Ref ID: 698
Title
In Memory of West Belfast Men'
Description
Northern Whig 1916 - Details of Mr. Stewart Blacker Quin's distribution of memorial sympathy cards to the families of fallen West Belfast men, on behalf of the West Belfast Unionist Association.
Theme
Commemoration
Additional Information
Throughout the war and in the immediate post-war period, people across the island of Ireland collected money for memorials to honour those who had died. Tabloids include the Belfast Telegraph, the Northern Whig and the Belfast News Letter. The clippings range from 1916 to 1922 and cover events such as the erection of monuments and memorials to those who died, memorial services, and rolls of honour listing the names of Ulster service men who went to war.
Date
1916
Classification
Newspaper - Northern Whig
