On this day in 1915 “The Witness”, a Presbyterian Church newsmagazine, reports on the UVF at Clandeboye Camp, Newcastle and … More
Tag: Market Garden
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
September 22. U Boat enters WW1 and sinks three RN ships in minutes. Roll of Honour
At least twenty-eight men from from NI were lost when a U boat sank three Cressy class ships in a … More
September 21. Canadian Hill 70 VC winner from Kilkeel. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1917, Robert Hanna from Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, serving in the Canadian Army, was recommended for the … More
September 20. Five Irish VCs at the Whitehall cenotaph. Roll of Honour
In 1914 Ballymena-born Edward Anderson and James Scott from Belfast of Royal Irish Rifles. 2nd Btn. fell. They are remembered … More
September 18 – NI men at Arnhem. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll of Honour records twenty-seven men from NI who died at Arnhem including James Boyd from Portstewart serving with … More
September 17 – HMS Courageous, Market Garden. Roll of Honour
Today is the anniversary of two costly events in WW2. In 1939 the air carrier Courageous was lost and in … More
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