Photo – In 1944. Anzio area, Italy. Men from 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers reading the sports newspaper “Ireland’s Saturday Night”. … More
Tag: Inniskilling Fusiliers
February 18. Ulster sailors died at Anzio in Belfast – built HMS Penelope. Roll of Honour
The Harland & Wolff built cruiser HMS Penelope was sunk this day in 1944 off Anzio, Italy. William Hunter from … More
January 19. Italy Battle Honour for Inniskillings. First losses of 502 Sqdn. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes accounts of former Inst student Ralph Ireland, a young RN officer lost in heavy seas in 1917 … 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
April 21. Rangoon memorial records hard-fought ground for Inniskillings. Roll of Honour
Thomas McIlroy prior to enlisting lived in Upperlands and worked at William Clark & Sons Ltd. In 1917 he was … More
April 18. A Derry sportsman. Deaths in Burmah. Freedom in Germany. Roll of Honour
Charles Trainer, a Londonderry sailer who survived the sinking of HMS Hawke, died in the sinking this day in 1915 … More