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Life and potential lost on the battlefield: Ireland’s First World War soldiers

From shoe box to window box, Tom Burke recalls the journey of Ireland’s First World War soldiers on eve of the centenary of the November 11, 1918, armistice.

Life and potential lost on the battlefield: Ireland’s First World War soldiers

Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 00:00

From shoe box to window box, Tom Burke recalls the journey of Ireland’s First World War soldiers on eve of the centenary of the November 11, 1918, armistice.

ON August 24, 1914, the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers arrived at the train station in the northern French town of Le Cateau.

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Courts World War I Place: Ireland Place: Le Cateau Place: Boulogne Place: Southampton Place: Dublin Place: Bride St Place: of Place: Northumberland Rd Place: Cork Place: Russel St Place: Carrick Hill Place: Portmarnock Person: Tom Burke Person: McDonald Person: Malone Person: Willie Person: Michael Person: Kent Person: Eamon Person: Bill Person: John Boland Person: Michael Wall Event: First World War Event: The Marne Event: Gallipoli Event: The Somme Event: Passchendaele Event: 1916 Easter Rising Event: Easter Rising Event: Battle of Arras Event: Battle of Le Cateau Organisation: 2nd Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Organisation: 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers Organisation: Red Cross Organisation: John’s Ambulance Brigades Organisation: Dublin Fusiliers Organisation: 7th Organisation: 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers Organisation: Irish Volunteers Organisation: 1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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