Fermanagh WW1 info

[Jude Gibson]

Hi, Jude here. I know some members are interested in recording information about ‘unofficial’ memorial sites I have attached 2 images, one lists the 10 VC recipients from Co. Fermanagh, including 4 from WW1. The second is located in Enniskillen Church of Ireland cathedral and is a cushion dedicated to Eric Bell who was killed at the Somme.

Jude

 

https://ibb.co/VNb8j3Z

 

https://ibb.co/HKy8yjC

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[Michael Pegum]

Where is the VC plaque?

[Jude Gibson]

Hi Michael. It is mounted on a shop wall about 20m from Enniskillen'smain war memorial

 

Jude

[Jude Gibson]

Michael, VC list is 20m to left of Enniskillen war memorial

jude

 

[Robin Garrett]

Private Charles Irwin served with a number of regiments but won his VC with the 53rd Regiment, later The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Courtesy of the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum, this link leads you to his biography https://www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Charles-Irwin-VC-word.pdf.

I see he died at Newton Butler; this was part of my area of responsibility during a tour in County Fermanagh. I wished I had known

Edited 13 August , 2022 by Robin Garrett

[Michael Pegum]

8 hours ago, Jude Gibson said:

Michael, VC list is 20m to left of Enniskillen war memorial

jude

Thanks, Jude, I found it on Google maps. May I use your photo to add it to irishwarmemorials.ie? I will attribute the recording of it to you, if you wish.

By the way, biographies of all of those on the plaque are in 'Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross', by Richard Doherty and David Truesdale, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2000.

Michael

 

[Jude Gibson]

Of course you can use any of my photos for y our site, I do not need an attribution

jude

[Michael Pegum]

Thanks, Jude. That's up now at irishwarmemorials.ie/Memorials-Detail?memold=1419

 

 

[Jude Gibson]

It looks well, any I find will send on to you

Jude

[Michael Pegum]

Thanks, Jude. See the 'How to contribute' page on the website if you do find any more. 

Michael