Edinburgh historian lists names of Irish war dead
An Edinburgh historian has put together the first roll of honour to list all those from Ireland who died during the Second World War.
The list, which was compiled by Yvonne McEwen of the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars, includes the names of 9,100 Irish men and women who died in active service.
Ms McEwen, who presented the list to the Irish parliament, said: "We covered over 200 corps of the British Army alone.
"We had a presentation of the Roll of Honour at Trinity College. It received a lot of media and as a result of the media attention, the public, north and south and around the world, actually contacted, more by email than letter, asking for information about their loved ones."
The June presentation included some 7,500 names. Due to the response from the public regarding relatives and loved ones that had fought in the war, McEwen was able to add another 1,600 names to the list for the November presentation.
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The list, which was compiled by Yvonne McEwen of the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars, includes the names of 9,100 Irish men and women who died in active service.
Ms McEwen, who presented the list to the Irish parliament, said: "We covered over 200 corps of the British Army alone.
"We had a presentation of the Roll of Honour at Trinity College. It received a lot of media and as a result of the media attention, the public, north and south and around the world, actually contacted, more by email than letter, asking for information about their loved ones."
The June presentation included some 7,500 names. Due to the response from the public regarding relatives and loved ones that had fought in the war, McEwen was able to add another 1,600 names to the list for the November presentation.