Ernest Seaman
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Ernest Seaman VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth force
The Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, shown here in the background, includes a commemoration to Seaman.
36th (Ulster) Division
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The 36th Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Lord Kitchener's New Army, formed in September 1914. Originally called the Ulster Division, it was made up of mainly members of
Ernest Seaman
…attending, while under fire, to fellow soldiers who had been wounded. The recommendation for his MM was made by his company commander. As part of the 36th (Ulster) Division, Seaman's battalion was engaged in the Fifth Battle of Ypres, a battle of the Hundred Days Offensive, on 29 September 1918. It was tasked with the…
Window in Derry Guildhall commemorating the three Irish divisions which served in the Great War
Mural in East Belfast commemorating the various regiments of the division
Ulster Tower, Thiepval
Men of the Inniskillings posing with captured German equipment in the aftermath of the Battle of Messines