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1st Inniskillings move from China to India.
The 1st Battalion The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers embarked at Chin Wang Tao, the port of Tientsin, on 4 November 1912 and sailed from China to India, landing at Bombay on 3 December. The Battalion entrained for Secunderabad, Trimulgherry, where it was stationed when war was declared on Germany in 1914.
Left, cap badge* as worn by soldiers of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1914. (Image © IWM INS 5696)
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On this day
Sunday 16 Jul 1916
During the Battle of the Somme, the 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles participated in a local action known as the Battle of Bazentin Ridge. On 14 July 1916, the Battalion marched up to the front line trenches east of Ovillers, a village still heavily defended by the enemy.
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On this day
16 July
Sunday 16 Jul 1916
During the Battle of the Somme, the 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles participated in a local action known as the Battle of Bazentin Ridge. On 14 July 1916, the Battalion marched up to the front line trenches east of Ovillers, a village still heavily defended by the enemy.
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16 July
Sunday 16 Jul 1916
During the Battle of the Somme, the 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles participated in a local action known as the Battle of Bazentin Ridge. On 14 July 1916, the Battalion marched up to the front line trenches east of Ovillers, a village still heavily defended by the enemy.
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