July 22. Costly service of sons of manse. Roll of Honour

Two Old Campbellians from Presbyterian Manses died on this date. John Davis, of Ballynahinch, a minister of the Church of … More

July 5 – Stories of the Somme men from Dunadry. Roll of Honour

The short story of three men from an Ulster hamlet. One was awarded an MM and DCM. William Swain serving … More

This is the anniversary of the death in 2018 of “The coolest man to have served in the Army”, Major … More

James Thompson of the Royal Irish Regiment, and Coleraine, was lost in the troopship SS Arcadian in the Mediterranean when … More

On this day in 1945 the surrender of German U-boats began on the Foyle. News report on two local regiments … More

On March 5, 1881, Irish infantry captured a Napoleonic Eagle standard at the Battle of Barossa. Depite hard fighting in … More

Twenty-year-old former law student Stanley Austin, a member of a well-known Londonderry family, was shot down over Tunisia in 1943. … More

Three brothers from Belmont served in WW1. They were the sons of the The Reverend John MacDermott who was the … More