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Rifleman Joseph Campbell
Royal Irish Rifles
36th Ulster Division
cc1914
with his son William Campbell.
Young William was brought up with his aunt and
uncle as his mother died when he was young and his Dad, Joseph went off
to war.
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Nov.2007, extract from
email, William Rodgers, Belfast, Ulster.
The wee boy is my granda William Campbell my mums daddy, he is
pictured with his father - my great granda. Picture was taken about
1914, Rifleman Joseph Campbell of the Royal Irish Rifles, 36th
Ulster Division.. He is also pictured below with his comrades. |
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Royal Irish
Rifles, 36th Ulster Division c1918
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....... a pic from 1918, Joe Campbell going from left to centre is the
4th soldier,
he has a moustache & has his arms folded standing in font
of the guy in a white shirt. |
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Nov.2007,
Webmaister.
I first went to Belfast as a 12yr old wee boy in 1965 to watch
Northern Ireland v Scotland and I stayed with Mr William Campbell
( the wee boy in the photo above ) and his wife. A nicer couple I
couldn't have hoped to meet they became my 'Mammy & Daddy' in
Ulster and I loved them dearly.
To this day I have kept in contact with the wider family and anytime
we meet up its as 'family', sadly like all families nowadays we
don't see enough of each other.
Mr. & Mrs Campbell had a son and two daughters, sadly their son
Billy died but daughters Violet & Ann are both married with sons.
I am delighted that young William Rodgers sent me these photos of
his Granda & Great Granda to share this story..Webmaister |
| Belfast 1965 that's me 1st left with the snazzy
coat!! ( My Mammy kept me nice !! ) |
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Military LOL 862 before the battle of the Somme
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L.O.L.862 after
the Battle of the Somme had decimated their ranks |
| It is estimated that in excess of
200,000 Orangemen from across the world saw service during the first
War some 80,000 from Canada alone. This has been described as
Orangeism's greatest triumph and its heaviest defeat. Triumph in the
number of volunteers who joined the war effort but defeat in that
the Institution lost so many of its young men. |
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Battle of the Somme
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The Battle of the Somme, fought in the
summer and autumn of 1916, was one of the largest battles of the 1st World War.
With more than one million casualties, it was also one of the bloodiest battles
in human history. The Allied forces attempted to break through the German lines
along a 25-mile (40 km) front north and south of the River Somme in northern
France. One purpose of the battle was to draw German forces away from the Battle
of Verdun; however, by its end the losses on the Somme had exceeded those at
Verdun.
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