Sergeant James Henry Jackson, M.M. and Bar, from Londonderry died serving with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, resisting the 1918 German … More
Tag: Coleraine
February 19. Coleraine rowing brothers fell in WW2. Roll of Honour
William McGrath was the first of two Coleraine brothers to die in WW2. A Captain in the Royal Engineers and … More
December 28. Tournai Communal Cemetery. Roll of Honour
Chief Petty officer Thomas McLaughlin who had family links with Coleraine died serving in the Royal Naval Division at Achi … More
September 1 – First Ulsterman to win VC in WW1. Roll of Honour
On September 1, 1914, David Nelson, RHA, won Ulster’s first VC of the war. Matthew Callanan was the North Irish … More
August 10 part 2 of 2. Roll of Honour
The Roll for 1915 is dominated by Gallipoli. Coleraine born Daniel McIfatrick and William Morgan from Lisburn. 1917 and 1918 … More
