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
February 22. Coleraine chaplain’s three gallantry awards. Roll of Honour
One of today’s veterans was the most high-ranking Irish chaplain in WW1. Rev Dr James G Paton who was awarded … More
December 19. NI links with costliest New Zealand navy loss. Roll of Honour
On the night of 19 December 1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters 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 graves there. John Milliken … More
November 25. HMS Barham. QUB surgeon and the Red Baron. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1941, the battleship HMS Barham sank in the Mediterranean whilst taking part in an operation against … More
November 21. Sinking of Britannic, sister ship to Titanic. Roll of Honour
The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, was being used as a Hospital Ship when she sank in the Aegean … More