On the night of 19/12/1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters of the Second … More
Tag: Limavady
December 15. HMS Galatea – ship with superb war record sank in three minutes. Roll of Honour
16 men from NI died when HMS Galatea was sunk by a U-Boat in 1941. ‘Twinem’ Matchett from Hillsborough was … More
December 10. Force Z, Repulse and Prince of Wales sunk. Roll of Honour
This day in 1941 fifteen men from NI were lost in HMS Repulse and eleven in HMS Prince of Wales … More
December 4. North Irish Horsemen become Fusiliers. Limavady’s Arctic Star. Roll of Honour
Robert Kerr from Derrygonnelly, Enniskillen, died this day in 1918, in a Hamburg hospital, after the Armistice which brought about … More
January 5. Newspaper reports from 1915. Bushmills VC welcome. Roll of Honour
Read from the Belfast Newsletter on this day in 1915. It carried excerpts from a letter from Driver Fred Thomas, … More
May 03 – Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll begins with two Royal Marines from Belfast and Derry named on the Helles Memorial at Gallipoli. Our veteran … More
Admiral’s return to Limavady
A thanksgiving service was held in Limavady Parish Church for the service and witness of Sir Desmond Cassidi on December … More
Remembrance NI - Every day is a Remembrance Day 