Leslie Porter was a keen car racer and international rally driver from Derry and Holywood who became an RFC pilot … More
Tag: Bessbrook
August 25. Queen’s University lecturer’s courage. Shankill submariner decorated. Roll of Honour
In 1914 a QUB Lecturer in Archaeology and Ancient History was killed on the second day of the Battle of … More
June 19. Belfast RAF man’s year with Belgian underground. Roll of Honour
After crash landing in Belgium, Belfast RAF man, Walter Berry, stayed from May 44 until liberation with the underground. In … 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
January 31. Emma Duffin VAD. Battle of Moy. Roll of Honour
Emma Duffin who served as a VAD Nurse in both world wars is remembered today. She served in WW1 military … More
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