Photo – Menin Gate at night. Thomas Espey was a Railway Clerk in Cookstown before emigrating to South Africa. He … More
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January 1. Belfast Mayor’s grandson lost in HMS Formidable. Roll of Honour
HMS Formidable was the second ship sunk by enemy action in WW1. In the ship were six from NI who … More
December 17. Battle of the River Plate. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee – heavily damaged after the Battle of the … More
November 11. Armistice Day. The Unknown Warrior. Roll of Honour
Photo. The Garden of Remembrance ceremony at Belfast Cenotaph. Charles Montgomery from Cookstown fell with the Scots Guards in the … More
October 16. Funerals in Belfast from HMS Otranto disaster at Islay. Roll of Honour
Edwin Edmonds from Belfast serving in the Royal Navy perished in HMS Otranto on this date in 1918. Hundreds of … More
October 8. Tyne Cot Cemetery. Roll of Honour
Tyne Cot Cemetery is situated on ground captured by the British army. A Dressing Station was located at a captured … More
February 7. Beaurevoir British Cemetery. Roll of Honour
A beautiful sight on a winter’s night – HMS Tyne berthed in the Pool of London alongside HMS Belfast. William … More
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