July 10. NI men in the Battle of Britain. Roll of Honour

The Battle for Britain commenced today in 1940. 14 men from NI died serving as aircrew in this decisive airborne … More

May 29. Dunkirk Memorial. Three Holywood brothers. Roll of Honour

Twenty-seven NI men named in today’s Roll fought and fell in the rearguard action to Dunkirk in 1940. As the … More

Of the 38 names in today’s Roll of Honour, eleven are Royal Navy losses in 1915 in Majestic off Gallipoli … More

The Roll of Honour for WW2 highlights two major developments. Entries for 1940 reflect the defensive fall back to Dunkirk … More

On this day in 1944, Allied forces captured Monte Cassino, Italy, after 123 days of heavy fighting. 55,000 Allied troops … More

In 1915 at Festubert 265 Inniskillings died and 390 were injured in a hard-fought battle. The Roll of Honour today … More

On this day in 1915, a combined Linfield and Belfast Celtic football team played a Rest of Belfast team to … More

Samuel Love from Downpatrick died in 1914 serving with the Royal Engineers. Eight brothers served, four died. In 1943 John … More