Overview of the Battle of Jutland. Rolls of Honour are presented for each ship in which NI men served in … More
Month: May 2025
May 30. NI Coastal Command ace honoured by RAF. Roll of Honour.
In May 2020 a new Poseidon was named for Ulsterman Terence Bulloch, the top U-boat hunter of WW2. Educated at … More
May 29. Ulster Rifles rearguard action to Dunkirk. Roll of Honour.
Twenty seven NI men named in today’s Roll fought and fell in the rearguard action to Dunkirk in 1940. In … More
May 28. Dunkirk evacuations day 2. Roll of Honour.
14 of the names in today’s Roll are men who fell in the costly rearguard action to Dunkirk in 1940. … More
May 27. Two ships lost in 1915. Dunkirk defenders WW2. Bismarck sunk. Roll of Honour.
Of the 39 names in today’s Roll of Honour, twelve are Royal Navy losses in 1915 in Majestic off Gallipoli … More
May 26. Operation Dynamo at Dunkirk. Attacking the Bismarck. Roll of Honour.
The Roll of Honour today reflects the battles around Dunkirk in 1940. Among the fallen are men from Coleraine, Dollingstown, … More
May 25. War service of Belfast-Liverpool ferries at Dunkirk. Roll of Honour.
The Belfast to Liverpool ferries – the Ulster Monarch, Ulster Prince, and Ulster Queen – took part in the Dunkirk … More
Remembrance Ni – May 22. NI losses in HMS Hood sunk by Bismarck. Roll of Honour
Petty Officer James Lynch from LImavady and George Shearer from Portrush were among the 14 men from NI lost in … More