Ref ID: 725
Title
The Somme Memorial: Touching Scenes in Belfast City Hall Grounds'
Description
Northern Whig 1918 - Description of a memorial erected in the grounds of Belfast City Hall, visited by thousands on the second anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and of a memorial parade by the Boy Scouts from Andersonstown and Willowfield.
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
1918
Classification
Newspaper - Northern Whig
