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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: Vicki Morley on Wednesday 18 September 13 23:41 BST (UK)

Title: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Post by: Vicki Morley on Wednesday 18 September 13 23:41 BST (UK)

My grandad fought in this regiment in WW2. Although he never said why he joined them, my dad is convinced that to serve with them, you had to have Irish (well, Northern I would guess) ancestry.

Is this true?  Ive gone back about 4 generations in most directions from grandad and haven't found a connection to Ireland.

Title: Re: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Post by: km1971 on Thursday 19 September 13 02:50 BST (UK)

All regiments were a mix of English, Scottish, Irish and welsh. Before ww1 some Territorial regiments such as the Liverpool Scottish required a link with Scotland. But not in the Regular army.

Ken

Title: Re: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Post by: LimerickLad on Tuesday 11 February 20 11:04 GMT (UK)

Hi Ken

I sent you a few PMs. Dunno if you got them but could you PM me in relation to the Inniskillings.

Regards

Tom