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... Council to attend Somme function THE Deputy Mayor of Ballymena, Councillor Dr. William Brownlees, is to sit at the head of a table of local councillors attending a Battle of the Somme gala dinner. The Mayor, Alderman Sandy Spence, has stated that he will ...
... 15th November 1991 DAILY: 10.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE An Exhibition to mark the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of the Somme = (School Parties - Contact A. W. Allen Tel: 41284 or 656262 for arrangements) Promoted by Ballymena Borough Council ...
... Remembrance Sunday, Songs of Praise comes from the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Accrington. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 75 years ago, 700 men in the Accrington ‘Pals’ climbed out of their trenches and advanced across No Man's Land towards ...
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... to the Somme’ describes how the Mid- Antrim men were caught in rolls of barbed wire and subjected to an intense cross-fire which left ‘heaps of dead’ in no-man'’s land. They became part of the horrific statistics which make the Battle of the Somme the worst ...
... Somme parade detalils THE annual Battle of the Somme Memorial Parade takes place on Thursday, July 1. Ex-servicemen are asked to assemble at the Services Club, Trostan Avenue at 7.10 pm. The parade moves off at 7.30 pm to the Memorial Park via Castle ...
... in north-eastern France. It continued throughout most of the year, though on a smaller scale after the launch of the Battle of the Somme in July. h‘;North orVeg:’n the German attack developed a very t acfioumhukmflnnedwlafim vigorously maintained by our troops ...
... 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, ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...