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

May 7. Final day of WW2 in Europe. Lusitania sinking WW1. Roll of Honour

This is the anniversary of the 1945 cessation of war in Europe. The German Chief-of-Staff, General Jodl, signed Germany’s unconditional … More

Eighteen-year-old Andrew McGugan from Coleraine and John Irwin from Limavady were lost this day in the destroyer HMS Punjabi in … More

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

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

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

This day in 1915 pub owners in Lurgan stated they would decline to serve soldiers in uniform with liquor in … More

Remembered today are James McAllister a naval doctor from Islandmagee and QUB who was awarded a DSO for his service … More