In 1914 the Battle of Mons began. It was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in the … More
Tag: Burma
May 23. Bob Wright – from Sandy Row to Dunkirk and Burma. Roll of Honour
The Roll for 1915 includes the names of four who died at Gallipoli. Three were Derry men with the Royal … More
May 2. Belfast Gunner became city’s mayor. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes accounts of a number of remarkable people. In WW1 William Kane of Londonderry a member of the … More
February 23. Greenisland and Larne airmen lost in same plane over Burma. Roll of Honour
In 1917 the Ballymena Observer reports that Robert Quigg VC has been awarded the Russian Medal of Saint George. In … 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
January 22. Belfast bishop on beach as battle for Anzio begins. Roll of Honour
Company Serjeant-Major James Scott of the Royal Irish Rifles, 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. kept a diary during the Great War. … More
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