A Belfast Naval Reservist from HMS Caroline was lost when HMS Bittern was sunk in 1940 battle for Norway. Dallas … More
Month: April 2020
April 29 – Roll of Honour
Among the fatalities of WW1 is a young Inniskillings officer from Londonderry who was killed in the “Dublin Rebellion”. In … More
April 28 – Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll of 16 includes a young Derry officer who fell at Gallipoli in WW1 and a former Glentoran goalkeeper … More
April 27 – Roll of Honour. WW1 gas attacks at Ypres
Germany uses mass poison gas attacks in 1915 affecting Irish Division. Six NI men lost in HMS Diamond in 1941. … More
April 26 – Roll of Honour. Irish VC at Gallipopli
Today in 1915, an Irishman won the VC as the Allies land at Gallipoli and two men from Londonderry died. … More
April 25 – Roll of Honour. NI Anzacs
Five men from NI died on this day in Gallipoli. Alexander Martin from Magheragall, Lisburn, was serving with the Auckland … More
April 24 – Roll of Honour. Military Medal for Royal Ulster Rifles Corporal
Records of 20 NI men. RUR Corporal awarded MM in WW2. On This Day review of major events of the … More
April 23 – Roll of Honour
Ranville war cemetery – the resting place of many from Northern Ireland and especially the D-Day airborne battalion of the … More