Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Conference hears Irish Brigade Italy campaign stories
Enniskillen Castle Stories of members of the Irish Brigade in the Italian campaign were told at the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (The Skins) in the Italian campaign conference in Enniskillen on Saturday 11 November. The event was opened by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Mark Scott chairman of the Inniskillings Museum which hosted the conference. His father Robert…
Read MoreFusilier Harold Mellor
We received an excellent note from the son of Fusilier Harold Mellor, who served with the 6th and 2nd Inniskillings in Italy and Austria. In his note to us, Stephen Mellor told us: “ My father died in 2000 and three years ago I commenced research into my father’s war experiences in order to…
Read MoreFull house in Omagh for All My Brothers film
A full house and an appreciative audience saw the fourth episode of All My Brothers, the Story of the Irish Brigade in the Second World War at the Strule Arts Theatre in Omagh on 14 January. The film covered the role of the Irish Brigade in the Adriatic Campaign in October-December 1943 and in front-line…
Read MoreSicily filming – Day 6.
Today’s filming took us to: CWGC Cemetery, Catania. Primosole Bridge.
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Today’s filming took us to: Patti. Milazzo. Piedimonte Eteno.
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Today’s filming took us to: Simeto River Maletto. Randazzo.
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Today’s filming took us to: Centuripe. Salso River. Carcaci.
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Today’s filming took us to: Catenanuova. Centuripe.
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Today’s filming in Sicily took us to: Fontane Blanche. Palazzolo. Vizzini.
Read MoreVisit to Tunisia – Day 6
Today’s filming in Tunis took us to: Avenue Habib Bourguiba. Bay of Tunis. Carthage. Mohammad V Avenue. St George’s Anglican Church.
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