The WW1 Memorial at Ploegsteert and the WW2 RAF Memorial at Runnymeade (photo) provide the focus today – the Anniversary … More
Tag: North Irish Horse
September 2. Caroline officer at surrender of Japanese navy in Tokyo. VC for North Irish Horse officer. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1945 Japan unconditionally surrendered to the Allies. John Robinson, an HMS Caroline officer, was present in … More
May 23. Bob Wright – from Sandy Row to Dunkirk and Burma. Roll of Honour
The Roll for 1915 includes the names of four who died at Gallipoli. Three were Derry men with the Royal … More
May 20 – North Irish Horseman dies 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
April 22. Song – The Green fields of France. North Irish Horse Trooper’s WW2 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.The song ‘The … 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
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