October 5. From battlefied to pulpit. Roll of Honour

Photo – V Beach cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli. John MacKeown from Whitehead, a Second Lieutenant with the Connaught Rangers, was a … More

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

The five entries in today’s Roll for 1915 are of casualties in Gallipoli. Included in the entry of Inniskilling Fusilier … More

On this day in 1915 17,000 troops recruited in NI paraded through Belfast. In 1916 four NI men in the … More

A newspaper report from 1915 gives an insight into the establishment of a reserve battalion for the Inniskilling Fusiliers. Five … More

Admiral John McClintock of Ballycarry retired on this day in 1929, completing 55 years service including four years continuous sea … More

Last Post sounding at the Menin Gate Memorial,Ypres, where the names are engraved of two Royal Irish Fusiliers in today’s … More

Alex Hill from Whiteabbey was lost in HMS Princess Alberta in 1917 when she hit a mine in the Agean … More