Dungannon born John Tackaberry was serving as the medical officer with the 31st Punjabi Regiment when he died from cerebral-spinal … More
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March 20. Tommy Jess, Lisburn survivor of HMS Lapwing.Roll of Honour
HMS Lapwing was sunk on a convoy to Murmansk in 1945. Three men from NI were lost. Tommy Jess (photo) … More
March 16. Female fatalities in RAF and nursing. Roll of Honour
Two women are named in today’s Roll. Sister Rosa McGibbon from Lurgan served in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing … More
March 2. With the Gurkha Rifles at Cassino. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll records the deaths of two members of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. One from Lisburn died in the … More
March 01. Poetry loving tank commander. A Coleraine romance. Roll of Honour
William Cross was one of the significant number of NI men who served with forces from the British Empire in … More
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 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 13. Channel Dash and Dresden. Roll of Honour
In 1917 William McKeague from Bushmills died at St Quentin in France. James Hackett from Fivemiletown is remembered in Chungkai … More