Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the final successful attack involving 38 (Irish) Brigade on Monte Cassino in … More
Tag: Burma
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. Operation Shingle the 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
December 15. HMS Galatea – ship with superb war record sank in three minutes. Roll of Honour
14 men from NI were lost when HMS Galatea was sunk by a U-Boat in 1941. ‘Twinem’ Matchett from Hillsborough … More
September 7. Respected veteran of Bomber Command. Roll of Honour
On this night in 1940 London was bombed. For 56 nights thereafter air raids continued. On this day in 1945, … More
July 25. The Gunner Organist and broadcaster. Roll of Honour
In 1915 Aughnacloy born Jimmy Reid serving with the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps, died from cerebral haemorrhage due to a … More
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