{"id":24349,"date":"2026-04-20T14:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=24349"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:13:23","slug":"caubeen-journal-of-the-2nd-bn-london-irish-rifles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/caubeen-journal-of-the-2nd-bn-london-irish-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Caubeen &#8211; Journal of the 2nd Bn. London Irish Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>During a period during late 1940 into 1941, a weekly journal was published by the 2nd Bn. 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