Month: <span>November 2015</span>

Major-General Patrick Francis Nowlan (Retd) RIP.

A Past Chairman, Director and Founding Member of the Military Heritage of Ireland Trust CLG, Major-General Patrick Francis Nowlan (Retd) RIP. Chairman’s Remarks Speaking on the notification of the news, the Chairman of The Military Heritage of Ireland Trust (CLG), Brigadier-General Paul Pakenham (Retd), stated: “The Directors and all members …

Veteran Tank Commander Receives the Légion d’Honneur on his 100th Birthday

Veteran Tank Commander Receives the Légion d’Honneur on his 100th Birthday A former Sergeant in the Irish Guards, Francis Denvir was presented with France’s highest honour, the Légion d’Honneur by H.E. Jean-Pierre Thébault the French Ambassador to Ireland, on 22 October 2015. Living in Union Hall, County Cork for the …