The wreckage of a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 is towed past the Palace of Westminster in London,1940. In 1915 two … More
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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 RNZN 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
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
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