June 30. Eve of Somme. The 36th (Ulster) Division. Roll of Honour

On the eve of the Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army, Remembrance … More

June 29. Pathfinder on 127 ops became Terence O’Neill’s wingman. Roll of Honour

Squadron Leader Jim ‘Zulu’ Malley, DSO, DFC and Bar, WW2 Pathfinder became NI Prime Minister’s close civil servant adviser. Malley … More

Squadron Leader Tom Long flew Mosquitos with the Pathfinder Force in WW2 and attacked Berlin on 25 occasions resulting in … More

This is the anniversary of the death in 2018 of “The coolest man to have served in the Army”, Major … More

The first VC was won by Charles Lucas from Poyntzpass, in the north of Ireland, who was present at the … More

The war service by three members of the Dunville family of Holywood and Belfast whisky distillery is featured. John Dunville … More

For conspicuous bravery this day in 1917, John Spencer Dunville of Holywood was awarded the VC posthumously in WW1. Eton … More

The Menin Gate Memorial marks the route which thousands of Northern Ireland men marched on their way to the front. … More