A rainbow of medal ribbons

The Royal Irish Rifles

FM Sir Henry Wilson's greatcoat with ribbons is in the collection of the Museum of The Royal Ulster Rifles, Waring Street, Belfast

These are the ribbons of the twenty-two different medals awarded to Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson who served for a number of years in The Royal Irish Rifles. He served throughout the First World War and was assassinated in London by the Irish Republican Army on 22 June 1922.