John Spencer Dunville was awarded VC in WW1. On this day, 38 (Irish) Brigade has tough encounter near Lake Trasimene … More
Category: Army WW1
June 23 – Menin Gate Memorial to Missing 54,000. Roll of Honour
The story of the Menin Gate Memorial, its origin and customs. The Belfast names on the Memorial. William Dunwoodie from … More
August 27 – A Famous Inniskilling Drum
Derryman’s interesting story from the Londonderry Sentinel, Saturday, August 27, 1932
August 16, 1917 – 27 Londonderry men die on first day of Battle of Langemarck
The battle produced tiny gains for the Allies and heavy casualties. Twenty-seven men associated with the city of Londonderry, and … More
August 16, 1917 – Messines worse than the Somme – a costly date for the Ulster and Irish Divisions
A year after the Battle of the Somme, the 36th Ulster Division was a changed force. Whilst there was still … More
July 24 – The anniversary of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
Today is the anniversary of the unveiling of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in 1927; the origin of the daily … More
July 6 – Stories of the Somme – UVF officer from Tipperary had Newcastle and Belfast links
Charles Owen Slacke is remembered on the War Memorial in Newcastle and on memorials in Malone Golf Club and Newcastle … More
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
