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Oriskany's Final Days of the Great War - Australians + British tanks vs. Germans at Hamel

Oriskany's Final Days of the Great War - Australians + British tanks vs. Germans at Hamel

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Part Two - Completing 36th Ulster Division for Valor & Victory

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Almost done with the base counter template.Almost done with the base counter template.
Also found some shoulder patches I will try to recreate and incorporate into the counters.Also found some shoulder patches I will try to recreate and incorporate into the counters.
Finished counter, at least for the full rifle section.Finished counter, at least for the full rifle section.
The complete The complete "army" - not bad for a night's work. I have a -2 rated captain (the -2 is a bonus, not a penalty) - a certain fellow we may know from Coleraine. :) He's assisted by a cadre of brave lieutenants. Also, note the full rifle section, half rifle section, Vickers MG, Lewis Gun, "Mills Bomb" grenade counter, and 3-inch Stokes Mortar.
A reinforced company of the 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 109th Brigade, 36th Ulster Division (II Corps, British Second Army, BEF) in the streets of Beveren, Belgium (east of Ypres) - final days of the Great War.A reinforced company of the 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 109th Brigade, 36th Ulster Division (II Corps, British Second Army, BEF) in the streets of Beveren, Belgium (east of Ypres) - final days of the Great War.

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torros
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Its certainly an interesting part of our history and like many other parts of the world that fought in WW1 the troops that fought and the battles they took part in have reached almost mythic status.

If you drive round Belfast you can streets named after the battles of the Somme,Albert, Bapaume,Hamel etc

As an interesting aside Ireland (as it was all one place at the time) in WW1 never introduced conscription. They were going to introduce in April 1918 but was never put into effect

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Really interesting and different project. WW1 terminology; 36 Ulster Division raised primarily from the 9 counties of Ulster; Royal Irish Rifles renamed Royal Ulster Rifles in 1921 after Irish partition. As an aside, still have a really interesting regimental museum Waring Street Belfast, covering early years,WW1, WW2 and battle of Imjin Korea. Worth a visit if anyone passing.

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