Seventeen Naval personnel from throughout NI died in HMS Gloucester when ‘the Fighting G’ was dive-bombed following the German airborne … More
Tag: Bushmills
May 21. Bangor brothers costly RAFVR service. Roll of Honour.
Geoffrey and Eric Bowman from Bangor were both lost flying with RAFVR in WW2. In 1941 William O’Neill from Limavady … More
May 4. D – Day dodgers celebrate in Italy. Roll of Honour
Two entries in today’s Roll remember NI men who served with Canadian forces in WW1. James Stewart from Lisburn was … More
March 26. Whippet tanks released against German Spring Offensive. Roll of Honour
Six sons of the Thompson famiy of Gobnascale House, Londonderry served in WW1. William who died this day in 1918 … More
March 9. Coleraine Gunner’s romance in Brussels. Roll of Honour
Today is the wedding anniversary of Harry Stockman, a Coleraine Gunner, who married in Brussels on 09/03/1946 and brought his … More
March 6. Antrim man was army’s top medic. Roll of Honour
This day in 1915 pub owners in Lurgan stated they would decline to serve soldiers in uniform with liquor in … More
February 20. The UVF prepare for war. Roll of Honour
Read contemporary newspaper reports here on the UVF’s preparation for WW1 in 1914 and how Lisburn was the guinea pig … More
February 4. Bushmills aircrew’s Squadron link with Limavady. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1945, British Commandos were engaged in a 24 hour hand-to-hand battle for Hill 170, Kangaw, Burma. … More