Nine fatalities from HMS Bayano, torpedoed on this day in 1915, are interred in N Ireland. On the same day … More
Tag: Cookstown
March 10. Neuve Chapelle – Royal Irish Rifles first major WW1 action. Roll of Honour
On March 10,1915 the 1st Royal Irish Rifles took part in their first major action. The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, … 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 funeral. Roll of Honour
Twenty eight NI servicemen are recalled today. John Kinnin from Belfast died as a result of a training exercise with … 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
January 19. Italy Battle Honour for Inniskillings. First loss of 502 Sqdn. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes accounts of former Inst student Ralph Ireland a young RN officer lost in heavy seas in 1917 … More