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Every day is a Remembrance Day

Month: July 2020

July 31 – Submariner Magennis wins NI’s only Victoria Cross in WW2. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1945, James Magennis service merits a VC. In 1916 Hugh Henderson of the Royal Irish Fusiliers … More

Magennis, Third Battle of Ypres, VC, Victoria Cross, Ypres

July 30 – Passchendaele, Campbell College and Castlerock. Roll of Honour

Campbell College CCF Pipes and Drums at the Menin Gate 2019. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele … More

Campbell College, Castlerock, Passchendaele, Third Battle of Ypres

July 29 – Lurgan may claim NI’s most decorated fighter ace of WW2. Roll of Honour

Robert Turkington from Lurgan is amongst the foremost fighter pilots in WW2 from Northern Ireland. On this day in 1921 … More

Lurgan, RAF, Turkington

July 28 – Military Crosses awarded. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1914, WW1 got underway. In 1917 the Belfast Newsletter reports award of Millitary Cross to James … More

Military Cross, NIH

July 27 – Bangor pilot fought in Battle of Britain, Russia and Africa. Roll of Honour

Thomas McCann joined the RAFVR in January 1939, was called up on the outbreak of war, and got his wings … More

Adams, Bangor, Battle of Britain, Larne

July 26 – Legacy of Belfast’s unofficial WW1 photographer. Roll of Honour

George Hackney took his camera to WW1 and left the best photographic record of the 36th (Ulster) Division. You can … More

Hackney, Ulster Museum, WW1 photography

July 25 – The Gunner Organist and broadcaster. Roll of Honour

Thomas Corrin served in both World Wars. He was organist in Holywood Parish. In 1944 Thomas Grimley from Dungannon died … More

Campbell College CCF Pipes and Drums, Thomas Corrin organist.

July 24 – Belfast Searchlight Gunners hard road to Dunkirk Pt 2. Roll of Honour

Douglas Gilbert’s own story of Dunkirk with 3rd Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery. WW2 RUR fatalities in Normandy. OTD Birth of … More

3rd Searchlight Regiment, Douglas Gilbert, Geoffrey Bing, Menn Gate, Royal Artillery, Royal Marines

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