Today is the anniversary of the unveiling of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in 1927. Many names from Northern Ireland … More
Tag: North Irish Horse
May 23. Bob Wright – from Sandy Row to Dunkirk and Burma. Roll of Honour
The Roll of Honour for WW2 highlights two major developments. Entries for 1940 reflect the defensive fall back to Dunkirk … More
May 20 – North Irish Horseman died in Royal Flying Corps. Runnymede Memorial. Roll of Honour
Roland Bradley, North Irish Horse and Royal Flying Corps, was one of four brothers from Moy who served in WW1. … More
May 19. North Irish Horse dismounts in WW1. Roll of Honour
Newry-born Francis Joseph McMahon recounts life with the NIH in WW1 and his journey to Egypt with their horses when … More
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 in the destroyer HMS Punjabi in … More
April 22. North Irish Horse Trooper’s Military Medal and Bar. Roll of Honour
In 1943 Trooper Samuel Johnston of the North Irish Horse won the Military Medal and Bar within eight weeks for … 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
