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36th Ulster Volunteers
Retired [R] Shambling Undead



Chieftain:
Lord Carson

Head Coach:
Sam Kelly

Race:
Undead

Team Colours:
Orange and Purple


36th Ulster Division
Thiepval, as a battle memorial, commemorates the 1916 Anglo-French offensive on the Somme. It pays tribute and respect for those who died where it stands (90% of commemorations 1 July – 13 November 1916) and is the biggest British war memorial to the missing of The Western Front, both in physical size and the numbers it commemorates (more than 73,000). It was built in the late 1920s to early 1930s.

The 36th Ulster Division's sector of the Somme lay astride the marshy valley of the river Ancre and the higher ground south of the river. Their task was to cross the ridge and take the German second line near Grandcourt. In their path lay not only the German front line, but just beyond it, the intermediate line within which was the Schwaben Redoubt. To their left flank was the 29th Division, which included the Newfoundlanders. For them in less than half an hour it was all over; 801 men went into action and on the unwounded name call next day, only 68 answered.

To their right flank was the 32nd Division, including the Grimsby Chums. Prior to the attack at 07:28 a large mine was exploded beneath the German line; the Chums would then attack at 07:30. Unknown to them, the mine was short of the German position. During the 2-minute gap between explosion and whistle, the Germans set up their machine guns, probably in the new bunker which would give them a second defence. The attack did not last long; their task was to take the fortress village of Thiepval. The First Day of the Somme was the anniversary (Julian Calendar) of the Battle of the Boyne, a fact remarked on by the leaders of the Division. Stories that some men went over the top wearing orange sashes are, however,sometimes thought to be myths.

On 1 July, following the preliminary bombardment, the Ulstermen quickly took the German front line. But intelligence was so poor that, with the rest of the division attacking under creep bombardment (artillery fired in front or over men; they advance as it moves), the Ulstermen would have come under attack from their own bombardment at the German first line. But they still advanced, moving to the crest so rapidly that the Germans had no time to come up from their dugouts (generally 30–40 feet below ground). In the Schwaben Redoubt, which was also taken, so successful was the advance that by 10:00 some had reached the German second line. But again they came under their own barrage, not due to finish until 10:10. However, this successful penetration had to be given up before nightfall, as it was unmatched by those at its flanks. The Ulstermen were exposed in a narrow salient, open to attack on three sides. They were running out of ammunition and supplies, and a full German counter-attack at 22:00 forced them to withdraw, giving up virtually all they gained.

The Ulstermen had gained an advantage on the day of battle by not sticking to the rigid orders issued. Both the German and British generals considered the men of the New Army/Kitcheners Men as insufficiently trained in the skills of warfare. Consequently, the battle tactics they were ordered to follow by commanders was more strict and regimented than those of regular army. But the Ulstermen advanced during the bombardment by pushing forward small trenches the depth of a man, then cutting the barbed wire which was 30 inches in depth and height in places (before bombardment). So when the bombardment stopped at 07:28/07:30 the Ulstermen attacked quickly. These Ulstermen were also here by choice. Kitchener asked Sir Edward Carson for some of the already armed men of the Ulster Division. He hoped for a Brigade (4x battalions), he got in Volunteers, a Division (3x Brigade). Thiepval was not to fall until late September; the Schwaben Redoubt fell in mid-October. The battle ended in mid-November. The Allies advanced 8 km and the British suffered 420,000 casualties, the French 195,000, and the Germans 650,000. The only success was relieving the French at Verdun. On the first day of battle, the British suffered 57,740 casualties, of which 19,240 were dead (the largest single loss). 60% of the officers involved were killed.


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Private Robert Morrow, 1st Btn Royal Irish Fusiliers. Died 23 years old, 26 April 1915, Battle of Messines.
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Player Ma St Ag Av Skills Inj G Cp Td It Cs Mvp SPP Cost  
1
Sir Edward Carson
Mummy
3 5 1 9
Mighty Blow, Regeneration
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 120k
(120+0)k
  
2
Major-General Oliver Nugent
Mummy
3 5 1 9
Mighty Blow, Regeneration
   1 0 0 0 1 0 2/ 120k
(120+0)k
  
3
Sergeant Samuel Kelly
Wight Blitzer
6 3 3 8
Block, Regeneration
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 90k
(90+0)k
  
4
Major George Gaffikin
Wight Blitzer
6 3 3 8
Block, Regeneration
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 90k
(90+0)k
  
5
Captain Eric Norman Frankland Bell
Ghoul Runner
7 3 3 7
Dodge
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 70k
(70+0)k
  
6
2nd Lieutenant James Samuel Emerson
Ghoul Runner
7 3 3 7
Dodge
   1 0 0 0 1 0 2/ 70k
(70+0)k
  
7
Lance Corporal Ernest Seaman
Ghoul Runner
7 3 3 7
Dodge
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 70k
(70+0)k
  
8
Fusilier Norman Harvey
Skeleton
5 4 2 7
Regeneration, Thick Skull
+ST
   1 0 0 0 1 1 7/ 90k
(40+50)k
  
9
Second Lieutenant Edmund De Wind
Skeleton
5 3 2 7
Regeneration, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
10
Rifleman William Frederick McFadzean
Zombie
4 3 2 8
Regeneration
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
11
Rifleman Robert Quigg
Zombie
4 3 2 8
Regeneration
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
12
Hiroki Sakai
Zombie
4 3 2 8
Regeneration
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
13
Lieutenant Geoffrey Cather
Ghoul Runner
7 3 3 7
Dodge
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 70k
(70+0)k
  
13 players  
Coach: Valen Re-Rolls (140k): 3  
Race: Shambling Undead Fan Factor: 1  
Current Team Value: 1170k (±120) Assistant Coaches: 0  
Treasury: 10k Cheerleaders: 0  
Team Value: 1170k Apothecary: No  

Games Played:1 (0/1/0) |TD Diff:0 (0 - 0) |Cas Diff:1 (1/2/1 - 3/0/0)
Last Opponent: OM