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December 10. Force Z – Repulse and Prince of Wales sunk. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1941, at least twenty-three men from NI were lost in HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of … More

Coleraine, Derry, Force Z, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse, Limavady, Mossley, QUB, Royal Navy

October 31. Sailors in the trenches 1. Roll of Honour

Many men from every part of NI served with the Royal Naval Division in WW1. They took part in every … More

Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Derry, Limavady, Muckamore, RND, Royal Naval Division

October 21. Cost to Ulster Rifles and Derry Gunners liberating Italy. Roll of Honour

Autumn takes hold and the colours at CWGC cemeteries in Europe are now changing, as at the WW2 Groesbeek Canadian … More

QUB, Lurgan, Londonderry, Derry, RBAI, Egypt, Italy, Limavady, Artillery

October 15. HMS Hawke, NI’s greatest naval loss. Roll of Honour

At least 49 men from Northern Ireland perished on HMS Hawke on this day in 1914. It was one of … More

Ballyclare, Derry, Dungannon, HMS Hawke, Waringstown

June 28. Belfast Squadron Leader flew 87 operations, 25 over Berlin. Roll of Honour

Five NI men died this day at Gallipoli in 1915, three were Inniskillings – Henry Black from Derry, Hugh McBride … More

Bomber Command, Coleraine, Cookstown, Derry, Dromore, El Alamein, Hillsborough, Lisburn, Whiteabbey

May 7. Final day of WW2 in Europe. Lusitania sinking WW1. Roll of Honour

This is the anniversary of the 1945 cessation of war in Europe. The German Chief-of-Staff, General Jodl, signed Germany’s unconditional … More

Canada, Crumlin, Derry, German surrender WW2, Gilford, Japanese POW, Lisburn, Lusitania, Portrush, Ulster Division

May 5. German U-boat shells Portballintrae. Roll of Honour

In 1918, a German submarine U-boat (U9) surfaced off Portballintrae and shelled the village attempting to hit SS Wheatear, an … More

Belfast blitz, Derry, Gaelic football, Hill 60, Netherlands, Portballintrae

May 3. Limavady’s ‘Happy Amateur’ was outstanding Commando. Roll of Honour

On 3rd May 1915, Lt. Col. John McCrae, a Canadian medical officer, penned his now-famous poem, “In Flanders Fields”. Today’s … More

Belfast Cathedral, Crumlin, Derry, Flanders Fields, Limavady, Lurgan, McCrae, Smith MC

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