Drumhead service attended by the Mayor of Ginchy and Mayor of Guillemont

Standards of the representative regiments

Members of the London Irish Band and congregation at the Drumhead Ceremony

Representatives of the Irish Regiments form up to lay the commemoration wreaths

The Mayor of Guillemont and Cpl Rooney (Irish Guards) ready to receive the wreaths of remembrance

Corporal Rooney positions the Leinster wreath

The wreath to the Leinster Regiment

Personal commemorations

Representation of the naval services whose gunners fought alongside the army

Members of the London Irish Band

Banner of the Combined Irish Association at Ginchy Telegraph

David Ball with the Leinster Association Standard at Ginchy Telegraph September 2006

On the battlefield serving soldiers created their church alter using the drums from the military band. Here the Association recreate the tradition using the drums of the London Irish Band. During the ceremony the mayoress of Ginchy stressed that it was important for the youth of France to never forget the devastation of war and to honour those who had fought to relieve their homes in 1916.

Standard bearers of the representative regiments of the Combined Irish Association present their colours.

Moments of reflection during the two-minute silence to commemorate the fallen.

In readiness to lay the wreaths of remembrance

This special commemoration was built by the farming population of Ginchy to commemorate the location of Ginchy Telegraph. On this giant clover leaf would be placed the wreaths of remembrance.