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Lisburn Royal British Legion pays tribute to the fallen
Representatives from the Royal British Legion Lisburn who took part in the nightly ceremony at Mennin Gate Members of Lisburn Royal British Legion laying a wreath at the memorial to the 16th Division

Representatives from the Royal British Legion Lisburn who took part in the nightly ceremony at Mennin Gate

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.

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.
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.

Ulster Star
24/08/2007