Seventeen Naval personnel from throughout NI died in HMS Gloucester when ‘the Fighting G’ was dive-bombed following the German airborne … More
Tag: Gallipoli
May 6. Memorials to global service of NI men in WW2. Roll of Honour
John Bew from Carrickfergus, William Bunting from Lurgan, and David McGowan from Newry, serving with the Royal Naval Division fell … More
April 28. MM for Ballymena man in Canadian forces Vimy Ridge action. Roll of Honour
In 1915 William Gilliland, a young Lieutenant from Londonderry, in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died at Gallipoli. By December the … More
April 26. Irish VCs at Gallipopli and France. Gunners in Greece and Egypt WW2. Roll of Honour
This day in 1915, William Cosgrove, an Irishman, won the VC as the Allies land at Gallipoli (Painting) and two … More
April 25. Northern Ireland’s Anzacs. Roll of Honour.
Six men from NI died on this day in Gallipoli in 1915 – Alexander Martin from Magheragall, Lisburn, was serving … More
February 25. Five Belfastmen lost in HMS Maharatta on Murmansk convoy. Roll of Honour
On this day, in 1944 five men from Belfast were lost when the destroyer HMS Mahratta was torpedoed and sunk … More
February 15. Newry pilot’s DFC and 14 bombing missions. Roll of Honour
Robert Nugent from Belfast had served in China and India before WW1. He took part in the Gallipoli landing before … More
February 13. Channel Dash and Dresden. Roll of Honour
In 1917 William McKeague from Bushmills died at St Quentin in France. James Hackett from Fivemiletown is remembered in Chungkai … More
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