Today’s Roll reflects hard times for the Inniskillings in the Munich Trench in 1916 and for the Royal Irish Rifles … More
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October 4. Gosford’s Fleet Air Arm link. Roll of Honour
Photo – A Fleet Air Arm Supermarine Seafire being refueled by a petrol bowser at Yeovilton in September 1943. Today’s … More
September 12. Naval courage Derry style. Roll of Honour
John Tillie was a member of a prominent Londonderry family which owned a famous shirt manufacturing company. He was awarded … More
July 16. Death of last Tsar. Advent of nuclear bomb. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1918, the Russian Royal Family was murdered. On the same day, the parishes of Carrickfergus and … More
December 11. Sir William Whitla, medical titan, generous benefactor. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll is a reminder that a country’s response to war is the sum total of the contributions of individuals. … More
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