Fri 7 Oct 2005 09:38

Irelands VCs

is a 1995 book of a comprehensive list of officers and servicemen born in Ireland who were awarded the Victoria Cross, published by the Training and employment agency (community Projects branch) under ISBN 1 899243 003. The researchers were out of work teenagers from both Catholic and Protestant council estates in troubled terrorist war torn West Belfast. The research co-ordinator was Mr Thomas Kirkham from the Farcet Youth and community development LTD. The project was supported by the Northern Ireland Cultural Traditions Group. Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... West Belfast is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

The book points out that many Catholic and Protestant officers and servicemen born in Ireland who served in the British Military in the last two centuries had a common military background, and were decorated with the British highest award for valour, namely the Victoria Cross. 27 Irish VC recipients received awards in the Crimean war, 53 Irish VCs in the Indian Mutiny, 51 Irish VCs in numerous other British Empire campaigns between 1857 to 1914, 31 Irish VCs in World War One and finally 6 Irishmen received VC awards for valour in World War Two. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 until 1856. ... An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps The British Empire was the worlds first global power, a product of the European Age of Exploration that began with the global maritime empires of Portugal and Spain... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...