Today is the anniversary of two costly events in WW2. In 1939 the air carrier Courageous was lost and in … More
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June 13. D Day RUR Rifleman’s campaigns. Roll of Honour
Stanley Burrowes from Lisburn saw action on the Normandy beaches, in Cambes Woods, and Denmark in WW2. See pages 1 … 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
March 20. Tommy Jess, Lisburn survivor of HMS Lapwing.Roll of Honour
HMS Lapwing was sunk on a convoy to Murmansk in 1945. Three men from NI were lost. Tommy Jess (photo) … More
February 19. Coleraine rowing brothers fell in WW2. Roll of Honour
William McGrath was the first of two Coleraine brothers to die in WW2. A Captain in the Royal Engineers and … More
February 10. WW2 US Army links. Roll of Honour
Photo – In Boulogne War Cemetery in Normandy many of the gravestones are laid flat due to the sandy soil. … More
January 18. Lurgan pilot dies in USA. Roll of Honour
Twenty-year-old Robert Lawther from Lurgan died this day in 1943 in an aircraft accident whilst undergoing pilot training in USA. … More
January 10. Navy doctor helped develop NI hospitals. Roll of Honour
Fred Allen interrupted his medical studies at Queen’s to serve as a RN Surgeon Probationer. During and after WW2 he … More
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