... candidates when the vacancy declared. ULSTER AND THE WAR. EER BATTALION. Commanding Officer Appointed. SIR H. B. HILL PROMOTED. Steps are now being taken for the formation a Pioneer Battalion the Ulster Division, accordance with a recent Army Order, and ...

... Train), and will be billeted in Belfast. is officially intimated that the battalion of the Ulster Division Lurgan will be designated the 16th Service Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Pioneers)., ■ .. . Mr. J, Ewing has been .posted to_ Belfast 'for doty with the ...

... informed that hia son, Private John Bowman, 2nd Battalion Highland Light was killed m action on 19th ult. Deceased’s brother-in-law. Private. the Ist Battalion Cheshire Regiment, was killed action on 11th November. Mrs. M’Givern. 38, Merrton Street, Belfast ...

... J. L, Smoote (from 11th Battalion), C. K. Phillips, 16th Battalion (2nd County Down Pioneers)— Temporary Second-Lieutenant H. Dickson to temporary lieutenant. J. S. Cochran© be temporary second-lieutenant. 17th (Reserve) Battalion—Lieutenant ...

... 16th BATTALION R.I.R. (PIONEERS). On the ult. and Ist mat. the entire battalion carried out its first scheme night field operations on the farm of Lieut. J. B. Parke, Ke’nian. five or six miles from Lurgan. Equipped with blankets, groat eoats. and full ...

... details of the 18th (Reserve) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles at Holywood. This battalion will act as a feeder to the 11th (South Antrim), 12th (Central Antrim), 13th (Ist County Down), and 16th (2nd County Down, pioneers) Battalions of the ...

... DIVISION. Details Still Required. INNISKILLINOS’ OFFICER KILLED. details still reqnieod tb» Ulster Kvi«km are fqllow (1) Pioneer Battali ...

... Troops—Lieutenant H. J. Sheehan, Second Lieutenant Oriniston-Chant, 16th Royal Irish Rifles (Pioneers); Second Lieutenant A. D. B, Scott, 17th (Reserve) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles; Lieutenant M. J. D. Kerr, 122nd Field Company Royal Engineers; Second ...

... th Infantry Brigade (11th, 12th. and 13th Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers), from Clamieboye and Ncwtownards, will come Belfast rail on the day the parade, returning rail the same 'evening. The 9th and 11th Battalions Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers ...

... announced tho 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizen Volunteers) have arrived in Belfast, and the remaining two battalions of tho 109lh Infantry Brigade which are to take pari—the 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (C ounty Tyrone) and 11th Royal Imiiskilling ...

... In addition to the 16th Royal Irish Rifles (Pioneers) which form the Second County Down Battalion, and the 17th Royal Irish Rifles, reserve battalion which is being formed Newcastle. the divisional troops will be present, including the Army Service Corps ...

... the week-end. and will set out the return march Ballykinlar to-day. The 108th Brigade, comprising the 11th, 12th, 13th Battalions R I.R. and Sth Battalion Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers from and niac hcd off way of Lower North Street, Waring Street ...