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THE ROLL OF HOHODB

... Trinity College, Dublin, and was 23 years age. joined the 14th Battalion the King’s (Liverpool Regiment) at Eastbourne twelve months ago. He was afterwards transferred to the 11th Battalion (Pioneers), and went to France last month with a reserve company. He ...

Published: Thursday 23 December 1915
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 326 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

16th BATTALION R.I.R. (PIONEERS)

... 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 ...

Published: Saturday 03 April 1915
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

THE MISHAP TO THE PIONEERS

... command of the battalion, and he been warned to immediately prepare the troops for departure. Yet another cavalry regiment is to be despatched to South Africa namely, the 11th Hussars at present nerving in Egypt. The invitation to militia battalions to volunteer ...

Esler, Ballvmena. Another brother. Rifleman James Beattie, is also serving with the 12th Battalion H.I.R. . ..

... the Ist Garrison Battalion. ! The Gazette intimatf»s that Second! Lieutenant William M. Tool (formerly |of Belfast), 11th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, has been transferred to garrison battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers. Major Francis 0 ...

Published: Saturday 18 March 1916
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1858 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE NORTHERN WHIG, TUESDAY, JU>E 86, 101 T

... lieutenant the Pioneer Battalion of the Ulster Division, is which 1 Sum served as warrant officer sinus Ist January, 1916. served twenty-6va years the Royal Irish Rifles, and rejoin* army September, 191*. served with the 11th Battalion his old regiment ...

Published: Tuesday 26 June 1917
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 159 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE SWANSEA VACANCY

... 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 ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1915
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 492 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

... PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Major Francis 0. Bowen, 16th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Pioneers), has been appointed second in command of the 14th Battalion (Y.C.V.), and has assumed duty with his new unit. Major Bowen is a Regular officer, having served ...

Published: Monday 13 March 1916
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 278 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LISOURN SUFFRAGE SOCIETY WORK

... /ARTY. The Liaburn Suffrage Society Work Party meetly debiletcheil— To 11th Battalion H.1.1i.--Zoi pair. woke. foR.F.A.—Zn pair* .ock* and 2 auulk•n rapp.. To 16th liatta lion (Pioneer.) — pair. soak,. To Dunkirk (Friend.' Ho.pitall-54) um Ktunip bandage ...

Published: Friday 16 March 1917
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 71 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

109th Infantry Brigade

... 9th and 11th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, the 14th R.I.R. (V.oung Citizen Volunteers), and the 16th R.I.R. (Pioneers), the last named taking the place the 10th Battalion Royal limiskilliug tusihers, who are in camp at Finner. The two battalions of Fusiliers ...

Published: Monday 10 May 1915
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 501 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PERSONAL NOTES

... second son of Mr. William Latimer, Glencon, Newmills. He joined the 12th (Reserve) Battalion of the Inniskillings six months ago, and was subsequently drafted the 9th Battalion, which he accompanied to the front. On his first day in the trenches he was struck ...

Published: Tuesday 16 November 1915
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 255 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

STAGE PAGEANT

... Company, Ist and 2nd Belfast Battalions. Ards Battalion, Ist Portadown Company, 3rd Belfast Company cadet section; 26th Belfast Company, Ist Lisburn I Company, Ist and 2nd Carrlckfergus Company, Ist and 2nd Larne Companies, 11th and 13th Belfast Companies ...

Published: Saturday 05 March 1955
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 227 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Royal Irish Rifles

... temporary second-lieutenant. . 11th Battalion (South Antrim) —To temporary lieutenants—K. H. Neill, F. G. Hull. 12tn Battalion (Central Antrim) —Temporary Lieutenant W. H. to be temporary captain. 16th Battalion (2nd County Down Pioneers) ...

Published: Saturday 03 July 1915
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 290 | Page: 8 | Tags: none