Overview of the Battle of Jutland. Rolls of Honour for each ship in which NI men served in the biggest … More
Month: May 2021
May 30. NI Coastal Command ace honoured by RAF. Roll of Honour.
May 30 – In May 2020 a new Poseidon was named for Ulsterman Terence Bulloch, the top U-boat hunter of … More
May 29. Dunkirk Memorial. Three Holywood brothers. Roll of Honour
May 29 -Twenty seven NI men named in today’s Roll fought and fell in the rearguard action to Dunkirk in … More
May 28. Dunkirk evacuations day 2. Roll of Honour.
Coleraine born Thomas Moody died in 1918 serving with New Zealand infantry and is named on his country’s Roll of … More
May 27. Two ships lost in 1915. Dunkirk defenders WW2. Bismarck sunk. Roll of Honour.
Of the 38 names in today’s Roll of Honour, eleven are Royal Navy losses in 1915 in Majestic off Gallipoli … More
May 25. War service of Belfast-Liverpool ferries. Roll of Honour.
The Belfast to Liverpool ferries – the Ulster Monarch, Ulster Prince, and Ulster Queen – took part in the Dunkirk … More
May 22. NI losses in HMS Hood sunk by Bismarck. Roll of Honour.
Petty Officer James Lynch from LImavady and George Shearer from Portrush were among the 14 men from NI lost in … More
May 23. Bob Wright – from Sandy Row to Dunkirk and Burma. Roll of Honour
The Roll of Honour for WW2 highlights two major developments. Entries for 1940 reflect the defensive fall back to Dunkirk … More
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