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IRISH
REMEMBERED ABROAD
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission erected memorials at battlefields
listing soldiers without a grave, such as the Helles Memorial at
the south west tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, where Royal
Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Munster Fusiliers and men of the Hampshire
Regiment were slaughtered on 25th April 1915. Among the 20,771 names,
many are Irish, incuding 480 Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Gallipoli is
the major World War I location without a particular memorial to
the Irish who fought there.
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Men from the island of Ireland are commemorated on memorials near
the battlefields of France, Flanders and Salonika. The 36th (Ulster)
Division is commemorated by the Ulster Tower near Thiepval, France
- a replica of Helen's Tower at Clandeboye, Co. Down, where the division
trained before embarking for France. Standing where the 36th (Ulster)
Division advanced on 1st July 1916, it commemorates those who died
on the bloodiest day in British Army history.
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On 11th November 1998, the eightieth anniversary of the armistice,
the Island of Ireland Peace Park at Messines, Belgium was officially
opened by the President of Ireland Mary MacAleese, in the company
of HRH Queen Elizabeth II and HM King Albert of Belgium. The park
was the brainchild of Glen Barr from Northern Ireland and Paddy
Harte from the Republic of Ireland. It is to promote peace in Ireland
by commemorating the men and women from the Island of Ireland who
lost their lives during the First World War. The central feature
is an Irish Round Tower. The park is divided into four sections
representing the provinces of Ireland. The Peace Park is located
in the region where the 16th (Irish) and the 36th (Ulster) Divisions
fought side by side in June 1917.
THE
ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS ASSOCIATION NEEDS YOUR HELP!
We are compiling a database of war memorials.
We are interested in information on all war memorials in Ireland
and also in information about war memorials outside of Ireland which
mention the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. In both instances we would be
grateful for exact transcripts of the details of R.D.F. men mentioned
on the memorials.
We do not require details of R.D.F. men mentioned on Commonwealth
War Graves memorials as we already have most of these. You can help
by sending war memorial details to:
The War Memorials Officer,
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association,
C/O Dublin Civic Museum,
58, South William Street,
Dublin 2.
Email:
rdfa@eircom.net
The details should include:
brief descriptions of memorials, full details of any R.D.F. men
on memorials, any other details of unusual interest, e.g. any women
listed, any medal recipients, etc.
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Irish Round Tower at Messines.
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An Irish Soldier's Grave.
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