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Remembrance NI – Every day is a Remembrance Day

Every day is a Remembrance Day

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January 28. McCrae,the poet of remembrance. Ballymena and The Great Escape. Roll of Honour

The writer of “In Flanders fields the poppies grow”, the most famous poem of WW1, died on this day in … More

Ballentine, Ballymena, Craig MP, Flanders fields poem, Great Escape, McCrae, poppy, POW

January 21. Sir Norman Stronge. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1981, 86 year old veteran, Captain, The Right Honourable, Sir Norman Stronge, Bt PC MC HML, … More

Ballymena, Bomber Command, Hill 286, PIRA, Rockport, RUR, Stormont, Stronge, Tynan

January 10. Ballymena’s most decorated WW1 soldier. Navy doctor helped develop NI hospitals. Roll of Honour

Fred Allen interrupted his medical studies at Queen’s University, Belast, to serve as a RN Surgeon Probationer. During and after … More

ALLEN Fred, Ballymena, Beaumont-Hamel, Cullybackey, Enniskillen, HMS Illustrious, HMS Southampton, Jap POW, Lisburn, QUB

January 9. Launch of a legend – the Avro Lancaster. Roll of Honour

This day in 1918 HMS Racoon sank off Donegal. Four men from Belfast and Edward Roberts from Downpatrick were amongst … More

Ballymena, Dambusters, Downpatrick, HMS Racoon, Lancaster, Rathlin

January 6. Veterans rich vein of service. Roll of Honour

Today’s Veterans provide a rich vein of service both military and civilian. Alex Miller from Portstewart survived the sinking of … More

Ballymena, Bradbury, Coleraine, HMS Foylebank, Lisburn, Maze, Naval surgeon, Veterans

December 25. NI Field Marshall honoured by the USA. Roll of Honour

Lurgan-born Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill became Churchill’s military ambassador to the USA. An equestrian statue in his honour … More

Arlington, Ballymena, China, Dill, Field Marshal, Harbison, Hong Kong, Luhera, Lurgan, Nijmegen, Nova Scotia, USA

December 18. Decorated Ballymena RMP and an Artic submariner. Roll of Honour

Billy Telford from Harryville in Ballymena received the British Empire Medal for his bravery in trying to rescue American aircrew … More

Ballymena, Hong Kong, Lundy, McCullough, Shankill, Telford

December 15. HMS Galatea  – ship with superb war record sank in three minutes. Roll of Honour

15 men from NI were lost when HMS Galatea was sunk by a U-Boat in 1941. ‘Twinem’ Matchett from Hillsborough … More

Ballymena, Burma, Glenn Miller, Hillsborough, HMS Galatea, Japanese POW, Lisburn

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