{"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":"2026-04-04T18:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:34:24","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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">THE LONDON IRISH RIFLES REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">has 150 members, including a number who live overseas.<\/p>\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>?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Serve with D Company in the past<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Or are&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">A former London Irish Rifles cadet and are over 18.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>eMail: membershipsec@<wbr>londonirishrifles.com<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d 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<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We have a thriving Regimental Association and our members take part in regular events as well as occasional battlefield tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">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\">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<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\"><em>a) <\/em>To foster friendship and fellowship among all past and present members and associate members.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>b) <\/em>To afford financial assistance to past and present members of The Regiment and their dependents.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>c) <\/em>To administer and accept responsibility for The Band.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>d) <\/em>To administer and accept responsibility for the Regimental Museum.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>e) <\/em>To encourage all members to attend organised functions of the Association and of The Regiment, when invited.<\/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>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<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d 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\/welfare\/making-a-will\/\">Leaving a Legacy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE LONDON IRISH RIFLES REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION&#8230; has 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&#8230; A former London Irish Rifles cadet and are over 18. If so, Lt. 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