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Ewing Henry Wrigley (Harry) Grimshaw CB CBE DSO	Faith and the Soldier	Falklands War	Fashion in the British Army	Father's Xmas Card from a POW Camp
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First British and Empire Shot of The Great War Fired	First edition of 'The Irish Ranger' newspaper	First Edition of SUN Newspaper.	First Ever Ammo Resupply by RAF Aircraft	First operational deployment of Greenfinches.
First Royal Irish Regiment soldier Murdered by Terrorism.	First UDR recruits	First World War Trench Dagger	Formation of 38 (Irish) Infantry Brigade	Formation of the Inniskilling Regiment of Foot.

Welcome to the Royal Irish Virtual Military Gallery, The Irish Soldier in The British Army

'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. His name was Duff. After all is over - and the remainder of the Empire is understandably irritated with Ireland - I hope these countless Duffs, from both the North and the South, and in all three services, will be remembered.
(Brigadier Nelson Russell, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade, 1942-44)

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