18/09/2026
🇫🇷 📸 UPDATE
We are pleased to be able to share more information about a few of the soldiers who signed this flag, sent from Ruaudin, France, in 1940.
Robert John Irwin (7043513) was born in September 1907, at Little Grosvenor Street, Belfast, to William James and Margaret Ann Irwin. He married Margaret Leslie in August 1928, at Holy Trinity Church, Belfast. Discharged from the Pioneer Corps at the end of the Second World War, he was awarded the 1939-45 and France & Germany Stars.
Thomas Mooney (7010965) initially enlisted with the Royal Ulster Ri**es in 1929, then transferred to the reserve in 1932. He re-enlisted at the outbreak of the Second World War, and served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Ri**es. His signature can be seen on the lower right side of this photograph.
Henry Scott (7015455) served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Ri**es. He was discharged in November 1941, as medically unfit for further service. His signature can be seen on the upper left side of this photograph.
Alexander White (6980590) was born in January 1915, in North Belfast, the eldest child of William and Elizabeth White. He served in Italy and Sicily with the 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, receiving the Italy Star along with the 1939-45 Star at the end of the war. He later served with the Royal Norfolk Regiment.
