There are ten members of the Royal Irish Rifles remembered in today’s Roll of Honour. On the night of the … More
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First North Irish Horse officer killed in WW1. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1938, British prime minister Neville Chamberlain returns from a meeting with Hitler in Munich and promises … More
August 14. Two north coast men lost in WW1 spy ship HMS Prize. Roll of Honour
The five entries in today’s Roll for 1915 are of casualties in Gallipoli. Included in the entry of Inniskilling Fusilier … More
July 30. Passchendaele, Campbell College and Castlerock. Roll of Honour
Campbell College CCF Pipes and Drums at the Menin Gate, Ypres. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele … More
February 19. Coleraine rowing brothers fell in WW2. Roll of Honour
William McGrath was the first of two Coleraine brothers to die in WW2. A Captain in the Royal Engineers and … More
February 15. Newry pilot’s DFC and 14 bombing missions. Roll of Honour
Robert Nugent from Belfast had served in China and India before WW1. He took part in the Gallipoli landing before … More
February 11. From Dungannon to Dieppe. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1940 Serjeant James McCrae from Dungannon, serving with the Royal Scots Fusiliers, died at Dieppe. In … More
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