Today’s Roll includes accounts of a number of remarkable people. In WW1 William Kane of Londonderry a member of the … More
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May 1. Sea Cadets leader lost serving in RN reserve. Roll of Honour
Eighteen year old Andrew McGugan from Coleraine and John Irwin from Limavady were lost in the destroyer HMS Punjabi in … More
April 30. Belfast expert saved thousands of forces’ lives. Roll of Honour
Today’s veteran is one of the most notable WW1 medical consultants. Sir Almroth Edward Wright’s pioneer work in immunology saved … More
April 29. Remembering Sir William Tyrell, RBAI, British Lion, Army and RAF doctor. Roll of Honour
This is the anniversary of the death in 1968 of Air Marshall William Tyrell who served in both wars as … More
April 28. MM for Ballymena man in Canadian forces Vimy Ridge action. Roll of Honour
In 1915 William Gilliland, a young Lieutenant from Londonderry, in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died at Gallipoli. By December the … More
April 27. Poisoned gas at Ypres. HMS Caroline historian and recorder. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1915 Germany used mass poison gas attacks affecting Canadian and Irish Divisions. Five NI men were … More
April 26. Irish VCs at Gallipopli and France. Gunners in Greece and Egypt WW2. Roll of Honour.
This day in 1915, William Cosgrove, an Irishman, won the VC as the Allies land at Gallipoli (Painting) and two … More
April 25. Northern Ireland Anzacs. Roll of Honour.
Five men from NI died on this day in Gallipoli in 1915. Alexander Martin from Magheragall, Lisburn, was serving with … More
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