Today’s Roll contains the names of seven NI crew members of HMS Laurentic mined off Lough Swilly in WW1 and … More
Month: January 2020
January 24 – Roll of Honour
HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth – In today’s Roll is an officer who served with the Royal Naval Division. These … More
January 20 – Roll of Honour
January 20 – On This Day in 1944 ACM Sir Arthur Tedder assumes duties as Deputy Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary … More
January 19 – Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes an account of a young RN officer lost in heavy seas. Five RAF men are among those … More
January 17 – Roll of Honour
On 17 January 1942 five men from NI were lost when HMS Matabele on a convoy from Iceland to Murmansk … More
January 14 – Roll of Honour
The WW2 entries today reflect the retreat to Dunkirk by an Ulster searchlight regiment and the war waged from the … More
January 13 – HMS Viknor captured major German spy and perished with him
On 13 Jan 1915, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Viknor sank off the coast of County Donegal with all hands … More
