The Roll of Honour today is dominated by the records of some of those who fell in the fallback from … More
Tag: Comber
March 19. Future Queen visits Comber for RN baptism. Roll of Honour
HRH Princess Elizabeth came to Comber in 1946 to be godmother at the baptism of Elizabeth Lavinia Sarah King daughter … More
February 11. From Dungannon to Dieppe. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1940 Serjeant James McCrae from Dungannon, serving with the Royal Scots Fusiliers, died at Dieppe. In … More
November 19. War cemetery in moated chateau grounds. Roll of Honour
Bedford House Cemetery is sited at a former country house in a small wooded park with moats. The fallen remembered … More
November 17. James Gracey, DCM, NI Horse and NZ Police. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1915, the North Irish Horse disembarked in France. With them was James Gracey later to be … More
November 6. Belfast pilot died saving village school. Roll of Honour
In 1940 RBAI educated JK Haire, a RAFVR pilot from Belfast, died saving a village school. His Hurricane was shot … More
August 25. Queen’s University lecturer’s courage. Shankill submariner decorated. Roll of Honour
In 1914 a QUB Lecturer in Archaeology and Ancient History was killed on the second day of the Battle of … More
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