THE Combined Irish Regiments Old Comrades Association annual remembrance service took place on Sunday at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
The fallen of Irish regiments both existing and disbanded were remembered, as were those now passed on who formerly served in the Irish Regiments. Among those laying wreaths was Don Sexton from the Irish Embassy.
Don Sexton from the Irish Embassy laying a wreath at the Cenotaph. Photo - Malcolm McNallyIncluded in the Irish regiments remembered were those which were disbanded following the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. These were the Connaught Rangers, the Royal Munster Fusiliers, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the Princes of Wales’s Leinster Regiment, the Royal Irish Regiment and the South Irish Horse. Also remembered were Irish soldiers who died on service with the United Nations.
Standard Bearers who took part in the Combined Irish Regiments Old Comrades Association annual remembrance service. Photo - Malcolm McNallyHistorians have estimated that more than 200,000 Irish-born soldiers served in the British Army and Navy from 1914 to 1918. The names of 49,400 Irish casualties of WW1 are listed on the Republic of Ireland's National War Memorial at Islandbridge, Dublin.
