Steel silhouette of Major Willie Redmond MP being carried off the battlefield by John Meekes at Wytschaete Military Cemetery in Wijtschaete, Belgium

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William Hoey Kearney Redmond (13 April 1861 – 7 June 1917) was an Irish nationalist politician, lawyer and soldier, who was killed in action in World War I. A steel silhouette of Major Willie Redmond MP being carried off the battlefield by stretcher bearer John Meekes and a plaque commemorating this event.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Wijtschatestraat, 8953 Wijtschate, Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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