The first and last British casualties of WW1 were buried at St Symphorien Military Cemetery near Mons where there are … More
Tag: Lurgan
September 24. Ards brothers in UK and USA forces WW1. Roll of Honour
Photo – HRH Prince Charles at the 75th – anniversary remembrance of Operation Market Garden. Today’s Roll includes John Robinson … More
July 29. Lurgan may claim NI’s most decorated fighter ace of WW2. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1921 Hitler is elected leader of an obsure political party in Austria. In 1924 one of … More
March 16. Female fatalities in RAF and nursing. Roll of Honour
Two women are named in today’s Roll. Sister Rosa McGibbon from Lurgan served in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing … More
March 6. Antrim man was army’s top medic. Roll of Honour
This day in 1915 pub owners in Lurgan stated they would decline to serve soldiers in uniform with liquor in … More
February 5. RUR intelligence gathering 1945. Roll of Honour
In 1916 two Belfast men, Alfred Bingam and Joseph Jones of the Royal Irish Rifles, 9th Btn, died on the … More
February 1. Military Awards 1918. Roll of Honour
Excerpts from The Witness, a weekly Presbyterian Church newspaper, describe the growth of the UVF in 1913 and the military … More
January 18. Lurgan pilot dies in USA. Roll of Honour
Twenty-year-old Robert Lawther from Lurgan died this day in 1943 in an aircraft accident whilst undergoing pilot training in USA. … More
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