Val Whitty 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles: KIA: All but one of those were awarded to Irish regiments. . HERE is the medal roll on Ancestry. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Royal Irish Rifles (d.1st Jul 1916), Sgt. The amalgamation of two historic regiments - the 83 rd (County of Dublin) and the 86 th (Royal County Down) Regiments of Foot, formed one of many two battalion Regiments in the army - the 1 st and 2 nd Battalions Royal Irish Rifles . dailyinfo[11]=' Captain Charles Edmund WOOD Mentioned in Despatches Adjt. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Belfast City Hospital History . Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st June 1917), Sgt. In August the 1st Battalion was stationed in Aden (now Yemen). 9th Btn. Rflmn. (d.7th Jun 1917), Arbuthnot William Henry. It's easy! Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 14th Btn.