War diaries

6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons Service Squadron

 

These diaries cover the period in which the squadron served in France as divisional cavalry to the 36th (Ulster) Division (from 5 October 1915 to late June 1916), and the period that it was part of the 2nd North Irish Horse Regiment (from late June 1916 to 31 August 1917). Also included are the diaries of the 9th (North Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, from September 1917 (when the battalion absorbed the men of the 2nd North Irish Horse Regiment including the Inniskillings squadron) until June 1919. They are sourced from National Archives documents WO 95/2496, WO 95/874, and 95/2505.

 

Divisional cavalry to the 36th (Ulster) Division - October 1915 to June 1916

Corps cavalry to X Corps as part of the 2nd North Irish Horse Regiment - June 1916 to August 1917 

9th (North Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers:

1 September 1917 to 28 February 1918
1 March to 31 May 1918
1 June to 31 August 1918
1 September to 31 December 1918
1 January to 9 June 1919