In 1944 RAF Bomber Command suffered its most costly night of the Second World War. 96 bombers were shot down … More
Month: March 2022
March 30. The last NIH horse man. Coleraine medical pioneer. Roll of Honour
Ham British Cemetery contains 485 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. Amongst the graves are those of … More
March 29. Pozières British Cemetery & Memorial. Roll of Honour
Pozières British Cemetery and, surrounding the graves, the Pozières Memorial. Many from NI who died in the 1918 German offensive and … More
March 28. Colditz escaper. Coleraine air-ace. Roll of Honour
This day in 1942 Billy Stephens was taken prisoner during Operation Chariot, the raid on St Nazaire. He was one … More
March 27. Last day of 36th Ulster Division. WW2 Naval airman cheats death. Roll of Honour
In 1943 aircraft carrier HMS Dasher (photo) caught fire and exploded. It was the Roya Navy’s second largest catastrophe in … More
March 26. Whippets released in German Spring Offensive. Roll of Honour
Six sons of the Thompson famiy of Gobnascale House, Londonderry served in WW1. William who died this day in 1918 … More
March 25. Kaiserschlacht WW1. Operation Varsity WW2. Roll of Honour
Dungannon born John Tackaberry was serving as the medical officer with the 31st Punjabi Regiment when he died from cerebral-spinal … More
March 24 – Ulster Rifles airborne in Rhine crossing. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1944 gliders were used on Operation Varsity to transport Royal Ulster Rifles.1st. (Airborne) Battalion, in the … More