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Remembrance NI – Every day is a Remembrance Day

Every day is a Remembrance Day

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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

February 10. WW2 US Army links. Roll of Honour

Three infantrymen died this day in 1916 – Henry Magee from Strabane, Herbert McWilliams from Ahoghill, and James Sempey from … More

Ahoghill, Ballyclare, Boston USA, Coleraine, Enniskillen, Glenavy, Portstewart, Sion Mills, Strabane

December 13. NI Marine’s gallantry at Battle of the River Plate. Roll of Honour.

Archie Douther from Ballyclare emigrated to Canada. On the outbreak of WW1, he joined up becoming a Sergeant in 18th … More

Ballyclare, Canada, Dungannon, North Irish Horse, RAMC, South Africa

December 1. The largest cemetery on the Somme. Roll of Honour

Serre Road Cemetery No 2. is the largest CWGC cemetery on the Somme with over 7,000 graves there. John Milliken … More

Ballyclare, Ballymena, Bangor, Coleraine, Italy, Japanese POW, Larne, Royal Marines, Somme

November 30. HMS Vanguard the last and largest RN Battleship launched. Roll of Honour

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

Ballycastle, Ballyclare, Ballywalter, Coleraine, Dungannon, HMS Vanguard, Knockbreda, Netherlands

November 17. James Gracey, DCM, NI Horse and NZ Police. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1915, the North Irish Horse disembarked in France. With them was James Gracey later to be … More

Ballyclare, Canada, Comber, DFC, HMS Caroline, New Zealand, Newry, North Irish Horse

November 10. Rededication of Queen’s University War Memorial. Roll of Honour

Today is the anniversary of the rededication of the Queen’s University War Memorial by Field-Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke in 1950 marking … More

Aughnacloy, Ballyclare, Canada, Coleraine, Dungannon, Muckamore, RBAI, Stewartstown

October 15. HMS Hawke, NI’s greatest naval loss. Roll of Honour

At least 49 men from Northern Ireland perished on HMS Hawke on this day in 1914. It was one of … More

Ballyclare, Derry, Dungannon, HMS Hawke, Waringstown

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