Yesterday, it was the 106th anniversary of the Battle of Messines. Together with the former Irish army officer with whom I am tourin the Western Front, I went to the grave of Major Willie Redmond.

Since the centenary years of the Great War have passed, it seems to have become a lonely spot. There was no evidence yesterday of recent visits.

Major Willie Redmond MP, brother of John Redmond who was the leader of the Irish parliamentary party, and a leading Irish nationalist in his own right, continues to lie …