Ref ID: 728
Title
Ulster's Heroic Dead: Tribute to Their Memory, Service in Belfast Cathedral'
Description
News Letter July 1916 to July 1917 - Description of a memorial service held at Belfast Cathedral led by the Lord Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr D'Arcy, to honour those from Ulster who had given their lives for King and Country in the last year.
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
July 1916 - July 1917
Classification
Newspaper - News Letter