The legendary Ulster soldier Lt Colonel Blair “Paddy” Mayne, DSO and three Bars, and a founding member of the Special … More
Month: December 2024
December 13. Royal Marine honoured for service in the Battle of the River Plate. Roll of Honour.
Samuel Trimble, a Sergeant in the Royal Marines, was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for his service in HMS Achilles … More
December 12. Two outstanding WW2 aviiators. St. Souplet. Roll of Honour
Harden Scott from Bangor was one of the first officers in the Royal Flying Corps. He received his Military Cross … More
December 11. Sir William Whitla, medical titan and generous benefactor. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll is a reminder that a country’s response to war is the sum total of the contributions of individuals. … More
December 10. Force Z, Repulse and Prince of Wales sunk. Roll of Honour
This day in 1941 fifteen men from NI were lost in HMS Repulse and eleven in HMS Prince of Wales … More
December 9. Actions in Balkans, Jerusalem and Operation Compass. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1915 Hugh McAuley from Ballycastle, Patrick Carson from Cookstown, and Charles Doherty from Fivemiletown, died in … More
December 8. Battle of the Falkland Islands 1914. Roll of Honour
Today in 1914 a Royal Navy squadron defeated a German force off the Falkland Islands. Charles Stuart from Ballymena was … More
December 7. Anniversary of Pearl Harbor annd Cockleshell Heroes. Roll of Honour
Visitors to a Pearl Harbor memorial can view vessels sunk in the attack by Japan on this day in 1941. … More
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