Riflemen Charles Hamilton from Shantallow, David Scott from Lisburn, and William Ruddock from Belfast, serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles, … More
Tag: Bangor
February 17. Belfast father and son’s joint funeral. Roll of Honour
Twenty eight NI servicemen are recalled today. John Kinnin from Belfast died as a result of a training exercise with … More
February 13. Channel Dash and Dresden. Roll of Honour
In 1917 William McKeague from Bushmills died at St Quentin in Belgium. James Hackett from Fivemiletown is remembered in Chungkai … More
February 12. Belfast WRNS and ‘The Cruel Sea’. Roll of Honour
Two women are among the WW2 fatalities for 1944. Army nurse Beatrice Dowling from Bessbrook died in England. Ethel Hunter, … More
February 3. Derry fighter pilot brothers. Top RN surgeon. Roll of Honour
Twenty-year-old former law student Stanley Austin, a member of a well-known Londonderry family, was shot down over Tunisia in 1943. … More
January 25. Female medical trailblazer. HMS Laurentic. Roll of Honour
Isabel Addley Tate is the only woman to be named on the Queen’s University War Memorial. One of the first … More
December 19. NI links with costliest event in RNZN history. Roll of Honour.
On the night of 19/12/1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters of the Second … More
December 12. Two outstanding WW2 aviiators. St. Souplet. Roll of Honour
Harden Scott from Bangor was one of the first officers in the Royal Flying Corps. He received his Military Cross … More