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Irish Militia units
Hi all, hoping to tap into the BBF knowledge bank about some older units, specifically Irish Militia, more specifically the Donegal Artillery (The Prince of Wales’s). They were headquartered in my town way back when.
Would they have worn the Donegal Militia cap badge or a royal artillery variant of the above or just simply a period royal artillery variant? For reference, The Donegal Artillery (The Prince of Wales’s) were active between 1855 and 1909 under that name. Saying there was a cap badge to them, I assume one would be rare and valuable?
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"We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey" - Irish radio message to HQ during the Siege of Jadotville |
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Hi BR,
An interesting question, so I will see what replies your are able to get. I have no specific knowledge in this interesting area, so will bow to those who do. I do however have a nice Donegal Militia button in my small collection which I will show here on the off chance it is of interest. I do also have a few other Irish Militia buttons but this is the only Donegal example. Cheerio, Roy
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From: The Militia Artillery by Norman E.H. Litchfield
April 1793 The Donegal Infantry Militia 1855 4 of 12 Companies converted to Artillery November 1855 The Donegal Artillery (The Prince of Wales's) HQ at Letterkenny 1882 retitled 3rd Brigade, North Irish Division, Royal Artillery 1889 retitled The Donegal Artillery (Southern Division, Royal Artillery) 1902 The Donegal R.G.A.(M) 1908 transferred to the Special Reserve Royal Field Artillery 1909 disbanded 1882-1889 officers helmet plate North Irish Division 1889-c1900 officers helmet plate Donegal Artillery c1890 officers blue field service cap embroidered badge 'Prince of Wales' scroll under plumes, coronet and 'Ich Dien' scrolls under 'The Donegal Artillery' scroll Otherwise standard Militia Artillery badges. Rgds, Thomas. |
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Thanks Roy, as ever with your collection, that's a lovely example. Thanks for sharing it.
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"We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey" - Irish radio message to HQ during the Siege of Jadotville |
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Thank you Thomas. I see a north Irish Division helmet plate for sale actually, but it's unfortunately a bit beyond my means.
Getting some militia items from Donegal would be very interesting though.
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If anyone has any examples, I'd be very grateful to see them!
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