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Post by Matt McNamara on Jan 26, 2005 23:32:20 GMT
[glow=red,2,300]Curragh Command Pre- 1990[/glow]
This command, including 6th Brigade, were deactivated under the 1996-1998 reorganization.
The reorganization reduced the four-command, five-brigade structure to a three-command, three-brigade structure. While two active infantry battalions were eliminated, the nine remaining were expanded to an average strength of 483 – previously the battalions had been smaller – and units were added to the three remaining brigades to make them the equivalent of independent brigade.
[glow=red,2,300]CURRAGH COMMAND:[/glow]
HQ (Ceannt Barracks, Curragh Camp)
Military College (incorporating Infantry and Command & Staff Schools) (Curragh)
General Training Depot (Curragh)
No.1 Security Coy. (Curragh)
Army Apprentice School (Naas)
Army Ranger Wing (Curragh)
1st Tank Squadron (Plunkett Barracks, Curragh) equipped with fourteen Scorpion light tanks and five Timoney Mk VI APCs
Depot & School Cavalry (Curragh)
1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment (HQ & 1st Air Defence Bty., Kildare) equipped with six 40mm Mk 1 Bofors A/A guns and four RBS 70 SAM launchers Depot & School Artillery (Kildare)
1st Maintenance Engineer Coy (Curragh)
Depot & School Engineer Corps (Curragh)
Depot & School Signals Corps. (Curragh)
Curragh Command Supply & Transport Coy. (Curragh)
Curragh Command Vehicle Workshops (Curragh)
Depot & School Supply & Transport Corps (Curragh)
1st Garrison Ordnance Coy. (Curragh)
1st Hospital Coy. (Curragh)
General Military Hospital (Curragh)
Depot & School Medical Corps (Curragh)
Military Detention Barracks (Curragh)
Depot & School Military Police (Curragh)
Band of the Curragh Command (Curragh)
[glow=red,2,300]6th Infantry Brigade:[/glow]
Bde. HQ (Connolly Barracks, Curragh)
3rd Infy. Bn. "THE BLOODS" (Curragh) had one APC Coy. with twelve AML VTT M3 APCs [To 1st Brigade]
30th Infy. Bn. (Kilkenny) [Deactivated]
1st Armoured Sqn. (Plunkett Barracks, Curragh) equipped with four AML 245 H-90 and six AML 245 H-60 armoured cars plus three AML VTT M3 APCs
3rd Field Bty. (Curragh) equipped with six 105mm Light Guns
6th Field Signal Coy. (Ceannt Barracks, Curragh)
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Post by nicky mulcahy on Aug 5, 2006 14:02:04 GMT
loking for info on my dad c/s james mulcahy (mul)
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Post by james Mc Gerrvy on Dec 29, 2006 14:59:29 GMT
Looking for information on James Mc Greevy (may not be correct spelling) was in the Army and then moved to England Sorry for such little information, but a person in U S A is doing a family tree and needs information about James and his wife, who was Donagher.
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Post by tuamite on Sept 25, 2008 20:04:06 GMT
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Hi matt, I recieved my late father Pte Edward Leniston, service records he was in the Army from 6/10/1950-4/2/1953.
He was a member of that unit Depot S & T. (Supply & Transport). and was in 7th Batt reserve. Looking for anyone who was was in that unit at the same time as him. I met with Denis Madden this week . Anne
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Post by tommyhetherington on May 27, 2009 0:22:24 GMT
HI Matt I have come across alot of information about Units of the Curragh since 1923 to 2004 it is broken down into tables and consists of about sixteen. I hope to start later to-day and it will give us info on units and there movements and strengths it will be of great interest to the members of the forum who served in the curragh in the 60's. As a feeler of the type of info contained the strength of the Army in 1923 was approx 44,500 big changes since then about 8,500 now
Tommy H
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Post by tommyhetherington on May 27, 2009 20:16:49 GMT
Hi Matt, I was wrong the strength of the Army was around 55,000 circ 1922
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF UNITS IN THE CURRAGH IN 1923
CURRAGH COMMAND
29th Garrison Infantry Battalion
43rd Garrison Infantry Battalion
54th Garrison Infantry Battalion
59th Reserve Infantry Battalion
60th Reserve Infantry Battalion ' this unit was disbanded late 1923 '
61st Reserve Infantry Battalion
62nd Reserve Infantry Battalion
63rd Reserve Infantry Battalion
64th Reserve Infantry Battalion ' this unit was disbanded late 1923 '
65th Reserve Infantry Battalion ' this unit was disbanded late 1923 '
Command Armoured Car Company
Command Military Police Company
Command Services
There was no 3rd Bn in th Curragh at this stage they were part of the Donegal Command based in Drumboe.
The Strength of the Army at the start of 1923 was approx 48,500
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Post by tommyhetherington on May 27, 2009 20:37:53 GMT
Hi Matt, 1924 and at this stage the strength had decreased to approx 16,500 all ranks one reason was that the Infantry Battalions were reduced from 59 to 27
CURRAGH COMMAND 1924
No 8 Brigade 22nd Infantry Battalion 23rd Infantry Battalion 24th Infantry Battalion
No 9 Brigade 25th Infantry Battalion 26th Infantry Battalion 27th Infantry Battalion
HQ Armoured Car Corps 1st Armoured Car Company
HQ Artillery Corps (Kildare)
1st Field Artillery Battery 2nd Field Artillery Battery
Curragh Command Signals Company
Curragh Command Military Police Company
Curragh Command Transport Company
No 3 Army Band
The Military College
The 3rd Battalion were now in the west and part of No 1 Brigade Ballyshannon
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Post by tommyhetherington on May 31, 2009 14:20:31 GMT
Hi Matt, 1927 The Strength of the Army was now 11,500 approx and the Infantry Battalions were reduced from 27 to 16.
CURRAGH COMMAND 1927
8th Infantry Battalion
Armoured Car Corps
1st Armoured Car Company 2nd Armoured Car Company 3rd Armoured Car Company 4th Armoured Car Company
Artillery Corps (HQ Kildare)
1st Field Battery 2nd Field Battery 3rd Field Battery
Curragh Command Signals Company Curragh Command Military Police Company Curragh Command Transport Company No. 3 Army Band
No 3rd Battalion they were now in Boyle and still part of the 1st Brigade
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Post by tommyhetherington on May 31, 2009 22:19:30 GMT
Hi Matt, 1929 and The Battalions were starting to amalgamate.
CURRAGH COMMAND 1929
3rd Battalion (The Bloods)
1st Armoured Car Company 2nd Armoured Car Company 3rd Armoured Car Company 4th Armoured Car Company
Artillery Corps (HQ Kildare)
1st Field Battery 2nd Field Battery 3rd Field Battery
Curragh Command Signals Company Curragh Command Military Police Company Curragh Command Transport Company No. 3 Army Band
The 11th Battalion amalgamated with the 8th which then amalgamated with the 3rd there was now only nine Battalions
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Post by tommyhetherington on May 31, 2009 22:24:55 GMT
Hi Matt, 1929 to 1930 the Wall street crash had occured and there was no change in the Curragh Command and the strength of the Army now stood at about 5300 lean times.
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Post by tommyhetherington on May 31, 2009 22:37:31 GMT
Hi Matt, 1931 and alot of change in the Curragh
CURRAGH COMMAND 1931
3 Infantry Battalion
HQ Cavalry Corp 1st Armoured Squadron 2nd Armoured Squadron
Artillery Corps (HQ Kildare)
1st Field Battery 2nd Field Battery 3rd Field Battery
Artillery Depot & School (Kildare) 1st A/A Artillery Battery
1st Field Engineer Company 1st Maintenance Engineer Company 1st Signals Company 1st Supply & Transport Company 1st Hospital Company 1st Military Police Company No. 3 Army Band The Military College
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Post by tommyhetherington on Jun 4, 2009 19:32:15 GMT
Hi Matt , Europe is close to war Sept 1939 and the Strength of the Irish Army is approx 5900 excluding reservists
Curragh Command 1939
3 Infantry Battalion
HQ Depot & School Cavalry Corps 1st Armoured Squadron 2nd Armoured Squadron 1st Horse Cavalry Squadron 1st Cyclyst Squadron
HQ Depot & School Artillery Corps -Kildare
1st Light Battery
1st Field Artillery Brigade 1st Field Battery 2nd Field Battery 3rd Field Battery 4th Field Battery
2nd { Reserve } Field Artillery Brigade
5th Field Battery Volunteer Force 6th Field Battery Volunteer Force 7th Field Battery Volunteer Force 8th Field Battery Volunteer Force
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 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
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Post by tommyhetherington on Jun 19, 2009 10:50:56 GMT
Hi Matt, It's Late 1940 and the strength of the Army was now 17,156 . 1,256 Officers and 15,900 other ranks. The Army had 3 Tanks and 25 Armoured Cars { 13 were obsolete } I find this amazing as the thinking of the time was we could be invaded by the British to regain the Treaty ports OR an invasion by Germany so as to attack England from the west.
The Units based in the Curragh at this time were:
Command HQ HQ Depot & School Army Signal Corps 1st Signals Company
1st Maintenance Engineer Company
HQ Depot & School Supply & Transport Corps 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
GENERAL RESERVE (CURRAGH) 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Motor Squadron 1st Light Battery Engineer Section Signals Section Medical Section
HQ Depot & School Cavalry Corps 1st Armoured Squadron 2nd Armoured Squadron 1st Cyclyst Squadron 2nd Cyclyst Squadron
HQ Depot & School Artillery Corps -Kildare
7th Field Battery 9th Field Battery 10th Field Battery 11th Field Battery
HQ Depot & School Army Corps of Engineers 1st Field Engineer Company.
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Post by Matt McNamara on Jun 19, 2009 12:20:35 GMT
Hi Tom
Good to hear from you again. The forum had gone quite over the last couple of days. I was beginning to think that people were away on holidays or enjoying the sun back home. Anyhow good to see you updating the Curragh Camp units over the years. When you are finished I will put a new page on the web site and compile them all together. It will be a good reference for anybody checking their family roots and military background. All the best and keep it up.
Matt
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Post by tommyhetherington on Jul 14, 2009 21:18:45 GMT
Hi Matt, Back again finding it hard to get time as I am out enjoying our beautiful Summer.
Its 1941 and and some small changes had occured The Curragh Command also consisted of units outside of the Curragh Training Camp
CURRAGH COMMAND Command HQ ( Curragh Camp) 16th Rifle Battalion (Kilkenny) 24th Rifle Battalion (Curragh) 25th Rifle Battalion (Curragh)
HQ Depot & School Cavalry Corps 1st Armoured Squadron 2nd Armoured Squadron 3rd Armoured Squadron 6st Cyclyst Squadron 1st Carrier Squadron
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 Corps of Military Police 1st Military Police Company
Band of the Curragh Training Camp Military College
3rd Brigade
Brigade HQ 3rd Infantry Battalion ( Curragh) 6th Infantry Battalion 7th Infantry Battalion 3rd Artillery Battalion (The regiments were re-organised) 4th, 9th, 12th Field Battery's 3rd Field Engineer Company 3rd Field Signals Company 3rd Field Supply & Transport Company 3rd Field Ambulance 3rd Field Company Military Police.
Some of the above may not have served in the Curragh but were under the command of The Curragh Command. The LDF were in operation at this stage they eventually reached 100,000 but their Military potential was not of any significance. As pointed out in 1940 the strength of the Army was approx 17,500 they increased to 40,000 by the end of the 1940's.
My Grandfather Richard Hetherington was in the Curragh at this time. Tommy H
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