Walking through cemeteries you may have wondered why graves of servicemen dated 1919, 1920 and 1921 have a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone. This is due to a sometimes-forgotten fact,
Month: August 2021
Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner Visits DublinNorthern Ireland Veterans Commissioner Visits Dublin
Northern Ireland Veterans’ Commissioner Visits Dublin Photos by John O’Byrne In a North/South engagement earlier today, the team from the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner’s Office visited their counterparts in The
Veterans Commemorate Second DáilVeterans Commemorate Second Dáil
Veterans Commemorate Second Dáil Photos by John O’Byrne Members of the 2nd Infantry Battalion Association paraded at Dublin’s Mansion House today to commemorate the convening of the Second Dáil on
From Comradeship to ChallengeFrom Comradeship to Challenge
From Comradeship to Challenge – The Not Forgotten Association Norther Ireland Photos by John O’Byrne It was great to meet for the first-time members and veterans of The Not Forgotten
Project Updates – Ireland’s Great WarProject Updates – Ireland’s Great War
Project Updates – Ireland’s Great War Photos by Terry Healy With Covid restrictions easing we are recommencing our projects. We recently spent the day in the The Somme Association &
Local Defence Force and Royal Air Force Ex-Serviceman Jimmy DoddLocal Defence Force and Royal Air Force Ex-Serviceman Jimmy Dodd
Local Defence Force and Royal Air Force Ex-ServicemanJimmy Dodd It was a privilege to meet and record the story of ex-serviceman, 92-year-old Jimmy Dodd. During the Emergency 1939-1946 Jimmy was