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Post by tommyhetherington on Jul 15, 2009 18:16:49 GMT
Hi Matt, Getting Close now. !942-1945 The Government had allowed for a war time strength of 49.603 but this was never achieved.April 1945 saw the strength at 37,786
CURRAGH COMMAND 1942-1945
HQ (Curragh) 24th Infantry Battalion 1st Armoured Squadron 4th Armoured Squadron 9th Cyclyst Company 10th Cyclyst Company(Portlaoise)
Garrison Units
1st Maintenance Engineer Company 1st Garrison Signals Company 1st Garrison Ordnance Company 1st Garrison Supply & Transport Company 1st Transport Company 1st Hospital Company 1st Garrison Company Military Police 1st Internment Camp Staff 2nd Internment Camp Staff 1st Battalion Construction Corps 5th Battalion Construction Corps HQ Depot & School Cavalry Corps HQ Depot & School Artillery Corps -Kildare HQ Depot & School Army Corps of Engineers 1st Field Engineer Company. 1st Maintenance Engineer Company HQ Depot & School Army Signal Corps 1st Signals Company HQ Depot & School Supply & Transport Corps (Dublin) 1st Supply & Transport Company HQ Depot & School Army Medical Corps 1st Hospital Company HQ Depot & School Corps of Military Police 1st Military Police Company
Band of the Curragh Training Camp Military College
A few points to note at this stage is that the 3rd Battalion was gone to the 5th Brigade and based in Waterford The Internment Camp was in operation and that the Construction Corps were non combatant
Tommy H
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Post by tommyhetherington on Aug 7, 2009 15:13:11 GMT
Hi Matt Time is the problem here but should have it completed soon.
Tommy
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Post by tommyhetherington on Sept 14, 2009 18:55:19 GMT
Hi Matt, Moving on we had got through the WAR it is worth noting that the Germans did draw up a plan to invade Ireland but it was never a serious possibility. There was no lessons learned from our pre 1939 strength and the Defence Forces were again reduced to 12,740 which included the Navy and Aer corp.
Curragh Camp 1946-1959
3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Armoured Squadron 4th Motor Squadron
Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment (Kildare) 1st Maintenance Engineer Company 1st Garrison Ordnance Company 1st Garrison Supply & Transport Company 1st Hospital Company Military College Depot & School Cavalry Corps Depot & School Artillery Corps -Kildare Depot & School Corps of Engineers Depot & School Signal Corps Depot & School Supply & Transport Corps Depot and School Ordnance Corps Depot & School Corps of Military Police Depot & School Army Medical Corps Army Apprentice School (Established 1956) General Military Hospital Band of the Curragh Training Camp
During this time 1946 the LDF was renamed and became the FCA The Bloods were back in the Curragh again Tommy H
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Post by tommyhetherington on Oct 16, 2009 19:05:06 GMT
Hi Matt, 1959 to 1979 this period will appeal to some of our older members. Pay was low somethings never change and strengths were in around 8,000 about 2500 less than now. FCA units were intergrated with the regulars.
CURRAGH COMMAND
3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Tank Squadron ( 8 Comet and 4 Churchill Tanks ) 1st Armoured Squadron 4th Motor Squadron 1st Air Defence Artillery Regiment ( Kildare ) 1st Maintenance Engineer Company 1st Garrison Ordnance Company 1st Garrison Supply & Transport Company General Military Hospital 1st Hospital Company Depot & School Cavalry Corps Depot & School Artillery Corps -Kildare Depot & School Corps of Engineers Depot & School Signal Corps Depot & School Supply & Transport Corps Depot and School Ordnance Corps Depot & School Corps of Military Police Depot & School Army Medical Corps.
As I stated numbers were low and added to this so was morale,salvation of sorts was to come with Ireland joining the UN the first Mission involved a number of officers in Lebanon (UNOGIL) this lasted a number of months and then became UNTSO I think this mission is still in place today. This was followed by our first major mission the Congo (ONUC) and later Cyprus (UNIFCYP)
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Post by tommyhetherington on Oct 16, 2009 19:12:53 GMT
Hi Matt,
CURRAGH COMMAND 1973 TO 1977
3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Tank Squadron ( 8 Comet and 4 Churchill Tanks ) 1st Armoured Squadron 4th Motor Squadron 1st Air Defence Artillery Regiment ( Kildare ) 1st Maintenance Engineer Company 1st Garrison Ordnance Company 1st Garrison Supply & Transport Company General Military Hospital 1st Hospital Company Depot & School Cavalry Corps Depot & School Artillery Corps -Kildare Depot & School Corps of Engineers Depot & School Signal Corps Depot & School Supply & Transport Corps Depot and School Ordnance Corps Depot & School Corps of Military Police Depot & School Army Medical Corps.
No Major changes here but the main events at the time for the Defence Forces were dealing with the situation from the north and the terrorist activity in the country which lead to the withdrawal of troops from the Sinai mission( The Dublin and Monaghan bombings ) a new unit was formed THe 30th Inf Bn a sister unit of the Bloods and became part of the 6th Brigade
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Post by tommyhetherington on Oct 16, 2009 19:28:10 GMT
Hi Matt, Well this is it from me the years are 1977 To 1979 and then your part slots in.
CURRAGH COMMAND
1st Maintenance Engineer Company 1st Garrison Ordnance Company 1st Garrison Supply & Transport Company General Military Hospital 1st Hospital Company Depot & School Cavalry Corps Depot & School Artillery Corps -Kildare Depot & School Corps of Engineers Depot & School Signal Corps Depot & School Supply & Transport Corps Depot and School Ordnance Corps Depot & School Corps of Military Police Depot & School Army Medical Corps. Band of the Southern Command Army Apprentice School ( Naas )
6th Brigade ( HQ Curragh)
3rd Infantry Battalion 30th Infantry Battalion ( Kilkenny ) 9th Infantry Battalion ( Kilkenny ) 10th Infantry Battalion (Wexford)
1st Armoured Squadron 3rd Independent Field Battery ( Kildare ) 6th Field Artillery Regiment ( Kildare ) 6th Field Signal Company 6th Field Supply and Transport Company
This is as much I can put together from the reading I have done. I can not state that it is complete or 100% accurate but is a good guide for anyone looking at the history of the Units of the CAMP.
I hope anyone reading this has enjoyed it and sorry for the delay in completing it.
Tommy H
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Post by Matt McNamara on Oct 16, 2009 21:56:33 GMT
Hi Tommy
Well done and thank you for bringing us through the years up to 1999. I will finish by showing what changes have occurred since 1999 and what units are in The Curragh now and the various establishments, some old and some new.
1999-Present
In 1999 the Army under went some major changes. A lot of the older units were disbanded while others were renamed and reorganised into a new Defence Forces Brigade System. The Curragh Camp was renamed as the Defence Forces Training Centre or D.F.T.C. for short. The D.F.T.C. is a centre of excellence that provides professional military training and education to Defence Forces personnel and administrates and manages the Logistics Base and Defence Force Reserve units located within its area of territorial responsibility. The various educational establishments within the D.F.T.C. also provide training to other international students who come to The Curragh for training on specialised equipment and courses.
Defence Forces Training Centre 1999
Headquarters D.F.T.C.
[glow=red,2,300]Educational Establishments[/glow] Military College Command and Staff School Cadet School Infantry School Officer Training Wing Infantry Weapons Wing NCO Training Wing United Nations School
Combat Support College Artillery School Cavalry School Engineer School Communications Information Systems School
Combat Service Support College Ordnance School Transport and Vehicle Maintenance School Military Police School Medical School Physical Training and Education School Military Administration School Defence Forces Catering School Trainee Technicians
[glow=red,2,300]Support Units DFTC[/glow] Service Support Unit Personnel Management Logistics Unit Ordnance Detachment Medical Detachment Media and Language Transport Company Communication Information Systems Detachment Simulation Training
Defence Forces Logistic Base Curragh Ammunition Depot CIS Base Workshops Combined Workshops Ordnance Workshops Engineering Fire Service Heavy Plant Section Technical Stores National Stores Reception Centre
Military Police Company Investigation Section Military Police Platoon [glow=red,2,300]Operational / Army Reserve Forces[/glow] Army Ranger Wing (ARW) 1st Armoured Cavalry Squadron (1 ACS) 1st Air Defence Regiment (1 ADR) B Company 3rd Battalion (B Coy)
Since The Curragh Camp was handed over to the Irish Forces in 1922, it has gone through a lot of changes, none more than the last ten years. These changes came swift to a lot of people and change can be sometimes difficult to adapt to. A lot of new buildings appeared on The Curragh skyline and even older buildings disappeared. But a lot of money and resources have gone into refurbishing some of the original buildings which make The Curragh what it is. One such building is the planned Curragh Museum, which will move into an old stable building at the heart of The Curragh. The refurbishment will produce a fine modern museum, that will display The Curragh past right up to modern day.
Matt
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Post by Matt McNamara on Oct 17, 2009 1:40:42 GMT
This Organisation chart may help a little. Matt
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Post by Ann Brown on Jun 25, 2012 14:43:12 GMT
6th Battalion military train Curragh Camp
Curragh Camp 1861 « on: Today at 15:41:27 » i have found a relation listed at Curragh camp in 1861 My great great uncle Private Joseph Birtwisle 6th Battalion military train Curragh Camp
I do know that Joseph was in her Majestys army at Chatham in 1855 His father listed him as an executor in his will dated 1855. Joseph was married to Susannah Margaret Mackay at Woolwich in 1863 . Her father was Alexander Mackay and had also served in the Army Susannah was born at the Cape of Good Hope c1841 I have not found Joseph in England for the 1861 census
Having re-looked at my great great uncles marriage certificate , he married at Woolwich in 1863 and was then based at Woolwich barracks. What I originally thought said military training. the end looked squashed, it definitely says Military Train. He had been a Groom in civilian life. So it makes sense that he could have been dealing with horses in the army. You don't think about the supply side of things being from horse drawn wagons at that time...
Then looking on the net at Curragh Camp, it seems that regiments were based there on rotation. Also in 1861 when my great great uncle was there, could have coincided with the time when the Prince of Wales later Edward V11 was there too.
I would be extremely grateful for any help. ie any ideas to his original regiment He was born at Northwich Cheshire any photos of possible uniform
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Post by Denis murphyy on Jan 11, 2016 12:26:22 GMT
My parent unit was the Depot Army. Medical Corp. I found out that the name of the unit was changed. I am looking for a unit flash. Is there any around. Thanks Denis.
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Post by kelly on Jan 12, 2016 9:29:11 GMT
Hi Denis . If you google in Irish army insignia a lot of info will come up, I am pretty certain Matt has put up a lot of info re this subject have a look. Ex Tpr Kelly Ex 1st Armd Sqdn 53-54-55
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Post by joseph bentley on Feb 26, 2019 16:29:50 GMT
i was a driver with the supply and transport clarke barracks curragh camp in the 1960s i would like to know what year did the barracks close
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B/M Reynolds No 3 Army Band
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Post by B/M Reynolds No 3 Army Band on Dec 27, 2019 18:41:15 GMT
Bandsman F Reynolds No 3 Army Band The Curragh in Circa (1957)
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Denis. Ex Depot Amc
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Post by Denis. Ex Depot Amc on Jun 27, 2020 18:54:44 GMT
Has anyone got a copy of the old depot amc unit flash.
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