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

February 2. Foundation of RAF Regiment. Roll of Honour

This week in 1942 the Royal Air Force Regiment was formed by Royal Warrant. Their motto, Per Ardua – Through … More

Thomas Knox of Dungannon served as aide-de-camp to his father, Lord Ranfurly in NZ between 1903-1907. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst … More

Albert Kirkpatrick survived the sinking of HMS Spartan off Anzio. He kept an interesting weekly date at St Columb’s Cathedral, … More

Two clergy sons feature in today’s Roll. Louis Story was an Instonian whose father was rector of Christ Church, Durham … More

Fred Allen interrupted his medical studies at Queen’s University, Belast, to serve as a RN Surgeon Probationer. During and after … More

Photo – Portrait of Bala Bredin wearing a caubeen. In 1915 Ballymoney man Archie Nichol one of the Royal Dublin … More

Today’s Roll is a reminder that a country’s response to war is the sum total of the contributions of individuals. … More