... 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 ...

... REMEMBER TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AND RELIVE THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. AS YOU WALK ALONG THE TRENCHES LOOK INTO NO MAN’S LAND AND EXPERIENCE THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE BATTLEFIELD For more information please contact: The Somme Heritage Centre Whitespots Country Park ...

... Reliving the Battle of the Somme F as m:r.ru-umw men in the battie of the Somme, which began 94 years ago to this day, e those days of m-um generaiship, the Ulster Museum, this afternoon, screens the official war film, The Battie of the Somme, flickering ...

... night about 200 members of the Order, headed by the Clarke Memorial Flute Band, paraded through the city on the 84th Battle of the Somme Commemoration ceremony, at the Cenotaph on the Mall, Three wreaths were laid. In a separate ceremony a wreath, in memory ...

... weekend. Mr Wilson was under attack from nationalists for being present at the dedication of the arch, which depicted the Battle of the Somme, “the O r banmners on display had reflected the modern-day UVF and Red Hand Commando which former SDLP lord may Alban ...

... 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 ...

... turf wars between rival paramilitary groups than commemorating those who fell at the Somme. “The UVF’s argument is that they were always about the Battle of the Somme. “It was never about the marking of territory. I think they always intended taking them ...