Irish Guards
Below is some genealogy information on the Irish Guards regiment of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.
Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF
Description: Formed in 1900 as the Irish Guards following Irish involvement in the Boer Wars. During the First World War they fought at Mons, Marne, Aisne, the 1st battle of Ypres, Festubert, Loos, the Hindenburg Line, Somme (1916), Cambrai, the 3rd battle of Ypres, Somme (1918), Arras, and Selle, having been transferred the newly created Guards Division in 1915. During the Second World War they served across the Western, African and Italian fronts, with some battalions becoming temporarily armoured. They were involved in the invasion of Italy. Their nickname is The Micks or Bob's Own.
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