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Remembrance NI – Every day is a Remembrance Day

Every day is a Remembrance Day

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June 5. Twelve NI men died with Kitchener. Rome freed. D-Day weather. Roll of Honour

Robert Doherty of Coleraine was among the twelve NI men who died with Kitchener in HMS Hampshire in 1916. They … More

D-Day, HMS Hampshire, Kitchener, Orkney, QUB, Rome liberation

May 18. Monte Cassino taken. Roll of Honour

On this day in 1944, Allied forces captured Monte Cassino, Italy, after 123 days of heavy fighting. 55,000 Allied troops … More

Cassino, Dungannon, Glenarm, Larne, Lybia, QUB, Sri Lanka

May 6. Memorials to global service of NI men in WW2. Roll of Honour

John Bew from Carrickfergus, William Bunting from Lurgan, and David McGowan from Newry, serving with the Royal Naval Division fell … More

Bangor Grammar School, Canada, Carrickfergus, Egypt, Gallipoli, HMS Gloucester, HMS Illustrious, India, Lurgan, Madagascar, Netherlands, Newry, QUB, RBAI, Royal Naval Division, Tunisia

March 18. The fighting McAtamneys from Carrickfergus. Roll of Honour

Photo – In 1944. Anzio area, Italy. Men from 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers reading the sports newspaper “Ireland’s Saturday Night”. … More

Anzio, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Highland Light Infantry, Inniskilling Fusiliers, Langemarck, McATAMNEY, Qua Iboe, QUB, RBAI, Tyne Cot

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

March 3. Inniskilling veteran’s service to NI Commonwealth Games Council. Roll of Honour

Today’s Roll of Honour includes the records of a Belfast officer William Lyons who was adjutant of the Royal Welsh … More

Ballymena, Canada, Coleraine, Commonwealth Games, Dungannon, QUB, QUBOTC, Randalstown, Vimy Ridge

February 28/29. Limavady-based Belfast men in aircraft crash. Roll of Honour

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

Aghadowey, Islandmagee, Limavady, LOvell, North Irish Horse, Portrush, QUB, Tunisia

February 19. Coleraine rowing brothers fell in WW2. Roll of Honour

William McGrath was the first of two Coleraine brothers to die in WW2. A Captain in the Royal Engineers and … More

502 (Ulster) Squadron, CAI, Coleraine, Portballintrae, QUB, rowing, Swatragh, Templepatrick

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