Great Britain

Princess Victoria’s

Kingdom of Great Britain
 
1793: 87th (Prince of Wales’s Irish)
Regiment of Foot

89th Regiment of Foot

1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1804: 2nd Bn raised
2nd Bn raised
1811: 87th (Prince of Wales’s
Own Irish)
Regiment of Foot




1816:
2nd Bn disbanded
1817: 2nd Bn disbanded

1827: 87th (Royal Irish)
Regiment of Fusiliers



1866:

89th (Princess Victoria’s)
Regiment of Foot

87th Fusiliers
89th Foot
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
layout layout
1881: 1st Bn, 2nd Bn,
The Royal Irish Fusiliers
(Princess Victoria’s)
Princess Victoria’s
(Royal Irish Fusiliers)
Royal-Irish-Fusiliers
PVRIF
1921: The Royal Irish Fusiliers
(Princess Victoria’s)

1922: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1922: 2nd Bn disbanded
1938: 2nd Bn raised
1948: 2nd Bn disbanded
1948:
part of
The North Irish Brigade
1958: North-Irish
1968: 3rd Battalion,
The Royal Irish Rangers
(27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th)
part of
The King’s Division
RIR
1969: disbanded