... believes any of these things have happened? Hi storians suggest that there was a lack of strategic plauning behind the Battle of the Somme. They imply that the troops were lions led by establishment donkeys. All these years later, does a similar situation ...

... Rt ster) said the cemeteries were e LY R A .YR /1 v i é—flfi;.& P 0 SR S and shoutd o W BATTLE: British soldiers prepare to go over the top during the battle of the Somme “Significantly they ought not to n be desecrated by governments and it is for that reason ...

... knows? On July 1, Alex Maskey, as Mayor of Belfast, laid a laurel wreath in memory of those who lost their lives at the Battle of the Somme during the First World War. A Clonard priest said it was an opening of the republican heart. If so, it is to be welcomed ...

... extreme. Four of the men were lost in Gallipoli and 10 on July 1, at the Somme. @ The Battle of the Somme lasted until November and a number of men were killed in a succession of battles from all these areas during this time. Many of these young men from Portrush ...

... manner.” A crowd gathered in Portadown centre to send them on their way to the annual church service commemorating the Battle of the Somme. In his sermon, the rector of Drumcree Parish Church, the Rev John Pickering, referred to the continuing situation outside ...

... ly forgotten the loyaity and contribution of Ulster men and women to England in times of war and other crises. The Battle of the Somme saw our brave young Ulstermen slaughtered on the front line in defence of Britain, and should another war occur the ...

... said that her father who had been a 1914-18 soldier had served with an English regiment and that he was injured in the Battle of the Somme, in which so many Ulstermen died and were maimed. “He did have medals and wounds to prove his valour but knowing how ...

... (Kildare); 2, Arklow; 3, Tullintrain, also drums. His latest prize-winning tune is called “Piper of Longueval”, for the Battle of the Somme anniversary. This competition was organised by the War Research, Birmingham, and the entries were assessed by Rab Wallace ...

... civil servant, whose own interest was provided by the loss of a great uncle in the battalion on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Mr Taylor has much to be proud of. This is a well worked book, always A headstone was later erected on the spot - now ...

... Land, The Battle of the Somme, Ipm. Admission free. Jonathan Dimbley Lecture, Towards Sustainability: Facing the Challenge, pJ oy i & e L 2 B 7.30 pm. Admission £4. @® Newtownbreda Library, Saintfield Road, Belfast: In partnership with the Somme Heritage ...

... 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 ...