BRITISH ARMY FIRST WORLD WAR CAMPAIGN MEDALS

By Lar Joye   When war broke out in 1914, about 21,000 Irishmen were serving in the British Army. Another 47,000 Irish reservists were quickly mobilised and were to be joined by about 150,000 volunteers over the next four years. By the end of the war in November 1918, 35,000 Irish soldiers had died and ... Read more

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