Today is the anniversary of two costly events in WW2. In 1939 the air carrier Courageous was lost and in…
September 16. VC recipient honoured by community. Roll of Honour
Photo – Courcelette Cemetery. Today’s Roll includes Francis Wiseley, a former surgeon at the Mater Hospital, Belfast, who died in…
September 15. Inst’s seven Battle of Britain pilots. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1940 nearly 1,500 aircraft were in the skies over Britain, as the Luftwaffe attacked London. It…
September 14. Decorated Derry Naval Reserve WW2 sub-hunter.Roll of Honour
David Bates, a former student of Dungannon Royal School moved with his family to Canada after his father’s death. He…
September 13. Legal expert was Chief Test Pilot with the Mediterranean Fleet. Roll of Honour
Amongst those remembered today is Lieutenant-Commander Gerald Ralph Auchinleck Darling, RNVR. Fleet Air Arm, Chief Test Pilot in WW2. He…
September 12. Naval courage Derry style. Roll of Honour
John Tillie was a member of a prominent Londonderry family which owned a famous shirt manufacturing company. He was awarded…
September 11. News Letter reporter in North Irish Horse in WW1. Roll of Honour
Robert Sterling of the Belfast News Letter and the North Irish Horse left a unique record in his correspondence from…
September 10. Ballycastle WRNS gave up rank for marriage. Roll of Honour
Amongst veterans remembered today is Joan nee Casement Templeton, the WRNS officer from Ballycastle, who had to resign her commission…
