The WW1 Memorial at Ploegsteert and the WW2 RAF Memorial at Runnymeade (photo) provide the focus today – the Anniversary … More
Tag: Dunkirk
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
June 22. Dunkirk Gunner who joined the RAF. Roll of Honour
Gunner Ernie Harwood escaped Dunkirk in a fishing boat in 1940 and joined the RAF. On this day Barbarossa, the … More
June 9. Tyrell MC air ace of WW1. DCM for NI para post D Day. Roll of Honour
Michael John McGee, from Mill Street, Aughnacloy, served with 7th Parachute Battalion and jumped behind the German lines in 1944. … More
June 4. Ballymena and Coleraine brothers in arms. Roll of Honour
William and Thomas Rowan from Ballymena joined the RAF in WW2. On this day in 1942 Thomas died when his … More
June 3. Jerrettspass Flight Sergeant’s fatal crash in Equatorial Guinea. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes John Gray from Portstewart who died of wounds in Egypt in 1915 after service with Royal Marines … More
June 2. True stories of NI from Jutland and Messines Ridge. Roll of Honour.
Four NI Jutland stories – King George VI and a gunner from Portadown, A Mason’s memento, a survivor who died … More
June 1. Impressive careers of three NI officers after Jutland. Roll of Honour
After the Battle of Jutland Commander Edward Bingham VC from Bangor, Captain Herbert Meade, DSO from Ballynahinch, and Commodore Frederic … More
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