Coleraine Inst rowing brothers died on active service – HMS Caroline officer was present at the surrender of the Japanese … More
Category: RN WW2
World War 2 Life stories – 3
Ballymena Military Policeman had prior skills for seagoing and jungle warfare – Ballyclare brothers in tanks of the Irish Guards … More
World War 2 : Life stories – 2
Fleet Air Arm pilot from Fermanagh fought with RAF in Battle of Britain – North Antrim Marine five years a … More
World War 2 Life stories – i
– Church bell ringer awarded DSM for his part in naval action – WW2 veteran enabled The Ports to do … More
Lisburn’s service at sea in WW2
Amazing accounts of five who served and a roll of honour of those from the area who served in the … More
Royal Navy service WW2 – Killyleagh
The men, their ships and their battles
The Fighting G – HMS Gloucester
11 from NI perished in HMS Gloucester when it was left without air cover during the German airborne invasion of … More
Castlerock CPO survived two sinkings and Japanese POW camp
The remarkable story of George Thompson who was in HMS Exeter when sunk in Battle of Java Sea.