On this day in 1938, British prime minister Neville Chamberlain returns from a meeting with Hitler in Munich and promises … More
Month: September 2021
September 29 – Royal Inniskilling Fusilier awarded Victoria Cross. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1918, the Allies smash through Germany’s ‘Hindenburg Line’. Within 43 days, WW1 will be over. The … More
September 28. NI RN crew signed Ulster Covenant in China. Roll of Honour
September 28 – Eight NI naval men signed the Ulster Covenant in China in HMS Monmouth. They included these three. … More
September 27. Loos, a Portstewart doctor, and a SOE pilot. Roll of Honour
The Battle of Loos impacts on today’s Roll for 1915. An attack at Bellewaerde Lake near Ypres on 25/09/1915 cost … More
September 26. Inniskillings VC, Loos and Arnhem. Roll of Honour
On This Day in 1916 the award of the Victoria Cross to Enniskillen-born Captain Eric Norman Frankland Bell of the … More
September 25. Loos. Newtownards Gunners at Tobruk. Roll of Honour
Photo – Parachute Regiment colours at Osterbeek 75th anniversary remembrance service in 2004. On this day in 1915 “The Witness” … More
September 23 – Remembrance at Arnhem. Roll of Honour
Today marks the last day of the battle for Arnhem. At the 2019 75th Anniversary, some of the ‘original’ flower … More
September 22. U Boat enters WW1 and sinks three RN ships in minutes. Roll of Honour
At least twenty-eight men from from NI were lost when a U boat sank three Cressy class ships in a … More
