In 1918 the RAF was formed as a separate service, independent of the Army and the Royal Navy – the … More
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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
November 5. Lord Annesley RN fought in air and on land. Roll of Honour
Included in today’s Roll from WW1 is Lord Annesley of Castlewellan who was Northern Ireland’s first naval aviator fatality. Brothers … 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
August 23. Ballymena RAF operator intercepted German and Japanese signals. Roll of Honour
In 1914 the Battle of Mons began. It was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in the … More
June 13. D Day RUR Rifleman’s campaigns. Roll of Honour
Stanley Burrowes from Lisburn saw action on the Normandy beaches, in Cambes Woods, and Denmark in WW2. In 1916 two … More
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