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Apr 27, 2016 · It was 27 April 1916, close to the village of Hulluch in northern France. A slow moving gas attack would soon leave hundreds of entrenched Irishmen dead. The Battle of Hulluch was an early example ...
Apr 15, 2016 · Here, during Easter Week 1916, more Irishmen were slaughtered than died in the Easter Rising. Four hundred and eighty-eight died during the rebellion at home. Five hundred and thirty-two died here ...
- Ronan Mcgreevy
Apr 14, 2016 · Famous as it is, the “wifes and children” notice is a mere quirk of what was one of the Great War’s most terrible incidents – the German gas attack at Hulluch.
Hulluch. Some of the RDF men who fought at Hulluch : casualties and survivors. Some pictures on the theme of remembering the Irishmen who died at Hulluch, with an emphasis on the men of the RDF. 12:20 12:50 30 Dr Elaine Byrne We let him be forgotten. This is the story of my great-grandfather, of Ireland, and of the importance of
May 2, 2016 · Mon May 02 2016 - 01:08. The village of Hulluch in northern France has unveiled a plaque which remembers the 532 Irishmen who died there during Easter Week in 1916. The men from the 16th (Irish ...
German Empire. The Gas Attacks at Hulluch were two German cloud gas attacks on British troops during World War I, from 27 to 29 April 1916, near the village of Hulluch, 1 mi (1.6 km) north of Loos in northern France. The gas attacks were part of an engagement between divisions of the II Royal Bavarian Corps and divisions of the British I Corps.
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The Germans launched chemical (gas) attacks before dawn on 27 April against elements of I (British) Corps including 16th (Irish) Division. The attack was near Hulluch, about 1 mile to the north of Loos in the north of France. The gas and artillery attacks were followed by raids into the British lines. A change in wind direction thwarted a ...
