The Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux is a memorial to 62,000 Australian personnel who died during the First World War … More
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January 25. Female medical trailblazer. HMS Laurentic. Roll of Honour
Isabel Addley Tate is the only woman to be named on the Queen’s University War Memorial. One of the first … More
January 24. Anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill. Roll of Honour
Sub-Lieutenant Ian McCormick fell serving with the Royal Naval Division at Beaumont Hamel on the Somme. The twenty-one-year-old was the … More
January 23. Derry Gunners lead entry to Tripoli. Roll of Honour
They were the 9th (Londonderry) HAA Regiment which the Royal Navy had demanded be assigned to the defence of Tripoli … More
January 22. Belfast bishop on beach as battle for Anzio begins. Roll of Honour
Company Serjeant-Major James Scott of the Royal Irish Rifles, 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. kept a diary during the Great War. … More
January 21. Veteran Sir Norman Stronge. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1981, 86 year old veteran, Captain, The Right Honourable, Sir Norman Stronge, Bt PC MC HML, … More
January 20. Indebtedness to local journalism. Roll of Honour
Local journalists have left insights of two servicemen in today’s Roll. On this day in 1916, a Ballymoney paper recorded … More
January 19. Italy Battle Honour for Inniskillings. First loss of 502 Sqdn. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes accounts of former Inst student Ralph Ireland a young RN officer lost in heavy seas in 1917 … More
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