Remembered today are James McAllister a naval doctor from Islandmagee and QUB who was awarded a DSO for his service … More
Month: February 2023
February 27. NI navy men in Battle of Java Sea. Roll of Honour
John McGuckin from Cookstown, Thomas Graham, and William Hagan from Belfast were lost in HMS Jupiter in 1942 in the … More
February 26. Spike Milligan served in tough times alongside Royal Ulster Rifles. Roll of Honour
Three riflemen Charles Hamilton from Shantallow, David Scott from Lisburn, and William Ruddock from Belfast, serving in the Royal Ulster … More
February 25. Five Belfastmen lost in HMS Maharatta on Murmansk convoy. Roll of Honour
On this day, in 1944 five men from Belfast were lost when the destroyer HMS Mahratta was torpedoed and sunk … More
February 24. Inniskillings in Tunisia. Roll of Honour
Edward Dalton was one of the pioneers of civil aviation in Ireland. He served with the Royal Flying Corps in … More
February 23. Greenisland and Larne airmen lost in same plane over Burma. Roll of Honour
In 1917 the Ballymena Observer reports that Robert Quigg VC has been awarded the Russian Medal of Saint George. In … More
February 22. Coleraine chaplain’s three gallantry awards. Roll of Honour
One of today’s veterans was the most high-ranking Irish chaplain in WW1. Rev Dr James G Paton who was awarded … More
February 21. The Battle of Verdun starts. Roll of Honour
Alex Hill from Whiteabbey was lost in HMS Princess Alberta in 1917 when she hit a mine in the Agean … More
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