Irish First World War Sailor Descendants Sought-- Part 1

From the Dec. 25, 2015, Belfast telegraph "Descendants of Irish sailors of First World War sought to mark the Battle of Jutland."

A series of events will be held May 31, 2016, marking the centennial of the largest sea battle of World War I.  They will be held on the HMS Caroline which will open as a heritage visitor attraction in Belfast.  It is the only ship at  the Battle of Jutland still afloat.

I was able to see this ship in a cruise around the British Isles when we tied up next to the drydock where the RMS Titanic was built.  At the time it didn't much look like a warship, though.

Thousands of Irish men and women assisted in the war effort including as sailors in the Navy, merchant marine, fishing industry workers and dockworkers.  Others were lighthouse keepers, lifeboat crews and Coast Guard who kept the seas as safe as possible.

--Cooter