Remembrance NI
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Tag: Somme
August 10 part 2 of 2. Roll of Honour
The Roll for 1915 is dominated by Gallipoli. Coleraine born Daniel McIfatrick and William Morgan from Lisburn. 1917 and 1918 entries are from Ypres and the Somme. Amongst them is Edward Lennox who enlisted at Kilrea. In 1943 several Riflemen from RUR died in… Continue Reading “August 10 part 2 of 2. Roll of Honour”
July 5 – Stories of the Somme Dunadry men. Roll of Honour
Three men from an Ulster hamlet. One was awarded an MM and DCM. Photo – Campbell College CCF Pipes and Drums at the Ulster Tower as part of their July 2019 Exercise Reflect visiting Old Campbellian War Graves. They also played at the Ulster… Continue Reading “July 5 – Stories of the Somme Dunadry men. Roll of Honour”
June 1 – Somme Day 1 Roll of Honour, Tributes, Instonians
Somme Roll of Honour, 15 Instonians fall, Tributes by John Buchan and Wilfred Spender to 36th Ulster Division, Photos of Dedication of Theipval Memorial to Missing
June 30 – The 36th Ulster Division. Roll of Honour
On the eve of the Battle of the Somme an overview of the Ulster Division. Rory Best’s links to two Portadown WW2 fatalities called Seale. Veterans include Robert Cramsie of Ballymoney who served with the Northumberland Fusiliers and the North Irish Horse.
July 6 – Stories of the Somme – UVF officer from Tipperary had Newcastle and Belfast links
Charles Owen Slacke is remembered on the War Memorial in Newcastle and on memorials in Malone Golf Club and Newcastle Parish Church. He was killed at Thiepval on 1 July 1916
Stories of the Somme – The Fountain men of Londonderry
Virtually every community in Northern Ireland lost husbands, sons and brothers at the Somme. One such was the Fountain area of Londonderry.
July 2 – Roll of Honour
Aerial view of Theipval Memorial. Most of the entries of this date reflect the Battle of the Somme. Veterans remembered recalls birth of submarine ace from Islandmagee.
