Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: The 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers vakapinda pamberi mitsetse muFrance kokutanga musi wa 23 April 1916 panguva Somme kwemauto, apo zvishoma nezvishoma akavaka simba kuti 26 vakuru uye 476 varume. Musi wa 29 Chivabvu, battalion rakapihwa ku48th Brigade ye16th (Irish) Division paBéthune uye vakasimbiswa nenhengo kubva ku9th Royal Munster Fusiliers, zvichiunza Battalion kusvika pakusimba kuzere. VaMunster vakaramba vari munharaunda yeLoos yakatwasuka kusvika munaAugust vaine kurasikirwa kwechinguva chiduku. Apo 16th Irish Division yakarayirwa kumaodzanyemba kweSomme, 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers yakapinda mumutsara wakatarisana neguta rakakosha reGinchy musi wa5 Gunyana, mushure mekunge vatambura vanhu vanopfuura mazana maviri nekuputika kwegasi munzira. VaMunster vakatora rutivi mukurwisa kwakatevera uye vakakunda
kubatwa kweGinchy ne16th Division asi pamutengo mukuru webattalion iyo yakaderedzwa kuva maofficial 5 uye mamwe mauto 305. Rimwe pepanhau reLondon rakanga rine musoro mukuru waiti "Nzira iyo vaIrish vakatora nayo Ginchy <unk> Ushingi hunoshamisa hwemauto eIreland".