Leslie Porter was a keen car racer and international rally driver from Derry and Holywood who became an RFC pilot … More
Category: DAILY POSTS
Overview of posts arranged monthly for easy overview
October 23. Wimeruex cemetery. Roll of Honour
Wimeruex Cemetery near Bologne where headstones are laid flat due to sandy soil along the coastal area. Graves include Canadian … More
October 22. Tyne-Cot Memorial. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll are four RN personnel who died in the destroyer HMS Hurworth, mined off Crete in WW2. They … More
October 21. Events on this day. Roll of Honour
Autumn takes hold and the colours at CWGC cemeteries are now changing, as at the WW2 Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery … More
October 20. Last movements of 36th (Ulster) Division. Roll of Honour
On the night of the 19th & 20th October 1918, the Ulster Division crossed the Lys River. This would be … More
October 19. Terlincthun and Canada Farm cemeteries. Roll of Honour
Seven NI men from three services represent those who died on this day. Featured are Terlincthun War Cemetery (photo) where … More
October 18 – HMS Broadwater. Potijze Chateau Cemetery. Roll of Honour
Highlighted today is the loss in WW2 of three men from NI in HMS Broadwater, a former US destroyer. Read … More
October 17 – Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll for WW1, Matthew Hagan from Coagh, a former North Irish Horse trooper who contracted malaria and died … More
