Admiral John McClintock of Ballycarry retired on this day in 1929, completing 55 years service including four years continuous sea … More
Month: March 2025
March 22. Courageous Derry NCO. Coleraine Gunner’s Italian travels. Roll of Honour
Sergeant James Henry Jackson, M.M. and Bar, from Londonderry died serving with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, resisting the 1918 German … More
March 21. VC won in last major German offensive of WW1. Roll of Honour
The 54 page Roll of Honour today is dominated by the records of some of those who fell in the … More
March 20. Tommy Jess, Lisburn survivor of HMS Lapwing.Roll of Honour
HMS Lapwing was sunk on a convoy to Murmansk in 1945. Three men from NI were lost. Tommy Jess (photo) … More
March 19. Future Queen visits Comber for RN baptism. Roll of Honour
HRH Princess Elizabeth came to Comber in 1946 to be godmother at the baptism of Elizabeth Lavinia Sarah King daughter … More
March 18. The fighting McAtamneys from Carrickfergus. Roll of Honour
Photo – In 1944. Anzio area, Italy. Men from 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers reading the sports newspaper “Ireland’s Saturday Night”. … More
March 17. Queen Victoria and the shamrock. Launch of HMS Belfast . Roll of Honour
HMS Belfast was launched on St Patrick’s Day, 17 March 1938 by Anne Chamberlain – the wife of then Prime … More
March 16. Female fatalities in RAF and nursing. Roll of Honour
Two women are named in today’s Roll. Sister Rosa McGibbon from Lurgan served in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing … More