On this night in 1940 London was bombed. For 56 nights thereafter air raids continued. On this day in 1945, … More
Tag: Burma
August 16. Second worst day of WW1. Seven Instonians die. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1917 The Battle of Langmarck began. It was fought in horrendous ground and weather conditions. Enemy … More
July 25. The Gunner Organist and broadcaster. Roll of Honour
July 25 – In 1915 Aughnacloy-born Jimmy Reid serving with the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps, died from a cerebral haemorrhage … More
May 23. Bob Wright – from Sandy Row to Dunkirk and Burma. Roll of Honour
The Roll of Honour for WW2 highlights two major developments. Entries for 1940 reflect the defensive fall back to Dunkirk … More
12 May. Start of final assault on Monte Cassino. Roll of Honour
Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the final successful attack involving 38 (Irish) Brigade on Monte Cassino in … 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
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