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Remembrance NI – Every day is a Remembrance Day

Every day is a Remembrance Day

Category: ARMY WW2

June 06. D-Day – Rifleman Billy Moore. Roll of Honour

D-Day through the accounts of Lisburn’s Billy Moore of the Royal Ulster Rifles. Eisenhower’s Message to the forces. Stats in … More

D-Day, Eisenhower., Montgomery, Royal Ulster Rifles

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

Bismarck, Dunkirk, HMS Majestic, HMS Princess Irene

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

Bala Bredin, Dunkirk, Royal Ulster Rifles, RUR

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

3 May, Ian Smith, In Flanders fields, Limavady, May 3, MC

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

2 May, HMS Edinburgh, May 2, Robin Kinahan

John Gorman – Tank buster, policeman and politician

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

1 February, Februay 1, Gorman, John Gorman

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

29 November, Desert Rat, November 29, Portadown, POW

August 3 – Roll of Honour

On this day 03/08/1914, Germany declares war on France. Hours later France reciprocates the declaration of war.

3 August, August 3

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