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Representatives from the Royal British Legion
Lisburn who took part in the nightly ceremony at Mennin Gate
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Members of Lisburn Royal British
Legion laying a wreath at the memorial to the 16th
Division |
REPRESENTATIVES from the Royal British Legion in Lisburn
recently returned from a visit to the war graves in France.
The thirty local people travelled to France to pay tribute to
those servicemen from Northern Ireland who paid the ultimate
sacrifice during the First World War.
Whilst in France the group paid a visit to the Ulster Tower,
laid wreaths at various memorials and took part in the ceremony
at Mennin Gate, which has been held each evening at 8pm since
the end of the First World War.
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Clifford Macartney laying a cross at
the Ulster Tower memorial. Mr Macartney's relative
Rifleman Robert Quigg, who was awarded the VC, is
commemorated on the memorial. |
Clifford Macartney and Captain Sam
Esbey at the memorial to Private Billy McFadzean,
who sacrificed himself to save his comrades. |
