The Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel – SLEEPING FLAGS APPEAL On Monday, 11 February, the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel – Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann) formally launched its Sleeping Flags Appeal, in order to raise public awareness and aid for the homeless Irish Defence Forces veterans. The associated campaign involves …
Surgeon Major James Sadlier Ridings 1835-1891 A name like Sadleir Ridings is not easy to locate on the internet with Sadleir picked up as saddler and every riding establishment in the country flogging lessons or riding rugs called Sweet Itch, Therapy and Buzz Off – even a Buzz Off rug …
Allied and German Golfers at the Curragh Camp 1940-1945 By Colonel William H. Gibson (retd.) With the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939 the Irish Government, led by Éamon DeValera, adopted a policy of neutrality and thereby refrained from joining the Allies or Axis powers. This was followed …
Lieutenant Colonel Francis George Jones 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Francis George Jones (known as Frank) was born on Friday 8 April 1864 in the Rectory at Kilmurry which is situated between Macroom and Bandon, Co. Cork. He was the son of Edward George and Eliza Wilhelmina Jones, nee Symes. …
1897-1960 The couple buried in this plot in Deansgrange Cemetery, Dublin, had two amazing sons – one, the recipient of an O.B.E. and the other, a Knight. Adam James McElwaine, from Coleraine, County Londonderry, married Edith Mary Leech from Ennis, County Clare, who was 13 years his junior, and the …
Under the auspices of Sabina Purcell – Ireland’s World War 1 Veterans’ Project, a civic welcoming ceremony took place on 04 November, in St Stephen’s Green, on the arrival of the Haunting Soldier in Dublin, marking the centenary of the end of the First World War. The sculpture will return …
On Sunday 11 November 2017, Glasnevin Trust hosted the formal State commemoration marking the centenary of Armistice Day, which brought to an end the First World War. The day’s events commenced at 1000hrs with the unveiling of five Commemorative Plaques in honour of Irish men who received the Victoria Cross …
Global commemorations centred on France, the crucible of much of the conflict, where more than 60 heads of state and government assembled at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which contains the grave of an unknown soldier of the First World War. Among those joining the French President, Emmaneul Macron, …
Throughout Ireland, a series of events took place marking the centenary of Armistice Day and commemorating those who died in the First World War.
Ceremony Commemorative Stones marking the centenary of the award of the Victoria Cross to the following personnel were unveiled in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, on Sunday 11 November 2018: 2/Lieutenant Edmund De Wind, Royal Irish Rifles, unveiled by Colonel Mark Campbell (Retd) Private Claude Nunney, Canadian Expeditionary Force, unveiled by H.E. …
Defender of Values – The Artillery Corps – Óglaigh na hÉireann Introduction 2018 is the 95th Anniversary of the establishment of the Irish Defence Forces Artillery Corps on 23 March, 1923. The year marks 60 years of continuous service by Óglaigh na hÉireann in peacekeeping duties with the United Nations. 2018 is also …
The Irish Soldier in 1918 Commandant Lar Joye On 21st March the German Army attacked on the Western Front in a last attempt to win the war before American divisions arrived. The attack was fast and fluid, using specially equipped soldiers called stormtroopers. The allies held on, eventually counter-attacking …
The Bredins have a remarkable military history in India with many rotating the same family names, to make it more confusing for me. But I am getting better at solving such family riddles. Thomas Bredin and Eliza McLaughery of Ballymahon, County Longford had seven children. Their second son, Alexander, was …
Belligerent Internees Part 1 and Part 2 Col William Gibson Rtd With the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939 the Irish Government, led by Éamon DeValera, adopted a policy of neutrality and thereby refrained from joining the Allies or Axis powers. This was followed by a declaration of …
Introduction As Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Irish Regiment, H.R.H. the Duke of York KG, GCVO, CD, ADC, presented the Queen’s Colour and the Regimental Colour to both the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment at the Titanic Slipway, Belfast, on Saturday, 22 September, 2018. The Duke of …
Lt Col Eyre Evans Preston O.B.E. 1872-1937 his is a continuation of the Preston story posted last month and is about the older brother of Lt Col William John Phaelim. Eyre Evans was born to Surgeon General Alexander Francis and Elizabeth Agabeg Preston in 1872. His father was posted in …
Lt Col William John Phaelim Preston D.S.O., O.B.E. – 1873-1943 I was attracted to the grave of Rev Decimus William Preston by the inscription at the very bottom, referring to his grandson, William John Phaelim, who had been in the Indian Army
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 …
