Two Old Campbellians from Presbyterian Manses died on this date. John Davis, of Ballynahinch, a minister of the Church of … More
Tag: Japanese POW
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
December 1. The largest cemetery on the Somme. Roll of Honour
Serre Road Cemetery No 2, is the largest CWGC cemetery on the Somme with over 7,000 men buried there. The … More
November 9. Belfast Cenotaph. Roll of Honour
The four WW1 men remembered today rest in Egypt, Belgium and England. Five RAF crew reflect the demands made in … More
August 27 – Belfast tourist attraction was a troop ship. Roll of Honour
Featuring the Nomadic troopship and the Derry Inniskillings war drum. Today’s Roll is province-wide: men from Ballymena, Doagh, Lisburn, Randalstown, … More
