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Far North soldier awarded Defence Meritorious Service Medal for bravery in Iraq 27 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Corporal Charles Douglas Munns-Everitt - awarded for outstanding military professionalism and leadership in Iraq. Photo / supplied Northern Advocate When almost 30 rockets exploded at an Iraqi military camp last year Northland soldier Corporal Charles Douglas Munns-Everitt and two of his colleagues knew just what to do. Now all three have been recognised for their bravery to save lives of injured coalition soldiers. Munns-Everitt is one of three New Zealand soldiers to be d...

• The bridge in Drumcondra where the attempted ambush took place » Mícheál Mac Donncha and Mark Dawson January 2021 marks the centenary of the ambush in Drumcondra, Dublin, which was a tragic and costly defeat for the IRA and led to the fatal wounding of one Volunteer, the capture and subsequent executions of four Volunteers, and a life sentence for another.  Drumcondra in 1921 was on the northern edge of the city and one of the main routes into the capital. British crown forces from Collinstown (now Dublin Airport), Gormanstown and other bases regularly passed along Drumcondra Road and...