Joseph Francey, a Field Gunner from Ballymena, was awarded the DCM in 1916. Henry McGowan from Portstewart died in WW1 … More
Tag: Ballymena
June 4. Ballymena and Coleraine brothers in arms WW2. Roll of Honour
William and Thomas Rowan from Ballymena joined the RAF in WW2. On this day in 1942, Thomas died when his … More
May 17. Derry’s Dambuster. Roll of Honour
Flight Sergeant Richard “Dickie” Bolitho who was born in Londonderry in 1920 was a casualty in the Dambusters’ Operation Chastise … More
May 2. Belfast Gunner became city’s mayor. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes accounts of a number of remarkable people. In WW1 William Kane of Londonderry, a member of the … More
April 11. Battle of Arras. Roll of Honour
The 1917 Battle of Arras is reflected in today’s Roll of Honour. Two Ballymena men, John Agnew serving with Royal … More
April 10. Costly NI naval link with Narvik, Norway. Roll of Honour
Eveline Dawson from Ballymena, a Matron, and Hugh McGee from Ballycastle, a Corporal in the Medical Corps, died when the … More
April 1. Anniversary of formation of Irish Guards and RAF. Roll of Honour
In 1918 the RAF was formed as a separate service, independent of the Army and the Royal Navy – the … More
March 22. Courageous Derry NCO. Coleraine Gunner’s Italian travels. Roll of Honour
Sergeant James Henry Jackson, M.M. and Bar, from Londonderry died serving with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, resisting the 1918 German … More
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