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Remembrance NI – Every day is a Remembrance Day

Every day is a Remembrance Day

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May 24. NI losses in HMS Hood sunk by Bismarck. Roll of Honour.

Petty Officer James Lynch from LImavady and George Shearer from Portrush were among the 14 men from NI lost in … More

Brooke, Colebrooke, HMS Hood, HMS Shikari, Limavady, McCrum, Penalty kick, Portrush, VC

May 21. Bangor brothers costly RAFVR service. Roll of Honour.

Geoffrey and Eric Bowman from Bangor were both lost flying with RAFVR in WW2. In 1941 William O’Neill from Limavady … More

Balymena, Bangor, Beamish, Bowman, Bushmills, Greencastle, HM Submarine P 514, Limavady, Portrush

May 13. 23 from NI lost in HMS Goliath at Gallipoli. Roll of Honour

The sinking of HMS Goliath off Cape Helles in 1915 dominates today’s Roll. 570 of the 750 men were lost … More

Ballymena, Dardanelles, HMS Goliath, HMS Undaunted, Newtownards, Portrush

May 8. VE Day. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1915 17,000 troops recruited in NI paraded through Belfast. In 1916 four NI men in the … More

Augher, Clogher, Fivemiletown, Kinahan, Lisburn, Portrush, VE Day

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 1942 when … More

Enniskillen, Hitler Line, HMC Caroline, HMS Amazon, HMS Punjabi, North Irish Horse, Portrush, Portstewart

April 20. Naval Reserve officer’s key role on Churchill’s staff. Roll of Honour

Richard Pim a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve officer from NI was in charge of Churchill’s Map Room during WW2 and … More

Churchill, Map Room, Pim, Portrush, Portstewart, Red Cross

April 11. Battle of Arras. Roll of Honour

The 1917 Battle of Arras is reflected in today’s Roll of Honour. Two Ballymena men, John Agnew serving with Royal … More

Arras Memorial, Ballymena, Bangor, Belfast, Buchenwald, HMS Beverley, Portrush, Randalstown

March 08. Portaferry navy flyer designed winning yachts. Roll of Honour

James Braithwaite a Company Serjeant Major from Lisburn and John Carruthers a private with links to Ballycastle who fell in … More

Ballycastle, Holywood, Lisburn, Portaferry, Portrush, QUB, yachts

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