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• A visit to eastern Italy in May 2022, an account by Gillian Morrison.
• Conferenza Sicilia 1943: Pace, Sicurezza e Prosperità
• Explore the Irish Brigade website by clicking on the rows below
• International panelists and speakers at the Sicily 1943: Peace, Security & Prosperity conference
• Pre Invasion – 29th/30th June 1943
• Pre Invasion – 7th July 1943
• Pre Invasion – 8th July 1943
• Remembering those who died in Sicily in 1943
• Sicily – 10th August 1943
• Sicily – 11th August 1943
• Sicily – 12th August 1943
• Sicily – 13th August 1943
• Sicily – 14th August 1943
• Sicily – 14th July 1943
• Sicily – 15th August 1943
• Sicily – 15th July 1943
• Sicily – 16th August 1943
• Sicily – 16th July 1943
• Sicily – 17th August 1943
• Sicily – 17th July 1943
• Sicily – 18th August 1943
• Sicily – 18th July 1943
• Sicily – 1st August 1943
• Sicily – 20th July 2023
• Sicily – 21st July 1943
• Sicily – 22nd July 1943
• Sicily – 23rd July 1943
• Sicily – 24th July 1943
• Sicily – 25th July 1943
• Sicily – 26th July 1943
• Sicily – 27th July 1943
• Sicily – 28th July 1943
• Sicily – 29th July 1943
• Sicily – 2nd August 1943
• Sicily – 30th July 1943
• Sicily – 31st July 1943
• Sicily – 3rd August 1943
• Sicily – 4th August 1943
• Sicily – 5th August 1943
• Sicily – 6th August 1943
• Sicily – 7th August 1943
• Sicily – 8th August 1943
• Sicily – 9th August 1943
• Sicily -19th July 1943
• Sicily in the Second World War The Prelude
• Sicily in the Second World War. The Climax
• Sicily, Advancing Inland – 11th July 1943
• Sicily, Advancing to the Catania Plain – 13th July 1943
• Sicily, North Towards Catania – 12th July 1943
• Sicily, On Route – 9th July 1943
• Sicily, On the Landing Beaches – 10th July 1943
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – 2nd July 1943
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – 3rd to 10th July 1943
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – 4th July 1943
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – 50th (Northumbrian) Division, 3rd to 6th July 1943
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – 5th July 1943
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – 6th July 1943
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – 9th July 1943 in Malta
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – Airborne Division Cameramen
• Sicily, Pre Invasion – Tripoli, 3rd July 1943
• Sicily, Pre Invasion -1st July 1943
• The Peace, Security & Prosperity conference programme
• The Sicily 1943: Peace, Security & Prosperity conference
• Irish Brigade Films to complete final two parts in its documentary series
• News
• Night Attack On “Djebel Ang”
• Roll of Honour: 1942-46
  • Remembering The Fallen
    • December 1942 – Resting At Peace
    • In Memorial at Medjez-el-Bab CWGC Cemetery
    • January 1943 – Resting At Peace
    • February 1943 – Resting At Peace
    • March 1943 – Resting At Peace
    • April 1943 – Resting At Peace
    • May 1943 – Resting At Peace
    • June 1943 – Resting At Peace
    • July 1943 – Resting At Peace
    • August 1943 – Resting At Peace
    • October 1943 – Resting In Peace
    • November 1943 – Resting in Peace
    • December 1943 – Resting in Peace
    • January 1944 – Resting in Peace
    • March 1944 – Resting in Peace
    • April 1944 – Resting in Peace
    • May 1944 – Resting in Peace
    • June 1944 – Resting in Peace
  • War Cemeteries
  • Tunisia, 1942-1943
  • Sicily, 1943
  • Termoli to the Moro River, 1943
  • The Apennines to Trasimene, 1944
  • High Apennines, 1944/45
  • The Senio to the River Po, 1945
  • Austria, 1945/46
• Story of London Irish Colour Sergeant Edmund O’Sullivan
  • All My Sons & Daughters: the story of Edmund O’Sullivan, 1946-2009
    • Return To The Road To Sinagoga
    • A Village Hampden
    • Friendly Bombs
    • Building Jerusalem
    • All My Children
    • Finding Eddie Mayo
    • Epilogue
    • Chronology
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 1
  • Irish Brigade Films
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 2
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 3
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 4
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 5
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 6
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 7
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 8
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 9
  • All My Brothers – Chapter 10
• Story of the Irish Brigade
  • Formation of the Irish Brigade
  • PodCasts
  • A Pictorial History, from Algeria to Austria
    • Tunisian Campaign, November 1942 to May 1943
      • Scotland, October 1942
      • Algiers, November 1942
      • North of Bou Arada, January 1943
      • Training in Tunisia, March 1943
      • Commanders at Heidous, April 1943
      • 78th Division in Tunisia, April 1943
      • 1st Army north of Medjez-el-Bab, April 1943
      • Entry into Tunis, May 1943
      • Victory Parade in Tunis, May 1943
      • First Army Thanksgiving Service in Carthage, May 1943
      • Relaxing at Guelma, June 1943
      • Decorated Men of the Irish Brigade, June 1943
      • Irish Brigade Photo Galleries, June 1943
    • Sicilian Campaign – July/August 1943
      • Sicily landings
      • Readying for Invasion
      • Catania Plain
      • Advance to Centuripe
      • Centuripe
      • Road to Randazzo
      • Monty meets the 8th Army
    • Adriatic Campaign, September to December 1943
      • Advance from Taranto to Foggia.
      • Termoli
      • From Termoli to the Trigno river
      • North from San Salvo
      • Remembrance in Termoli
      • Preparing for Battle
      • Crossing the Sangro
      • Sangro Bridgehead
      • Onto the Moro
      • Faces
      • The Sangro Bridge
      • Monty’s Farewell
      • The Russians are Coming
      • Ortona/Villa Grande
  • London Irish Rifles
    • The London Irish At War 1939 -1945
      • 2 LIR – January to October 1942
      • 2 LIR – November 1942
      • 2 LIR – December 1942
      • 2 LIR – January 1943
      • 2 LIR – February 1943
      • 2 LIR – March 1943
      • 2 LIR – April 1943
      • 2 LIR – May/June 1943
      • 2 LIR – July 1943
      • 2 LIR – August/September 1943
      • 2 LIR – October 1943
      • 2 LIR – November 1943
      • 2 LIR – December 1943
      • 2 LIR – January 1944
      • 2 LIR – February 1944
      • 2 LIR – March 1944
      • 2 LIR – April 1944
      • 2 LIR – May 1944
      • 2 LIR – June 1944
      • 2 LIR – July 1944
      • 2 LIR – October 1944
      • 2 LIR – November 1944 to February 1945
      • 2 LIR – March 1945
      • 2 LIR – April 1945
      • 2 LIR – May 1945
    • Honours and awards
    • They Shall Not Grow Old – 1 London Irish Rifles
    • They Shall Not Grow Old – 2 London Irish Rifles
  • Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – “The Skins”
    • They Shall Grow Not Old – Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
  • Royal Irish Fusiliers – “The Faughs”
    • They Shall Not Grow Old – 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers
  • The Tunisian Battlefields, April 1943
• The story of the Irish Brigade told by its brigadiers
  • The Irish Brigade in Tunisia
    • Arriving in North Africa
    • Goubellat Plain
    • The Bou Arada Period (1)
    • The Bou Arada Period (2)
    • The Indeterminate Period
    • The Beginning of the End
    • The Middle of the End
    • The End
  • The Irish Brigade in Sicily
    • Centuripe
    • Crossing of the Salso River
    • Crossing of the Simeto River
    • Attack on Maletto and advance to Randazzo
  • The Irish Brigade In Italy – September 1943 to December 1943
    • At Rest in Sicily
    • To the Italian Mainland
    • Landings at Termoli
    • The Battle of Petacciato
    • The Crossing of the Trigno river
    • First Attack on San Salvo
    • Second Assault on San Salvo
    • Between the Trigno and the Sangro
    • The Battle of the Winter Line
    • From the Sangro to the Moro
    • The End of the Campaign
  • Irish Brigade In Italy – February 1944 to July 1945
    • Taking Over From Nelson Russell
      • Taking over as Brigadier
      • Volturno Training
      • Barrosa Day
      • St Patrick’s Day
    • Defensive Positions Near Cassino
      • San Angelo
      • Meeting up with the French
      • Monte Castellone/Caira
      • Resting at Formicola
    • Cracking The Gustav Line
      • The Plan
      • Preparing for Battle
      • Across the Gari
      • The Skins capture Grafton
      • Consolidation
      • The Irish Rifles’ assault on Sinagoga
      • Further consolidation
      • The Faughs reach Route Six
      • The Skins at Piumarola
      • The Irish Rifles support the Skins
      • Messages of Congratulation
    • Advance Towards Ripi
      • Through the Hitler Line
      • Towards Ceprano
      • Hill 255
      • San Giovanni
    • North Of Rome
      • San Oreste
      • With the Faughs
      • Meeting the Pope
      • The Irish Rifles’ advance
      • Towards Orvieto
    • Battles At Lake Trasimene
      • Attack on Sanfatucchio
      • Pucciarelli Ridge
      • Pescia/Ranciano
      • Relieved from the Line
    • At Rest in Rome and Egypt
    • In Sidi Bishr
    • Back To Italy
    • With the 5th Army
    • Plan to capture Imola
    • The Spaduro battles
    • The Rains Come
    • Patrolling and Artillery Duels
    • San Clemente
    • And with the Skins and Irish Rifles
    • Clamping Down for the Winter
    • With the Faughs
    • Raid on Casa Tamagnin
    • Continuing in the Mountains
    • Goodbye to the Mountains
    • The Beginning of a New Phase
    • Preparing for the Final Battles
    • Senio Floodbanks
    • London Irish Raid on the Floodbank
    • Visitors to the Irish Brigade
    • St Patrick’s Day in Forli
    • Ready for Action
    • The Last Offensive – The Plan and Opening Phase
    • The Last Objective – The Santerno Bridgehead
    • The Advance to the Po di Volano
    • Northern Italy
    • The Po and the end of the War
    • Into Austria – Settling Frontiers
      • Settling Frontiers I – To Klagenfurt/Wolfsberg
      • Settling Frontiers II – Cossacks
      • Settling Frontiers III – Bulgarians
    • Balkan Troubles
      • Balkan Troubles I – 14th May 1945
      • Balkan Troubles II – 15th May 1945
      • Balkan Troubles III – 15th May 1945
      • Balkan Troubles IV – 16th May 1945
      • Balkan Troubles V – 19th May 1945
      • Balkan Troubles VI – 20th/21st May 1945
    • Postscript
    • Irish Brigade Awards: May 1944 to March 1945
    • Awards: April to July 1945
• War Diaries for 1942-45
  • War Diaries of 38 (Irish) Brigade
    • War Diaries of 38 (Irish) Brigade 1942/43
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – November 1942
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – December 1942
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – January 1943
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – February 1943
        • Attack on Stuka Ridge
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – March 1943
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – April 1943
        • Assault on Djebel Mahdi
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – May 1943
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – June 1943
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – July 1943
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – August 1943
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – September 1943
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – October 1943
        • Termoli
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – November 1943
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – December 1943
      • April 1943 (5a)
      • February 1943 (2)
      • February 1943 (3)
    • War Diaries of 38 (Irish) Brigade 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – January 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – February 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – March 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – April 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – May 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – June 1944
        • Audience with Pope Pius – 12th June 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – July 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – August 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – September 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – October 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – November 1944
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – December 1944
    • War Diaries of 38 (Irish) Brigade 1945
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – January 1945
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – February 1945
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – March 1945
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – April 1945
      • 38 (Irish) Brigade – May 1945
    • Officers’ Roll : November 1942 to December 1943
    • Officers’ Roll : January 1944 to May 1945
  • War Diaries of 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
    • War Diaries of 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1942/43
      • 6 Innisks – November 1942
      • 6 Innisks – December 1942
      • 6 Innisks – January 1943
        • The Skins at Two Tree Hill
      • 6 Innisks – February 1943
      • 6 Innisks – March 1943
      • 6 Innisks – April 1943
        • Assault on Tanngoucha
      • 6 Innisks – May 1943
      • 6 Innisks – June 1943
      • 6 Innisks – July 1943
      • 6 Innisks – August 1943
        • The Skins in Sicily
        • The Skins in Sicily – Arriving on the Island
        • The Skins in Sicily – Crossing the Salso and Simeto rivers
        • The Skins in Sicily – The Final Advance to Maletto
        • The Skins in Sicily – Centuripe
      • 6 Innisks – September 1943
      • 6 Innisks – October 1943
      • 6 Innisks – November 1943
        • The Skins at San Salvo
      • 6 Innisks – December 1943
    • War Diaries of 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1944
      • 6 Innisks – January 1944
      • 6 Innisks – February 1944
      • 6 Innisks – March 1944
      • 6 Innisks – April 1944
      • 6 Innisks – May 1944
      • 6 Innisks – June 1944
      • 6 Innisks – July 1944
      • 6 Innisks- August 1944
    • Officers’ Roll : November 1942 to July 1944
  • War Diaries of 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
    • War Diaries of 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1944
      • 2 Innisks – August 1944
      • 2 Innisks – September 1944
      • 2 Innisks – October 1944
      • 2 Innisks – November 1944
      • 2 Innisks – December 1944
    • War Diaries of 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1945
      • 2 Innisks – January 1945
      • 2 Innisks – February 1945
      • 2 Innisks – March 1945
      • 2 Innisks – April 1945
      • 2 Innisks – May 1945
    • Officers’ Roll : July 1944 to May 1945
  • War Diaries of 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers
    • War Diaries of 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers 1942/43
      • 1 RIrF – November 1942
      • 1 RIrF – December 1942
        • Battle of the Mosques
      • 1 RIrF – January 1943
      • 1 RIrF – February 1943
      • 1 RIrF – March 1943
      • 1 RIrF – April 1943
        • The Faughs’ Assaults on The Kefs
        • Point 622
      • 1 RIrF – May 1943
      • 1 RIrF – June 1943
      • 1 RIrF – July 1943
      • 1 RIrF – August 1943
        • The Faughs – Attack on Maletto
        • The Faughs in Sicily – Centuripe
        • The Faughs in Sicily – Crossing the Salso river
        • The Faughs in Sicily – Readying for battle
        • The Faughs in Sicily – crossing the Simeto river
        • The Faughs – Advance to Randazzo
      • 1 RIrF – September 1943
      • 1 RIrF – October 1943
      • 1 RIrF – November 1943
      • 1 RIrF – December 1943
    • War Diaries of 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers 1944
      • 1 RIrF – January 1944
      • 1 RIrF – February 1944
      • 1 RIrF – March 1944
      • 1 RIrF – April 1944
      • 1 RIrF – May 1944
      • 1 RIrF – June 1944
      • 1 RIrF – July 1944
      • 1 RIrF – August 1944
      • 1 RIrF – September 1944
      • 1 RIrF – October 1944
      • 1 RIrF – November 1944
      • 1 RIrF – December 1944
    • War Diaries of 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers 1945
      • 1 RIrF – January 1945
      • 1 RIrF – February 1945
      • 1 RIrF – March 1945
      • 1 RIrF – April 1945
      • 1 RIrF – May 1945
    • Officers’ Roll : November 1942 to June 1944
    • Officers’ Roll : July 1944 to May 1945
  • War Diaries of 2 London Irish Rifles
    • War Diaries of 2 London Irish Rifles 1942/43
      • 2 LIR – December 1942
      • 2 LIR – January 1943
        • Battle for Hill 286 north of Bou Arada 19/20 January 1943
        • Personal Account of Captain JW Grant, London Irish Rifles
        • Captain PJ Gibbons – Episodes from the North African Campaign
      • 2 LIR – February 1943
        • LIR account of German attack on Stuka Ridge – 26th February 1943
      • 2 LIR – March 1943
      • 2 LIR – April 1943
        • London Irish attack on Heidous on 22 April 1943
      • 2 LIR – May 1943
      • 2 LIR – June 1943
      • 2 LIR – July 1943
      • 2 LIR – August 1943
        • The London Irish at Centuripe/Salso river
        • The London Irish Rifles in Sicily – Crossing the Simeto river
        • Battle of Maletto
      • 2 LIR – September 1943
      • 2 LIR – October 1943
      • 2 LIR – November 1943
        • Sangro River
      • 2 LIR – December 1943
    • War Diaries of 2 London Irish Rifles – 1944
      • 2 LIR – January 1944
        • Lt Mosley at Il Calvario
        • E Company at Montenero
        • Intelligence reports – January 1944
      • 2 LIR – February 1944
      • 2 LIR – March 1944
      • 2 LIR – April 1944
      • 2 LIR – May 1944
      • 2 LIR – June 1944
      • 2 LIR – July 1944
      • 2 LIR – August 1944
      • 2 LIR – September 1944
      • 2 LIR – October 1944
      • 2 LIR – November 1944
      • 2 LIR – December 1944
    • War Diaries of 2 London Irish Rifles – 1945
      • 2 LIR – January 1945
      • 2 LIR – February 1945
      • 2 LIR – March 1945
      • 2 LIR – April 1945
      • 2 LIR – May 1945
    • Officers’ Roll : Nov 1942 to Dec 1943
    • Officers’ Roll : Jan 1944 to May 1945
  • Daily Irish Brigade and battalion war diaries
    • Daily War Diaries – November 1942
      • War Diaries – 1st to 10th November 1942
      • War Diaries – 11th to 22nd November 1942
      • War Diaries – 23rd to 30th November 1942
    • Daily War Diaries – December 1942
      • War Diaries – 1st December 1942
      • War Diaries – 1st to 5th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 6th to 10th December
      • War Diaries – 11th to 15th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 16th to 20th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 21st to 25th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 26th to 31st December 1942
      • War Diaries – 2nd December 1942
      • War Diaries – 3rd December 1942
      • War Diaries – 4th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 5th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 6th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 7th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 8th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 9th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 10th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 11th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 12th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 13th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 14th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 15th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 16th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 17th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 18th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 19th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 20th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 21st December 1942
      • War Diaries – 22nd December 1942
      • War Diaries – 23rd December 1942
      • War Diaries – 24th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 25th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 26th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 27th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 28th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 29th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 30th December 1942
      • War Diaries – 31st December 1942
    • Daily War Diaries – January 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st January 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st to 5th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th to 10th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th to 15th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th to 20th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st to 25th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th to 31st January 1943
      • War Diaries – 2nd January 1943
      • War Diaries – 3rd January 1943
      • War Diaries – 4th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 5th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 7th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 8th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 9th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 10th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 12th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 13th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 14th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 15th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 17th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 18th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 19th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 20th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st January 1943
      • War Diaries – 22nd January 1943
      • War Diaries – 23rd January 1943
      • War Diaries – 24th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 25th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 27th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 28th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 29th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 30th January 1943
      • War Diaries – 31st January 1943
    • Daily War Diaries – February 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st February 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st to 5th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th to 10th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th to 15th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th to 20th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st to 25th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th to 28th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 2nd February 1943
      • War Diaries – 3rd February 1943
      • War Diaries – 4th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 5th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 7th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 8th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 9th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 10th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 12th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 13th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 14th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 15th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 17th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 18th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 19th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 20th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st February 1943
      • War Diaries – 22nd February 1943
      • War Diaries – 23rd February 1943
      • War Diaries – 24th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 25th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 27th February 1943
      • War Diaries – 28th February 1943
    • Daily War Diaries – March 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st March 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th to 20th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st to 5th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th to 10th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th to 15th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st to 25th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th to 31st March 1943
      • War Diaries – 2nd March 1943
      • War Diaries – 3rd March 1943
      • War Diaries – 4th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 5th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 7th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 8th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 9th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 10th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 12th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 13th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 14th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 15th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 17th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 18th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 19th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 20th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st March 1943
      • War Diaries – 22nd March 1943
      • War Diaries – 23rd March 1943
      • War Diaries – 24th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 25th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 27th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 28th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 29th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 30th March 1943
      • War Diaries – 31st March 1943
    • Daily War Diaries – April 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st April 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th to 20th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st to 5th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th to 10th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th to 15th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st to 25th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th to 30th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 2nd April 1943
      • War Diaries – 3rd April 1943
      • War Diaries – 4th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 5th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 7th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 8th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 9th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 10th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 12th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 13th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 14th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 15th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 17th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 18th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 19th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 20th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st April 1943
      • War Diaries – 22nd April 1943
      • War Diaries – 23rd April 1943
      • War Diaries – 24th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 25th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 27th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 28th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 29th April 1943
      • War Diaries – 30th April 1943
    • Daily War Diaries – May 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st May 1943
      • War Diaries – 21st to 25th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 1st to 5th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th to 10th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th to 15th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th to 20th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 26th to 31st May 1943
      • War Diaries – 2nd May 1943
      • War Diaries – 3rd May 1943
      • War Diaries – 4th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 5th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 6th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 7th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 8th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 9th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 10th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 11th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 12th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 13th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 14th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 15th May 1943
      • War Diaries – 16th May 1943
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  • Daniel Merron
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  • Lawrence Franklyn-Vaile
  • Maurice Young
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  • From Termoli To The Moro
    • Part I – Termoli
    • Part II – Petacciato
    • Part III – Trigno River
    • Part IV – San Salvo
    • Part V – The River Sangro
    • Part VI – Mozzagrogna, Fossacesia and Rocca
    • Part VII – San Vito to the Moro River
    • Part VIII – Sangro River / Moro River cemeteries
  • Filming in Tunisia, March 2018
    • Tunisian filming – Day 1
  • Filming in Sicily, June 2018
  • Filming in Italy, May 2019
    • Day 1 – Campobasso to Termoli
    • Day 3 – Capracotta, Montenero and Castel di Sangro
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    • Day 4 – Caira/Monte Castellone/Monte Cassino
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    • Day 6 – San Oreste to Citta della Pieve
    • Day 7 – Panicale to Sanfatucchio
    • Day 8 – Ripi to Strangalagalli to Rossasecca
    • Day 9 – Rome
    • Page 10 – Cassino CWGC Cemetery
    • Day 11 – Cassino/Albaneta
  • Irish Brigade Films complete filming for new All My Brothers episodes
  • Battlefield Visit Liri Valley
    • Cavendish Road.
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    • San Angelo In Theodice
    • Monte Castellone
    • San Michele / Inferno track
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    • North to the Hitler Line
    • Hill 255/San Giovanni
    • CWGC Cemetery
  • Battlefield visit: Cassino
  • Battlefield visit: Lake Trasimene
  • Detailed Battlefield Guides
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  • John Horsfall’s Account
    • Point 622, 23rd April 1943
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    • Sanfatucchio, 20th/21st June 1944
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  • Mervyn Davies Remembers
    • Il Calvario
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    • Hill 255, 29 May 1944
    • Hill 255, 29 May 1944 by Major Mervyn Davies
  • Point 286, Tunisia – Jan 1943 by Lt-Col Jeffreys
  • Lieutenant Nick Mosley at Monte Spaduro
  • Captain Percy Hamilton’s Memoirs
    • Percy Hamilton – On Route to Africa
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    • Percy Hamilton – To the Tunisian front line 13 March 1943
      • Arriving in the Front Line.
      • The First Morning
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    • Percy Hamilton – Tanngoucha I
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    • Percy Hamilton – To Mainland Italy
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    • Percy Hamilton – Assault on San Salvo
  • Major Lawrence Franklyn-Vaile’s Letters Home
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  • Lieutenant David Schayek – March 1943, Part I
  • Glimpses of War – Captain Robbie Robinson DCM
    • Glimpses of War – Tunisia
      • Corporal Murphy – A Consequence of War
      • Tunisia 1943 – Night Patrol Attack
      • Horror of Horrors – Anti Personnel Jump Mines
      • How I came to be a Sergeant, at 19
      • “We Buried Them In The Dead Of Night”
      • Seeing Is Believing
      • Night Attack On Hill 622 (Butler’s Hill)
      • Close Calls
      • Longstop Hill
    • Serving in Northern Ireland 1 Aug 1940 to 14 May 1942
    • Glimpses of War – Mainland Italy
      • L/Cpl Mallon M.M. 17 Pl. ‘D’ Coy. – A Mad Hatter
      • Cassino, Italy – An Unlikely Place to Meet
      • “The Tempting Stew”
      • The Dangerous and Dusty Road to Rome
      • Rome To Lake Trasimeno
      • Seeing things! Eyes Closed
      • Night Patrols – Italian Apennines
      • A Few Surprises – The End of the Journey
    • Glimpses of War – Sicily
      • Company Commander Capt. W Hanna – A Premonition of Death
      • A Patrol of Near Disaster
  • Lieutenant David Schayek – April 1943, Part III
  • Lieutenant David Schayek – April 1943, Part II
  • Sgt Charles Ward Diary Entries
    • Charles Ward – December 1942
    • Charles Ward – January 1943
    • Charles Ward – February 1943
    • Charles Ward – Transfer to SOE
    • Veteran’s Account: Hill 286 – January 19/20 1943
  • Major Desmond Woods – From Termoli to Trasimene
    • Desmond Woods: Part I – Adriatic Campaign
      • Major Desmond Woods – Adriatic Coast, Arriving at the Trigno river
      • Major Desmond Woods – Adriatic Coast, The Trigno river bridge
      • Major Desmond Woods – Adriatic Coast, Crossing the Sangro river
      • Major Desmond Woods – Adriatic Coast, Reaching the Moro river
    • Desmond Woods: Part II – Preparing for Cassino
    • Desmond Woods: Part III – The Liri Valley
      • Major Desmond Woods – Liri Valley I
      • Major Desmond Woods – Liri Valley II
      • Major Desmond Woods – Liri Valley III
      • Major Desmond Woods – Liri Valley IV
      • Major Desmond Woods – Liri Valley V
      • Major Desmond Woods – Liri Valley VI
    • Desmond Woods: Part IV – Trasimene
      • Desmond Woods at Trasimene
  • Captain Strome Galloway At Stuka Farm
    • Stuka Farm I
    • Stuka Farm II
  • Colin Gunner at Argenta
  • Following in the final footsteps of my father
  • CQMS Edmund O’Sullivan with the London Irish Rifles
    • Ted O’Sullivan joins the London Irish Rifles
    • Day 2
    • The making of Rosie
    • Training at Wimbledon
    • Invasion alerts
    • From Lowestoft to Haverfordwest
    • Onto Goodwood
    • Joining the Irish Brigade
    • Operation Dryshod and ready for War
    • Setting sail from Scotland
    • Arrival in Algiers
    • CQMS O’Sullivan in Algiers, 22nd November 1942
    • Christmas in Tunisia
    • Point 286
    • Stuka Ridge
    • Rest and recovery
    • The Djebels north of Medjez-el-Bab
    • Entering Tunis
    • Rest and renewed training
    • Stormy Mediterranean crossings
    • The Sicilian campaign
    • From Termoli to the Trigno
    • Crossing the Sangro River
    • Interlude at Campbobasso
    • Meeting the new OC
    • German raid at Montenero
    • In clear sight of Vesuvius
    • Defensive positions at San Angelo
    • Ascending Monte Castellone
    • The Liri Valley
    • North of Rome
    • Back to Rome and onto Egypt
    • Hospitalised in Alexandria
    • Out of the Line
    • Back to the London Irish at last
    • Resting in Forli
    • St Patrick’s Day
    • From Argenta to Austria
    • Peace at Last
    • Home on Leave
    • At Ease in London
    • The Atomic Sergeant Major
    • RQMS Edmund O’Sullivan goes home
  • 78th Division Final Offensive
    • 78 Division
    • Unit Accounts – Maps
    • Casualties/ Prisoners of War
    • 11 Brigade
    • 2 Lancashire Fusiliers
    • 1 East Surreys
    • 5 Northamptons
    • 5 Buffs
    • 8 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
    • 38 (Irish) Brigade
    • 38th Brigade
    • 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
    • 2 London Irish Rifles
    • 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers
    • 1 Kensingtons
    • The Queen’s Bays
    • 9 Lancers
    • 10 Royal Hussars
    • 48 RTR
    • Royal Artillery
    • 17 Field Regiment RA
    • 132 (Welsh) Field Regiment RA
    • 138 Field Regiment RA
    • 64 A/Tk Regiment
    • Royal Engineers, 78 Division
  • Operation Buckland
    • 9th April 1945
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• Photographic memories
  • RSM George Charnick’s Photographic Memories
    • RSM G J Charnick
    • Comrades in arms
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    • Menu Cards
    • Relaxing
    • Bren Gun Carriers
    • Spanish Steps
  • CQMS John Duffy MM
  • The Irish Brigade at Forli, March 1945
  • Pipes and Drums – Misc photographs
• Honours and awards
  • Honours and Awards – 38 (Irish) Brigade
  • Honours and awards – 6 Innisks
  • Honours and awards – 2 Innisks
  • Honours and awards – 1 RIrF
  • Honours and awards – 2 LIR
  • Honours and Awards – Tunisian Campaign
  • Honours and Awards – Sicilian Campaign
  • Honours and Awards – From Termoli to the Moro
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Posts by category

• Category: 78th Division
  • The London Irish officer killed in Tunisia who lost two brothers in the Great War
  • Piper Albert Jeffrey at the Vatican
  • Christmas 1943 magazine for the 78th Division
• Category: Adriatic campaign
  • Charlie Lawson tells heartbreaking story of the uncle he never knew
  • Termoli plans monument, museum and documentary to commemorate the landings of 1943
  • Irish Brigade at the Battle of Termoli in October 1943
  • The Faughs at the Trigno river, 27th/28th October 1943
• Category: Battle of Cassino
  • The Irishmen who fought at Cassino
  • The 70th jubilee of the Cassino battles in May 2014
  • Prince Harry at Cassino ceremony 2014
  • Remembering the fallen at Cassino
  • Peace Bells at San Angelo
  • O Group in the Liri Valley and the death of Colonel Goff in May 1944
  • Preparing for the storm at Monte Trocchio in May 1944
  • London Irish commanding officer Ion Goff remembered
  • Abbey of Monte Cassino at peace still remembers the war
  • Visit to Casa Sinagoga in the Liri valley
  • Remembering the heroes of the Gari River
  • Preparing for battle: the Irish Brigade at Caira in 1944
• Category: Event
  • Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the Italian campaign conference to be held in November
• Category: Irish Brigade
  • The London Irish Rifleman who walked to freedom
  • When John Profumo visited the Irish Brigade
  • Canadians who served with the Irish Brigade
  • Father Daniel Kelleher MC Chaplain to the Irish Brigade
• Category: Irish Brigade Films
  • Irish Brigade Films complete filming for new All My Brothers episodes
• Category: London Irish at Anzio
  • Anzio
• Category: London Irish Rifles
  • Captain Michael Tasker in Tunisia and Italy
  • Corporal Edward O’Reilly MM
  • Sgt George Guild’s photo collection
  • Guts and tragedy: the London Irish Lofting brothers
  • Sergeant Thomas Renshaw
  • Lance Corporal Joseph Ransley
  • Major Colin Gibbs MC- Lionhearted London Irish Company Commander
  • Sergeant Edward Charles Mayo MM: champion recruit and natural leader
  • London Irishman Charles Ward remembers the events of 1939
  • London Irish Piper Jeff Jeffrey remembers
  • Rifleman Michael Foley- Irish veteran who died fighting in Italy
  • London Irish Rifles at Spinello – 23rd October 1944
  • Major Sir Mervyn Davies, 1918 – 2015
  • Captain Charles Reidy- London Irishman wounded in Tunisia who changed athletics
  • Desmond Fay in the Irish Brigade
  • Mervyn Davies remembers
• Category: Maletto
  • Eyewitness recalls Maletto battle
  • Commemorations in Maletto
• Category: Monte Cassino
• Category: On location
  • Irish Brigade Films to complete final two parts in its documentary series
• Category: Operation Buckland
  • The Irish Brigade in action on 19th April 1945
  • 18th April 1945
  • Operation Buckland The Irish Brigade’s last battle
  • Irish Brigade attack of 21 April 1945
  • 22nd April 1945
  • 23rd April 1945
  • The end of the war in Italy
  • 17th April 1945 – preparing to break through the Argenta gap
  • 20th April 1945
  • The start of the Irish Brigade’s final Italian battle in April 1945
  • Preparing for the push to the Po on 24 April 1945
  • 10th April 1945
  • 11th April 1945
  • 16th April 1945
  • 15th April 1945
  • 14th April 1945
  • 13th April 1945
  • 12th April 1945
• Category: Operation Husky
  • Sicily conference report published
  • Stars in the Sicilian campaign: Audie Murphy
  • Stars in the Sicilian campaign: Christopher Lee
  • Stars in the Sicilian campaign: Douglas Fairbanks Jr
  • Stars in the Sicilian campaign: Alec Guinness
  • Remembering the dead of the Sicily campaign
  • The December 1941 Arcadia conference and the Irish Brigade
  • Peace walk to commemorate Sicily campaign
  • Catania conference to commemorate Sicily campaign
• Category: Piedimonte Etneo
  • Piedimonte Etneo
• Category: Remembering the fallen
  • Maletto memorial for the men who died in the Irish Brigade’s final Sicily battle
  • New memorials unveiled in Sicily
  • Two Skins killed together in Italy
• Category: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
  • Conference hears Irish Brigade Italy campaign stories
  • Fusilier Harold Mellor
  • Full house in Omagh for All My Brothers film
  • Remembering Major Franklyn-Vaile
• Category: Royal Irish Fusiliers
  • Remembering Fusilier Albert Cyril Smith
  • Fusilier George Holmes’ time with the Faughs
  • Fusilier Christopher Mangan in Italy and Austria
  • Fusilier Edward Graham – From County Durham to Maletto in Sicily.
  • The life and legacy of Major John E McNally MC
  • Captain William Hanna hero of Centuripe
  • The Faughs at Monte Spaduro
• Category: Sicily
  • Stars in the Sicilian campaign: Alan Whicker
  • How Operation Husky in July 1943 made Overlord possible in June 1944
  • FDR’s 1943 journey to Casablanca and the decision to invade Sicily
  • Sicily filming – Day 6.
  • Sicily filming – Day 5
  • Sicily filming – Day 4
  • Sicily filming – Day 3
  • Sicily filming – Day 2
  • Sicily filming – Day 1
  • Royal Irish Fusilier, Edward Graham, found by his sons 74 years after his death
  • How the Irish Brigade crossed the Salso in 1943
  • Sicily pilgrimage for Irish Brigade website
  • Sicilian campaign overview
  • The Irish Brigade advance to Catenanuova in 1943
  • After carnage around Etna, the Irish Brigade found heaven on Sicily’s beaches
  • Centuripe 1943 – an eyewitness account
  • Scarifice and honour celebrated at Sicily’s CWGC Cemeteries
  • Entering Centuripe
  • Remembering Rifleman James Murtagh MM
  • Irish Brigade advance to Randazzo in August 1943
  • The Irish Brigade’s epic attack at Centuripe
  • Robert Hogan’s war in Tunisia and Sicily with the LIR and the Faughs
• Category: Sicily 1943
  • Angelina Belfiore, 101, tells her eyewitness story of the arrival of the London Irish Rifles in her hometown
  • Message from King Charles launches commemorations of the 80th anniversary of Sicily landings
  • Minneapolis family heads to Sicily for WWII commemoration
  • Joe Mantegna, drawing on his Italian roots, lends his support for the Sicily Peace, Security & Prosperity Conference
  • Top speakers to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Sicily landings at Catania conference
  • IFPSP founder Gregory on when he was inspired to memorialise Canada’s Husky role
  • Swift success in Sicily was built on the lessons of the Tunisian campaign
  • Countdown to Husky: Operation Mincemeat
  • Countdown to Husky: Canada joins the campaign
  • Countdown to Husky: the false start and the final plan
  • Photo portrait initiative to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Husky
  • Churchill, Roosevelt and history’s most momentous press conference
  • Catania to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Sicily landings
  • The USAAF bombing raids on Palermo in January 1943
  • National Italian memorials planned
• Category: The Sangro River
  • 2 LIR at the Sangro river
• Category: Tunisia
  • Remembering Rifleman Albert Fitzgibbon
  • Visit to Tunisia – Day 6
  • Visit to Tunisia – Day 5
  • Visit to Tunisia – Day 4
  • Visit to Tunisia – Day 3
  • Visit to Tunisia – Day 2
  • Visit to Tunisia – Day 1
• Category: Uncategorized
  • Fusilier Anthony Addis
  • Rifleman James Gerard Murtagh, 1912 -1943
  • Sgt Raymond Phillips at Centuripe
  • CQMS O’Sullivan crossing the Trigno river
  • Major Desmond Woods at the Trigno river
  • Desmond Fay at Monte Spaduro
  • Lieutenant Nick Mosley at Monte Spaduro
  • The Faughs at Monte Spaduro
  • Rifleman Albert Leddy, 1924 – 2021
  • A Pictorial History, from Algeria to Austria
  • Deserters in North Africa and Italy
  • 2 LIR in North Africa, June 1943
  • Second World War heroes who scrummed for Ireland
  • Captain James Justin McPhillips
  • The Irish Brigade Song Book.
  • River Simeto
  • Landings near Cassibile