Twenty-year-old Robert Lawther from Lurgan died this day in 1943 in an aircraft accident whilst undergoing pilot training in USA. … More
Tag: Dungannon
December 26. Yachtsman from RNIYC and HMS Caroline lost. Roll of Honour
Walter Edmenson, a Naval Reserve officer from HMS Caroline, who was a member of Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, … More
December 24. Two exceptional women. Roll of Honour
Remembered today are Ruth Dickson and Frances Mayne. Ruth from Eglish served as a nurse in WW1. In 1923, she … More
December 23. Voluntary ambulance driver and Naval air pilot. Roll of Honour
Thomas Malcolmson Greeves (Photo) was a son of a well-known Belfast linen family. He served with the Friends Ambulance unit … More
December 14. Cairncastle and Cobh link to Free French navy. Roll of Honour
The legendary Ulster soldier Lt Colonel Blair “Paddy” Mayne, DSO, and three Bars, and a founding member of the Special … More
December 13. NI Marine’s gallantry at Battle of the River Plate. Roll of Honour.
Archie Douther from Ballyclare emigrated to Canada. On the outbreak of WW1, he joined up becoming a Sergeant in 18th … More
November 30. HMS Vanguard the last and largest RN Battleship launched. Roll of Honour
On This Day in 1944, the last and largest Royal Navy Battleship, and the last Battleship in the world was … More
November 21. Sinking of Britannic, sister ship to Titanic. Roll of Honour
The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, was being used as a Hospital Ship when she sank in the Aegean … More