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Description: | Irishmen!
Heavy uproar in Ireland
English guns are firing at
your wifes and children!
1st May 1916
First World War period placard improvised by German troops on the Western Front and commemorating the 'Easter Rising' in Dublin, Ireland, in April 1916. This placard together with another (FEQ 172) referring to the fall of Kut, was placed on the German parapets opposite the 8th (Service) Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers at Hulluch. At 1am on 10 May 1916 a patrol led by Lieutenant F J Biggane of the battalion cut the German wire and captured both placards from an enemy sap at H25d49, 1 in 10,000 map sheet 36CNW3. The placards were presented to King George V on 25 July 1916, by Lieutenant-Colonel Williamson, Commanding Officer of the 8th Munsters. (See History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers Vol 2. )
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Sign, board and stake: rectangular wooden sign board (15 x 21 inches) and stake made from packing case timber with paper notice nailed to face, bullet-holed. Inscription/message (in ink) reads as follows: ' Irishmen! / Heavy uproar in Ireland / English guns are firing at / your wifes and children! / 1st May 1916'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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