Connolly Station
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Great Northern Railway, Connolly Station |
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Location |
Platform 4, Connolly railway station. Previously known as Amiens Street station. The Great Northern Railway is now part of Coras Iompar Eireann. The memorial is in a poorly maintained state and flecked with paint. |
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Type |
Combined WWI/WWII bronze memorial. |
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Inscriptions |
The memorial has the company crest of the Great Northern Railway and a floral border. The corners of the border contain a Harp & Crown emblem. Above the list of 87 WWI casualties is the inscription: "In memory of the following members of the staff of the Great Northern (Ireland) Railway who laid down their lives for their country in the Great War 1914-1919." The lower part of the memorial is dedicated to seven casualties from WWII with the inscription: "And the following who made the supreme sacrifice in the Second World War 1939-1945" |
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Casualties |
Rank, forename and surname listed for eighty-seven casualties of WWI and seven casualties of WWII, ordered by surname. |
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