On this day 04/02/1945, British Commandos (Photo – their memorial in Scotland) were engaged in a 24 hour hand-to-hand battle … More
Month: February 2025
February 3. Derry fighter pilot brothers. Top RN surgeon. Roll of Honour
Twenty-year-old former law student Stanley Austin, a member of a well-known Londonderry family, was shot down over Tunisia in 1943. … More
February 2. Foundation of RAF Regiment. Roll of Honour
In 1917 William Wilson an army doctor from Bushmills died whilst attached to the Nepal Carabiniers. Another doctor, Hugh Given … More
February 1. Military Awards 1918. Roll of Honour
Excerpts from The Witness, a weekly Presbyterian Church newspaper, describe the growth of the UVF in 1913 and the military … More
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