THE HISTORY
OF THE
36^TH (ULSTER) DIVISION

The Memorial to the 36th (Ulster) Division at Thiepval

THE HISTORY

OF THE

36^TH (ULSTER) DIVISION

By

CYRIL FALLS

Late Lieutenant, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
and Captain, G.S., 36th Division

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

FIELD MARSHAL THE LORD PLUMER

G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.

M'CAW, STEVENSON & ORR, LIMITED
The Linenhall Press, Belfast
and 329 High Holborn, London, W.C.

1922

This History is dedicated to the men of the

ULSTER DIVISION,

returned from the War, and to those who have not
come back; of whom I name two friends:

HARRY GALLAGHER, D.S.O.,
Captain, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers,
killed at the Battle of Messines, 1917;

and

GEORGE BRUCE, D.S.O., M.C.,
Brigade Major, 109th Brigade,
killed near Dadizeele, 1918;

Patterns to men-in-arms.

INTRODUCTION

The history of the 36th (Ulster) Division is the record of a great effort and a great achievement. The effort which resulted in its inception was the outcome of the determination, on the part of a people brought up in great traditions and inspired with a fervent spirit of loyalty, that they should be worthily represented in the fierce and prolonged struggle which from the outset was clearly foreshadowed. The achievement was the response made to the call by their representatives, the gallant deeds accomplished, the courage and determination displayed, and the sacrifices made.

The narrative gives a very clear picture of what the campaign in France and Flanders involved for the troops engaged in it. There is