Memorial

Young Citizen Volunteers (14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles)

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Current Location

City Hall, Donegal Square, Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, BT1 5GS, Northern Ireland

OS Grid Reference

NW 46233 29489

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast figure
WMR Reference Number: 6235
Description: Small figure of soldier standing with helmet in left hand and rifle upraised in his right. Wall behind is filled with small regimental shields from various units. The 107th Brigade was composed of the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 15th Rifles, each battalion being recruited from a separate district of the city, but the 14th R.I.R. (Y.C.V.) were from all districts, and was representative of all classes and creeds.
Inscription: ERECTED/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE OFFICERS/NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/AND MEN/ OF THE 14th BATTALION/ROYAL IRISH RIFLES/ (Young Citizens)/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914- 1918

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Regimental Memorials

History

Maintenance History: Newspaper report in 1951 that the Battalion colours were restored to its former place beside the unit's memorial statuette after having been lost for six years. It had been found in an office, given preservation and restoration treatment and sealed between two framed sheets of glass.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

1 July 1924

Mrs. Chichester, M.P.

Conservation

Components

Pedestal

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Unknown

Figure

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Unknown

Flag

Made from: Unknown

Condition: Unknown

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Young Citizen Volunteers (14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles)

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Young Citizen Volunteers (14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles)

Current Location

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

Further Information