Photo – In Boulogne War Cemetery in Normandy many of the gravestones are laid flat due to the sandy soil. … More
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February 3. Derry fighter pilot brothers. Top RN surgeon. Roll of Honour
Twenty-year-old former law student Stanley Austin, a member of a well-known Londonderry family, was shot down over Tunisia in 1943. … More
January 31. Emma Duffin VAD. Battle of Moy. Roll of Honour
Emma Duffin who served as a VAD Nurse in both world wars is remembered today. She served in WW1 military … More
January 14. Ulster’s searchlight Gunners. Roll of Honour
The WW2 entries today reflect the retreat to Dunkirk by an Ulster Searchlight Regiment and the war waged from the … More
January 12. QUB Naval surgeon lost at sea WW1, QUB Legal Airborne warrior WW2. Roll of Honour
Clergy sons feature in today’s Roll. An Instonian whose father was rector of Christ Church, Durham Street, Belfast (now part … More
January 7. Ballygally brothers, RAF fatalities. Roll of Honour
Photo – Menin Gate at night. Thomas Espey was a Railway Clerk in Cookstown before emigrating to South Africa. He … More
January 2. Gunner at Dunkirk, B of B, and Burma, organised first Belfast Lord Mayor’s Show. Roll of Honour
As President of the Belfast Junior Chamber of Commerce Harry Porter organised the first Lord Mayor’s Show. Harry joined the … More
December 12. Two outstanding WW2 aviiators. St. Souplet. Roll of Honour
Harden Scott from Bangor was one of the first officers in the Royal Flying Corps. He received his Military Cross … More