September 28 – Eight NI naval men signed the Ulster Covenant in China in HMS Monmouth. They included these three.…
September 27. Loos, a Portstewart doctor, and a SOE pilot. Roll of Honour
The Battle of Loos impacts on today’s Roll for 1915. An attack at Bellewaerde Lake near Ypres on 25/09/1915 cost…
September 26. Inniskillings VC, Loos and Arnhem. Roll of Honour
On This Day in 1916 the award of the Victoria Cross to Enniskillen-born Captain Eric Norman Frankland Bell of the…
September 25. Loos. Newtownards Gunners at Tobruk. Roll of Honour
Photo – Parachute Regiment colours at Osterbeek 75th anniversary remembrance service in 2004. On this day in 1915 “The Witness”…
September 23 – Remembrance at Arnhem. Roll of Honour
Today marks the last day of the battle for Arnhem. At the 2019 75th Anniversary, some of the ‘original’ flower…
September 22. U Boat enters WW1 and sinks three RN ships in minutes. Roll of Honour
At least twenty-eight men from from NI were lost when a U boat sank three Cressy class ships in a…
September 21. Canadian Hill 70 VC winner from Kilkeel. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1917, Robert Hanna from Kilkeel, serving in the Canadian Army, was recommended for the award of…
September 20. Family ties in two wars. Roll of Honour
Photo – Arnhem’s successors – Advance pathfinder reconnaissance troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade. In 1914 Ballymena born Edward Anderson…
