Today in 1915 the 1st Royal Irish Rifles took part in their first major action. The Battle of Neuve Chapelle … More
Tag: D-Day
July 7 – NI WRNS who plotted D-Day landings. Roll of Honour
Army medical officer Alfred Thompson (Inst and QUB) was recommended for the Victoria Cross for his actions this day in … More
June 19 – Belfast RAF man spent year with Belgian underground. Roll of Honour
After crash landing, Belfast RAF man stayed from May 44 until liberation with Belgian underground. In 1944 two from North … More
June 18 – Banker joins Gunners. Airborne D-Day Padres. Roll of Honour
George Johnston left banking in Dungannon for UK, Egypt, Italy, and Greece with the Gunners. Meet two D-Day airborne padres … More
June 13 – D Day Rifleman’s campaigns. Roll of Honour
Stanley Burrowes from Lisburn saw action on the Normandy beaches, in Cambes Woods, and Denmark. Three women are in today’s … More
June 09 – Tandragee sailor’s six crossings to D Day beaches. Roll of Honour
Remembering Wm Tyrell a 19-year-old WW1 air ace; WW2 – Belfast Gunners at Dunkirk; RUR on D Day +3
June 08 – HMS Glorious lost in airstrikes off Narvik. Roll of Honour
Men from NI were in HMS Glorious sunk by gunfire off Narvik. Photo – The graves of several Royal Ulster … More
June 06. D-Day – Rifleman Billy Moore. Roll of Honour
D-Day through the accounts of Lisburn’s Billy Moore of the Royal Ulster Rifles. Eisenhower’s Message to the forces. Stats in … More
