WAR RAISED Divisions.

 

During August and September 1914, three Irish Divisions were raised and at the time of formation, their battalion strength was as listed below.  

10th (Irish) Division. 

Authorised in August 1914 and fought at Gallipoli, in Greece and across the Middle East.

29th Infantry Brigade.

5th Bttn, Royal Irish Regiment

(became the Divisional Pioneer battalion in March 1915) 

10th Bttn, Hampshre Regiment (from March 1915).

6th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles.

5th Bttn, Connaught Rangers.

6th Bttn, Leinster Regiment.

 

30th Infantry Brigade.

6th Bttn. Royal Munster Fusiliers.

7th Bttn, Royal Munster Fusiliers.

6th Bttn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

7th Bttn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

 

31st Infantry Brigade.

5th Bttn, Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers.

6th Bttn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

5th Bttn, Royal Irish Fusiliers.

6th Bttn, Royal Irish Fusiliers.

16th (Irish) Division.

Authorised in September 1914 and fought on the Western Front at the Somme, at Yypres and during the German Spring Offensive of 1918.

47th Infantry Brigade.

6th Bttn Royal Irish Regiment.

6th Bttn, Connaught Rangers.

7th Bttn, Leinster Regiment.

8th Bttn, Royal Munster Fusiliers.

 

48th Infantry Brigade.

7th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles.

9th Bttn, Royal Munster Fusiliers.

8th Bttn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

9th Bttn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

 

49th Infantry Brigade.

7th Bttn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

8th Bttn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

7th Bttn, Royal Irish Fusiliers.

8th Bttn, Royal Irish Fusiliers.

36th (Ulster) Division.

Raised during September 1914 and fought on the Western Front at the Somme, Messines, Ypres, Cambrai and during the German Spring Offensive of 1918 before taking part in the final Allied advances in the autumn of 1918.

107th Infantry Brigade.

8th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles (East Belfast Volunteers).

9th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles (West Belfast Volunteers).

10th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles (South Belfast Volunteers).

15th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast Volunteers).

 

108th Infantry Brigade.

11th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles (South Antrim Volunteers).

12th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles (Central Antrim Volunteers).

13th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles (1st Country Down Volunteers).

9th Bttn, Royal Irish Fusiliers (Armagh, Monaghan & Cavan Volunteers).

 

109th Infantry Brigade.

9th Bttn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Tyrone Volunteers).

10th Bttn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Derry Volunteers).

11th Bttn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Donegal & Fermanagh Volunteers).

14th Bttn, Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizen Volunteers of Belfast).

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