On March 5, 1881, Irish infantry captured a Napoleonic Eagle standard at the Battle of Barossa. Depite hard fighting in … More
Tag: Japanese POW
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
December 31. Internal explosion sinks HMS Natal. Roll of Honour
During the afternoon of the 30th December 1915, HMS Natal, under the command of Captain Eric Back, blew up at … More
December 29. International rugby players served 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 24. Two exceptional women. Roll of Honour
Remembered today are Ruth Dickson and Frances Mayne. Ruth from Eglish served as a nurse in WW1. In 1923, she … More
December 15. HMS Galatea – ship with superb war record sank in three minutes. Roll of Honour
15 men from NI were lost when HMS Galatea was sunk by a U-Boat in 1941. ‘Twinem’ Matchett from Hillsborough … More
December 5. Dunmurry Choir welcome returned Japanese POW. Roll of Honour
Today in 1945 the choir of Dunmurry Parish Church welcomed home their member Billy Coates who had been a Japanese … 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 graves there. John Milliken … More
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