The Irish Guards in the Great War
Subtitle: The Second Battalion
Publisher: Sarpedon Publishers
Published: January 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781885119506
Subjects: Warfare & Defence; Military History - World War I; History; History - Military / War; Military; Europe - Ireland; Military - World War I
First sentence: OFFICIALLY, the formation of the 2nd Battalion of the Irish Guards dates from the 15th July 1915, when it was announced that His Majesty the King had been "graciously pleased to approve" of the formation of two additional Battalions of Foot Guards - the 4th Grenadier Guards, and the 2nd Battalion Irish Guards, which was to be made up out of the personnel of the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion.