May 22. 17 from NI lost in sinking of the Mighty G, HMS Gloucester. Roll of Honour.

Seventeen Naval personnel from throughout NI died in HMS Gloucester when ‘the Fighting G’ was dive-bombed following the German airborne … More

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

The first two entries in today’s Roll remember NI men who served with Canadian forces in WW1. When they fell, … More

Six sons of the Thompson famiy of Gobnascale House, Londonderry served in WW1. William who died this day in 1918 … More

Today is the wedding anniversary of Harry Stockman, a Coleraine Gunner, who married in Brussels on 09/03/1946 and brought his … More

This day in 1915 pub owners in Lurgan stated they would decline to serve soldiers in uniform with liquor in … More

Read contemporary newspaper reports here on the UVF’s preparation for WW1 in 1914 and how Lisburn was the guinea pig … More

On this day, 04/02/1945, British Commandos were engaged in a 24 hour hand-to-hand battle for Hill 170, Kangaw, Burma. The … More