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The 16th Division is an Irish division of the British Army stationed on the Western Front during World War I. This division is originally made up of soldiers from southern Ireland, many of whom are Catholic and supporters of Home Rule. Willie Dunne and his fellow soldiers belong to the 16th Division.
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16th Division Term Timeline in A Long Long Way
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Chapter 14
...without water or food, expecting a counterattack that never comes. Finally, a battalion from the 16th Division comes to relieve them, and Willie’s company marches back to Guillemont, learning that Captain...
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Chapter 15
...an Ulsterman of the 36th Division, and Miko Cuddy, a man from Mayo and the 16th Division. The clash between a northern Irishman and a southern Irishman excites everyone. All the...
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Chapter 17
...open land toward the ridge under the cover of their machine guns. Men of the 16th and 36th Divisions together wade through the heat and fumes of the explosion. When Willie...
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Chapter 18
...fly overhead and bombshells explode, Willie’s despair grows. On the third day, men of the 16th and 36th Divisions once more lead an attack. The soldiers advance across a field so...
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Chapter 23
...weak, broken, and tearful now. He reads in the newspaper that the members of the 16th Division are almost entirely gone, and that the Irish are no longer trusted to fight...
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