Six sons of the Thompson famiy of Gobnascale House, Londonderry served in WW1. William who died this day in 1918 … More
Tag: Cookstown
March 11. Son of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland killed in Tunisia. Roll of Honour
Nine fatalities from HMS Bayano, torpedoed on this day in 1915, are interred in N Ireland. On this day in … More
March 10. Neuve Chapelle – Royal Irish Rifles first major WW1 action. Roll of Honour
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, was fought between 10 and 13 March 1915. Hugh Andrews from Ballymena, John Campbell from … More
March 6. Antrim man was army’s top medic. Roll of Honour
This day in 1915 pub owners in Lurgan stated they would decline to serve soldiers in uniform with liquor in … More
March 2. With the Gurkha Rifles at Cassino. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll records the deaths of two members of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. One from Lisburn died in the … More
February 27. NI navy men in Battle of Java Sea. Roll of Honour
John McGuckin from Cookstown, Thomas Graham, and William Hagan from Belfast were lost in HMS Jupiter in 1942 in the … More
February 17. Belfast father and son’s joint WW2 funeral. Roll of Honour
Twenty-three NI servicemen are recalled today. John Kinnin from Belfast died as a result of a training exercise with the … More
February 7. Ards men’s costly service. Roll of Honour
Four Ards men were killed in action together on this day in 1916. James Calvert, David McConnell, Charles Newell and John … More