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The Regimental
Gazette of
The Royal Irish
Fusiliers
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87th 89th
Vol. XLII March 1957
No. 190
RIF
Sergeants' Mess Album
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Field-Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.B.E., D.S.O., Chief of
the Imperial General Staff, taking the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal
Military Academy, Sandhurst, on December 20, 1956
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Contents - Editorial - Retirements, Maginess -
Births, Brady, Ellis, Thompson - Marriage, Eustace & Percy
Obituaries, Jeudwine, Yates, Dargan, Hanley - Doyle Dinner
Service
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1st Battalion Notes
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Preparation for the Administrative Inspection
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Part of a Guard of Honour mounted by a detachment from 1st Battalion The
Royal Irish Fusiliers at Moenchen Gladbach for the visit of Admiral Denny
who is inspecting them
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Luxembourg - "H.Q." Company
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The Guard of Honour marches past H.R.H. The Grand Duchess Charlotte of
Luxembourg
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The memorial at Wiltz, erected in memory of those killed during the
Luxembourg General Strike in 1942
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The Guard of Honour during the unveiling ceremony of the memorial at Wiltz
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Platoons
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C/Sgt. McCutcheon
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Sports
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1. Sixty miles behind us 2. Cpl. Gordon half-way 3.
One pair of feet for exchange 4. Lunchtime during second day
5. "C" Company after the 75-mile hog
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Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess, 1st Battalion Wuppertal, Germany,
September 1956
Fourth Row: Sgts. Ward, Kerr, Ruck, McCullough (13), Milligan, Evans
(A.C.C.), Malham (R.A.E.C.), Wimbles (R.A.E.C.), Dietrich (R.E.M.E.), Lount
(R.E.M.E.), Mongan (R.A.P.C.), Allen, Brown, Vignoles Taylor, Horton and
Prentice
Third Row: Sgts. Cromie, Forde, Carlyle, Porter, McClory, King,
Veale, Dolan, McCullough (21), Craig, Buckley, B.E.M.
and McGowan
Second Row: Sgts. Wilkins, Irvine, Ellis, Cash, Mullen, S/Sgt.
Chambers (R.A.P.C.), C/Sgts. Collins, McIlroy, Smith, Grigor,
M.M., Sgts. McHugh (15), McHugh, Cooke, and C/Sgt. McCutcheon
Front Row: C.S.M.s Bell, Worthington, Cheetham, O.R.Q.M.S. Thompson, B/M. L.
Marks, Major D. L. Ormerod, M.B.E., Lt.-Col. H.
Rogers, R.S.M. S. McIvor, Major J. P. F. Beamish, M.C.,
Lt. J. Keenan, R.Q.M.S. Robinson, D.C.M., C.S.M.s
Turkington, McMillen and Redpath
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Sergeants' Mess Christmas Draw
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Another happy group at the Christmas Draw
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Sports - Film - Church Notes - Italian
Incident - 5th Battalion, The R.I.F. (T.A.) -
Sergeants' Mess
A nice win at the Christmas Draw
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The Regimental Depot
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A general view of the dinner held in the T.A. Centre at Armagh, on January
25, 1957
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#1 The Colonel of the Regiment inspecting Termoli Squad on the Passing-out
Parade at Armagh, January 25, 1957
#2 Field-Marshal Sir Gerald Templer awarding the Champion Recruit's medal to
L/Cpl. McGinty, Armagh, January 25, 1957
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Sport - Births, Doherty, Bailie, Ellis - Trousdell
Xmas Card - North Irish Brigade
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The North Irish Brigade Team
Left to right: Col. M. L. Cummins, Capt. G. D. Archer, Capt. R. H. Lucas,
Clements
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Regimental Association, Armagh, Banbridge, London, Portadown -
Regimental Museum and Library
An Echo of Leros
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St. Eloi - Correspondence |