Today’s Roll includes John Gray from Portstewart who died of wounds in Egypt in 1915 after service with Royal Marines … More
Tag: Dunkirk
June 1. Three NI officers at 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
May 30. NI Coastal Command ace honoured by RAF. Roll of Honour.
In May 2020 a new Poseidon was named for Ulsterman Terence Bulloch, the top U-boat hunter of WW2. Educated at … More
May 29. Dunkirk Memorial. Three Holywood brothers. Roll of Honour
Twenty-seven NI men named in today’s Roll fought and fell in the rearguard action to Dunkirk in 1940. As the … More
May 28. Dunkirk evacuations day 2. Roll of Honour.
Coleraine born Thomas Moody died in 1918 serving with New Zealand infantry and is named on his country’s Roll of … More
May 27. Two ships lost in 1915. Dunkirk defenders WW2. Bismarck sunk. Roll of Honour.
Of the 50 names in today’s Roll of Honour, 12 are Royal Navy losses in 1915 in Majestic off Gallipoli … More
May 26. Operation Dynamo at Dunkirk. Attacking the Bismarck. Roll of Honour.
The Roll of Honour today reflects the battles around Dunkirk in 1940. Among the fallen are men from Coleraine, Dollingstown, … More
May 23. Bob Wright – from Sandy Row to Dunkirk and Burma. Roll of Honour
The Roll of Honour for WW2 highlights two major developments. Entries for 1940 reflect the defensive fall back to Dunkirk … More
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