2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Also, 1st/2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Gordon, J. Private, 18569. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium. 01-09-1918.
Graham, G. Private, 4552. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskiling Fusiliers. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium. 01-09-1918.
Sandeman, Kenneth Charles. Lieutenant. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, On Attachment From :- 11th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium. 01-09-1918. Age 24. Son of Charles Henry & Nellie Sandeman of Arundel Road, Brighton, Sussex, uk
Shields, (MM). W. Private, 15996. "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Potijze Chateau Wood Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium. 13-05-1918. Age 26. Son of Ross & Isabella Shields of Moat Street, Londonderry, Ireland.
Taylor, A. Private, 21207. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium. 28-04-1918. Son of James S. Taylor of Tyboe, Donemana, County Tyrone, Ireland.
Thopson, Cecil Cuthbert. Captain. 2nd Battalion, Attached To :- 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. 14-07-1916. Age 25. Son of Samuel Thompson of Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK. Husband of Mary Thompson (nee Ward) of Monmouth Road, Bayswater, London, UK.
1st/2nd Battalion ? Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
I have found no information about a 1st/2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers except for this one entry on the CWGC website. As there were no Territorial Force Battalions with this regiment, I can only think that it may be a misprint that should read "12th" Battalion.
Best, (DSO+Bar). Thomas Andrew Dunlop. Lieutenant Colonel. 1st/2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Ruyaulcourt Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 20-11-1917. Age 38. Son of William J. & Annie Best. Husband of Amy M. Best of Annerville, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. Native of Scotland.
I found the following passage on the "Our Hero's" website for which, my thanks).
(Lieutenant. Colonel Thomas Andrew Dunlop Best D.S.O., Duke of Wellington's Regiment, was educated at Cheltenham, and passed into the Army from Sandhurst. With the Inniskilling Fusiliers he was through the South African War, and severely wounded in the Battle of Colenso. He was again severely wounded at the landing at Suvla Bay, where he displayed the greatest courage, and was decorated with the D.S.O. Though by no means fully recovered from his wounds he insisted on going to France in command of the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, and was killed on 20th November in the advance on Cambrai, while gallantly leading his men into action).
Further research has shown that Lieutenant Colonel Best was killed in action while in command of the 2nd/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment).