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
December 19. NI links with costliest event in RNZN history. Roll of Honour.
On the night of 19 December 1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters of … More
November 17 – James Gracey, DCM, NI Horse and NZ Police. Roll of Honour
This day in 1915, the North Irish Horse disembarked in France. With them was James Gracey later to be awarded … More
July 16 – On this day. Roll of Honour
In 1918 Carrickfergus and Castledawson are linked in the loss of an RNR officer in a minesweeper and a Derry … More
June 23 – Menin Gate Memorial to Missing 54,000. Roll of Honour
The story of the Menin Gate Memorial, its origin and customs. The Belfast names on the Memorial. William Dunwoodie from … More
