Emma Duffin who served as a VAD Nurse in both world wars is remembered today. She served in WW1 military … More
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December 17. Battle of the River Plate. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee – heavily damaged after the Battle of the … More
December 2. Faughs five miles behind enemy lines. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll, there is a most moving excellent read – a letter written by James McKinstry to his mother … More
November 24. HMS Dunedin. Midland Railway War Memorial. Roll of Honour
The Midland Railway War Memorial on the concourse of the York Street station was unveiled by Major-General Nugent on this … More
November 17. James Gracey, DCM, NI Horse and NZ Police. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1915, the North Irish Horse disembarked in France. With them was James Gracey later to be … More
November 11. Armistice Day. The Unknown Warrior. Roll of Honour
Cullybackey-born Thomas Cochrane died serving with the Canadian Eastern Ontario Regiment in Belgium in 1915. Twenty-one-year-old Robert Wright, RBAI, QUB … More
October 12. Newry woman tried with Edith Cavell. Roll of Honour.
On the anniversary of the execution of British nurse Edith Cavell by the Germans we recall Ada Bodart, the Newry … More
June 13. D Day RUR Rifleman’s campaigns. Roll of Honour
Stanley Burrowes from Lisburn saw action on the Normandy beaches, in Cambes Woods, and Denmark in WW2. In 1916 two … More
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