiliers known as the faughs. all for now colum. "
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" for mark - if jimmy singleton was in the fusiliers itt was either the royal inniskilling fusiliers or the royal irish fusiliers - you could try writing or ringing the rhq of the inniskillings at the castle enniskillen northern ireland or rhq the royal irish fusiliers in armagh northern ireland and ..."
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" trying to find a friend of my fathers who served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers. I found a letter dated 1954 posted in Japan, his name is William McComish he was a Sargeant and received the m m Any information would be valuable to me Thank you "
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" Hello-I am posting this for my father Cyril Hinde,a new member who served with the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers as part of the Austrian Occupation at Bleiberg. From 1946-1948 He became a Lance Corporal and his duties included responsibility for manning and guarding a petrol dump at the ..."
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