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	Irish Guards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Irish Guards were one of the units of the rearguard during the retreat and took part in a small-scale action at During the retreat, the 1st Irish Guards took part in a small-scalle action at Landrecies against the advancing Germans.
		The 1st Irish Guards were at Maubeuge when the armistice was signed, it was near to where the Irish Guards began their war in 1914 at Mons, yet there would not be many survivors of that first battle by the 11 November.
		On the 21 April, at a village known as Wistedt in Northern Germany, Guardsman Charlton of the 2nd Irish Guards, was a co-driver of a tank during the capture of the village by a small number of the Irish Guards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_Guards (4242 words)

	Irish Guards (1900)
		The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British Army.
		It was already becoming a bitter time for the Irish Guards, having lost their CO only a few weeks after they had reached France month, would face one of the bloodiest battles of 1914, Ypres, which began on the 19th October.
		The 1st Irish Guards spent much of the remainder of 1915 in the trenches, but, on 1st July 1916 the Battle of the Somme began, it was, and still is, the bloodiest day in British military history.
	www.faqfolio.com /faqfolio/i/ir/irish_guards__1900_.html (1414 words)

	Irish Guards (1900) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Irish Guards were stationed in the United Kingdom for the firstfourteen years of it's existence, performing a number of ceremonial duties in London during that time, until, in 1914, the ' GreatWar ' began.
		The Irish Guards were one of the units of the rearguard during theretreat and took part in a small-scale action at During the retreat, the 1st Irish Guards took part in a small-scalle action at Landrecies against the advancingGermans.
		The 1st Irish Guards were at Maubeuge when the armistice was signed, it was near to where the Irish Guards began their war in1914 at Mons, yet there would not be many survivors of that first battle by the 11th Novemeber.
	therfcc.org /irish-guards-1900--343537.html (1337 words)

	Irish Guards (1939) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Guards stoutly defended their area of responsibility from betterequipped German forces, repulsing a number of German attacks on the 22nd, but on the morning of the 23rd, superior Germany forcesattacked the battalion and the Guards suffered very heavily in the attack.
		On the21st April, at a village known as Wistedt in Northern Germany, Guardsman Charlton of the 2nd Irish Guards, was a co-driver of a tank during the capture of the village bya small number of the Irish Guards.
		Sixty hand-picked men of the Irish Guards were part of the 14,000 strong British contingent that took part in the victoryparade in the capital Tunis on the 20 May 1943.
	therfcc.org /irish-guards-1939--343540.html (1466 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Irish Guards (1939)
		During that day, near Cagny, Lieutenant John Gorman of the 2nd Irish Guards, was in his Sherman tank was confronted by the behemoth, and far superior 68 ton II or 'King Tiger'.
		On the 29th August the 3rd Irish Guards crossed the Seine and began the advance into Belgium with the rest of the Guard's Division on their journey to Brussels.
		On the 21st April, at a village known as Wistedt in Northern Germany, Guardsman Charlton of the 2nd Irish Guards, was a co-driver of a tank during the capture of the village by a small number of the Irish Guards.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Irish_Guards_%281939%29 (1691 words)

	Irish Guards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British Army, and was formed on the 1st April 1900 by the order of Queen Victoria in response to the many courageous actions performed by Irish regiments in the Second Boer War.
		In 1946 the 3rd Irish Guards was disbanded.
		In 1981, at Chelsea Barracks, a bus carrying men of the regiment was subject to an horrific terrorist attack by the IRA which resulted in twenty-three men of the Irish Guards being wounded and the deaths of two passers-by.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/irish_guards (975 words)

	Irish Guards 1900 - Definition up Erdmond.Com
		The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British_Army.
		The Irish Guards were stationed in the United Kingdom for the first fourteen years of it's existence, performing a number of ceremonial duties in London during that time, until, in 1914, the 'Great_War' began.
		The 1st Irish Guards also took part in another rearguard action at woods near Villers-Cotterets, on the 1st September, during the Battle_of_La_Cateau in which their CO Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
	www.erdmond.com /Irish_Guards_(1900).html (1412 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Welsh Guards
		The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army.
		The Welsh Guards were part of the 1st Guards Brigade and performed internal security (IS) duties while there, before leaving in 1948 during the British withdrawal and the state of Israel was declared.
		In 1976 the Welsh Guards were part of the British contingent of the United Nations force deployed to Cyprus in the aftermath of the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Welsh_Guards (1689 words)

	The Irish Guards - A Brief History of The Regiment
		The Irish Guards were formed on 1st April 1900 by order of HRH Queen Victoria to commemorate the bravery of the Irish people who fought in the Boer war.
		The Irish Guards played a major part in both World Wars, winning a total of six Victoria Crosses including the last to be presented in the Second World War and have seen armed conflict in many parts of the world since 1945.
		The Irish Guards, originally nicknamed "Bob's Own" after Lord Roberts, the First Colonel of the Regiment, are affectionately and widely known as "The Micks".
	www.irishguards.org.uk /pages/history/index.html (356 words)

	Westwood 100,john kenneally, vc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 1st Battalion Irish Guards suffered heavy losses in securing the mile-long ridge between Points 212 and 214 in the centre of the feature, and then came under vicious counter-attacks by a battle group of the 8th Panzer Regiment in desperate German attempts to retake this tactically important ridge.
		It was vital that the Irish Guards, already reduced to 173 men, maintained their precarious footholds on the ridge while further attacks were organised to secure the rest of the "Bou".
		With no Irish blood in his veins, and being half-Jewish, John Kenneally, as he was to be known for the rest of his life, was to become one of the most loyal of Irish Guardsmen.
	www.powow.com /westwood/kenneally.html (1139 words)

	Irish Guards [UK]
		Irish Guards, by The Fame of Tipperary Group.
		History of the Irish Guards, by Bryn Taylor.
		The Irish Guards, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918)
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/guards/f-4IG.htm (499 words)

	Irish Guards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British Army, andwas formed on the 1st April 1900 by the order of Queen Victoria in response to the many courageous actions performed by Irish regiments in the Second Boer War.
		In 1947 the 1st Irish Guards deployed abroad for the first time since 1944, heading for troubled Palestine toperform internal security (IS) duties there.
		In 1981, at Chelsea Barracks, a bus carryingmen of the regiment was subject to an horrific terrorist attack by the IRA which resulted in twenty-three men of the Irish Guardsbeing wounded and the deaths of two passers-by.
	www.therfcc.org /irish-guards-169063.html (943 words)

	Doyle Clan - Wild Geese - Irish Soldiers in Exile
		Upon arrival in France the Irish commanders were greeted with a message sent (rather then being delivered personally) from James II proclaiming he would never forget his loyal Irish subjects.
		In Spain the "Hibernia", or Irish Regiment, and the "Ultonia", or Ulster Regiment, was formed for Philip V, the latter being the remnants of Colonel Gordon O'Neill's command.
		The first battle was on the 8th of September 1755 between 3,000 of the Irish Brigade and 9,000 of the British General William Johnson's forces.
	www.doyle.com.au /wild_geese.htm (1798 words)

	Irish Seamen's Relatives Association
		Organised by the Irish Government, the Annual National Day of Commemoration Ceremony in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, was initiated to honour Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations.
		Peter Mulvany is Chairperson of the Irish Seamen's Relatives Association (1939-46) and Co-ordinator for the
		issued by the Irish Government for service on Irish registered vessels from 1939-46 and is only granted in the exceptional case of bravery, death or disablement of a seaman through belligerent action.
	www.irishseamensrelativesassociation.org (990 words)

	Boulogne: 20 Guards Brigade's Fighting Defence - May 1940 (Battleground Europe: Channel Ports) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Casualties among the Welsh Guards were particularly heavy, leading several officers to be among the founders of the Special Air Service, where they could strike back at the Germans in a less conventional manner.
		In Boulogne, Cooksey covers the brief commitment of the 20th Guards Brigade (consisting of the 2nd Welsh Guards and 2nd Irish Guards infantry battalions) to the Battle for France.
		The two battalions were formed in the summer of 1939 and although they spent the entire Phoney War period on ceremonial duties in England, the troops were considered of high quality.
	www.enotalone.com /books/0850528143.html (1486 words)

	WW2 History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On the 1st September 1939, general mobilization was ordered again, and the training Battalion was formed and moved to Couldsdon Common just outside the Guards Depot at Caterham.
		The 3rd Battalion joined the Guards Armoured Division during the Autumn of 1943 to be one of the Infantry Battalions in the Division and from then until the end of the war they trained with the 2nd Armoured Battalion on the Regiment.
		J.O.E. Vandeleur, Commander of the Irish Guards Group led an attack on the bridge over the Meuse-Escaut Canal at De Groote Barrier (which is forever immortalized by the film "A Bridge to far".) This bridge is now named "Joe's Bridge" in Honour of his exploits.
	www.army.mod.uk /irishguards/ww2_history.htm (731 words)

	IRISH GUARDS - Find Friends from IRISH GUARDS at Forces Reunited
		William Bourke was at Irish Guards between 1944 and 1953
		William Hatch was at Irish Guards between 1957 and 1960
		Thomas Roach was at Irish Guards between 1977 and 2001
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/ArmyNames/Irish-Guards.html (1190 words)

	Irish Guards Help Page
		Irish Guards up until Operation Market Garden where he was killed on Sept 28th.
		He was in the Irish Guards Band and played the bag pipes in 1944.
		In picture taken at the Guards Depot he is top row 4th from the left, and at Wellington Barracks he is 2nd row from the top, 2nd on the right.
	www.irish-guards.co.uk /help-page.htm (4123 words)

	The Irish Guards - A Brief History, 1918 to 1939
		After resting, having received the news of the Armistice, the 1st and 2nd Battalions marched into Cologne as part of the occupation, remaining there until 1919.
		During this time the Battalion was sent to Palestine for three months to assist with internal security duties, before returning to England in time for Christmas 1938.
		On the 26th April 1939, the 2nd Battalion which had been disbanded in 1919, was re-formed by order of His Majesty King George VI.
	www.irishguards.org.uk /pages/history/18_39.html (361 words)

	Irish Guards-Recent News
		Roy, who was an infantryman with the Irish Guards, spent five years in German prison camps, including Stalag 344 in Lamsdorf, after he was captured while fighting against the Nazis in Torthas, in Norway.
		He was in Sgt. H Dalton's Squad at the Guards Depot, Caterham, and later served in Cyprus, where he was awarded a Medal for Bravery for (we believe) saving the lives of some soldiers after their truck overturned in a ditch.
		Then, approaching cautiously the Guard on Duty at Wellington Barracks, and being warned that photographing the guard was not allowed, we were finally allowed to proceed to the RQMS's office.
	www.irish-guards.co.uk /recent.htm (3161 words)

	Sunday Mirror (London, England) : Irish Guards VC winner faked his ID.(News) @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		HERO John Kenneally, the Irish Guards' last surviving VC, was laid to rest with all the military honours due to a fighting Irishman.
		The award was given to the Irish Guardsman after a battle against crack German troops in North Africa in 1943.
		Aged 18 when war broke out in 1939, he enlisted in the Royal Artillery but was detained for "over-staying his leave".
	static.highbeam.com /s/sundaymirrorlondonengland/october152000/irishguardsvcwinnerfakedhisidnews/index.html (241 words)

	eircom net Ireland-International / Irish news headlines from leading Irish newspapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		THE British and Irish governments have called for the immediate release of Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of Care International in Iraq, with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw saying the videotape released on Friday showing her crying was "extremely distressing".
		Margaret's dad Peter, from Dublin, was a Britishsoldier - a member of the Irish Guards - a post that could have encouraged the UK move.
		His profession as a soldier is listed on Margaret's Birth Certificate and Irish Guards' records state that Peter Fitzsimons served from 1939 to 1947.
	home.eircom.net /content/unison/national/4293934?view=Eircomnet (944 words)

	British Empire: Armed Forces: Land: British Cavalry: Units: 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
		Regiments on the Irish establishment were still part of the British Army and available in time of war.
		The rest of the postings were in the country where they were required to keep the peace and thwart the 'rapparees' who produced their own illicit alcohol.
		By this time the regiment had become the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards and like the other cavalry regiments that had been in Ireland for many years, consisted almost exclusively of Irishmen, Protestant and, despite the ban, Catholics.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/4dg.htm (2101 words)

	Madeley Staffordshire Time Line Page 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He is a member of the Irish nobility.
		The ancestral home of the Lords O’Neill is Shane Castle, County Antrim and the O’Neill’s stem from the oldest traceable family in Europe.
		1914 - Arthur O’Neill was second in command of the Life Guards and posted to France, and, almost immediately, posted missing, believed killed in action.
	www.madeleystaffs.fsnet.co.uk /yearsp5.htm (821 words)

	Army Numbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Army Numbers were allocated in accordance with Regulations for the Militia (other than the Supplementary Reserve), 1939, paragraphs 11-13.
		Its title was changed to Corps on 16 September 1940.
		The Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps was formed in October 1939.
	www.airbornerecce.com /dtroop/tables/anumbers.htm (363 words)

	Fermor the Magnificent
		By the time he enlisted in the Irish guards in 1939, the Latin had turned into Romanian and the classical Greek into modern Greek of sufficient fluency so that he could pass for a Cretan shepherd during the three years that he was in the resistance.
		In addition, he had acquired enough German so that after Gen. Kreipe was abducted, he could pass for a German soldier when they drove the general's car, with him in it, past the sentries who were guarding the complex in which he lived.
		Here is a passage from "Between the Woods and the Water," in which Fermor has come upon a strange enclave of Orthodox Jewish woodcutters high in the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania.
	www.powell-pressburger.org /Reviews/57_IllMet/IllMet08.html (2340 words)

	Irish Guards, Compare Book Prices & Find Cheap New, Used Books
		Irish Guards, Compare Book Prices & Find Cheap New, Used Books
		Irish Guards in the Great War*the: The First Battalion
		Record of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards in the Great War, 1914-1918
	www.bookfinder4u.co.uk /book_search/Irish_Guards.html (106 words)

	Location Register pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975
		; Officer Commanding 2 Bn Irish Guards during conversion to tanks, UK 1940-1942; Commander, 32 Guards Bde, UK 1942
		LIDDELL HART CENTRE FOR MILITARY ARCHIVES: Papers 1944-1977 (two boxes), including; accounts of the operations of 6 Guards Tank Bde, Normandy, 30-31 Jul 1944
	www.kcl.ac.uk /lhcma/locreg/VERNEY.html (246 words)

	Life Guards - Directors of Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		1st and 2nd Life Guards amalgamated to form The Life Guards
		Bandmasters and Directors of Music of the 1st Life Guards
		Bandmasters and Directors of Music of the 2nd Life Guards
	military-bands.co.uk /life_guards_bandmasters.html (57 words)

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