Day: August 1, 2020

August 1 – Context of actions, Passchendaele and Magennis VC. Roll of Honour

Two contexts – where Magennis won the VC in WW2 and Passchendaele, the Third Battle of Ypres, one of the most costly and controversial Allied offensives in WW1. Eight men from throughout NI represent those who died on this day.