Ham British Cemetery contains 485 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. Amongst the graves are those of … More
Tag: New Zealand
March 11. Son of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland killed in Tunisia. Roll of Honour
Nine fatalities from HMS Bayano, torpedoed on this day in 1915, are interred in N Ireland. On the same day … More
March 01. Poetry loving tank commander. A Coleraine romance. Roll of Honour
William Cross was one of the significant number of NI men who served with forces from the British Empire in … More
February 21. The Battle of Verdun starts. Roll of Honour
Alex Hill from Whiteabbey was lost in HMS Princess Alberta in 1917 when she hit a mine in the Agean … More
February 17. Belfast father and son’s joint funeral. Roll of Honour
Twenty eight NI servicemen are recalled today. John Kinnin from Belfast died as a result of a training exercise with … More
February 12. Belfast WRNS and ‘The Cruel Sea’. Roll of Honour
Two women are among the WW2 fatalities for 1944. Army nurse Beatrice Dowling from Bessbrook died in England. Ethel Hunter, … More
January 11. Newcastle man in crew when I of M ferry made naval air history. Roll of Honour
On 11/01/1915 Lt Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne of the founding SAS was born in Newtownards. Royal Navy seaplane carrier HMS … More
January 3. Two long-service RN WW1 navy veterans. Roll of Honour
Vesey Fleming from Desertmartin emigrated to New Zealand. He died in 1917 serving with the NZ Rifle Brigade in France. … More
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