World-famous author Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast on 29/11/1898. He was only 18 when he was commissioned into … More
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November 25. HMS Barham. QUB surgeon and the Red Baron. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1941, the battleship HMS Barham sank in the Mediterranean whilst taking part in an operation against … More
November 23. Medical mother’s war service after son’s death. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll reflects hard times for the Inniskillings in the Munich Trench in 1916 and for the Royal Irish Rifles … More
November 1. Castlerock link to major naval battle off Chile. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll of Honour is dominated by the loss of navy men in the Battle of Coronel in 1914 who … More
October 8. Tyne Cot Cemetery. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll has two entries from the RND – the Royal Naval Division – which was comprised of naval personnel … More
August 30. Telegraph editor was Churchill’s card index memory man. Roll of Honour
Jack Sayers was the son of the editor of the Belfast Telegraph. A Naval Reserve officer, he was in HMS … More
August 12. Crew interned in Algeria after HMS Manchester sinks in Operation Pedestal. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1917, the Belfast Newsletter reported the death of Company Quartermaster Sergeant George Frank Newel, 15th Battalion, … More
July 15. Fate of Orange Sash blessed by the Pope. Roll of Honour
A Sergeant Major and leading Orange light from Sion Mills took his sash to an audience with the Pope in … More
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