In 1943 aircraft carrier HMS Dasher (photo) caught fire and exploded. It was the Roya Navy’s second largest catastrophe in … More
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November 10. Rededication of Queen’s University War Memorial. Roll of Honour
Today is the anniversary of the rededication of the Queen’s University War Memorial by Field-Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke in 1950 marking … More
October 31. Sailors in the trenches 1. Roll of Honour
Many men from every part of NI served with the Royal Naval Division in WW1. They took part in every … More
July 15. Fate of Orange Sash blessed by the Pope. Roll of Honour
A Sergeant Major and leading Orange light from Sion Mills took his sash to an audience with the Pope in … More
April 16. German bombing of Londonderry. Roll of Honour
This night in 1941 aerial mines were dropped by the Luftwaffe and aimed at the Royal Naval Maintenance Yard at … More
Stories of the Somme – Military Cross for Muckamore doctor
Capt. Norman Clotworthy Graham, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, was awarded a Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry.
Remembrance NI - Every day is a Remembrance Day 