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	AD 1901 Captain Fosbery came from North Wales and served in the Boer War. His uniform together with a mess jacket, a dress helmet, silver cane, medals, map case, compass, water filter, riding boots and spurs have all survived. They were left behind at base when he went forward to the front line where he later met his death. AD 1901 Captain Fosbery came from North Wales and served in the Boer War. His uniform together with a mess jacket, a dress helmet, silver cane, medals, map case, compass, water filter, riding boots and spurs have all survived. They were left behind at base when he went forward to the front line where he later met his death. AD 1901 Captain Fosbery came from North Wales and served in the Boer War. His uniform together with a mess jacket, a dress helmet, silver cane, medals, map case, compass, water filter, riding boots and spurs have all survived. They were left behind at base when he went forward to the front line where he later met his death. AD 1901 Captain Fosbery came from North Wales and served in the Boer War. His uniform together with a mess jacket, a dress helmet, silver cane, medals, map case, compass, water filter, riding boots and spurs have all survived. They were left behind at base when he went forward to the front line where he later met his death. AD 1901 Captain Fosbery came from North Wales and served in the Boer War. His uniform together with a mess jacket, a dress helmet, silver cane, medals, map case, compass, water filter, riding boots and spurs have all survived. They were left behind at base when he went forward to the front line where he later met his death. AD 1901 Captain Fosbery came from North Wales and served in the Boer War. His uniform together with a mess jacket, a dress helmet, silver cane, medals, map case, compass, water filter, riding boots and spurs have all survived. They were left behind at base when he went forward to the front line where he later met his death. AD 1901 Captain Fosbery came from North Wales and served in the Boer War. His uniform together with a mess jacket, a dress helmet, silver cane, medals, map case, compass, water filter, riding boots and spurs have all survived. They were left behind at base when he went forward to the front line where he later met his death.

	Jacket: Length: 710 mm; width: 430 mm; Trousers: Length: 1100 mm; Sword:Length (overall): 1000 mm Kit box: Length: 1030 mm; Width: 305 mm; Depth: 200 mm
	Chester Grosvenor Museum CHEGM 1967.641

Imperial wars

20th-century theatre

The Troubles

	Imperial wars As part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Irish regiments were expected to fight alongside the British army to defend the British Empire. During the Boer War (AD 1899-1902) in South Africa, some 28,000 Irishmen fought on the side of the British, despite anti-war campaigns supported by nationalist politicians and artists. A few Irish saw parallels with their own situation and fought with the Boers against what they saw as Imperial oppression by the British. When World War I broke out in 1914, many Irishmen responded to Lord Kitchener’s call for volunteers. Many were drawn from the poorer parts of Ireland, and their primary reason for joining up was unemployment. However, the Ulster Volunteer Force which had originally been founded in 1913 to co-ordinate the more violent activities of the Ulster unionists, willingly became the 36th (Ulster) Division of the British Army. The regiment fought at the Battle of the Somme, where huge numbers of men were killed. This terrible loss served to strengthen the Ulster sense of alliance with Britain. Others – nationalists who supported Home Rule – also voluntarily enlisted in the belief that they were fighting for the rights of small nations, and they, too, suffered terribly for their cause. View this article in the Timeline Viewer (requires Flash Player 7)