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Post by groundhog on Jul 7, 2012 9:05:07 GMT
7th July in Irish Military History 1857At Lucknow, during the Indian Mutiny, Lieutenant Samuel Lawrence of the 32nd Foot. from Ireland was the first person to mount a ladder to examine a house held by the enemy, in order to discover whether or not a mine was being driven from it. His pistol was knocked from his hand by one of the enemy while he was accomplishing this task. Also, on 26 September the Lieutenant charged, with two of his men, in advance of his company, and captured a 9-pounder gun. Sam received a VC in due course. His Scottish cousin, Thomas Cadell, won a VC the previous June 12th at Delhi. Lt Cadell was in the 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers which later became the Royal Munster Fusiliers. 1916 14604 L/Cpl Edward Whittle from Waterford City. He was Killed in action on the Western Front with 9th Bn The Welsh Regt. 19173569 Pte Patrick Casserty, 6th Bn Royal Irish Regt. Died on the Western Front. From Cashel. 1922 Cathal Brugha died from injuries received when shot by Free State forces in O'Connell Street, Dublin. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 8, 2012 11:14:22 GMT
8th July in Irish Military History 1642Owen Roe O'Neill arrived in Ulster to lead the Ulster rebels. 1914The House of Lords passed the Government of Ireland Bill. Ulster was excluded. 1915 19510 Pte Michael Condon, 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers. From Waterford City. 1916 26015 Pte Michael Ryan, Machine Gun Corps. Died on the Western Front. From Killenaule, Co. Tipperary. 1918 784 Rifleman James Hegney, 1st Garrison Bn, Royal Irish Rifles. Died at Home. From Cashel. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 10, 2012 14:44:54 GMT
9th July in Irish Military History 1915 8637 Lance Sgt Joseph Bluett, 1st Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. Died, Gallipoli. From Dungarvan , Co. Waterford. 4288 Pte Michael Riordan, 3rd Bn Leinster Regt attached 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. Died at home. From Tramore , Co. Waterford. 19162nd Royal Irish Rifles spent Sunday, July 9th 1916 attempting to take Ovillers Village on the Somme as part of the 25th Division. Killed in action with 2nd Bn Royal Irish Rifles 5233 Rifleman Thomas Croke. Waterford City. 8981 Rifleman Joseph Flynn. Waterford City. 8061 Rifleman John Moore. Waterford City. 9th Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry2nd Lieutenant Hubert P. Fisher from Co. Waterford. Died in France. 191743219 Pte Patrick Byrne Machine Gun Corps Western Front Brother of Thomas Byrne, of Raheen Cottage, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. 32425 Pte William Kirwan, 13th Bn King's Liverpool Regt. Died on the Western Front. From Waterford. 1967 Michael Carruth, was born in Dublin. In 1992 he won an Olympic Gold medal for boxing. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 10, 2012 14:47:22 GMT
10th July in Irish Military History 1916 5647 Pte Edward Greene, 2nd Bn Manchester Regt. Died on the Western Front. He was from Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary. 1927 Kevin O'Higgins was assassinated by the IRA in Dublin. He was the Free State Minister for Justice. 1940 The Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe began attacking southern England by air. 1953 Died in Korea. Pte Patrick Lavin, 7th Inf Div, US Army. He was from Co. Leitrim. 1979 Pte Philip Grogan. Died in Lebanon serving with UNIFIL. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 11, 2012 8:41:28 GMT
11th July in Irish Military History 1708 The Battle of Oudenarde was fought in the Spanish Netherlands (modern day Belgium) during the War of the Spanish Succession. The Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French. Irish troops fought on both sides. The Royal Irish Regiment and Inniskilling Dragoons participated. www.britishbattles.com/spanish-succession/battle-oudenarde.htm1798 The United Irishmen attacked Clonard, Co Meath. 1921A truce was declared, ending the War of Independence. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 12, 2012 16:00:51 GMT
12th July in Irish Military History Happy Twelfth to all. 1691 At the Battle of Aughrim, King William’s army defeated the Jacobites. The Jacobite Commander, General St Ruth, was killed by a cannonball. Aughrim was the bloodiest battle fought in Ireland to date. 1857During the period 12 July to 25 September 1857 in Lucknow, India, Lance-Corporal Abraham Boulger from Kilcullen, Co Kildare, distinguished himself in all 12 actions fought by his regiment, the 84th Foot. He was one of the party which stormed the bridge over the canal on the relief of the Residency and shot a gunner who was in the act of firing a 68-pounder in the face of the British troops. He was also the first man to enter a masked battery. In the subsequent defence of the Residency he was severely wounded. For his actions he was awarded a VC. L/Cpl Boulger worked his way up to the rank of Lt-Col and died in Co. Westmeath, where he is buried in Ballymore Churchyard, in 1900. Another Irish member of the 84th Foot was Pte Patrick Mylott from Claremorris, Co. Mayo. For his bravery over the same period he was elected by his comrades to receive a VC. Pat finished his career as a Sgt and died in Liverpool in 1878. 1916 W/1374 Gnr John Francis O'Mara, Royal Field Artillery. Died on the Western Front. From Cashel, Co. Tipperary. 192071609 Sgt John Stokes, RIC. KIA at Rearcross, Co. Tipperary. He was born in Newry 15/10/1898. 1992 Albert Pierrepont, the last British hangman died. He also did a few nixers for the Irish Free State during WW2. In all, he caused 433 men and 17 women to dance the Newgate Hornpipe. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 13, 2012 8:51:44 GMT
13th July in Irish Military History 1918 26456 Pte Michael Flaherty, 15th Bn, South Lancashire Regt. Killed in action on the Western Front. He was from Waterford City. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 15, 2012 11:48:46 GMT
14th July in Irish Military History 1798John and Henry Sheares were hanged in Dublin having been convicted of high treason. The United Irishmen were defeated at the Battle of Knightstown, Co. Louth. 1915 6409 Pte Joseph Cullen 5th Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers Died, at home. Waterford. 7596 Pte Thomas Kennedy 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regt Killed in action, F & F. Waterford. 1916 The three day Battle of Bazentin Ridge began as part of the Somme campaign. 2nd Royal Irish Regt was tasked with the capture of the village of Bazentin Le Petit. They succeeded, were driven from the village by a German counter attack and recaptured it once more. Eleven local men died there. Killed in action or died of wounds at Bazentin Le Petit with 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regt10633 Pte Patrick Connolly. Tramore, Co. Waterford 4189 Pte Michael Farrell. Waterford City. 7449 Pte William Mackey. Fethard, Co. Tipperary. 7652 L/Cpl Christopher Mc Grath. Waterford City. 7485 Pte Patrick McArthur. Fethard, Co. Tipperary. 7489 Pte James Moran. Waterford City. 4744 Pte John Power. Waterford City. 6368 Pte Thomas Riordan. Millstreet, Co. Waterford. 7366 Pte Michael Sinnott. Cappoquin, Co. Waterford. 6831 Pte Patrick Sullivan. Portlaw, Co. Waterford 10758 Cpl Patrick Walshe. Newtown, Co. Waterford. 191710028 Pte Michael Lewis 2nd Bn Irish Guards KIA Western Front. From Ballinameela, Aglish, Co. Waterford. 21951 Sgt James Ryan 21st Bn Manchester Regt Died of wounds Western Front. 1918 10795 Pte Thomas Meskill, 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regt. Killed in action on the Western Front. His name appears on the Pozieres Memorial. He was from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. 1920 John Dyer, a civilian, was shot dead by unknown persons in Drombane, Co. Tipperary. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 15, 2012 11:53:26 GMT
15th July in Irish Military History 1899 Sean Lemass was born in Dublin. He fought in the Easter Rising, the War of Independence, Civil War and was leader of Fianna Fáil and Taoiseach from 1959 to 1966. 1915 295061 Petty Officer Michael Veale, Royal Navy, from Dungarvan, Co Waterford. He was a crew member of HMS "Vivid II". 1916 4412 Pte Patrick Dower 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers Died of wounds on the Western Front. From Waterford. 191844794 Pte Timothy Cullagh, 19th Bn, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action on the Western Front. Born Cashel, Co. Tipperary. 1927Constance Markievicz died. 1940The Irish merchant ship City of Limerick was sunk by aircraft off Cape Ushant. Two sailors died. 1942Wing Commander Brendan Finucane, RAF, from Dublin, from was shot down and killed off the French coast. "Paddy" Finucane was the RAF's youngest ever Wing Commander at 21 years of age. He had 32 kills to his credit. 1967PFC John Collopy from Limerick was killed in action in Vietnam serving with the 4th Inf Div, US Army. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 16, 2012 9:07:27 GMT
16th July in Irish Military History 1916 25138 Pte George Durant 10th Bn Cheshire Regt. Died on the Western Front. From Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. 5435 Pte William Patchell 20th Bn Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action on the Western Front. From Dungarvan. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 19, 2012 15:44:00 GMT
17th July in Irish Military History 1916 4267 Pte Christopher Maber, 2nd Bn Hampshire Regt. Killed on the Western Front. He was from Clonmel.
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Post by groundhog on Jul 19, 2012 15:52:32 GMT
18th July in Irish Military History 1561At the Battle of Red Sagums (I never heard of it either before today) - Shane O'Neill defeated English. 1579James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald landed with a force of troops in Dingle to lead an uprising against England. He was killed in battle with the Burke clan shortly after. 1874 Cathal Brugha was born in Dublin. 1916 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers, as part of the 1st Division, captured a German Trench called Munster Alley and part of the original German support trench, south of Pozieres on the Somme. 5652 Gunner Robert Hannigan. Royal Field Artillery. Died in Mesopotamia. He was from Waterford. 7893 Pte Patrick O'Donnell from Waterford. Royal Army Service Corps. Died of wounds on the Western Front. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 19, 2012 15:52:52 GMT
19th July in Irish Military History 1735Garrett Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, was born in Dublin. His son, Arthur, would one day become the Duke of Wellington. 1916 Lt Edward Becher, 8th Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. Died of wounds on the Western Front. He was from Lismore, Co. Waterford. Captain Michael Casey, 9th Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. Died on the Western Front. He was from Stradbally, Co. Waterford. 59553 Lance Cpl Joseph O'Shea, Royal Engineers. Killed in action on the Western Front. He was from Waterford City. 29660 Battery Sgt Maj James Phelan Royal Field Atillery. Died of woundson the Western Front. He was from Waterford City. 191754142 Lance Cpl William Cleary, 18th Bn The Welsh Regt. Killed in action on the Western Front. From Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny. 1920Terence McSwiney was arrested in Cork 1965815345 Cpl William Hetherington. Died in Cyprus, serving with UNFICYP. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 20, 2012 16:26:18 GMT
20th July in Irish Military History 1616Red Hugh O'Neill died in Rome. 1798The United Irish rebels surrendered at Timahoe. 1877Tom Crean, Polar Explorer and Petty Officer in the Royal Navy, was born in Annascaul, Co. Kerry. 1914Brigadier Hubert Gough led the Curragh Mutiny. Mutiny was a bit of a misnomer. In fact the mutiny consisted of almost the entire body of officers of the 5th Cavalry Brigade, stationed in the Curragh, accepting the government’s offer of resignation rather than enforce Home Rule in Ulster. The government, realising it would have no officers left in the army (two weeks before the Great War kicked off) backtracked and everybody saved face. 1916 2964 Pte William Hogan 7th Bn Leinster Regt Killed in action Western Front Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford. 1917119709 Dvr Patrick Dalton Royal Artillery Killed in action Western Front from Carrick on Suir Co. Tipperary. 1922The Free State army captured Limerick. 1933General Eoin O'Duffy became leader of the Blueshirts. 1974Turkey invaded Cyprus. 1982The IRA killed ten men when they blew up a military band in London. 1986844963 Tpr Paul Fogarty. died in Lebanon, serving with UNIFIL. |
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Post by groundhog on Jul 21, 2012 12:35:19 GMT
21st July in Irish Military History 1903 King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visited Ireland. 1916 2008 Pte Cornelius O'Neill, 6th Bn Royal Irish Regt was killed in action on the Western Front. He was from Portlaw, Co Waterford. 1917202129 Pte Christopher Power, Loyal North Lancashire Regt, was killed in action on the Western Front. He was from Waterford City. 1922The Free State army captured Waterford from the Republicans. 1952PFC Owen Prior from Leitrim drowned in Korea serving with the US Army. 1972'Bloody Friday' in Belfast. The IRA killed 19 and injured 130 in 22 bomb attacks. |
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