TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS MEMORY OF ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LOUIS FRANCIS ALBERT VICTOR NICHOLAS, EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA, KG GCB OM GCSI GCIE GCVO DSO PC.
On the 27th August, 1979, Lord Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, who planted a bomb in his fishing boat, Shadow V, at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the Irish Republic.
Others killed by the blast were Nicholas Knatchbull, his elder daughter's 14-year-old son, and Paul Maxwell, a 15-year-old boy from County Fermanagh, who was a crew member.
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| Lord and Lady Mountbatten in Coronation Robes |
First published in August, 2010.
A great friend of Ireland, his murder was a disgraceful act.
ReplyDeleteA noble life of distinguished service brought to a cruel end. How right to remember him and the other innocent lives lost alongside his on that ghastly day.
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