{"id":20808,"date":"2025-12-22T10:56:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=20808"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:41:57","slug":"issue-54-september-1997","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/regimental-history\/the-emerald-from-september-1949-to-may-1954\/issue-54-september-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 54 \u2013 September 1997"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"20813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0676-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0676-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0676-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0676-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0676.jpg 952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" data-id=\"20819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0677-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0677-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0677-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0677-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0677.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" data-id=\"20822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0678-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0678-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0678-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0678-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0678.jpg 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"776\" data-id=\"20818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0679-1024x776.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0679-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0679-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0679-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0679.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" data-id=\"20820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0680-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0680-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0680-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0680-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0680.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" data-id=\"20823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0681-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0681-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0681-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0681-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0681.jpg 1475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" data-id=\"20816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0682-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0682-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0682-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0682-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0682.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" data-id=\"20824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0683-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0683-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0683-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0683-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0683.jpg 1474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" data-id=\"20821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0684-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0684-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0684-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0684-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0684.jpg 1502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"20815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0685-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0685-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0685-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0685-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0685.jpg 1343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" data-id=\"20814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0686-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0686-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0686-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0686-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0686.jpg 1383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" data-id=\"20817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0687-1024x784.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0687-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0687-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0687-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0687.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"20812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0688-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0688-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0688-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0688-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0688.jpg 855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":12292,"menu_order":54,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20808","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20808","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=20808"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20825,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20808\/revisions\/20825"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}