The veterans on today’s Roll include a Royal Marine from Waringstown who served in both world wars, a Canadian infanteer from Portstewart and a Marine from Cullybackey. Six fatalities are remembered.
Daily Remembrance
August 22 – Roll of Honour
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Today’s Roll includes infantry, artillery, an RN bomb disposal operative and aircrew. Their remains rest in France, Cyprus, Gallipoli, Gibraltar and Canada. As on most dates, several have no grave and are remembered on memorials.
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August 21 – Roll of Honour
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On this day 21/08/1944 – the Battle of the Falaise Pocket ends. Some 50,000 German troops surrender to the Allies after nine days of heavy fighting. The road to Paris was open – Five from NI died in two RN ships which were sunk on the same day. Continue reading
August 20 – Roll of Honour
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“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”
— Winston Churchill’s offers his famous tribute to the RAF on this day in 1940.
Today’s Roll of 14 names includes an account of a pilot from Belfast who died off Norway and who is honoured in Trondheim. Continue reading
August 19 – Roll of Honour
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Three from Northern Ireland who enlisted in Canada and seven from the Royal Navy including one from HMS Caroline are among the 15 remembered on this day which is the anniversary of the WW2 raid on Dieppe. Continue reading
August 18 – Roll of Honour
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The Edinburgh Tattoo. In today’s Roll – John Bill the Queen’s medical student who died as an infantry officer at the Battle of Langemarck (Third Ypres) and five RAF aircrew from WW2 are amongst 17 remembered with honour today.
August 17 – Remembering Tony Lovell, Portrush’s decorated air ace
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Wing Commander Anthony Desmond Joseph Lovell was a decorated ace who served in the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain and throughout the war. He died on 17/08/1945 only three days after the surrender of Japan. Continue reading
