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... Irish Horse, were the first non-regular troops to go into battle, crossing to France with the British Expeditionary Force. Of the new divisions, the 10th (Irish) was the first to go into battle, taking part in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign of 1915, ...
... keep this up.” Other occasions when the St Nicholas bells are sounded include funer- als, marriages, Remembrance Day, Battle of the Somme Day and State events. ...
... different place to the one into which Mrs. Hutton was born. When she celebrated her 18th birthday the slaughter of the Battle of the Somme which plunged so many local homes into grief had yet to happen. When she was forty the world had yet to experience the ...
... Last post for Somme survivor ULSTER'S last remaining survivor of the Battle of the Somme was laid to rest yesterday. Lisburn man William Calvert, who was in his 103rd year, died peacefully in Lagan Valley Hospital on Friday. He joined the Royal Irish ...
... included marriages and deaths of royalty, weddings and funerals within the church and the annual commemoration of the Battle of the Somme. When the Second World War broke out the with the old war memorial bell tower. 04701. Ministry of Public Safety introduced ...
... bloodiest battles of the First World War, the Battle of the Somme. Out of the 5,500 members of the 36th Ulster Division only 3,000 were still alive after the two day battle in July, 1917. William, also fought in two other battles, the ...
... bright. It was hard to believe he was 102 years of age. “He had done so much in his long life, not least his role in the Battle of the Somme and it is sad that we have lost an important link with that period of our history. “Mr Calvert will be sadly missed ...
... No peace at any price THIS week I watched on television the funeral of William Calvert, the last survivor of the Battle of the Somme, and I wondered if this brave man was as ashamed of our unionist politicians as I am. He and his brave comrades fought ...
... ranging from World War One to Kosovo, examining the disastrous deployment of dud shells on the German's during the Battle of the Somme. (T) 4647 . Great Undertakings. The funeral of Bristol boxer Terry Ratcliffe, noted for his triumph at the 1950 Empire ...
... independent trading by the company. J.C. Patterson's first opened for business in 1916 - the same year in which the Battle of the Somme claimed thousands of Irish lives including many young men from Lisburn. The Shop was founded by Mr. John Clarke Patterson ...
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