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Royal Irish Rifles South African War Memorial

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Inscription.

Royal Irish Rifles South African War Memorial. .

In memory of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Irish Rifles, who were killed in action or died of wounds or disease in the South African War 1899·1902, this monument is dedicated. , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1^st. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Pte. J.A. Clydesdale . Pte. P. Kerr . Pte W.J. McMeekin

2^nd. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Lieut. Col. H.A. Facar . Cap. W.P. Dimsdale . Lieut. H.I. Low Sgt.Mr. Tailor C. Alsopp . Sgt. B. Taylor . Sgt. C. Atkins Corpl. S. Anderson . Corpl. W. Williams . Corpl. S. McAllen Lce. Corpl. W. Carson . Lce. Corpl. J. Kennedy . Lce. Corp.. T. Cashel Bugler J. Longhurst . Pte. R. Arnold . Pte. T. Aston Pte. H. Brennan . Pte. W. Boyle . Pte. J. Bashford Pte. E. Burns . Pte. J. Bull . Pte. J. Carroll Pte. H. Curry . Pte. P. Crowe . Pte. D. Clarke Pte. W. Casey . Pte. S. Crossan . Pte. W. Dickson Pte. S. Dougherty . Pte. J. Davies . Pte. H. Esmonde Pte. J. Earls . Pte. A. Griffiths . Pte. H. Grace Pte. J. Gray . Pte. J. Hynes . Pte. P. Hayes Pte. C. Hamill . Pte. A. Kelly . Pte. P. Kennedy Pte. J. Lane . Pte. J. Madden . Pte. P. Manifold Pte. J. Montgomery . Pte. J. Marshall . Pte. R. Mejury Pte. J. McOscar . Pte. J. McDonnell . Pte. H. McCabe Pte. S. McCalvey . Pte. J. McCombe . Pte. C. McManus Pte. P. McIlvenney . Pte. J. Nelis . Pte. W. Palmer Pte. J. Partridge . Pte. H. Quinn . Pte. R. Russell Pte. J. Reid . Pte. T. Scott . Pte. J. Scammell Pte. P. Smyth . Pte. W. Thompson . Pte. J. Tevlin Pte. J. Walsh . Pte. C. Wilde , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3^rd. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Pte. W. Hamilton . Pte. W. Kennedy . Pte. D. Lavery Pte. J. McCrudden . Pte. P. McKeown . Pte. J. Spence Pte. D. Woods , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4^th. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Pte. T. Cray . Pte. A. Mercer . Pte. D. McKee Pte. J. McAllister . Pte. F. Shields , , , , , , , , , , , , , 5^th. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Cap. J.T. Seeds . Cr.Sgt. C. Leathem . Sgt. J. Bell Corpl. R. Beck . Lce. Corpl. J. Mahood . Pte. R. Beck Pte. R. Briggs . Pte. J. Burrell . Pte. T. Carr Pte. T. Cowan . Pte. W.J. Dickson . Pte. J. Donaldson Pte. J. Evans . Pte. J. Finlay . Pte. R. Gibson Pte. W. Green . Pte. T. Griffen . Pte. H. Houston Pte. J. Kerr . Pte. W.H. McClelland . Pte. J. McCracken Pte. W. Magill . Pte. W. Mallon . Pte. J. Mawhinney Pte. F. Phair . Pte. T. Plunkett . Pte. M. Rooney Pte. J. Sands . Pte. J. Silcock . Pte. J. Thompson Pte. S. Trimble , , , , , , , , , , , , , 6^th. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Sergt. F. Fegan . Corpl. F. McGovern . Pte. F. Farrell Pte. S. Lougran . Pte. J. McConville . Pte. J. McGee Pte. C. McGuirk . Pte. J. Ryan , , , , , , , , , , , , , The London Irish Rifles (16^th. Middlesex V.R.C.) Corpl. W.H. Shrimpton . Corpl. A.E. Wall . Lce. Cpl. W.H. Maisey Pte. F. Angeloni . Pte. W.J. Barber . Pte. L.H. Burton Pte. G. Becker . Pte. E.F. Chapman . Pte. J.E. Law Pte. R.E. Rynd . Pte. J. Tricks . Pte. H. Trimlett Pte. S.H. Wright , , , , , , , , , , , , , In memory of those who served in the 83^rd (County of Dublin) Regiment and 86^th (Royal County Down) Regiment 1793-1881 The Royal Irish Rifles 1881-1921 The Royal Ulster Rifles 1921-1968.

In memory of the officers,
non-commissioned officers
and men of the Royal Irish
Rifles, who were killed in action
or died of wounds or disease in
the South African War 1899·1902,
this monument is dedicated.
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1^st. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Pte. J.A. Clydesdale • Pte. P. Kerr • Pte W.J. McMeekin

2^nd. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Lieut. Col. H.A. Facar • Cap. W.P. Dimsdale • Lieut. H.I. Low
Sgt.Mr. Tailor C. Alsopp • Sgt. B. Taylor • Sgt. C. Atkins
Corpl. S. Anderson • Corpl. W. Williams • Corpl. S. McAllen
Lce. Corpl. W. Carson • Lce. Corpl. J. Kennedy • Lce. Corp.. T. Cashel
Bugler J. Longhurst • Pte. R. Arnold • Pte. T. Aston
Pte. H. Brennan • Pte. W. Boyle • Pte. J. Bashford
Pte. E. Burns • Pte. J. Bull • Pte. J. Carroll
Pte. H. Curry • Pte. P. Crowe • Pte. D. Clarke
Pte. W. Casey • Pte. S. Crossan • Pte. W. Dickson
Pte. S. Dougherty • Pte. J. Davies • Pte. H. Esmonde
Pte. J. Earls • Pte. A. Griffiths • Pte. H. Grace
Pte. J. Gray • Pte. J. Hynes • Pte. P. Hayes
Pte. C. Hamill • Pte. A. Kelly • Pte. P. Kennedy
Pte. J. Lane • Pte. J. Madden • Pte. P. Manifold
Pte. J. Montgomery • Pte.

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J. Marshall • Pte. R. Mejury
Pte. J. McOscar • Pte. J. McDonnell • Pte. H. McCabe
Pte. S. McCalvey • Pte. J. McCombe • Pte. C. McManus
Pte. P. McIlvenney • Pte. J. Nelis • Pte. W. Palmer
Pte. J. Partridge • Pte. H. Quinn • Pte. R. Russell
Pte. J. Reid • Pte. T. Scott • Pte. J. Scammell
Pte. P. Smyth • Pte. W. Thompson • Pte. J. Tevlin
Pte. J. Walsh • Pte. C. Wilde
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3^rd. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Pte. W. Hamilton • Pte. W. Kennedy • Pte. D. Lavery
Pte. J. McCrudden • Pte. P. McKeown • Pte. J. Spence
Pte. D. Woods
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4^th. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Pte. T. Cray • Pte. A. Mercer • Pte. D. McKee
Pte. J. McAllister • Pte. F. Shields
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5^th. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Cap. J.T. Seeds • Cr.Sgt. C. Leathem • Sgt. J. Bell
Corpl. R. Beck • Lce. Corpl. J. Mahood • Pte. R. Beck
Pte. R. Briggs • Pte. J. Burrell • Pte. T. Carr
Pte. T. Cowan • Pte. W.J. Dickson • Pte. J. Donaldson
Pte. J. Evans • Pte. J. Finlay • Pte. R. Gibson
Pte. W. Green • Pte. T. Griffen • Pte.

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H. Houston
Pte. J. Kerr • Pte. W.H. McClelland • Pte. J. McCracken
Pte. W. Magill • Pte. W. Mallon • Pte. J. Mawhinney
Pte. F. Phair • Pte. T. Plunkett • Pte. M. Rooney
Pte. J. Sands • Pte. J. Silcock • Pte. J. Thompson
Pte. S. Trimble
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6^th. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Sergt. F. Fegan • Corpl. F. McGovern • Pte. F. Farrell
Pte. S. Lougran • Pte. J. McConville • Pte. J. McGee
Pte. C. McGuirk • Pte. J. Ryan
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The London Irish Rifles (16^th. Middlesex V.R.C.)
Corpl. W.H. Shrimpton • Corpl. A.E. Wall • Lce. Cpl. W.H. Maisey
Pte. F. Angeloni • Pte. W.J. Barber • Pte. L.H. Burton
Pte. G. Becker • Pte. E.F. Chapman • Pte. J.E. Law
Pte. R.E. Rynd • Pte. J. Tricks • Pte. H. Trimlett
Pte. S.H. Wright
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In memory
of those who served
in the
83^rd (County of Dublin) Regiment
and
86^th (Royal County Down) Regiment
1793-1881
The Royal Irish Rifles
1881-1921
The Royal Ulster Rifles
1921-1968

Erected

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1905.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 54° 35.789′ N, 5° 55.737′ W. Marker is in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Memorial is on Donegall Square East just south of Donegall Square North (Northern Ireland Route A1), on the right when traveling south. Monument is on the Belfast City Hall grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Donegall Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT1 5GS, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Titanic" Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Titanic Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); William James Pirrie (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry George "Harry" Ferguson (within shouting distance of this marker); First U.S.A.E.F. Landed in This City 26 Jan 1942 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); James Joseph Magennis (about 90 meters away); Donegall Square South (about 90 meters away); Sir Otto Jaffe (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belfast.

Regarding Royal Irish Rifles South African War Memorial. From the Belfast City Hall website:

A memorial to the officers and men who died in the South African War (1899-1902). A bronze

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figure of a private of the regiment in khaki uniform, with topee and puttees, with a rifle and fixed bayonet at the ready stands upon a large boulder. Around the top of the plinth is a belt of bronze panels, with figures at each corner representing war, victory, death and fame. Unveiled in 1905, the sculptor was Sidney March.

Also see . . . Royal Irish Rifles Searchable Muster Roll. (Submitted on May 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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South African War Memorial Royal Irish Rifles Regimental Crest image. Click for full size.

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6. South African War Memorial Royal Irish Rifles Regimental Crest

South African War Memorial Regimental Dedication image. Click for full size.

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7. South African War Memorial Regimental Dedication

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Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.