Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
| Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | |
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Cap Badge
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| Active | 1881–1968 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Line infantry |
| Size | 1 Regular battalion at amalgamation (10 during the Great War) |
| Garrison/HQ | St Lucia Barracks, Omagh |
| Nickname(s) | The Skins |
| Motto(s) | Nec Aspera Terrant (By difficulties undaunted) (Latin) |
| Colors | Blue facings |
| March |
Quick – The Sprig of Shillelagh & Rory O'More |
| Anniversaries |
Waterloo Day, 18 June Somme Day, 1 July |
| Engagements | Badajoz, Waterloo, Gallipoli, Burma |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester |
| Insignia | |
| Hackle | Grey |
| Tartan | Saffron (pipes) |
Quick – The Sprig of Shillelagh & Rory O'More
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1968. The regiment was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot.
It saw service in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War before being amalgamated with the other regiments in the North Irish Brigade, the Royal Ulster Rifles and the Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968.
On 1 July 1881 the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers respectively. In 1903 the Regiment was granted a grey hackle for their fusilier raccoon skin hats to commemorate the original grey uniforms of the Inniskilling Regiment.
The regimental district comprised the City of Londonderry and the counties of Donegal, Londonderry, Tyrone and Fermanagh in Ireland, with its garrison depot located at St Lucia Barracks in Omagh. The local militia regiments also became part of the new regiment, becoming the 3rd to 5th (Militia) Battalions. Militarily, the whole of Ireland was administered as a separate command within the United Kingdom with Command Headquarters at Parkgate (Phoenix Park) Dublin, directly under the War Office in London.
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