| Information on photograph |
Memorial ID No.: |
694 |
Memorial Title: |
1st Shankill Somme Association Memorial |
Photo Series No.: |
M694P6/11 (Monument 694 Photograph 6 of 11) |
Photo Description: |
A close-up view of the main memorial stone and plinth. |
Inscription(s): |
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY | THE OFFICE BEARERS AND MEMBERS OF THE | 1st SHANKILL SOME ASSOCIATION | IT IS DEDICATED IN SOLEMN, | BUT GLORIOUS MEMORY TO | THOSE BRAVE AND GALLANT MEN FROM | THE GREATER SHANKILL WHO SERVED WITH THE | 36th (ULSTER) DIVISION | AND WERE IMMORTALISED ON | THE FIELDS OF FRANCE AND FLANDERS | DURING THE GREAT WAR | 1914 - 1918 | | LEST WE FORGET | 1st JULY 1916 | | IT STANDS ALSO AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF | THE GREATER SHANKILL, WHO IN THE MANY CONFLICTS | WHICH FOLLOWED THE GREAT WAR, | FOUGHT WITH COURAGE AND DEFIANCE | FOR CROWN AND COUNTRY, | AND MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. | | 'AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, | AND IN THE MORNING, | WE WILL REMEMBER THEM' |
Commemorating: |
Mainly commemorates those who died in the First World War fighting with the 36th Ulster Division, but also remembers those who died in later conflicts.
~deaths |
Location Address: |
Shankill Road, Shankill, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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Location Guide: |
On a piece of ground adjoining (on west side of) Shankill Graveyard. |
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Photographer: |
Martin Melaugh |
Date Taken: |
25 February 2009 |
Technical Details: |
Canon EOS D5 camera; EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens; |
Filename: |
BEL09MEM_1st_Shankill_Somme_4810.JPG |
Image Format: |
Landscape |
File Formats : |
Canon Raw File (.CR2); TIFF; JPEG |
Copyright: |
~copyright A
copy of the above image(s) may be downloaded for private study or personal
use. Anyone requiring a copy for commercial use, or use at a web site, should contact CAIN
for further information. |
Note: |
Higher (and larger) resolution version available on request - contact CAIN for details. Full camera settings embedded in Canon Raw File and TIFF image. |
