D-Day through the accounts of Lisburn’s Billy Moore of the Royal Ulster Rifles. Eisenhower’s Message to the forces. Stats in … More
Category: ARMY WW2
May 27 – Roll of Honour. Dunkirk evacuations day one
On this day: The first day of evacuations from Dunkirk in 1940. The sinking of the Bismarck in 1941. Two … More
The Royal Ulster Rifles at Dunkirk
Bala Bredin’s recollections; How 338,000 Allied troops were saved in ‘miracle of deliverance’; 40 Facts about Dunkirk; The Dunkirk Memorial
May 03 – Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll begins with two Royal Marines from Belfast and Derry named on the Helles Memorial at Gallipoli. Our veteran … More
May 02 – Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes accounts of a number of remarkable people. Sir Robin Kinahan served with a Belfast gunner unit in … More
John Gorman – Tank buster, policeman and politician
In July 1944, on his first day in action in Normandy, he earned the Military Cross.
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
August 3 – Roll of Honour
On this day 03/08/1914, Germany declares war on France. Hours later France reciprocates the declaration of war.
