You may well be aware that the London Irish Rifles Museum at Connaught House has been closed for the past few months as we await developments in respect of the future location of our Regimental Collection, so please watch this space as we work through our options; the future home for the Regimental Collection should become clear by the end of November. We shall, of course, be maintaining a London based presence for our regular parades and will update our 2026 calendar by the end of the year.
For the first time in a number of years, we were privileged to be able to join the Royal British Legion’s National Remembrance Day Parade with thirty London Irish Riflemen joining the other marching contingents at the Cenotaph. It was great to see so many familiar faces on parade and also during the very convivial post parade event, which was held close to the area when the London Irish Rifles was founded in December 1859.
In parallel to the parade in central London, Colonel Ian Denison was invited to lay a wreath on behalf of the London Irish Rifles at Kensington Town Hall, and close to the Regiment’s ancestral home in West London.
We have also recently returned from a splendid Association Pilgrimage to Loos-en-Gohelle when we travelled to France to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Loos in September/October 1915. We would like to thank all our friends in Loos, especially the Mayor, Geoffrey Mathon, and Museum Curator, Gilles Payen, for their very hospitable hosting of our visit.
Please do also note that we have set up a web-site based process for the ordering of a small number of Association items and you can find more details via this link.
QUIS SEPARABIT
Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Ant Maher VR,
Chairman of the London Irish Rifles Association
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You can view the full history of The Emerald which has been published since 1949 via this link.
Photographs from Recent Events
THE PIPES AND DRUMS
Members of the Pipes and Drums perform at Association parades and events including those to commemorate St Patrick’s Day, Loos Sunday and Remembrance Sunday and also in support of the Combined Irish Regiments at their parade at the Cenotaph in June.
Read more about the Pipes and Drums of the Association
LONDON IRISH RIFLES MUSEUM
The Museum at the Army Reserve Centre at Connaught House is fully closed before we move to pastures new.
If you do have any questions or to want learn more about the history of the London Irish Rifles please contact us on: webmaster@londonirishrifles.
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REGIMENTAL HISTORY
Find out more about the history of the London Irish Rifles
THE LONDON REGIMENT, 1993 TO 2022
Following the incorporation of the London Irish Rifles as a company of the London Regiment in 1993, men from D Company company served in The Falkland Islands, Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan and Cyprus over the subsequent 30 years.
During Operation Telic, the company contributed to the formation of Cambrai Company (Operation Telic 3) and Messines Company (Operation Telic 4) alongside numerous individual postings and there were also a number of small group mobilisations throughout the conflict in Iraq.
Soldiers from D Company also deployed to Afghanistan with Somme Company in 2007 (Operation Herrick 7), Amiens Company in 2010 (Operation Herrick 12) and Arras Company in 2011 (Operation Herrick 13) as formed units within Guards’ Division formations.
NO 15 (LOOS) COMPANY, IRISH GUARDS
On 1st May 2022, the London Regiment became 1st Battalion, London Guards and D (London Irish Rifles) Company now forms No 15 (Loos) Company, Irish Guards.
You can find an MoD link for the London Guards here
