On 28th October 1943, 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles launched an attack on the Italian hilltop town of San-Salvo. Four Ulster men died in the battle.
Chemical Warfare Training in Co. Antrim
The below photographs from the Imperial War Museum refer to 82nd Chemical Warfare Company training near Ballyclare, Co. Antrim. Item "H 24994" gives the more precise location as Shillanavogy.
Remembering the Fallen
Alfred Glass
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Rifleman Alfred Glass died on 28th October 1943 as 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles launched an attack on a hilltop town over the Trigno River in Italy.
James Johnston
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Rifleman James Johnston died on 28th October 1943 as 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles launched an attack on a hilltop town over the Trigno River in Italy.
James King
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Rifleman James King died on 28th October 1943 as 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles launched an attack on a hilltop town over the Trigno River in Italy.
Herbert Ryan
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Rifleman Herbert Ryan died on 28th October 1943 as 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles launched an attack on a hilltop town over the Trigno River in Italy.