At least five men from NI died when HMS Bulwark exploded near Sheerness in 1914 without a shot being fired. … More
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November 12. WW2 Fleet Air Arm ace from NI. Roll of Honour
Michael Torrens-Spence was one of 21 navy flyers who made history on the night of 11/12 November 1940 in the … More
November 2. Sailors in the trenches Part 2.
The second part of Sailors in the Trenches covers the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign and the major actions in Europe. One … More
October 16. Victims of 1918 HMS Otranto disaster at Islay buried in Belfast. Roll of Honour
Names and details of eight members of the Royal Irish Rifles are remembered on this date in today’s Roll of … More
October 10. RN compass inventor lost in RMS Leinster. Roll of Honour
Colin Campbell, a Royal Navy officer from Dungannon was at the cutting edge of compass development. He, his wife, and … More
October 6. Inspirational acts of service. Roll of Honour
John Charles was a medical officer who was Mentioned in Dispatches and was awarded the Military Cross. He died on … More
June 16. Future lawyer and policeman on D-Day. Roll of Honour
This day in 1915 William Cotter from Aughnacloy and Belfast was injured serving with the Royal Irish Rifles. He refused … More
June 6. NI at D-Day – Billy Moore RUR, William Cooke RN – Eight crossings to D Day beaches. Roll of Honour
D-Day eye-witness accounts from Lisburn’s Billy Moore of the Royal Ulster Rifles and from Tandragee, William Cooke, Royal Navy. Eisenhower’s … More
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