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The Execution of the 'Iron Twelve'
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The early weeks of the First World War saw the Germans advancing across most of Belgium and large parts of northern France, although these mobile conditions were not to last as static trench warfare started to be the norm by the middle of September. During these first weeks of 'open warfare' the Allies were generally in full retreat and this led...
21 April 1918 : Pte Joseph Underwood
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Parents, Mathew and Elizabeth Underwood (née Gordon), Belford House, Blackrath, Co. Kildare. In 1911, living with his parents and seven siblings (5 brothers, 2 sisters) A bricklayer. Enlisted in the Royal Munster Fusiliers, 23 November 1915 Transferred to the Machine Gun Corps 16 July 1916 Served in France and took part in fighting on the Som...
ONLINE: ‘Gallipoli and the Royal Munster Fusiliers - lived experiences and local consequences’ with Tom Martin
This is an online event. Tom Martin is a self-employed Financial, Business Consultant and Trainer, working primarily with Banks, Credit Unions and the Not for Profit sector. Tom holds a Masters degree in Local History from University College Cork, and is a published author and playwright. Tom is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a...