John Bew from Carrickfergus, William Bunting from Lurgan, and David McGowan from Newry, serving with the Royal Naval Division fell … More
Tag: Carrickfergus
April 22. North Irish Horse Trooper’s Military Medal and Bar. Roll of Honour
In 1915 the Second Battle of Ypres began and saw the first major gas attack by the Germans. The name … More
March 18. The fighting McAtamneys from Carrickfergus. Roll of Honour
Photo – In 1944. Anzio area, Italy. Men from 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers reading the sports newspaper “Ireland’s Saturday Night”. … More
February 12. Belfast WRNS and ‘The Cruel Sea’. Roll of Honour
Two women are among the WW2 fatalities for this day in 1944. Army nurse Beatrice Dowling from Bessbrook died in … More
January 25. Queen’s female medical trailblazer. HMS Laurentic lost off Swilly. Roll of Honour
Isabel Addley Tate is the only woman to be named on the Queen’s University War Memorial. Isobel Addey Tate lived … More
January 17. HMS Caroline officer’s route to Colditz. Roll of Honour
In today’s Veterans Roll read how on this day Sir Ivan Ewart’s saga of war service took a dramatic turn. … More
December 2. Faughs five miles behind enemy lines. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll, there is a most moving excellent read – a letter written by James McKinstry to his mother … More
October 31. Sailors in the trenches 1. Roll of Honour
Many men from every part of NI served with the Royal Naval Division in WW1. They took part in every … More