An Cosantóir

An Cosantóir September 2014 www.dfmagazine.ie 8 | World War One Celebrations & In Memory st. anne's catHedral, BelFast Pictured at the 100th year celebrations of WWI held on 4th August in St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast are (l/r): Kevin McCor- mack, Peter Robinson (First Minister MLA), Kieran Flynn, Moira McCormack, Finbar Rush, Jeffrey Donaldson MP and Andrew Rush members of the Irish UN Living His- tory and Irish Military Vehicles Groups. Photo: Kevin McCormack cHaMps elysées, France Pictured is the Irish DF delegation with their German and British compatriots who travelled to France for this year's 14th July Parade commemorating the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI. The parade saw 69 countries involved in the war marching down the Champs Elysées. Photo: Capt Stephen Mac Eoin tHe soMMe Pictured on 1st July 2014 a wreath laying ceremony in memory of the Battle of the Somme at the 16th Irish Division memo- rial in Guillemont, France. Members of the Roger Casement Br ONEt (Baldonnel), Brig Gen Murray Piggott, the Irish Ambassa- dor, the NI secretary and Irish dignitaries were also in attendance. Photo: Armn Michael Whelan - Air Corps Museum ogl/untso Pictured is Comdt Kevin Mc Donald at the OGL memorial service held on 25th July 2014 in Naquora, Lebanon held to remember UNTSO personnel who had died in service, including Comdt Mick Nestor who was killed by a land mine in 1982 and four friends of his who were killed in Patrol Base Khiam when he was last with UNTSO in 2006. Photo: Comdt Kevin Mc Donald, UNTSO korean war reMeMBered Members of the Lower Ormonde Br (Ne- nagh) ONEt with his Excellency Mr Hae- yun Park, Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea, who unveiled a memorial to honour Irishmen who died in the Korean War on 25th June in Thurles, Co Tipper- ary. Pictured (l/r): S Lawlor (Chairman), T O'Neill (Treasurer), T Canning (Secretary), Mr Noel Coonan TD, His Excellency Mr Hae-yun Park, J Bourke, T Whelan and PJ Bourke. Photo: Seamus Lawlor 'lá na BHFiann' Many groups were pictured at the Comdr George Crosbie Br ONEt 'Lá na bhFiann' (Warriors Day), held in Haulbowline Naval Base, Cobh, Cork, 13th July 2014. After the opening address and prayers by Capt Dave Barry and NS Chaplain, Rev Fr Des Campion, a minutes silence was observed, this was sig- nalled by the traditional Naval Salute, the 'Still' and 'Carry-on', this was sounded on the 'Bosun's Pipe' by Larry Keating of the host branch. Photo: Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh FS PRO SAC of ONE national day oF coMMeMoration Pictured are members of 2 Arty Regt, Cus- tume Bks, Athlone who provided the first ceremonial 'minute' gun at the National Day of Commemoration, Kilmainham Hospital, on Sunday 13th July 2014. Photo (l/r): Capt Mick Kingston, Cpl David Byrne, Sgt Gerry Coyne, Gnrs Teri O'Hanlon, Alan O'Neill and Darren Garry. Photo: RSM Noel O'Callaghan cross oF sacriFice, duBlin The dedication of the Cross Of Sacrifice - an Irish limestone cruci- form structure to commemorate all those that died in WWI, was erected in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin on the 31st July 2014 by President Michael D Higgins and the President of the Common- wealth Graves Commission the Duke of Kent Prince Edward. Photo: Cpl Neville Coughlan (PR Br, DFHQ) coMBined regiMents association parade, london The Combined Regiments Association held its Annual Commemorative Parade and Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph in London, on Sunday 15th June 2014. As one of the invited inspecting officers, Brig Gen Paul Pakenham (retd), Chairman of the Military Heritage of Ireland Trust (Ltd), laid a wreath at the Cenotaph and addressed the Parade. Photo: Malcolm McNally (irishpost.co.uk)

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