April 03 – Roll of Honour

On this day in 1919 Admirals, Jellicoe and Beatty (above) were both promoted to Admiral of the Fleet. They were … More

March 09 – Roll of Honour

Today is the wedding anniversary of a Coleraine Gunner who married in Brussels on 09/03/1946 and brought his wife home … More

The family of an RHA officer from Belfast who died in Egypt in WW2 had major diplomatic links with the … More

Two Gunners who died on this day in 1943 are named on the Singapore Memorial. One from Ballymena had enlisted … More

Today’s Roll records the deaths of two members of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. One from Lisburn died in the … More

The five veterans in today’s Roll reflect NI society of the time and the diverse areas around the globe in … More

In July 1944, on his first day in action in Normandy, he earned the Military Cross.