In 1918 Lieutenant Robert Russell from Whitehead died serving with the Dunsterforce Expedition in Mesopotamia. It had developed from the … More
Month: August 2022
August 30. Telegraph editor was Churchill’s card index memory man. Roll of Honour
Jack Sayers was the son of the editor of the Belfast Telegraph. A Naval Reserve officer, he was in HMS … More
August 29. Costly service in Bomber Command. Roll of Honour
Robert Whelan a Company Sergeant Major with the Royal Irish Rifles was awarded both the Military Medal and the Military … More
August 28. Bangor doctor died with Commando in Dieppe raid. Roll of Honour
Photo – Brian Boru X of the Royal Irish. In 1915 Connaught Ranger William Kilpatrick from Portstewart fell at Gallipoli. … More
August 27. Tourist attraction was troop ship. A Derry drum. Roll of Honour
The Battle of Le Cateau took place on August 26th, 1914. A Derryman Drummer Kydd, of the 2nd Battalion Royal … More
August 26. Jimmy Hughes, Gunner and RBL stalwart. Roll of Honour
In 1914 Charles O’Donnell was the first man from Londonderry to die in WW1. George Campbell Wheeler son of a … More
August 25. Queen’s University lecturer’s courage. Shankill submariner decorated. Roll of Honour
In 1914 a QUB Lecturer in Archaeology and Ancient History was killed on the second day of the Battle of … More
August 24. Eisenhower’s tribute to three Ulster Field Marshalls. Roll of Honour
General Eisenhower returned to Northern Ireland in 1945 where he received the Freedom of Belfast and a Doctorate of Law … More
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