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March 18. The fighting McAtamneys from Carrickfergus. Roll of Honour

Photo – In 1944. Anzio area, Italy. Men from 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers reading the sports newspaper “Ireland’s Saturday Night”. … More

Anzio, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Highland Light Infantry, Inniskilling Fusiliers, Langemarck, McATAMNEY, Qua Iboe, QUB, RBAI, Tyne Cot

February 23. Greenisland and Larne airmen lost in same plane over Burma. Roll of Honour

In 1917 the Ballymena Observer reports that Robert Quigg VC has been awarded the Russian Medal of Saint George. In … More

502 Ulster Squadron, Alf Ramsay, Anzio, Ballykinlar, Ballymena, Burma, Greenisland, Larne, Quigg, Stanley Matthews, VC

February 18. Ulster sailors died at Anzio in Belfast – built HMS Penelope. Roll of Honour

The Harland & Wolff built cruiser HMS Penelope was sunk this day in 1944 off Anzio, Italy. William Hunter from … More

Anzio, Ballyclare, Burmah, Dundrod, HMS Penelope, Inniskilling Fusiliers, Irish Guards, Londonderry, Medic, Military Cross, QUB, RAMC

January 29. Anzio sinking survivor’s Sunday date. Roll of Honour

Albert Kirkpatrick survived the sinking of HMS Spartan off Anzio. He kept an interesting weekly date at St Columb’s Cathedral, … More

Anzio, Banbridge, Derry cathedral dog, HMS Avondale, HMS Spartan, LOvell, MCB, QUB, St Helena

January 22. Belfast bishop on the beach as battle for Anzio begins. Roll of Honour

Company Serjeant-Major James Scott of the Royal Irish Rifles, 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. kept a diary during the Great War. … More

Anzio, Bishop, Burma, Kangaw, Masonic, Myanmar, RBAI

May 27. Two ships lost in 1915. Dunkirk defenders WW2. Bismarck sunk. Roll of Honour

Of the 38 names in today’s Roll of Honour, eleven are Royal Navy losses in 1915 in Majestic off Gallipoli … More

Anzio, Cassino, Dunkirk, HMS Majestic, HMS Princess Irene

May 20 – North Irish Horseman died in Royal Flying Corps. Runnymede Memorial. Roll of Honour

Roland Bradley, North Irish Horse and Royal Flying Corps, was one of four brothers from Moy who served in WW1. … More

Anzio, Moy, North Irish Horse, Norway, Royal Flying Corps, Runnymede Memorial

May 2. Belfast Gunner became city’s mayor. Roll of Honour

Today’s Roll includes accounts of a number of remarkable people. In WW1 William Kane of Londonderry, a member of the … More

Anzio, Ballymena, Burma, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Jersey, Kinahan, Lisburn, Londonderry, Portadown, RBAI, Royal Artillery, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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