On this day in 1941, a RUR and SAS officer died following a raid on airfields in North Africa. He…
November 17 – James Gracey, DCM, NI Horse and NZ Police. Roll of Honour
This day in 1915, the North Irish Horse disembarked in France. With them was James Gracey later to be awarded…
November 16 – Battle of Ancre. Roll of Honour
Today in 1916, in the final act of the First Battle of the Somme, after two days of hard fighting…
November 15 – Caterpillar Valley. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes two WW2 Fleet Air Arm pilots, one of whom had been a member of 502 (Ulster) Sqdn,…
November 14. Limavady War Memorial’s Australian officer. Roll of Honour
HMS Cavalier at Chatham on which there is a memorial unveiled by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to 11,000 men…
November 13 – Sandes’ Home pioneer.Roll of Honour
The comrades above have been stood down until next year. Six of the 15 WW 1 entries in the Roll…
November 12. WW2 Fleet Air Arm ace from NI. Roll of Honour
Michael Torrens-Spence was one of 21 navy flyers who made history on the night of 11/12 November 1940 in the…
November 11. Armistice Day. The Unknown Warrior. Roll of Honour
The Garden of Remembrance ceremony at Belfast Cenotaph. Today’s roll includes Robert Wright, QUB OTC and a Royal Irish Rifles…
