The RIR held a homecoming parade in Shrewsbury after returning from Afghanistan in 2008 Soldiers from 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment are due to hold a homecoming march in England later.
The parade through Market Drayton is to mark the Shropshire-based battalion’s return from its latest six-month tour of Afghanistan.
It is expected that about 300 soldiers and officers will take part in the march.
Three soldiers from the battalion were killed in the tour, which began in September.
Ranger Aaron McCormick, 22, from Macosquin in County Londonderry was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in November last year.
Ranger David Dalzell, 20, from Bangor was fatally shot in February. The exact circumstances of his death have not yet been confirmed.
Lance Corporal Stephen McKee, 27, from Banbridge, was killed by an IED in March.
Last week, Capt Jon Miller said he was looking forward to walking through Market Drayton.
“The level of support our nation is giving our soldiers for the job they’re doing in Afghanistan is sometimes humbling,” he added.
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