Four NI Jutland stories – King George VI and a gunner from Portadown, A Mason’s memento, a survivor who died … More
Tag: Lisburn
May 8. VE Day. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1915 17,000 troops recruited in NI paraded through Belfast. In 1916 four NI men in the … More
April 25. Northern Ireland Anzacs. Roll of Honour.
Five men from NI died on this day in Gallipoli in 1915. Alexander Martin from Magheragall, Lisburn, was serving with … More
April 13. Foundation of Royal Flying Corps. HMS Repulse survivor. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1912, The Royal Flying Corps was founded. By the end of the year it had a … More
March 31. Last member of Royal Flying Corps. Nuremburg, the RAF’s most costly raid. Roll of Honour
In 1944 RAF Bomber Command suffered its most costly night of the Second World War. 96 bombers were shot down … More
March 25. Kaiserschlacht WW1. Operation Varsity WW2. Roll of Honour
Dungannon born John Tackaberry was serving as the medical officer with the 31st Punjabi Regiment when he died from cerebral-spinal … 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 two … More
March 08. Portaferry navy flyer designed winning yachts. Roll of Honour
James Braithwaite a Company Serjeant Major from Lisburn and John Carruthers a private with links to Ballycastle who fell in … More