March 12. Three Belfast brothers die for freedom. Roll of Honour

Thomas Davison of Spamount Street, Belfast, died today in 1915 serving with the Royal Irish Rifles in France. The GPO … More

March 08. Portaferry navy flyer designed winning yachts. Roll of Honour

James Braithwaite a Company Serjeant Major from Lisburn and John Carruthers a private with links to Ballycastle who fell in … More

A real-life love story features in today’s Veterans Roll. Joan Casement from Ballycastle, serving as an officer in the WRNS, … More

In 1915 HMS Vicknor made a major contribution to the war by capturing the leading German spy-master after a search … More

Harden Scott from Bangor was one of the first officers in the Royal Flying Corps. He received his Military Cross … More

On This Day in 1944, the last and largest Royal Navy Battleship, and the last Battleship in the world was … More

World-famous author Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast on 29/11/1898. He was only 18 when he was commissioned into … More

Major General William Brook Purdon’s distinctive career covered rugby, medicine, war service, and public service. He played rugby for Inst … More