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Remembrance NI – Every day is a Remembrance Day

Every day is a Remembrance Day

Author: Watchkeeper

January 10. Navy doctor helped develop NI hospitals. Roll of Honour

Fred Allen interrupted his medical studies at Queen’s to serve as a RN Surgeon Probationer. During and after WW2 he … More

ALLEN Fred, HMS Illustrious, HMS Southampton

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

HMS Racoon, Lancaster

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

McDermott, Quigg VC, VC

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

Bradbury, Surgeon Vice Admiral

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

Japanese POW, Quigg, VC

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

NIH, North Irish Horse

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