Leslie Porter was a keen car racer and international rally driver from Derry and Holywood who became an RFC pilot … More
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October 12. Newry woman tried with Edith Cavell. Roll of Honour.
On the anniversary of the execution of British nurse Edith Cavell by the Germans we recall Ada Bodart, the Newry … More
October 10. RN compass inventor lost in RMS Leinster. Roll of Honour
Colin Campbell, a Royal Navy officer from Dungannon was at the cutting edge of compass development. He, his wife, and … More
October 6. Inspirational acts of service. Roll of Honour
John Charles was a medical officer who was Mentioned in Dispatches and was awarded the Military Cross. He died on … More
October 4. Gosford’s Fleet Air Arm link. Roll of Honour
Photo – A Fleet Air Arm Supermarine Seafire being refueled by a petrol bowser at Yeovilton in September 1943. Today’s … More
July 7 – NI WRNS who plotted D-Day landings. Roll of Honour
Joan Mary Cattanach a Northern Ireland wartime Wren who plotted the D-Day landings in a secret underground tunnel later trained … More
July 6. SAS from NI murdered by Gestapo. Story from Somme. Roll of Honour
Four SAS men from NI were murdered by the Gestapo in France on this day in 1944. They were L/Cpl … More
July 2. VC’s of the 36th Ulster Division. King’s tribute. Roll of Honour
Nine of the 36th Division were awarded the Victoria Cross. Today’s Roll of Honour reflects Gallipoli and the Somme in … More
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