Today’s Roll of Honour includes the records of a Belfast officer William Lyons who was adjutant of the Royal Welsh … More
Tag: Ballymena
February 26. Spike Milligan served in tough times alongside Royal Ulster Rifles. Roll of Honour
Three riflemen Charles Hamilton from Shantallow, David Scott from Lisburn, and William Ruddock from Belfast, serving in the Royal Ulster … More
February 23. Greenisland and Larne airmen lost in same plane over Burma. Roll of Honour
In 1917 the Ballymena Observer reports that Robert Quigg VC has been awarded the Russian Medal of Saint George. In … More
February 17. Belfast father and son’s joint WW2 funeral. Roll of Honour
Twenty-three NI servicemen are recalled today. John Kinnin from Belfast died as a result of a training exercise with the … More
February 15. Newry pilot’s DFC and 14 bombing missions. Roll of Honour
Robert Nugent from Belfast had served in China and India before WW1. He took part in the Gallipoli landing before … More
February 14. First NI fatalities in Fall of Singapore. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll contains Remembrance NI’s first entries from the battle for Singapore in 1942. Alexander Glendinning was the son of … More
February 9. Costly service in Europe, Africa and Asia. Roll of Honour
Photo – Mill Road Cemetery with the Ulster Tower, Connaught Cemetery and Thiepval Wood in the distance. Those in today’s … More
February 8. Ballymena RAF medic and four Belfast Gunners die in Burma. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1917 Alex Caldwell from Londonderry was lost when HMS Gurka of the Dover Patrol hit a … More
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