Alex Hill from Whiteabbey was lost in HMS Princess Alberta in 1917 when she hit a mine in the Agean … More
Tag: Australia
February 20. The UVF prepare for war. Roll of Honour
Read contemporary newspaper reports here on the UVF’s preparation for WW1 in 1914 and how Lisburn was the guinea pig … More
January 26. Australia Day. Son of Belfast shipyard founder. First US troops deploy in WW2. Roll of Honour
The Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux is a memorial to 62,000 Australian personnel who died during the First World War … More
November 14. Limavady War Memorial’s Australian officer. Roll of Honour
William Stewart from Dungiven emigrated to Australia. His brother George emigrated to Canada. Both enlisted in the armies of their … 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
August 7. Derry’s Australia Light Horse Trooper at Gallipoli. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll are the names of 14 NI men who died on this day in 1915 in Gallipoli including … More
August 4. War starts 1914 Germany invades Belgium. Roll of Honour
On this day after being refused free passage to France, Germany invaded Belgium in 1914, violating the Treaty of London. … More
July 29. Lurgan may claim NI’s most decorated fighter ace of WW2. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1921 Hitler is elected leader of an obscure political party in Austria. In 1924 one of … More