Admiral John McClintock of Ballycarry retired on this day in 1929, completing 55 years service including four years continuous sea … More
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February 3. Derry fighter pilot brothers. Top RN surgeon. Roll of Honour
Twenty-year-old former law student Stanley Austin, a member of a well-known Londonderry family, was shot down over Tunisia in 1943. … More
January 15. Germans honoured fallen Armagh Gunner in LRDG. Irish Fusilier’s 16 commando missions behind enemy lines. Roll of Honour
Two Inniskillings died on this day in France in 1918. William Plunkett was from Fermanagh and Thomas Wallace from Annalong. … More
October 13. First Ulster Division fatality. Belfast Gunners costly defence of London. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1915 Rifleman John Hanna from Whitehouse was wounded and brought in by the enemy, sadly he … More
August 28. Bangor doctor died with Commando in Dieppe raid. Roll of Honour
Photo – Brian Boru X of the Royal Irish. In 1915 Connaught Ranger William Kilpatrick from Portstewart fell at Gallipoli. … More
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