Twelve remembered today rest in Dadizeele New British Cemetery (Photo), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. They died this day in 1918 near Hill … More
Tag: Japanese POW
August 27. Tourist attraction was troop ship. Roll of Honour
The Battle of Le Cateau, took place on August 26th, 1914. A Derryman Drummer Kydd, of the 2nd Battalion Royal … More
August 19 . NI’s Japanese POWs. Belfast’s Aguila Wren. Roll of Honour
Photo – The Aguila Wren Memorial at the National Arboretum. Chief Petty Officer George Thompson of Castlerock survived the Battle … More
July 22. Costly service of sons of manse. Roll of Honour
Two Old Campbellians from Presbyterian Manses died on this date. John Davis, of Ballynahinch, a minister of the Church of … More
June 22. Dunkirk Gunner who joined the RAF. Roll of Honour
June 22 – Gunner Ernie Harwood escaped Dunkirk in a fishing boat in 1940 and joined RAF. On this day … More
March 5. Barossa Day in WW2. Roll of Honour
On March 5, 1811, Irish infantry captured a Napoleonic Eagle standard at the Battle of Barossa. Despite hard fighting the … More
January 05 – Bushmills VC welcome. Roll of Honour
Today in 1915 there was a large turn out at Limavady Railway Station when a party of the 10th (Service) … More
December 5. Choir welcome for returned Japanese POW. Rolls of Honour
Today in 1945 the choir of Dunmurry welcomed home their member Billy Coates who had been a Japanese Prisoner of … More
