Ref ID: 730
Title
Lady Mayoress's Tribute to Ulster's Dead Heroes'
Description
Belfast Telegraph, Wednesday 2 July 1919 - Photograph of the Lady Mayoress, Mrs J.C. White) placing a laurel wreath in front of the statue of Queen Victoria at Belfast City Hall.
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
1919
Classification
Newspaper, Photograph - Belfast Telegraph