Ref ID: 758
Title
Queen's Island Memorial: Unveiling by Lady Pirrie, Tribute to 500 Fallen'
Description
Belfast Telegraph 1921 - Description of a service held in memory of the 494 employees of Harland & Wolff who died in service. During the ceremony, Lady Pirrie, J.P., unveiled three memorial tablets honouring the men from Queen's Island, Belfast.
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
