During the Second World War, the Irish Guards fought in Norway, France, North Africa, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany, seeing action in May 1940.
Lawrence W. McNabb
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Guardsman Lawrence W McNabb of Ballycastle, Co. Antrim died on 2nd October 1947 having served in 2nd Battalion Irish Guards during wartime.
Owen Corrigan
Guardsman | 2721586
Guardsman Owen Corrigan served in 1st Battalion Irish Guards at his time of death on 30th July 1944. His grave is in Milltown Cemetery in West Belfast.
Robert James Devine
Guardsman | 2724791
Guardsman Robert James Devine of Derry/Londonderry died on 5th March 1945 while serving with 3rd Battalion Irish Guards towards the end of the war.
Thomas Crowe Watson
Guardsman | 2724057
Guardsman Thomas Crowe Watson of Dunmurry, Co. Antrim died on 17th September 1944 during the Irish Guards' advance into the Netherlands.
Thomas George Clarke
Guardsman | 2719127
Thomas George Clarke of Altnamackin, Co. Armagh died on 17th September 1944 while serving in the Irish Guards during Operation Market Garden.
William Abraham Simpson
Guardsman | 2723525
Guardsman William Abraham Simpson of Lurgan, Co. Armagh was only 20 years old at the time of his death in Belgium on 7th September 1944.
William Gill Moore
Guardsman | 7020985
Guardsman William Gill Moore of Belfast served in the Irish Guards at his time of death in the Netherlands on 17th September 1944.
William John McKibbin
Lance Sergeant | 2720351
Guardsman William John McKibbin served in the Irish Guards. He died of wounds in Belgium on 19th September 1944 in Operation Market Garden.
William John Parkes
Squadron Sergeant Major | 2717391
Content warning: This article contains a graphic image of the corpse of Squadron Sergeant Major William John Parkes, which some readers may find upsetting.