Horsemen who transferred to the Royal Irish Rifles
At the end of 1916, 100 North Irish Horseman at the regimental depot at Antrim agreed to transfer to the Royal Irish Rifles. They embarked for France on 7 December, where they were posted to the 1st Battalion. Their names are listed below.
| ROYAL IRISH RIFLES | ||
| Name | NIH No. |
RIR No. |
| Gibson, Corporal John | 40835 | |
| Kincaid, Corporal David | 2050 |
40836 |
 McSparran, Lance Corporal John |
2006 |
40837 |
| Reid, Lance Corporal William J. |
2021 |
40838 |
| Robinson, Lance Corporal William John |
40839 | |
| Graves, Lance Corporal Thomas Featherstone | 2057 |
40840 |
| Hale, Rifleman Neason Henry |
2096 |
40841 |
| Hall, Lance Corporal Thomas |
2047 |
40842 |
| Hunter, Rifleman William Moorehead | 2020 |
40843 |
| Irwin, Rifleman Alexander | 40844 | |
| McCormack, Lance Corporal Harold Richard | 40845 | |
| Mitchell, Rifleman Benjamin | 40846 | |
| Stevenson, Rifleman Thomas |
1828 |
40847 |
| Todd, Corporal James Montgomery | 40848 | |
| Anderson, Corporal James | 40849 | |
| Bagnall, Rifleman Alfred Johnston |
40850 | |
| Balfour, Rifleman John | 40851 | |
| Bamford, Rifleman William Andrew | 40852 | |
| Baxter, Rifleman Ernest | 2190 |
40853 |
| Baxter, Rifleman John |
2191 |
40854 |
| Baxter, Sergeant William | 40855 | |
| Belton, Rifleman William Joseph | 40856 | |
| Blythe, Rifleman Herbert John | 1955 |
40857 |
| Brown, Rifleman John McMurtry | 1766 |
40858 |
| Casey, Rifleman Patrick Joseph | 40859 | |
| Clarke, Rifleman Norman Sydney | 2218 |
40860 |
| Coffey, Rifleman William | 40861 | |
| Connell, Rifleman John |
869 |
40862 |
| Cordner, Rifleman Francis | 40863 | |
| Cunning, Corporal James | 2129 |
40864 |
| Derby, Rifleman Thomas Nelson | 2128 |
40865 |
| Dick, Rifleman William George | 2097 |
40866 |
| Dillon, Rifleman Arthur | 2100 |
40867 |
| Doak, Rifleman John Joseph | 40868 | |
| Dodds, Rifleman Joseph | 2249 |
40869 |
| Douglas, Rifleman John James | 2156 |
40870 |
| Gullen, Rifleman Robert Walter | 2179 |
40871 |
| Harper, Corporal John | 40872 | |
| Hartin, Rifleman Hugh | 40873 | |
| Henderson, Rifleman Thomas McCready |
40874 | |
| Henderson, Lance Corporal Joseph Hill | 2002 |
40875 |
| Hunter, Rifleman Samuel Simpson | 1106 |
40876 |
| Hussey, Rifleman D.W. | 40877 | |
| Hutchinson, Rifleman William John | 2212 |
40878 |
| Jackson, Rifleman William Edward | 40879 | |
| Johnston, Rifleman Alexander |
2131 |
40880 |
| Johnston, Rifleman Thomas |
2186 |
40881 |
| Kaye, Rifleman William Henry | 2135 |
40882 |
| Kelly, Rifleman William Alexander | 2189 |
40883 |
| Kennedy, Rifleman Frederick Samuel | 40884 | |
| Kerr, Rifleman David | 40885 | |
| Knox, Rifleman Armour John |
1937 |
40886 |
| Knox, Rifleman John |
2166 |
40887 |
| Knox, Rifleman Robert Andrew | 40888 | |
| Leckey, Lance Corporal William |
2167 |
40889 |
| Leyburn, Corporal James Ingram | 40890 | |
| McAnuff, Rifleman Robert | 2028 |
40891 |
| McAnuff, Rifleman John | 40892 | |
| McClements, Rifleman Robert John | 40893 | |
| McKee, Rifleman William Victor | 2177 |
40894 |
| McKittrick, Rifleman Charles | 1278 |
40895 |
| McLaughlin, Rifleman Robert Hugh | 40896 | |
| McCleary, Rifleman Samuel Boyd | 40897 | |
| Magill, Company Quartermaster Sergeant Albert James | 40898 | |
| Maloney, Rifleman Thomas | 955 |
40899 |
| Millar, Rifleman James Francis | 2209 |
40900 |
| Mooney, Rifleman Thomas | 2142 |
40901 |
| Mitchell, Rifleman Alexander | 2034 |
40902 |
| Murdock, Rifleman James | 40903 | |
| Nelson, Corporal George | 40904 | |
| Nickels, Corporal Harry | 40905 | |
| Nixon, Rifleman William |
2094 |
40906 |
| Gibson, Rifleman John Nixon |
2217 |
40907 |
| O'Hara, Rifleman Robert |
2140 |
40908 |
| Peden, Rifleman Herbert | 71920 |
40909 |
| Quinn, Rifleman James Rice | 40910 | |
| Rafferty, Rifleman Malcolm | 40911 | |
| Not yet identified | 40912 | |
| Russell, Rifleman Samuel Ernest | 2106 |
40913 |
| Semple, Rifleman Robert | 40914 | |
| Short, Rifleman Owen Dominick | 2134 |
40915 |
| Simpson, Rifleman John | 40916 | |
| Smith, Rifleman John |
2108 |
40917 |
| Smith, Rifleman John Charles | 2188 |
40918 |
| Stevenson, Rileman Ernest Augustus |
943 |
40919 |
| Stewart, Corporal John | 1901 |
40920 |
| Stewart, Rifleman James Crawford | 2159 |
40921 |
| Tease, Rifleman John Lindsay | 882 |
40922 |
| Templeton, Rifleman Thomas | 40923 | |
| Todd, Rifleman Hugh Gibson | 2079 |
40924 |
| Trotter, Corporal Thomas Jonas | 2173 |
40925 |
| Wallace, Rifleman Alexander | 40926 | |
| West, Rifleman Thomas William | 2164 |
40927 |
| Wilson, Sergeant John James | 40928 | |
| Craig, Rifleman Benjamin | 40929 | |
| Wilson, Rifleman Samuel | 40930 | |
| Woodburn, Rifleman Thomas McCormick | 40931 | |
| Watson, Rifleman David Robert | 2246 |
40932 |
| Morrison, Rifleman (Cyril) Aubrey |
1028 |
40933 |
| Lennox, Rifleman Edward |
40953 | |