The wreckage of a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 is towed past the Palace of Westminster in London, 1940. In 1915 … More
Tag: Larne
March 4. Royal Marine first Belfast casualty at Gallipoli. Roll of Honour
James Scott a Royal Marine was probably the first man from Belfast to lose his life at Gallipoli in 1915. … More
February 23. Greenisland and Larne airmen lost in same plane over Burma. Roll of Honour
In 1917 the Ballymena Observer reports that Robert Quigg VC has been awarded the Russian Medal of Saint George. In … More
December 19. NI links with costliest event in Royal New Zealand Navy history. Roll of Honour.
On the night of 19/12/1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters of the Second … More
December 1. The largest cemetery on the Somme. Roll of Honour
John Milliken from Ballysally, Coleraine, was born on this day in 1896. He signed on in the Royal Navy in … More
November 25 – HMS Barham. Thomas Sinclair. Roll of Honour
November 25 – On this day in 1944, the battleship HMS Barham sank in the Mediterranean whilst taking part in … More
November 21. Britannic sinking, sister ship to Titanic. Roll of Honour
The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, being used as a Hospital Ship, sinks in the Aegean Sea on this … More
October 27. The minesweepers of WW II. Roll of Honour
October 27 – Mine sweeping in WW2 was the main role of the Royal Naval Patrol Service (RNPS) which at … More