Newry-born Francis Joseph McMahon recounts life with the NIH in WW1 and his journey to Egypt with their horses when … More
Tag: North Irish Horse
May 11. Derry sub hunter’s record. NI Horse wins Canadian honour at Cassino. Roll of Honour.
On this day in 1940 RNR Commander William Brown Piggot from Londonderry had his first major success as a U-boat … More
May 1. Sea Cadets leader lost serving in RN reserve. Roll of Honour
Eighteen-year-old Andrew McGugan from Coleraine and John Irwin from Limavady were lost this day in the destroyer HMS Punjabi in … More
April 22. North Irish Horse Trooper’s Military Medal and Bar. Roll of Honour
In 1915 the Second Battle of Ypres began and saw the first major gas attack by the Germans. Sons of … 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
March 26. Whippets released in German Spring Offensive. Roll of Honour
Six sons of the Thompson famiy of Gobnascale House, Londonderry served in WW1. William who died this day in 1918 … More
March 17. Queen Victoria and the shamrock. Launch of HMS Belfast . Roll of Honour
HMS Belfast was launched on St Patrick’s Day, 17 March 1938 by Anne Chamberlain – the wife of then Prime … More
March 9. Coleraine Gunner’s romance in Brussels. Roll of Honour
Today is the wedding anniversary of Harry Stockman, a Coleraine Gunner, who married in Brussels on 09/03/1946 and brought his … More
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