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“The South Irish Horse was a Special Reserve cavalry regiment of the British Army. Formed as an Imperial Yeomanry regiment in 1902 as the South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry, it perpetuated a unit formed during the Second Boer War. It transferred to the Special Reserve (Cavalry) in 1908 and was renamed as the South Irish Horse. Having taken part in the fighting of World War I, it was disbanded after Irish Independence in 1922.”
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Irish_Horse

“taken in Russia?”
Sound unlikely

www.mordaunt.me.uk/my%20family%20history.html

They do look very cold, unusual to see troops wearing scarves?

Russia seems very unlikely.

“On 12 June 1922 King George V received at Windsor Castle representatives of the six disbanded Irish regiments. While five had long and distinguished service records, the South Irish Horse (SIH) had only been raised in 1902, as a result of the second Boer War, but too late to take part.
On the outbreak of The Great War a single squadron of the SIH was sent to Flanders which was involved in the retreat from Mons and the Marne and the early battles of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle. The remainder of the Regiment followed and over the next four years, won ten battle honours including Loos 1915, Somme 1916 and 1918, Albert, St Quentin, Courtrai and finally France and Flanders 1915-1918. Losses were severe and there were many acts of gallantry.”

www.naval-military-press.com/product/south-irish-horse-in...

Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but none of them could be described as tall. Maybe as they are wrapped up in layers of heavy clothing they appear as shorter?

O Mac was there in 1913!

Ms Dorothy Stokes was lucky to get across the 1841 suspension bridge ...

' ... The effects of traffic far heavier and speedier than was ever contemplated by the original designer took their toll however. A number of the cross girders became badly warped and this caused the lowering of the road level in several places. These depressions were periodically filled and by the time of its demolition nearly 18 inches of stone had been placed on top of the buckle plates at the south end of the bridge. Under traffic of even a very light nature the bridge deck sagged and rose in an alarming manner and gave the impression of being in danger of imminent collapse. In the early 1930’s Professor Pierce Purcell, one of Ireland’s foremost Civil Engineers, was asked by Kerry County Council to investigate the problem of reconditioning or replacing the bridge. It was decided to replace the bridge.
Early in 1932 the bridge was declared unsafe and closed to traffic....

From - www.kenmare.ie/kenmare-item/kenmare-suspension-bridge/

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beachcomber australia I'm no engineer, but "nearly 18 inches of stone" on top of "the buckle plates" does not inspire confidence!

Carol Maddock ah sure it'll be grand

I don't know which is right, but the Daily Herald called her Milena Yllova on 27th August 1929 when she spoke at the Women's International Congress at Prague.

8 June 1926 was a Tuesday ...

John Spooner Ah, Milena? Maybe I'm very easily led, but Milena sounds more authentic than Hilena. And an easy switch of H for M in transcribing handwriting...

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The Daily Herald report devotes a few paragraphs to the British speaker, one each to the French and Austrian speakers, and lists Milena Yllova in the last paragraph - "Other speakers included ... ".