December 31. Internal explosion sinks HMS Natal. Roll of Honour

During the afternoon of the 30th December 1915, HMS Natal, under the command of Captain Eric Back, blew up at … More

December 28. Tournai Communal Cemetery. Roll of Honour

Chief Petty officer Thomas McLaughlin who had family links with Coleraine died serving in the Royal Naval Division at Achi … More

On the night of 19/12/1941, there occurred one of the most extensive but least known naval disasters of the Second … More

Ballycastle Rifleman Frank McClarty’s service in WW1 was recognised by the UK and Belgian authorities with the awards of the … More

November 25 – On this day in 1944, the battleship HMS Barham sank in the Mediterranean whilst taking part in … More

Today’s Roll reflects hard times for the Inniskillings in the Munich Trench in 1916 and for the Royal Irish Rifles … More

Today’s Roll of Honour is dominated by the loss of navy men in the Battle of Coronel in 1914 who … More

Autumn takes hold and the colours at CWGC cemeteries are now changing, as at the WW2 Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery … More