British Army – Page 3 – Ireland's Military Story

01 - July , 2019

Celbridge’s Military Story: Sir Gerald Dease

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
Bank of Ireland, Kildare County Council, Western Front Association
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Celbridge’s Story: Col. Sir Gerald Richard Dease We are starting our work with the Irish Military Heritage Foundation with Celbridge’s Military Story and the story of Colonel Sir Gerald Dease. Colonel Sir Gerald Richard Dease K.C.V.O. is a all but forgotten Celbridge figure. His name may be forgotten, but everyday people pass his monument just

26 - June , 2019

Our First Project – Celbridge’s Military Story

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
Castletown House and Parklands, Heritage, Irish Defence Forces, Kildare County Council, Scoil na Mainistreach
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Our First Project – Celbridge’s Military Story The Irish Military Heritage Foundation CLG has been awarded a grant under the Kildare County Council Heritage Grant Scheme 2019. The grant has been awarded towards the Foundation’s inaugural project – Celbridge’s Military Story. Our aim is to bring to life some of the hidden stories in the

27 - January , 2016

Irish Soldier, Aviator, Pioneer – Colonel James M.C. Fitzmaurice D.F.C. 1898-1965

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
Aviation Pioneers, Bremen Flight, Irish Air Corps, Irish Defence Forces
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Irish Soldier, Aviator, Pioneer – Colonel James M.C. Fitzmaurice D.F.C. 1898-1965 By Michael J. Whelan – Curator: Irish Air Corps Museum (Images courtesy of Irish Air Corps Photographic Section) Published Winter 2015 It is impossible to invest in an article of this size the magnitude of the career James Fitzmaurice who, during an adventurous lifetime;

22 - January , 2016

Did the Leinsters Flee At Chunuk Bair?

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli, Jeff Kildea, The Great War, World War I
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Cover: Busy scene on beach at Gallipoli 1915. (The Illustrated History of the Great War) First published in Autumn 2015 issue. In August 1915, the Allies attempted to break the stalemate at Gallipoli by a daring attack on the Sari Bair range above Anzac Cove, including the high point of Chunuk Bair. The attempt failed;

05 - January , 2016

The Waterloo Campaign: Ireland’s Soldiers in Red

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
1st Duke of Wellington, Battle of Waterloo, Inniskilling, Napoleonic Wars, Sir Arthur Wellesley
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Cover image: The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler II, June 1815. (Source: Napoleon.org) First published in Autumn 2015 issue. Even for an experienced soldier, the sight was jarring. It was the early morning of Monday, 19 June 1815, and Captain Harry Ross-Lewin was picking his way gingerly through the fresh carnage of a battlefield