Charles Ervine MC died this day in 1916 serving with the Tyneside Irish battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers. He was … More
Tag: Kilrea
March 30. The last NIH horse man. Coleraine medical pioneer. Roll of Honour
Ham British Cemetery contains 485 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. Amongst the graves are those of … More
March 13. Larne naval surgeon became postwar medical pioneer. Roll of Honour
The wreckage of a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 is towed past the Palace of Westminster in London, 1940. In 1915 … More
October 20. Last movement of 36th (Ulster) Division. Kilrea pilot. Roll of Honour
On the night of the 19th & 20th October 1918, the Ulster Division crossed the Lys River. This would be … More
August 20. Kilrea’s Royal Flying Corps ace. Widow’s war service. Roll of Honour
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” — Winston Churchill’s offered … More
August 1. Context of actions: Passchendaele WW1 and Magennis VC WW2. Roll of Honour
A look at two contexts – that in which James Magennis won the VC in WW2 and Passchendaele, the Third … More
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