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WW1 Practice Trenches Found in Ulster

Discussion in 'Military History' started by GRW, Mar 14, 2014.

  1. GRW

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    Seem to be on a roll just now with these things.
    "2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, so the discovery of trenches used to train soldiers a century ago is a timely one.
    Major Tony Canniford, Senior Training Safety Officer at the Ballykinler site, has been working with Heather Montgomery, a PhD student at Queen’s University in Belfast, who is investigating First World War British training grounds in Ireland.
    The investigation at the site, which is managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), has so far uncovered a full practice trench system and dugouts, plus an old 600-metre gallery range. These are thought to have been originally used by the 36th Ulster Division in preparation for the Battle of the Somme."
    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-world-war-trenches-uncovered-at-ballykinler
    The team has also uncovered what is believed to be a Second World War grenade range."
    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-world-war-trenches-uncovered-at-ballykinler
     

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