Today’s Roll records the deaths of two members of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. One from Lisburn died in the … More
Author: Watchkeeper
March 01. Poetry loving tank commander. A Coleraine romance. Roll of Honour
William Cross was one of the significant number of NI men who served with forces from the British Empire in … More
February 28/29. Limavady-based Belfast men in aircraft crash. Roll of Honour
Remembered today are James McAllister a naval doctor from Islandmagee and QUB who was awarded a DSO for his service … More
February 27. NI navy men in Battle of Java Sea. Roll of Honour
John McGuckin from Cookstown,Thomas Graham and William Hagan from Belfast were lost in HMS Jupiter in 1942 in Battle of … More
February 26. Spike Milligan served in tough times alongside Royal Ulster Rifles. Roll of Honour
Three riflemen Charles Hamilton from Shantallow, David Scott from Lisburn and William Ruddock from Belfast, serving in the Royal Ulster … More
February 25. HMS Maharatta lost on Murmansk convoy. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1944 five men from Belfast were lost when the destroyer HMS Mahratta was torpedoed and sunk … More
February 24. Inniskillings in Tunisia. Roll of Honour
Edward Dalton was one the pioneers of civil aviation in Ireland. He served with the Royal Flying Corps in WW1. … More
February 23. Greenisland and Larne airmen lost in same plane over Burma. Roll of Honour
In 1917 the Ballymena Observer reports that Robert Quigg VC has been awarded the Russian Medal of Saint George. In … More
