Gunner Ernie Harwood escaped Dunkirk in a fishing boat in 1940 and joined RAF. On this day Barbarossa, the German … More
Tag: Normandy
June 19. Belfast RAF man spent year with Belgian underground. Roll of Honour
After crash landing in Belgium, Belfast RAF man, Walter Berry, stayed from May 44 until liberation with the underground. In … 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
August 4. Outbreak of WW1. Roll of Honour
On this day after being refused free passage to France, Germany invaded Belgium in 1914, violating the Treaty of London. … More
July 18. MC for Sir John Gorman on his first day in action. Roll of Honour
In 1944 Old Portoran John Gorman was awarded the Military Cross for action in a tank battle in Normandy. Eliza … More
July 9. HMS Vanguard sunk by accidental explosions at Scapa Floe. Roll of Honour
16 men from Northern Ireland were among the 845 who died in HMS Vanguard in 1917. John Adams and C … More
July 7 – NI WRNS who plotted D-Day landings. Roll of Honour
Joan Mary Cattanach a Northern Ireland wartime Wren who plotted the D-Day landings in a secret underground tunnel later trained … More
June 08 – HMS Glorious lost in airstrikes off Narvik. Roll of Honour
Men from NI were in HMS Glorious sunk by gunfire off Narvik. Photo – The graves of several Royal Ulster … More
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