Robert Kerr from Derrygonnelly, Enniskillen, died this day in 1918, in a Hamburg hospital, after the Armistice which brought about the end of the war. His record in today’s Roll tells how men attached to mounted regiments had to adapt to the modern weapons of warfare. The title North Irish Horse (Royal Irish Fusiliers) reflects this. Almond Dickson who died on this day in 1918 is one of the first fatalities from NI of the newly-established RAF. The greatest ally in 1941 was the winter on the Russian front. Temperatures of -37C ground the German assault to a halt. Three infanteers – Stanley Henderson from Belfast, Peter Treanor from Crossmaglen and John Smillie from Ballymena are remembered at the Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. They fell in 1943. Patrick Gallagher was a member of Limavady branch of the RN Association. He joined HMS Ganges in 1934. In the war he served in HMS Norfolk,and was involved in the hunt for the Bismark in 1941and later served in HMS Norfolk on Arctic convoys. He was aged 94 when he received the Arctic Star. Photo – St. Julien is one of the multitude of war cemeteries in Europe. Photos today are a reminder that their presentday layout and well kept appearance are a far cry from the conditions in which they started.
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