On this day in 1917 the Belfast Newsletter reported the death of Company Quartermaster Sergeant George Frank Newel, 15th Battalion, … More
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July 15. The fate of the Orange Sash blessed by the Pope. Roll of Honour
A Sergeant Major and leading Orange light from Sion Mills took his sash to an audience with the Pope in … More
April 13. Foundation of Royal Flying Corps. HMS Repulse survivor. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1912, The Royal Flying Corps was founded. By the end of the year it had a … More
March 6. Antrim man was army’s top medic. Roll of Honour
This day in 1915 pub owners in Lurgan stated they would decline to serve soldiers in uniform with liquor in … More
Stories of the Somme – Military Cross for Muckamore doctor
Capt. Norman Clotworthy Graham, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, was awarded a Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry.