Mons in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

5th Royal Irish Lancers

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 19, 2024

1. 5th Royal Irish Lancers Marker

Inscription.

5th Royal Irish Lancers. . Erected by the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to the memory of the following comrades who fell in the cause of the Allies during the Great War 1914-1918. , S.A. Archer · L.E. Bailey · W. Bardsley · M. Barry · A.F. Beardwell · F.C. Bentley · W.J.G. Bishop · J. Black · A.L. Blakemore · F.A. Bowden · L.B. Bradley · E. Bridle · F. Brown · E. Brusly · C.F. Burnham · H.E. Byford · J.E. Carrol · W. Carroll · A. Carter · D. Cassells · G.W. Clare · P. Coen · L. Concannon · G.W. Cooper · W.H. Coultere · J. Coughlan · T S. Crawford · J. Cribbes · J, Cryan · L.. Curtis · C. Dale · G.A. Dent · R.T. Dobbyn · B. Doherty · E.H. Dopson · F. Dopson · H. Drew · W. Dunn · W. Egan · G. Ellison · C.F. Enson · M. Fallon · J. Farrel · H. Fearnley · J. Finley · P. Fitzpatrick · T. Flynn · A. Fordham · G. Fowler · J. Frazer · G. Freeman · H. Game · H. Gleason · E. Grant · G.D. Gibson · I. Gretton · W. Griffiths · S. Hall · H. Hangar · G. Harland · J.T. Harper · P. Harvey · R. Heard · R.P. Hearson · J. H. Hollings · M.A, Hollings · W. Holt · R.O. Hyland · R. Johnston · F. J. Jones · G.C. Juler · F.W. King · F.J. Kent · H. Kenny · T.J. Kemble · W. Keith · J.E. Kingsley · M. Lake · M.I. Lamport · W.C. Lee · J.M. McCarthy · J.M. McCarthy · P. Mc Guire · M. McKay · W.H. McKif · P. Mackey · H. Maddick · F.D. Maxted · M. Mayson · H. Mansell · F.N.M. Martin: · T. Meads · H.V. Miskimmin · S.G. Mugridge · J. Murray · G.E. Musgrave Jr. · C.H. Naylor · T.G. Norris · J. Norton · H. Oldershaw · W. Osborne · T.W. Otway · A.W. Patmore · F. Peach · C. Perryman · R.G. Peters · A. Pittaway · G.R. Pottle · D. Power · W.H.J. Prince · L. Regan · E.G. Richards · A. Rigney · J.A. Trice · E.W. Robinson · J.A. Royal · A.J. Russell · J. Ryan · M. Salmon · W.S. Short · J.W. Short · M. Shutt · A. Smith · H. Standing · M. Stanton · T.J.S. Stapleton · W.H. Thackray · A. Tickner · G. Tuffee · A.E.V. Turnham · R.G.S. Veal · W. Walsh · E.G. Walter · E. Walton · E. J. Warde · W.J. Warren · J. Westwood · H. Wheatley · E.J. White · A. Woolmer · J.L. Wordsworth · H. Wren · J.T. Wright , “Their name liveth for evermore”, Ce régiment prit part aux combats près de Mons, a la retrame au mois d'aout 1914, et à la rentrée victorieuse le jour de l'armistice 11 novembre 1918., This regiment took part in the fighting near Mons, in the retra in August 1914, and in the victorious return on the day of the armistice on 11 November 1918.. [Ranks and citations were not transcribed]

Erected by the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to the memory of the following comrades who fell in the cause of the Allies during the Great War 1914-1918.

S.A. Archer · L.E. Bailey · W. Bardsley · M. Barry · A.F. Beardwell · F.C. Bentley · W.J.G. Bishop · J. Black · A.L. Blakemore · F.A. Bowden · L.B. Bradley · E. Bridle · F. Brown · E. Brusly · C.F. Burnham · H.E. Byford · J.E. Carrol · W. Carroll · A. Carter · D. Cassells · G.W. Clare · P. Coen · L. Concannon · G.W. Cooper · W.H. Coultere · J. Coughlan · T S. Crawford · J. Cribbes · J, Cryan · L.. Curtis · C. Dale · G.A. Dent · R.T. Dobbyn · B. Doherty · E.H. Dopson · F. Dopson · H. Drew · W. Dunn · W. Egan · G. Ellison · C.F. Enson · M. Fallon · J. Farrel · H. Fearnley · J. Finley · P. Fitzpatrick · T. Flynn · A. Fordham · G. Fowler · J. Frazer · G. Freeman · H. Game · H. Gleason · E. Grant · G.D. Gibson · I. Gretton · W. Griffiths · S. Hall · H. Hangar · G. Harland · J.T. Harper · P. Harvey · R. Heard · R.P. Hearson · J. H. Hollings · M.A, Hollings · W. Holt · R.O. Hyland · R. Johnston · F. J. Jones · G.C. Juler · F.W. King · F.J. Kent · H. Kenny · T.J. Kemble · W. Keith · J.E. Kingsley · M. Lake · M.I. Lamport · W.C.

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Lee · J.M. McCarthy · J.M. McCarthy · P. Mc Guire · M. McKay · W.H. McKif · P. Mackey · H. Maddick · F.D. Maxted · M. Mayson · H. Mansell · F.N.M. Martin: · T. Meads · H.V. Miskimmin · S.G. Mugridge · J. Murray · G.E. Musgrave Jr. · C.H. Naylor · T.G. Norris · J. Norton · H. Oldershaw · W. Osborne · T.W. Otway · A.W. Patmore · F. Peach · C. Perryman · R.G. Peters · A. Pittaway · G.R. Pottle · D. Power · W.H.J. Prince · L. Regan · E.G. Richards · A. Rigney · J.A. Trice · E.W. Robinson · J.A. Royal · A.J. Russell · J. Ryan · M. Salmon · W.S. Short · J.W. Short · M. Shutt · A. Smith · H. Standing · M. Stanton · T.J.S. Stapleton · W.H. Thackray · A. Tickner · G. Tuffee · A.E.V. Turnham · R.G.S. Veal · W. Walsh · E.G. Walter · E. Walton · E. J. Warde · W.J. Warren · J. Westwood · H. Wheatley · E.J. White · A. Woolmer · J.L. Wordsworth · H. Wren · J.T. Wright

“Their name liveth for evermore”

Ce régiment prit part aux combats près de Mons, a la retrame au mois d'aout 1914, et à la rentrée victorieuse le jour de l'armistice 11 novembre 1918.

This regiment took part in the fighting near Mons, in the retra in August 1914, and in the victorious return on the day of the armistice on 11 November 1918. [Ranks
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 19, 2024

2. 5th Royal Irish Lancers Marker
and citations were not transcribed]

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 50° 27.281′ N, 3° 57.149′ E. Memorial is in Mons, Région Wallonne (Wallonia), in Hainaut. It can be reached from Grand Place. Marker is in the archway leading to City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Mons, Région Wallonne 7000, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salon Baronne Betty Duesberg (a few steps from this marker); Mons Recaptured (within shouting distance of this marker); In Gratitude (within shouting distance of this marker); Palace of Justice/ Palais de Justice (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); To Its Fallen Combatants (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jules Cornet (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); World War Il Sherman Tank / Char Sherman de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); To Our Heroes (approx. 2.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mons.

Regarding 5th Royal Irish Lancers. There are 143 names on the plaque.

Also see . . . 5th Royal Irish Lancers (Wikipedia).

[At] the outbreak of World War I, it became part of the British Expeditionary Force, sailing from Dublin
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to France as part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade in the 2nd Cavalry Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front. It saw action during the Battle of Mons in August 1914. During the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 George William Burdett Clare received the Victoria Cross posthumously. The 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers also has the grim honour of being the regiment of the last British soldier to die in the Great War. This was Private George Edwin Ellison from Leeds, who was killed by a sniper as the regiment advanced into Mons a short time before the armistice came into effect.

(Submitted on March 18, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.