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Remembrance NI – Every day is a Remembrance Day

Every day is a Remembrance Day

Month: July 2022

July 31. Third Battle of Ypres begins in WW1. Submariner Magennis wins NI’s only Victoria Cross in WW2. Roll of Honour

On 31 July 1945 Leading Seaman James Joseph Magennis a diver in Midget Submarine XE3, overcame major difficulties in an … More

Ballymoney, Balnamore, Ledwidge, Magennis VC, Navy, Submarine, VC, Ypres

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

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

502 (Ulster) Squadron, Campbell College, Castlerock, Clongowes, Passchendaele, Queen Mary, RAF, Rockport school, Ypres

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

On this day in 1921 Hitler is elected leader of an obscure political party in Austria. In 1924 one of … More

Australia, Dungiven, Larne, Lurgan, Lurgan College, Plymouth Hoe, Turkington, US Army

July 28. Military Crosses awarded. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1914 WW1 got underway when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. In 1917 the Belfast Newsletter reported … More

Ballyrashane, Dungannon, Hong Kong, Military Cross, North Irish Horse

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

Bangor, BattleofBritain, Larne, Naval medicine, Newtownards, RAF, RoyalArtillery, SAS

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

George Corry from Bangor was educated at RBAI and became a member of the QUB Officers’ Training Corps. He enlisted … More

Corry, Hackney, Instonians, RBAI, Ulster Museum, WW1 photography

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

July 25 – In 1915 Aughnacloy-born Jimmy Reid serving with the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps, died from a cerebral haemorrhage … More

Aughnacloy, Burma, Campbell College, Campbell College Pipes and Drums, Canada, Dungannon, Holywood, organist, South Africa

July 24. Anniversary of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Belfast Gunners at Dunkirk. Roll of Honour

Today is the anniversary of the unveiling of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in 1927. Many names from Northern Ireland … More

Coleraine, First MP killed in WW1, Ghana, Kilrea, Menin Gate, North Irish Horse, Rockport school, Royal Marines

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