March 26. Whippet tanks released against German Spring Offensive. Roll of Honour

Six sons of the Thompson famiy of Gobnascale House, Londonderry served in WW1. William who died this day in 1918 … More

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