The Irish Guards in the Great War
Subtitle: The Second Battalion
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Spellmount Publishers
Published: August 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781873376836
Subjects: European history: First World War; Special & elite forces; World history: First World War; Military - World War I; Science/Mathematics
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.