The first civic Silence for Remembrance was in Belfast. In 1916 a decision was made by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland to cancel the annual 12th July celebrations. Sir Crawford McCullagh, Lord Mayor 1914 – 17 requested that all businesses be suspended for the duration of 5 minutes from noon till 12.05pm. He was the first recorded person to publicly call for a period of silence for fallen soldiers. In 1943 the North Irish Horse organised its own 12th July parade. Read here a report by a member of the Horse who in peace time worked for the Belfast Telegraph. International sportsmen of WW1 are recalled today, and Sydney Ireland the first of eighteen pilots from Northern Ireland killed during the Battle of Britain. Photo above – The Central Antrim Regiment Ulster Volunteer Force 1st Battalion (Ballyclare) 2nd Battalion (Larne) & 3rd Battalion (Carrickfergus) at Drumalis, Larne 11th July 1914.
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