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Remembrance NI – Every day is a Remembrance Day

Every day is a Remembrance Day

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April 1. Anniversary of formation of Irish Guards and RAF. Roll of Honour

In 1918 the RAF was formed as a separate service, independent of the Army and the Royal Navy – the … More

Ballymena, Canada, RAF, Portstewart, Irish Guards, Broughshane, Sasketchawan

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

Ballymena, Ballymena Academy, Broughshane, Dover Patrol, Downpatrick High School, HMS Gurka, Londonderry, Mallusk, QUB

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

Admiral Scheer, Broughshane, Castlewellan, Coagh, Coleraine, Dromore, Limavady, Lord Annesley, RAMC, RNAS, Special forces

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

502 (Ulster) Squadron, Belfast, Broughshane, Coleraine, Dungannon, Larne, RAF

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

Ballymena, Broughshane, Canadian forces, Coleraine, Cullybackey, Fivemiletown, Kilrea, Mons, RUR, Waringstown

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

Broughshane, Cambes Woods, Cookstown, D-Day, Dunmurry, Enniskillen, Lisburn, Lissan House, Newry, Normandy, RUR, VAD

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