There are ten members of the Royal Irish Rifles remembered in today’s Roll of Honour. On the night of the 19th & 20th October 1918, the Ulster Division crossed the Lys River. This would be the last movement of the division before the war ended. Today’s Roll of 44 men includes William Anderson, a young scout-master from Greenisland who joined the NI Horse and later died in battle along with eight from the Royal Irish Rifles in WW1. Joseph Bamford from Kilrea served with Commander Locker-Lampson’s Naval Armoured Car Squadron before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). He gained his ‘wings’ in August 1915 and was sent to Greece where he was decorated by France for his service. He was shot down behind German lines this day in 1917. In WW2 Maurice Green, a former member of 502 (Ulster) Squadron, RAFVR, died over Norway, having been in action during the Battle of Britain. He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution before going on to Trinity College Dublin as a Divinity student. Photo – In the Ulster Tower at Theipval.
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