Thomas Malcolmson Greeves was a son of a well-known Belfast linen family. He served with the Friends Ambulance unit before…
December 22. The TA officer and MP mostly responsible for Caubeens. Roll of Honour
Jack Macnamara, an MP and London Irish officer who was killed on this day in 1944, was largely responsible for…
December 21. Royal Marine’s oustanding record in WW2. Roll of Honour
Photo – Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy where rest the remains of Lance Corporal William McBride from Broughshane, who served…
Remembrance Ni – December 20. Albert Medal for Lurgan sailor’s costly life-saving. Roll of Honour
George McDowell from Lurgan was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for his actions in saving life following the sinking of…
December 19. NI links with costliest event in RNZN history. Roll of Honour.
On the night of 19/12/1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters of the Second…
December 18. Decorated Ballymena RMP and an Arctic submariner. Roll of Honour
Billy Telford from Harryville in Ballymena received the British Empire Medal for his bravery in trying to rescue American aircrew…
December 17. Battle of the River Plate. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee – heavily damaged after the Battle of the…
December 15. HMS Galatea – ship with superb war record sank in three minutes. Roll of Honour
16 men from NI died when HMS Galatea was sunk by a U-Boat in 1941. ‘Twinem’ Matchett from Hillsborough was…
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