Major Edward Corringham ‘Mick’ Mannock VC, DSO and 2 Bars, MC and Bar Killed in Action on 26 July 1918 – 85 Squadron Royal Air Force Commemoration Ceremony – Glasnevin As part of the Decade of Centenaries, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, with the support of the Irish Government, has …
SPEECH FOR THE RAF/IAC COMMEMORATION & UNVEILING OF VICTORIA CROSS STONE AT GLASNEVIN CEMETERY ON 27TH JULY 2018 written and read by Corporal Michael J. Whelan MA It is a difficult thing to try cast our imaginations back to a time 100 years ago, but it is important that we …
80th Anniversary Handover of Treaty Ports 11 July 2018 & Cork Harbour Trail Cork County Council’s award winning tourist attraction Spike Island celebrated the 80th anniversary of the handover from Britain to Ireland of the Treaty Ports with a ceremony attended by almost 400 guests, including the Mayor of the County …
National Day of Commemoration – Sunday 08 July 2018 Throughout Ireland, the National Day of Commemoration, An Lá Comórtha Náisiúnta, took place on Sunday, 08 July 2018. This year the principal event was held at Collins Barracks Dublin, rather than the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Events were also held in Cork, …
Annual Ceremony of Remembrance and Wreath Laying – Saturday 07 July 2018 The Royal British Legion, Republic of Ireland District, supported by the Irish Government, hosted its Annual Ceremony of Remembrance and Wreath Laying at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin, on Saturday 07 July 2018. The event …
60 Years of Peace Support Operations – 24 June 2018 A State Ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Irish participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations took place in the upper courtyard of Dublin Castle, on Sunday, 24 June 2018. The President Michael D. Higgins was greeted by Colonel John Ryan …
LT COL WILLIAM SAFFERY COOPER 1903 – 1962 William Saffery Cooper, late Indian Army, shares a tombstone with his wife, two children and in-laws, the McNeills.
LT Col William Saffery Cooper 1903 – 1962 William Saffery Cooper, late Indian Army, shares a tombstone with his wife, two children and in-laws, the McNeills. Cooper’s father and uncle both had interesting careers in the Indian Army and I may write about them sometime. His father, Lt Col William …
