Fred Allen interrupted his medical studies at Queen’s to serve as a RN Surgeon Probationer. During and after WW2 he … More
Author: Watchkeeper
January 9. Launch of a legend – the Avro Lancaster. Roll of Honour
In 1918 HMS Racoon sank off Donegal. Four men from Belfast and Edward Roberts from Downpatrick were amongst the crew … More
January 8. Three brothers from Belmont. Roll of Honour
In 1916 Robert McDermott a recent law graduate of Queens was killed serving with the Royal Irish Rifles. He was … More
January 07. Wulverghem Military Cemetery. Roll of Honour
Thomas Espey a Cookstown man who returned with S African forces and survived Delville Wood died in action in WW1. … More
January 6 – Woods Cemetery, Ypres. Roll of Honour
Alex Miller from Portstewart survived the sinking of HMS Majestic in the Dardanelles. Before the War he was a pilot … More
January 05 – Bushmills VC welcome. Roll of Honour
Today in 1915 there was a large turn out at Limavady Railway Station when a party of the 10th (Service) … More
January 04. Voormezeele Enclosures cemetery. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll – a moving account of the WW2 funeral in Lurgan of Wilfred White a young RAF man. … More
January 3 – On this day. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll Matt Smyth and James Young of the West Belfast Volunteers who died on the Somme in 1916, … More
