{"id":27,"date":"2017-11-21T09:18:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T09:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:25:17","slug":"joining-the-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/welcome\/joining-the-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining the Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">THE LONDON IRISH RIFLES REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION has over 150 members, including a number who live overseas.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>DID YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER serve with the 1st or 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles<\/strong>,<strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> serve with D Company in the past<\/strong> <strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">or are a former London Irish Rifles cadet and are over 18.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">If so, Lt. Amelia (Millie) Reeves, our Membership Secretary, would like to hear from you and we invite you to join us as a member of our fraternal and friendly group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/welcome\/joining-the-association\/membership-application\/\">Membership Application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>eMail: membershipsec@<wbr>londonirishrifles.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We have a thriving Regimental Association and our members take part in regular events as well as occasional battlefield tours and receive newsletters and be sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/regimental-history\/the-emerald-from-september-1949-to-may-1954\/\">the Emerald, the annual journal of the Regimental Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our Welfare Team provides support to former and current London Irish Riflemen, liaising with external organisations, including SSAFA, on matters that require further investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Associate Membership is also open and available to family members of former members of the London Irish Rifles or anyone who supports the Aims and Objectives of the Regimental Association and has its interests at heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What not to like ? And we look forward to hearing from you.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>BY JOINING the Regimental Association, you will&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be able to take part in regular events, including parades on Loos Sunday, Remembrance Sunday and St Patrick&#8217;s Day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have the opportunity to join battlefield tours and pilgrimage commemorations arranged by the Regimental Association.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive a copy of the annual &#8216;Emerald&#8217; journal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be able to reconnect with many old friends and comrades who are also members of the Association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>We LOOK FORWARD to welcoming you as a new or returning member.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>QUIS SEPARABIT.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Guiding Principles of the Association are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>a) To foster friendship amongst all members.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>b) To afford financial assistance to past members of the Regiment and their dependents.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>c) To administer and accept responsibility for the Band.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>d) To encourage attendance at all Association functions whilst treasuring Regimental History.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>which updates the previous set of principles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>a) To foster friendship and fellowship among all past and present members and associate members.<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>b) To afford financial assistance to past and present members of The Regiment and their dependents.<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>c) To administer and accept responsibility for The Band.<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>d) To administer and accept responsibility for the Regimental Museum.<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>e) To encourage all members to attend organised functions of the Association and of The Regiment, when invited.<\/em><\/h5>\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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE LONDON IRISH RIFLES REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION has over 150 members, including a number who live overseas. DID YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER serve with the 1st or 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles, serve with D Company in the past or are a former London Irish Rifles cadet and are over 18. If so, Lt. Amelia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":78,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25855,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/25855"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}