On the anniversary of the execution of British nurse Edith Cavell by the Germans we recall Ada Bodart, the Newry … More
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September 22. U Boat enters WW1 and sinks three RN ships in minutes. Roll of Honour
At least twenty-eight men from from NI were lost when a U boat sank three Cressy class ships in a … More
September 16. VC recipient honoured by community. Roll of Honour
Photo – Courcelette Cemetery. Today’s Roll includes Francis Wiseley, a former surgeon at the Mater Hospital, Belfast, who died in … More
September 9. Belfast lawyer was outstanding MTB Flotilla Commander. Roll of Honour
Remembered on the anniversary of his death in 2000, the service of George Lennox Cotton who began his Solicitor’s Apprenticeship … More
September 6. Inniskilling Fusilier’s heroism recognised for rescue of six. Roll of Honour
The heroism of Inniskilling Fusilier Joseph Quinn in 1916 is inspirational. The Dungannon man under heavy fire rescued two officers … More
August 31. Caroline WRNS sang soprano and tuned depth chargers. Roll of Honour
In 1918 Lieutenant Robert Russell from Whitehead died serving with the Dunsterforce Expedition in Mesopotamia. It had developed from the … More
August 25. Queen’s lecturer’s courage. Shankill submariner decorated. Roll of Honour
In 1914 a QUB Lecturer in Archaeology and Ancient History was killed on the second day of the Battle of … More
June 5. 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
