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War Diaries – 1st Battalion

Iraq/Middle East, August 1942 to June 1943

Sep to Nov 1942

Sicily, July to September 1943

IWM (NA 5729): Infantry of the 168 Brigade London Irish Rifles advancing through the streets of Valverde in August 1943.

From Naples to the Garigliano River, October 1943 to January 1944

IWM (NA 9377): On top of Mt. Camino men of the London Irish Rifles seek shelter from the mist and rain in December 1943.

Anzio, February to March 1944

IWM (NA 11697): 1st Bn. London Irish Rifles arriving at Anzio.

Egypt, April to July 1944

Adriatic Coast, August to December 1944

IWM (NA 18392): A Sexton 25pdr self-propelled gun of 56th (London) Division negotiates a hairpin bend on a mountain road near Mondaino during the advance through the Gothic Line, 6 September 1944.

Senio Floodbanks/Forli, January to March 1945

IWM (NA 22504): Bren Gunners of the 1st Bn. London Irish Rifles near the Senio river in February 1945.

Lake Commachio/Trieste, April to May 1945

IWM (NA 23745): A casualty is brought back across the River Reno during operations by ‘C’ Company, 1st London Irish Rifles to establish a bridgehead across the river, 6 April 1945.