The History of the 36th (Ulster) DivisionFalls, Cyril
History
The History of the 36th (Ulster) Division
Falls, Cyril
Great Britain. Army. Division, 36th; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
Its History would not be complete without some reference to the
Ulster Divisional Fund. This Fund owed its inception to General
Nugent's forethought. The 36th Division was certainly the only one
to look forward to the period after the war as early as 1915. Before
quitting the Division in 1918, General Nugent executed a Trust Deed
in favour of Lord Dunleath and Sir Robert Kennedy, establishing a
Trust for the benefit of officers and men of the Division, their
wives, widows, children, orphans, or dependants. Roughly speaking, a
sum of £18,750 has been administered by the Administration Committee,
to whom the Trustees delegated the management of the Fund. Of this
over £14,000 was derived from divisional undertakings, including
the canteens, the concert party, the cinema, etc., and over £2,000
from dividends and interest. It must be remembered that the sums
derived from divisional undertakings represent a proportion only of
their actual profits. Large sums were expended in France, on sports
outfits, on Christmas fare, on free buffets at horse shows and other
entertainments, and on the still more important buffets for "walking
wounded" during the progress of a battle. The Fund was opened to
applications for relief in February 1919. It has now been practically
all distributed in grants to relieve and assist men of the Division,
and has been without doubt of very great value. The total number of
grants made exceeds two thousand five hundred.
The record of the 36th Division is high and honourable. The names
of the actions in which it fought, given according to the official
report of the "Battles Nomenclature Committee," are as follows:
1916 The Battle of Albert, July.
1917 The Battle of Messines, June;
The Battle of Langemarck, August;
The Battle of Cambrai, November.
1918 The Battle of St. Quentin, with Actions for
Somme Crossings, 21st-25th March;
The Battle of Rosières, 26th-27th March;
The Battle of Messines, 10th-11th April (108th
Brigade and one Company 36th Machine-Gun
Battalion only);
The Battle of Bailleul, 13th-15th April (108th
Brigade and one Company 36th Machine-Gun
Battalion only);
The Advance in Flanders, 18th August-6th
September;
The Battle of Ypres, 28th September-2nd
October;
The Battle of Courtrai, 14th-19th October, with
Action of Ooteghem, 25th October.
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