This week in 1942 the Royal Air Force Regiment was formed by Royal Warrant. Their motto, Per Ardua – Through … More
Tag: Cullybackey
January 10. Ballymena’s most decorated WW1 soldier. Navy doctor helped develop NI hospitals. Roll of Honour
Fred Allen interrupted his medical studies at Queen’s University, Belast, to serve as a RN Surgeon Probationer. During and after … More
November 11. Armistice Day. The Unknown Warrior. Roll of Honour
Cullybackey-born Thomas Cochrane died serving with the Canadian Eastern Ontario Regiment in Belgium in 1915. Twenty-one-year-old Robert Wright, RBAI, QUB … More
August 23. Ballymena RAF operator intercepted German and Japanese signals. Roll of Honour
In 1914 the Battle of Mons began. It was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in the … More
August 7. Derry’s Australia Light Horse Trooper at Gallipoli. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll are the names of 14 NI men who died on this day in 1915 in Gallipoli including … More
Remembrance NI - Every day is a Remembrance Day 