On this day in 1912, The Royal Flying Corps was founded. By the end of the year it had a … More
Tag: HMS Repulse
February 27. NI navy men in Battle of Java Sea. Roll of Honour
John McGuckin from Cookstown, Thomas Graham, and William Hagan from Belfast were lost in HMS Jupiter in 1942 in the … More
December 29. International rugby players in WW1. Roll of Honour
On the first day of 1912 Ireland played France at rugby in Paris. Irish internationals Alfred Squire Taylor, William Victor … More
December 10. Force Z, Repulse and Prince of Wales sunk. Roll of Honour
This day in 1941 fifteen men from NI were lost in HMS Repulse and eleven in HMS Prince of Wales … More