Ref ID: 739
Title
Magnificent Record, Belfast Church and War, 771 with Colours and 122 Fell'
Description
Belfast Telegraph 1921 - Details of the 771 men of the congregation from the Great Victoria Street Presbyterian Church in Belfast serving in the Royal Irish Rifles, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Air Force, Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers and the 122 who had died in action.
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
1921
Classification
Newspaper - Belfast Telegraph
