Joseph Dougherty from Newbuildings emigrated to Canada. A Sapper with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he died this day in 1918 … More
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December 19. NI links with costliest New Zealand navy loss. Roll of Honour
On the night of 19 December 1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters of … More
November 24. HMS Dunedin. Midland Railway War Memorial. Roll of Honour
The Midland Railway War Memorial on the concourse of the York Street station was unveiled by Major-General Nugent on this … More
October 19. Terlincthun and Canada Farm. Roll of Honour
Along the French coast of the English Channel, west of Boulogne, there is a series of large War Grave Cemeteries … More
October 14. WW2 Battleship sunk in UK’s safest anchorage. Roll of Honour
HRH Princess Royal visited the location where seven men from Northern Ireland died on this day in 1939 when the … More
May 28. Dunkirk evacuations day 2. Roll of Honour.
Coleraine born Thomas Moody died in 1918 serving with New Zealand infantry and is named on his country’s Roll of … 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