Around 1,000 people gathered in Market Drayton town centre to welcome home the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment following … More
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The O’Morchoe : Irish clan chief and distinguished army officer
The death took place on November 22nd, 2019, of Major – General, The O’Morchoe, who was CO of the 1st … More
Portadown Desert Rat was POW in Italy and Germany
Sergeant Alexander Liggett served with Royal Tank Regiment. Sergeant. This Desert Rat was taken prisoner of war twice in Italy … More
Armagh air crewman amongst first fatalities of RAF in WW2
RAF crest and eagle above the gateway portico and the Per Ardua ad Astra Star above the central tower at … More
Lurgan may claim NI’s most decorated fighter ace of WW2
Robert Turkington from Lurgan is amongst the foremost fighter pilots in WW2 from Northern Ireland.
Stories of the Somme – The Fountain men of Londonderry
Virtually every community in Northern Ireland lost husbands, sons and brothers at the Somme. One such was the Fountain area … More
Stories of the Somme – Military Cross for Muckamore doctor
Capt. Norman Clotworthy Graham, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, was awarded a Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry.
June 8 – Northern Ireland at D Day
3 – The third in a series about NI people on D Day. Andrew Adams from Killyleagh was in HMS … More
Remembrance NI - Every day is a Remembrance Day 