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When he died in 1936, Richard Mussen, a veteran of both the Zulu War and WWI, was given the honour of a military funeral. Image] http://vimeo.com/71263324

This mural provides the history of the Shankill war hero Richard Mussen who served in both the Zulu War and WWI. Mussen joined the Royal Inniskillen Fusiliers (27th Foot) at the age of 15 and at 18 volunteered for active service in the Zulu War and was transferred to the South Wales Borderers (24th Foot). He was one of the few survivors of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879). The following year he was invalided out of the army but again joined the colours at the outbreak of WWI serving in 9th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles (36th Divison) on duties within Northern Ireland. Next to this mural is another depicting his funeral in 1936. Image] http://vimeo.com/71263324

This extravagant memorial to the Battle of the Somme - in which the 36th Ulster Division suffered heavy losses - is sited over what is left of Moscow Street on the Shankill Road. Moscow Street originally consisted of terraces leading up to Riga Street (note the Eastern European theme emerging) - the street has now vanished under Crimea Court, this being all that is left.

In Moscow Street off the loyalist Shankill Road. In September 1914, the Ulster Division was formed from the Ulster Volunteer Force which raised thirteen battalions for the three Irish regiments based in Ulster: the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, the Royal Irish Fusiliers and the Royal Irish Rifles. The Division suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Albert on 1 July 1916 and then was relieved on 2 July, having suffered 5104 casualties of who approximately 2069 died.

Quite an ironic sight during an interesting sightseeing bus tour of Belfast.

These were erected to celebrate Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee.

This is a reproduction of a Covenant postcard dated 1912 the year when Loyalists signed a Solemn League and Covenant opposing the Third Reading of the Irish Home Rule Bill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Covenant

Originally erected to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, this area at the corner of the Shankill Road and Crimea Street in Belfast has now become a focal point for those paying respect to the late monarch. See Image for a wider view of the area.