Among those remembered today is Andrew Todd, a medical officer from Derry and Moneymore, who served in both World Wars. … More
Tag: D-Day
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
June 14. RASC trek from Sword Beach via Caen to Belsen. Roll of Honour
In 1916 Hugh Davison from Belfast fell with Canadian Infantry in Belgium. He was one of three brothers to die … More
June 13. D Day RUR Rifleman’s campaigns. Roll of Honour
Stanley Burrowes from Lisburn saw action on the Normandy beaches, in Cambes Woods, and Denmark in WW2. In 1916 two … More
June 8. HMS Glorious lost in airstrikes off Narvik. Roll of Honour.
Today’s Roll of over 50 names of NI servicemen reflects the Battle of Messines in WW1, the sinking of Glorious, … More
June 6. NI at D-Day – Billy Moore RUR, William Cooke RN – Eight crossings to D Day beaches. Roll of Honour
D-Day eye-witness accounts from Lisburn’s Billy Moore of the Royal Ulster Rifles and from Tandragee, William Cooke, Royal Navy. Eisenhower’s … More
June 5. NI men died with Kitchener. Rome freed. D-Day weather. Roll of Honour
Robert Doherty, of Coleraine, was among the twelve NI men who died with Kitchener in HMS Hampshire in 1916. They … More
June 4. Ballymena and Coleraine brothers in arms WW2. Roll of Honour
William and Thomas Rowan from Ballymena joined the RAF in WW2. On this day in 1942, Thomas died when his … More