On the night of the 19th & 20th October 1918, the Ulster Division crossed the Lys River. This would be … More
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September 1. First Ulsterman to win VC in WW1. Roll of Honour
On September 1, 1914, Gunner David Nelson, of L Battery, RHA won Ulster’s first VC of the war. His award … More
March 30. The last NIH horse man. Coleraine medical pioneer. Roll of Honour
Ham British Cemetery contains 485 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. Amongst the graves are those of … More
January 3 – On this day. Roll of Honour
In today’s Roll Matt Smyth and James Young of the West Belfast Volunteers who died on the Somme in 1916, … More
August 17 – Tony Lovell, Portrush’s decorated air ace. Roll of Honour
On August 17 1914 the first mobilised squadron of the North Irish Horse sailed to France. George Graham from Dervock … More
