Cathedral curate conducts her first RBL service in Lisburn

Wednesday July 4th 2018

Gordon Rogan (Chairman of Lisburn Branch of the Royal British Legion), the Rev Danielle McCullagh (Lisburn Cathedral Curate) and Raymond Corbett (President of Lisburn Branch of the Royal British Legion) pictured at the Royal British Legion (Lisburn Branch) short service and wreath laying at Lisburn War Memorial on July 1. Photo: John Kelly.

The Lisburn Branch of the Royal British Legion held a short service followed by wreath laying at Lisburn War Memorial on Sunday July 1 at 11am to remember the fallen at The Battle of The Somme. 

The service, marking the 102nd anniversary of the start of the battle, was conducted by the Rev Danielle McCullagh, curate at Lisburn Cathedral, and Gordon Rogan, Chairman of Lisburn Branch of the Royal British Legion. 

Buglers Colin Elliott, Jeffrey McCullough and Mark Hancock played the Last Post and Reveille.  

Conducting her first Royal British Legion service in Lisburn, Danielle paid tribute to the courageous efforts of the 36th Ulster Division, including men from Lisburn.  She also remembered the 5,500 men wounded or killed in the first two days of battle. 

The Rev Danielle McCullagh (Lisburn Cathedral Curate) and Gordon Rogan (Chairman of Lisburn Branch of the Royal British Legion) pictured conducting the Royal British Legion (Lisburn Branch) short service and wreath laying at Lisburn War Memorial on Sunday 1st July to remember the fallen at The Battle of The Somme. Photo: John Kelly.

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