Michael John McGee, from Mill Street, Aughnacloy, served with 7th Parachute Battalion and jumped behind the German lines in 1944. … More
Tag: Dunkirk
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
May 30. NI Coastal Command ace honoured by RAF. Roll of Honour.
May 30 – In May 2020 a new Poseidon was named for Ulsterman Terence Bulloch, the top U-boat hunter of … More
May 29. Dunkirk Memorial. Three Holywood brothers. Roll of Honour
May 29 -Twenty seven NI men named in today’s Roll fought and fell in the rearguard action to Dunkirk in … 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 38 names in today’s Roll of Honour, eleven are Royal Navy losses in 1915 in Majestic off Gallipoli … More
May 25. War service of Belfast-Liverpool ferries. Roll of Honour.
The Belfast to Liverpool ferries – the Ulster Monarch, Ulster Prince, and Ulster Queen – took part in the Dunkirk … 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
