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... identification with both World Wars, until this Russian visit, was confined to the West. My grandfather fought at the Battle of the Somme, my uncle served in Africa and the Far East during the Second World War, and I was born in 1940, a war-baby whose early ...
... Praise and criticism for Maskey gesture ALEX Maskey’s wreath laying gesture in memory of those who died at the Battle of the Somme was praised by UUP Councillor Jim Rodgers - and slammed as a smokescreen yesterday by the DUP. The Sinn Fein Lord Mayor ...
... 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, ...
... Somme remembered in Ulster-Scots '\ M'\n\lfiw‘ N a few short weeks, many local people will travel to France for the Battle of the Somme commeration services. Here's Dervock man's Charlie Reynold's reflections on the terrible loss of life after he made ...
... important Somme anniversary and I have to confess I haven't always given it the depth of thought it warrants. unionist traditions together in particular. “Thousands of men from this island perished in World War One and at the Battle of the Somme. “These ...
... plaudits earlier this year for becoming the first republican to lay wreaths in memory of British soldiers killed in the Battle of the Somme. But despite the driving rain and cold, it was Whitehall that drew the largest crowds for the traditional parade of ...
... a missing person. The Monde (6802: 11.30 pm): Well-meaning, but disappointing drama, set against the World War One Battle of the Somme. William Bo 's directing lacks cinematic strength, and the film has the feel of a stage production. Also, the characters ...
... wreath in memory of those killed at the Somme was “a major step forward” for republicans and nationalists. The first republican political re:i)nresentative‘ttgolasz a wreath in memory o killed in a First World War battle was accompanied by a number of Sinn ...
... plunged to the brink of civil war. In due time, the 36th Ulster Division covered itself in glory, particularly at the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916, a few weeks after Lord Kitchener’s untimely death as a result of an explosion on board the war ship ...
... plaudits earlier this year for becoming the first republican to lay wreaths in memory of British soldiers killed in the Battle of the Somme. But despite the driving rain and cold, it was Whitehall that drew the largest crowds for the traditional parade of ...
... The film-maker delves into the natural world. (R) News 2; European Weather 75532903 8.05 Great Military Blunders. The Battle of the Somme, thought to be the worst disaster ever suffered by an army throughout history. and the part played by the difficulties ...
... MIST NEWS Dublin pays tribute to Somme heroes THE lives of 3,500 Irish soldiers were remembered today during a poignant ceremony in Dublin to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Irish President Mary McAleese laid a wreath during ...