D-Day eye-witness accounts from Lisburn’s Billy Moore of the Royal Ulster Rifles and from Tandragee, William Cooke, Royal Navy. Eisenhower’s … More
Month: June 2025
June 5. NI men die with Kitchener. Rome freed. D – Day weather. Roll of Honour
Robert Doherty, of Coleraine was among the twelve NI men who died with Kitchener in HMS Hampshire in 1916. They … More
June 4. Ballymena and Coleraine brothers in arms. Roll of Honour
William and Thomas Rowan from Ballymena joined the RAF in WW2. On this day in 1942 Thomas died when his … More
June 3. Jerrettspass Flight Sergeant’s fatal crash in Equatorial Guinea. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes John Gray from Portstewart who died of wounds in Egypt in 1915 after service with Royal Marines … More
June 2. True stories of NI from Jutland and Messines Ridge. Roll of Honour.
Four NI Jutland stories – King George VI and a gunner from Portadown, A Mason’s memento, a survivor who died … More
June 1. Impressive careers of three NI officers after Jutland. Roll of Honour
After the Battle of Jutland Commander Edward Bingham VC from Bangor, Captain Herbert Meade, DSO from Ballynahinch, and Commodore Frederic … More
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