On this day in 1944, the battleship HMS Barham sank in the Mediterranean whilst taking part in an operation against…
November 24. HMS Dunedin. Midland Memorial. Roll of Honour
Belfast, Newry, Upperlands and Limavady were united in loss when the light cruiser HMS Dunedin was torpedoed in the South…
November 23. Medical mother’s war service after son’s death. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll reflects hard times for the Inniskillings in the Munich Trench in 1916 and for the Royal Irish Rifles…
November 22. Birthday of a Belfast Battle of Britain pilot. Roll of Honour
Hugh Heron AFC was born in Belfast and left Inst to join the RAF. He took part in the Battle…
November 21. Britannic sinking, sister ship to Titanic. Roll of Honour
The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, being used as a Hospital Ship, sinks in the Aegean Sea on this…
November 20. Crouy British Cemetery and a Canadian VC. Roll of Honour
Today is the anniversary of the marriage of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. On this day in…
November 19. War cemetery in moated chateau grounds. Roll of Honour
Bedford House Cemetery (photo) is sited at a former country house in a small wooded park with moats. The fallen…
November 18. The final day of the Somme Offensive. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1941, a RUR and SAS officer died following a raid on airfields in North Africa. He…
