As President of the Belfast Junior Chamber of Commerce Harry Porter organised the first Lord Mayor’s Show. Harry joined the … More
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December 31. Internal explosion sinks HMS Natal. Roll of Honour
During the afternoon of the 30th December 1915, HMS Natal, under the command of Captain Eric Back, blew up at … More
December 17. Battle of the River Plate. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee – heavily damaged after the Battle of the … More
October 16. Victims of 1918 HMS Otranto disaster at Islay buried in Belfast. Roll of Honour
Edwin Edmonds from Belfast serving in the Royal Navy perished in HMS Otranto on this date in 1918. Hundreds of … More
Remembrance NI - Every day is a Remembrance Day 