World War II Structure
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers
- 2nd Battalion, The London Irish Rifles
- 6th Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (until July 1944)
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (from July 1944)
With this combination, it therefore had pre-war Regular, Territorial and war-time raised units within its structure.
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