On 11/01/1915 Lt Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne was born in Newtownards. Royal Navy seaplane carrier HMS Ben-My-Chree (Woman of my … More
Tag: New Zealand
January 3. Long-service RN sailors. Roll of Honour
Vesey Fleming from Desertmartin emigrated to New Zealand. He died in 1917 serving with the NZ Rifle Brigade in France. … More
December 19. NI links with costliest event in Royal New Zealand Navy history. Roll of Honour.
On the night of 19/12/1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters of the Second … More
December 16. Coleraine soldier murdered. Roll of Honour
In 1918 John McFadden from Killowen, Coleraine, who had recently been discharged from the army died in Armagh Infirmary having … More
November 21. Britannic sinking, sister ship to Titanic. Roll of Honour
The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, being used as a Hospital Ship, sinks in the Aegean Sea on this … More
November 17. James Gracey, DCM, NI Horse and NZ Police. Roll of Honour
Today is the birthday of General Bernard Montgomery. This day in 1915, the North Irish Horse disembarked in France. With … More
November 4. Arthur O’Neill from NI was first MP killed in WW1. Roll of Honour
The first Member of Parliament to be killed in action during the First World War was Captain Arthur O’Neill. Captain … More
October 5. From battlefied to pulpit. Roll of Honour
Photo – V Beach cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli. John MacKeown from Whitehead, a Second Lieutenant with the Connaught Rangers, was a … More
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