Garrison Announced
A new military garrison was announced for Limerick on 2 January 1900, although the arrangement proved provisional. Contemporary reports stated that the 3rd Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, formerly the Royal Bucks Militia, would be embodied at High Wycombe and sent to Limerick for garrison duty during the South African War. The announcement also noted that the home details left behind by the regiment’s 1st Battalion, which had departed Aldershot for active service, had already reached the city. Within days, however, the proposed destination was altered, and the militia battalion was directed to Buttevant rather than Limerick.
