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Every day is a Remembrance Day

Category: Army WW1

June 24 – Holywood officer awarded Victoria Cross. Roll of Honour

John Spencer Dunville was awarded VC in WW1. On this day, 38 (Irish) Brigade has tough encounter near Lake Trasimene … More

38 Irish Brigade, Dunville VC, HMS Khartoum, Holywood, John Spencer Dunville VC

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

HMS Fearless, Menin Gate, New Zealand, Submarine

May 16 – Roll of Honour, and Battle of Festubert

In 1915 at Festubert 265 Inniskillings died in a hard fought battle. Rolls of Honour today for 2nd Btn. Royal … More

April 28 – Roll of Honour

Today’s Roll of 16 includes a young Derry officer who fell at Gallipoli in WW1 and a former Glentoran goalkeeper … More

28 April, April 28

August 27 – A Famous Inniskilling Drum

Derryman’s interesting story from the Londonderry Sentinel, Saturday, August 27, 1932

27 August, August 27, Drum, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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

16 August, August 16, Langemarckt, Londonderry, Messines

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

16 August, 16th (Irish) Division, 36th (Ulster) Division, August 16, Messines

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

24 July, July 24, Menin Gate, Ypres

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