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created 15 July 2000. Corrected and updated
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Irish Guards
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by James Robinson |
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| 1900.04.01 | Irish Guards | |
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Irish Guards (Army site) | |
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Irish Guards, by Bryn Taylor | |
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Irish Guards, by Glenvil Roberts. | |
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Irish Guards, by The Fame of Tipperary Group. | |
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History of the Irish Guards, by Bryn Taylor. | |
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Lineage since 1975, by Wienand Drenth. | |
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The Irish Guards ... movements ... during the Great War, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918) | |
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The Irish Guards [in the Great War], by C. F. Baker (The British Army in the Great War). | |
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The Irish Guards in the Great War | |
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History of the Irish Guards in WWII | |
| Regulars: | ||
| 1st Battalion [1900-present] | ||
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| Service Battalions: | ||
2nd Battalion [1915-1919; 1939-1947]
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| 3rd Battalion [1914-1919; 1941-1946]
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| The Great War (3 battalions):
Mons, Retreat from Mons,
Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Ypres 1914 '17, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt,
Nonne Bosschen, Festubert 1915, Loos, Somme 1916 '18, Flers-Courcelette,
Morval, Pilckem, Peolcappelle, Passchendaele, Cambrai 1917 '18,
St. Quentin, Lys, Hazebrouck, Albert 1918, Bapaume 1918, Arras
1918, Scarpe 1918, Drocourt-Quéant, Hindenburg Line, Canal
du Nord, Selle, Sambre, France and Flanders 1914-18
The Second World War: Pethus, Norway 1940, Boulogne 1940, Cagny, Mont Pincon, Neerpelt, Nijmegen, Aam, Rhineland, Hochwald, Rhine, Bentheim, North-West Europe 1940 '44-45, Medjez Plain, Djebel Bou Aoukaz 1943, North Africa 1943, Anzio, Aprilia, Carroceto, Italy 1943-44 |
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The Colours, by Bryn Taylor | |
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| 1901.01.22 | F.M. HM King Edward VII | |
| 1910.05.07 | F.M. HM King George V | |
| 1936.02.01 | F.M. HM King Edward VIII | |
| 1936.12.10 | F.M. HM King George VI | |
| 1952.02.06 | HM Queen Elizabeth II | |
| 1900.10.17 | F.M. Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Bt, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar and Pretoria and the City of Waterford, VC, KG, KP, PC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE | |
| 1914.11.15 | F.M. Sir Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, KG, KP, PC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE | |
| 1916.06.06 | F.M. Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres and High Lake, KP, PC, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC | |
| 1925.05.23 | F.M. Sir Frederick Rudolf Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DCL, LLD, DL | |
| 1946.08.28 | FM Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Errigal in the County of Donegal, KG, PC, GCB, OM, GCMG, CSI, DSO, MC, CDL, LLD | |
| 1969.06.17 | Gen. Sir Basil Oscar Paul Eugster, KCB, KCVO, CBE, DSO, MC, MA | |
| 1984.08.21 | Gen. HRH Jean, The Grand Duke of Luxembourg, KG | |
| 2000.11.01 | James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, KG | |
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Victoria Crosses, by Mike Chapman (VC Reference). | |
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VCs in the Guards RHQ, by Iain Stewart. | |
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VC Winners, by Bryn Taylor | |
| Motto: | Quis separabit? | ||
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| Nicknames: | The Micks | ||
| Anniversaries: | St. Patrick's Day (17 Mar.) | ||
| Mascot: |
The first mascot |
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| Miscellaneous Tradition Links: | |||
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4th Bn, The Royal Australian Regiment | 1967-present | |
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2nd/4th Bn, The Royal Australian Regiment | ||
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Royal Montserrat Defence Force |
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| HMS Boxer | 1984-1999 | ||
| HMS Portland | 1999-present | ||
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New Zealand Guards Association | |
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Brigade of Guards Newsgroup | |
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Brigade of Guards Newsgroup (Yahoo!Groups) | |
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No.3 Coy. 1st. Bn. Irish Guards Living History Association, 1914-1919 | |
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Irish Guards WWII Living History Association | |
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Guards Museum, London (Army listing) | |
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Guards Museum (Westminster government listing) | |
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Guards Museum, by Henrik Teller (Simonides) | |
| Regimental Journal: | ||
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| Full Histories: | ||
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Martin Garrity; and Holly Cook. Wolfhounds
on parade {Book notice} |
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Irish Guards: the first hundred years 1900-2000. Spellmount, | |
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