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[31] [32] [33] Opposition to the war in Ireland may have therefore been influenced by perceived discrimination by British High Command against Irish soldiers, although within the Irish units death sentences were meted out in roughly equal proportions against Catholic and Protestant servicemen. On average one British soldier out of every 3,000 ...
List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients lists all recipients of the Victoria Cross (post-nominal letters "VC") born on the island of Ireland, together with the date and place of their VC action. The Victoria Cross is the highest war honour of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations .
Pages in category "Irish soldiers" The following 164 pages are in this category, out of 164 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Dudley Bagenal;
Irish World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross (2 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Irish people of World War I" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.
Single-handedly attacked and captured a group of German soldiers Fred E. Smith † Army: Lieutenant Colonel: near Binarville, France: Sep 29, 1918: Drew German fire onto himself so his men could find cover, retrieved a supply of grenades and was mortally wounded while planning a counterattack Fred W. Stockham † Marine Corps: Gunnery Sergeant
This is a list of the last known surviving veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who lived to 1999 or later, along with the last known veterans for countries that participated in the war. Veterans are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of the combatant nations during the conflict, although some ...
A platoon of the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, pictured upon the outbreak of the First World War, 1914. Lieutenant Harold Alexander is seated seventh from the right.. The 1st Battalion, Irish Guards deployed to France, eight days after the United Kingdom had declared war upon the German Empire, as part of 4th (Guards) Brigade of the 2nd Division, and would remain on the Western Front for the ...
Pages in category "Irish World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.