It is a truly no-frills approach. This dog is a cross between the Great Dane and the Scottish Deer Hound. Interview with CO Major Ben Farrell and guardsmen Aged 18, Guardsman Ollie Vaughey, originally from Shankill, south Dublin, but living in Belvedere, Drogheda, is the youngest soldier with the Irish Guards in Iraq. "These guys are cleverer than the IRA. He woke up that morning and kissed his wife, his kids. Lance Corporal Ian Malone, from Dublin, 28, and Piper Christopher Muzvuru, 20, from Gweru, Zimbabwe, were both slain on April 6 by sniper fire. The Department of Foreign Affairs has now issue… googletag.defineSlot('/111100742/home_banner', [468, 60], 'banner').addService(googletag.pubads()); One of the giant metal hands holding one of the crossed swords has been stripped away by vandals. (Click here to read his remarks. He first served here when the occupation began in 2003 and was in one of the first British wagons to roll into southern Iraq from Kuwait. Speaking for this approach, Winston Churchill, then British secretary of state for war and air, said: "I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. Lance Corporal Ian Malone served in the Ist Battalion of the Irish Guards. "You have to say to yourself, 'it was me or him'. The Irish Guards claim six Victoria Crossrecipients, four from the First World War and two from the Second World … During 1914 and early 1915, they took part in numerous battles, including Mons, Marne and Ypres. The Irish Guards are different, good to have around, less bother.” The 3 Platoon photograph is kept in the regimental album. There were once 46,000 British troops controlling southern Iraq. The 1st Battalion, Irish Guards became the first unit to be officially awarded battle honours for service in Iraq in 2005 - this was to enable them to be displayed on the battalion's new regimental colour during the Sovereign's Birthday Parade. }. The regiment has participated in campaigns in the First World War, the Second World War, the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan as well as numerous other operations throughout its history. He spent his early life living in caravans "in fields, beside shopping centres, everywhere" across the UK. Additional battalions were raised in 1915 and the 2nd Battalion fought at Loos. The doors on each side of the chopper are left often for the 15-minute flight to allow for the easy operation of the massive machine guns attached to the aircraft. Eventual de-escalation … Band Of The Irish Guards - Marching With The Beatl... VA - Trojan Box Set ~ Singles (1999) Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy (2014) VA - 60 Top Hits ~ Lovesongs & Ballads (2012) The Beatles - Paris Sports Palais (1974) VA - Ripples Volume 5 ~ Beach Bash (2000) These "Baghdad coffins", as they have become known, protect sleeping soldiers from flying mortar shrapnel.). "You get nervous sometimes. 0:25. Hearing the Band of the Irish Guards have their way with songs like "Yesterday," "Michelle," and "She Loves You" is really something that no one needs to experience. Rooney was in Basra when his fellow Ballyfermot native, Lance Cpl Ian "Molly" Malone, was shot dead in 2003. googletag.defineSlot('/111100742/home_leaderboard', [728, 90], 'leaderboard').addService(googletag.pubads()); Every time we went in the city we knew we were going to get taken on.". Kieron Punch, WGT's UK correspondent, reports. This brings us to the current deployment of Irish regiments in Iraq. document.write('googletag.defineSlot(\"\/111100742\/home_3rd_sidebar\", [180, 150], \"sidebar3\").addService(googletag.pubads());'); Extend your reach with The Wild Geese Irish Heritage Partnership. if (rand == 1 || rand == 2){ Added by Nollaig 2016 Explore releases from The Band Of The Irish Guards at Discogs. Share !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); He did his year-long stint at Sandhurst after a four-year degree in pure maths at Edinburgh University. The Royal Irish Regiment is one of the most recent additions to the British army, having been formed in 1992 by a merger of the Royal Irish Rangers with the infamous Ulster Defence Regiment. document.write('