{"id":16165,"date":"2025-11-23T14:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=16165"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:46:06","slug":"38-irish-brigade-in-north-africa-january-1943","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/monthly-reviews\/month-by-month-review-november-1942-to-june-1943-tunisia\/38-irish-brigade-in-north-africa-january-1943\/","title":{"rendered":"38 (Irish) Brigade in North Africa \u2013 January 1943"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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During the first ten days of January 1943, all three battalions of the Irish Brigade continued patrolling activity near to Goubellat. Overnight patrols provoked regular fierce fire fights with German patrols who had a similar intention in contesting the large areas of open plain to the south and east of Goubellat, with the wide ranging front line being unsecured for either side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 11th January, two companies of 2 LIR took part in an operation to recover eight tanks of the 2nd Lothian and Border Horse, which had been \u201cbogged down\u201d south of Goubellat. During the partially successful action, H Coy of 2 LIR moved forward whilst singing \u201cYou Are My Sunshine\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 13th January, the Irish Brigade took part in its first significant encounter of the North African campaign when the 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (6 Innisks) led a 6th Armoured Division assault on three hills to the east of the Goubellat to Bou Arada road. Although they succeeded in capturing Two Tree Hill, they were forced to retire as they were outnumbered, perhaps by a ratio of two to one, by the defending forces, and their ability to move forward was also hindered by the cloying mud caused by heavy rain over the preceding few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two Tree Hill<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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There were further plans to capture Two Tree Hill and its two hilly neighbours on 18th January, this time led by the 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers (1 RIrF). Due to a requirement for the enhancement of the artillery plan, the operation was postponed for 24 hours. On the morning of 18th January, the brigade\u2019s positions on Grandstand Hill were attacked by a force, which was estimated to include five infantry battalions and over twenty tanks. A hard fought defensive action by both 6 Innisks and 1 RIrF, with the support of 2 LIR\u2019s mortars and carriers and the brigade\u2019s artillery 17th Field Regiment resulted in the attack being finally repulsed by the early evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two days later on the early morning of 20th January, F and G Companies of 2 LIR led an assault on Pt 279 and Pt 286, just to the south of Grandstand Hill. After heavy fighting, they were able to gain a position on both hill tops, but it soon became clear that due to the concrete hard nature of the ground, it was impossible to dig in any adequate defensive positions and, during the daylight hours of 20th January, the two companies were subjected to incessant artillery and mortar bombardment. That night, there was a massive German counter attack, likened to a cavalry charge, and the two other 2 LIR rifle companies, E and H, were brought up as reinforcements but they too suffered heavy casualties from sustained artillery and mortar fire and dive bombing by JU-88s. The LIR\u2019s positions were overrun and Pt 286 was re-occupied by the counterattacking forces. Fortunately, B Company of 1 RIrF, under James Dunnill, had been positioned by 1 RIrF\u2019s Commanding Officer, Pat Scott, to guard the brigade\u2019s southern flank in case of a German breakthrough and they held firm against the continuing offensive. 2 LIR suffered significant levels of casualties with the commanders of all four rifle companies being either killed or wounded, and a total of 250 London Irishmen being killed, wounded or captured on 20th and 21st January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Later on 21st January and in order to secure the brigade\u2019s positions, 3rd Grenadier Guards from 1 Infantry Brigade (Guards) came under command of the Irish Brigade, and they remained with the brigade for seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plans for the ongoing organisation of the Irish Brigade, to ensure a full defensive capability across the Bou Arada plain, were discussed over the following days, but a planned move of 1 Parachute Brigade to support the Irish Brigade was cancelled at short notice. At the end of the month, 6th Armoured Division sent out operational orders for its units to  \u201cestablish patrolling ascendency\u201d in the area north of Bou Arada towards Djebel Rihane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 1943 War Diaries.<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Key Dates:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1st January to 10th January \u2013 <\/strong>Patrolling duties continue for all three battalions to the east of Goubellat and there are regular encounters with German counter offensive patrols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11th January<\/strong> \u2013 H and G Company of 2 LIR take part in the attempt to recover eight tanks of 2 Lothian and Border Horse, who are \u201cbogged down\u201d near to Goubellat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January <\/strong>\u2013 6 Innisks take part in an attack on Two Tree Hill, Three Tree Hill and Hen House Hill to the east of the Goubellat to Bou Arada road, but after capturing Two Tree Hill are forced to retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14th to 17th January<\/strong> \u2013 Defensive positions are taken up by the brigade on Grandstand Hill on the east side of the Goubellat to Bou Arada road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013<\/strong> A day before a planned further attack on Two Tree Hill by 1 RIrF, the brigade\u2019s positions on Grandstand Hill are heavily attacked, but the assault is repulsed by the decisive defensive actions of 1 RIrF and 6 Innisks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th\/21st January \u2013<\/strong> 2 LIR attempts to capture Pt 279 and Pt 286, just to the south of Grandstand Hill. They initially capture the two hill tops but suffer heavy casualties in doing so and spend the subsequent daylight hours seeking to dig in to consolidate their gains under heavy mortar and shell fire. They are then counterattacked during the early morning of 21st January by German armoured cars and tanks and their positions are overrun with the overall brigade position only being secured by the timely intervention of 1 RIrF. Over 250 men from 2 LIR are killed, wounded or captured over the two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January<\/strong> \u2013 3 Grenadier Guards temporarily comes under command of the Irish Brigade and remain with the brigade until 28th January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22nd to 31st January <\/strong>\u2013 For the rest of the month, the brigade undertakes defensive duties and there are significant levels of reorganisation within each battalion due to the high levels of casualties suffered during the earlier part of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 1943 Roll of Honour:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

3rd January \u2013 Fusilier Frank Lunn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4th January \u2013 Lieutenant Robert Carruthers, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4th January \u2013 Lieutenant Charles McKee, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5th January \u2013 Lieutenant Charles Sutcliffe, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6th January \u2013 Lance Corporal Joseph Green, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7th January \u2013 Fusilier Alfred Moore, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9th January \u2013 Lance Corporal John Varty, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10th January \u2013 Lieutenant John Andrews, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10th January \u2013 Fusilier George Beggs, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11th January \u2013 Lance Sergeant John F Hogan, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11th January \u2013 Lance Sergeant James McLoughlin, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11th January \u2013 Rifleman John Griffin, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11th January \u2013 Rifleman John M Hogan, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12th January \u2013 Rifleman Donald Fraser, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Lieutenant Desmond Warren, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier William Higgins, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier George Sipson, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Arthur Holbeche, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Lance Corporal Patrick Quinn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Edward Pusey, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier William Ellis, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Harry Birds, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Harry Marlow, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Lance Sergeant Joseph Boyle, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Edward Alcock, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Derrick Murphy, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Bruce Ponton, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Corporal Wilson Pidcock, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier John Handley, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier John Skinner, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Frederick Ager, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier James Battersby, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013  Corporal George Brownlee, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Sergeant Francis English, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Lance Sergeant William Hadden, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Corporal Daniel McAteer, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Corporal George Osborn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Kenneth Dumelow, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Patrick Fray, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier William King, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier Joseph Martin, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier William Siviter, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier William Twells, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier George Tyler, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th January \u2013 Fusilier William McNamara, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14th January \u2013 Corporal Samuel Smith, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14th January \u2013 Lance Sergeant Sidney Wood, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15th January \u2013 Fusilier Michael McLaughlin, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15th January \u2013 Fusilier Frederick Woodley, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17th January \u2013 Fusilier Ronald Pinchin, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17th January \u2013 Fusilier Frederick Taylor, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Sergeant James Voss, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Herbert Sullivan, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Walter Chambers, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Corporal Raymond Jeffery, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Robert Patterson, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013  Fusilier Percy Welbourn, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier John Kitchen, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Sergeant Eryl Lloyd, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier William Slater, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Corporal James Shortt, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Alex Webb, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier James McCarthy, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Lance Corporal Thomas Rooney, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Joseph Wood, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Lance Corporal James White, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Major Peter Murphy, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Lance Corporal Richard Cousins, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013  Fusilier Robert Crawford, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Jack Casswell, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Thomas Dangerfield, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Kenneth Hodson, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Fusilier Harry Haywood, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18th January \u2013 Captain Edward Spencer, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19th January \u2013 Fusilier Timothy Casey, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19th January \u2013 Fusilier Kenneth Whalley, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19th January \u2013 Fusilier John Parry, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19th January \u2013 Rifleman David Connery, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19th January \u2013 Fusilier Albert Webster, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19th January \u2013 William Tweed, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19th January  \u2013 Fusilier Leonard Boot, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19th January \u2013 Lance Corporal William Harrison, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Corporal Edmond Hall, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Fusilier John Livingstone, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Lieutenant Victor Pottinger, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Themistolles Sinodorou, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Lance Corporal Stanley Meager, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman John Baxter, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Robert Wallace, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Walter Viney, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Sergeant George Rock, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Lance Corporal Robert Norland, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Joseph Smyth, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Eugene Murphy, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Sergeant Dennis Griffin, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Herbert Deards, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Dennis Connolly, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Lieutenant James McGranahan, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman William Duncombe, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman William McDowell, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Fusilier William Bakewell, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Fusilier William Paddock, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Corporal Harry Robinson. London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Sergeant George Atkinson, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Captain Joseph Carrigan, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Lance Sergeant Patrick Crouchman, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Lance Sergeant Joseph Whelan, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Ernest Cooling, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Lance Corporal Thomas Cram, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman William Fourt, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman John Hamilton, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Alfred Harris, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Lance Corporal Joseph Loughbridge, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Robert McCracken, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman James Mills, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Gordon Trivett, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January  \u2013 Rifleman Frederick Waller, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Rifleman Philip Williams, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January  \u2013 Rifleman Edward Gant, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Captain Harold Hooper, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th January \u2013 Fusilier Robert Turkington, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Rifleman Michael McInerney, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Fusilier Raymond Turner, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Lance Corporal Maurice Rickard, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Captain Sydney Ekin, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Rifleman Harold Mangan, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Rifleman George Wyman, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Rifleman Herbert Crofts, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Rifleman Ernest King, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Reginald McKenna, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013Lieutenant Edward Beechey, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Lance Corporal Charles Booker, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Captain Hubert Henderson, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Rifleman Henry Dunham, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21st January \u2013 Rifleman Ronald Figg, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22nd January \u2013 Fusilier James Craddock, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24th January \u2013 Lance Sergeant Patrick Ward, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25th January \u2013 Corporal Albert Sills, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25th January \u2013 Lance Corporal George Slocombe, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26th January \u2013 Fusilier Alexander Trotter, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28th January \u2013 Fusilier Roy Thorpe, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

29th January \u2013 Fusilier William Swan, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

29th January \u2013 Rifleman Frank Ware, London Irish Rifles.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

31st January \u2013 Fusilier Desmond O\u2019Halloran, Royal Irish Fusiliers.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the first ten days of January 1943, all three battalions of the Irish Brigade continued patrolling activity near to Goubellat. Overnight patrols provoked regular fierce fire fights with German patrols who had a similar intention in contesting the large areas of open plain to the south and east of Goubellat, with the wide ranging […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":16093,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16165"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23029,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16165\/revisions\/23029"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}