World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II in 1939, it was called simply
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The London Irish Rifles maintained two front line battalions throughout the First World War with a third one, based in England, that provided reinforcement drafts. The 1st Battalion Sailed to France with 47th (1/2nd London) Division during March 1915, before seeing their first front line action...
World War 1 inflicted hitherto unseen violence on Europe and entangled the entire planet in the conflict—the first time a war was so far reaching. It broke empires, launched new nations onto the international stage, and caused humanity to question its innate goodness....
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The first aircraft of the war weren’t even armed, since no serious effort had been made to create a fighting flying machine. Pilots began shooting at each other with pistols and rifles. Soon various schemes were attempted to attach machine guns to planes. The breakthrough came in 1915 when...
The London Irish Rifles maintained two front line battalions throughout the Second World War. A third one, the Young Soldiers’ (70th) Battalion, was also formed in England at the outbreak of war before being disbanded in 1943. ‘The London Irish Rifles At War’, the History of the Regime...
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