1881: The Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) - organised as the county regiment of Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan and uniting two battalions

87th (or Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot

89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot

1921: The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's)

1968: United with The Royal Innisskilling Fusiliers and The Royal Ulster Rifles to form 3rd Bn, The Royal Irish Rangers

.World War One - 14 Battalions
Battle Honours WW2
Escaut, St Omer la Bassee, Bou Arada, Stuka Farm, Oued Zarga, Djebel, Bel Mahdi, Djebel, Ang, Tanngoucha, Adrano, Centuripe, Salso Crossing, Simeto Crossing, Malletto, Termoli, Trigno, Sangro, Fossacesia, Cassino, Liri Valley, Trasimene Line, Monte Spaduro, Monte Grande, Argenta Gap, San Nicolo Canal, Leros, Malta.

 

Deployment

1881.07.01 1st Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
1881 England: Aldershot aaa
1882 Egypt
1883 India: Rawalpindi
<1889> Peshawar
<1892> Meerut
<1894> Allahabad
<1897> Burma: Shwebo
1898 Sudan (MGsec only)
1899.12 South Africa 7 Bde
1903 Ireland: Belfast
1906 Dublin
1908 England: Aldershot
1910 Bordon
1912 Shorncliffe
1914.08 France and Flanders 4 Div
1917.08 France and Flanders 36 Div
1919 Iraq & Persia LofC
1921.01.01 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's)
1921 Egypt
1922.03 Dover
1922.11.21 amalgamated at Dover with 2nd Battalion without change of title
1925 Egypt
1927 India: Agra
1931 Delhi
1933 Sudan
1934.10 England: Bordon 3 Bde
1938 Palestine
1939 Channel Islands: Guernsey
1940.05 UK 50 Inf Div
1940.05 UK 45 Inf Div
1941.12 UK 1 Inf Div
1942.06 UK 6 Armd Div
1942.12 North Africa (Tunisia)
1943.03 North Africa (Tunisia) 38 Bde, 78 Inf Div
1943.09 Italy
1945.05 Austria
1948.05 Egypt
1948.09.01 amalgamated in Egypt with 2nd Battalion without change of title
1949.06 Jordan
1949.12 Gibraltar
1950.11 Germany: Gottingen 11 Armd Div
1952.10 Berlin
1954.11 Korea Commonwealth Contingent
1955.01 Kenya
1956.01 UK?
1956.06 Germany: Wuppertal 2 Div
1958 Libya
1962.01 Germany: Celle 7 Bde
1966.01 England: Catterick
1966.04 [Swaziland]
1966.12 England: Catterick
1967 Aden [one coy]
1967 England: Catterick
1968.07.01 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th)
redesignated upon formation of "large" regiment from North Irish Brigade
1968 England: Catterick
1968.11.23 renumbered as 1st Battalion