We are desperately sad to learn of the recent sudden death of Pipe Major Gerald Griffin in May 2025. It has been a massive shock for all of us and we would like to send our deepest condolences to Gerald’s family in Ireland and London. Gerald has been a stalwart member of the Association’s Pipes and Drums for the past 7 years and provided superb piping support to recent pilgrimages to Sicily and Cassino. A truly devastating loss and Gerald will be sorely missed by us all.
We are now looking forward to our AGM and Annual Lunch which will take place on 24 May 2025 at the Civil Service Club in central London. We are also completing the detailed plans for the Association’s Pilgrimage to Loos-en-Gohelle in September to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the start of Battle of Loos in September 1915. Our pilgrimage will take place from 26 to 28 September 2025 and the full detailed itinerary will become available by the end of June.
Also, we have been ensuring that we mark the 80th anniversary of our Regimental forebears’ contribution to bringing Peace to Europe in 1945 with appropriate thanksgiving as Association Members joined commemorative events in the UK during April and May.
Finally, on a personal note, do please do look out for the history of the London Irish Rifles during the period from 1859 to 1902 – ‘Victorian and the Veldt’, which was published in April.
Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Ant Maher VR
Chairman of the London Irish Rifles Association
May 2025
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WELFARE
A Welfare Committee of three senior members of the Regiment Association (the Chairman, the Vice Chairman and Treasurer) jointly review each and every request for Benevolent Fund support in a timely and efficient manner.
Applications are always treated with the utmost confidentiality.
The Welfare Officer is contactable directly by eMail: welfareofficer@londonirishrifles.com.
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 and there were a number of small group mobilisations throughout the conflict in Iraq.
Soldiers from the 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
REGIMENTAL HISTORY
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The Battle of Loos, September 1915.
THE PIPES AND DRUMS
The Pipes and Drums perform at the Association parades to commemorate St Patrick, the Combined Irish Regiments’, Loos Sunday and Remembrance Sunday.
You can contact the Band President by eMail: bandpresident@londonirishrifles.com
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REGIMENTAL MUSEUM
The Museum is under developmental review and is closed to visitors at the current time but 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.
