November 26. HMS Bulwark blown apart. Sir William Thompson QUB medic. Roll of Honour

At least five men from NI died when HMS Bulwark exploded near Sheerness in 1914 without a shot being fired. … More

November 5. Lord Annesley RN fought in air and on land. Roll of Honour

Included in today’s Roll from WW1 are Lord Annesley of Castlewellan a naval aviator, who before he was 21 years … More

The Battle of Loos in WW1 impacts on today’s Roll. There are seven NI names from Loos in 1915, four … More

This day in 1915 pub owners in Lurgan stated they would decline to serve soldiers in uniform with liquor in … More

The Harland & Wolff built cruiser HMS Penelope was sunk this day in 1944 off Anzio, Italy. William Hunter from … More

Twenty eight NI servicemen are recalled today. John Kinnin from Belfast died as a result of a training exercise with … More

William McMeekin Chesney, MC, and Bar, MiD, was studying medicine at Queen’s University when he joined the OTC in 1911. … More

In 1917 William Wilson an army doctor from Bushmills died whilst attached to the Nepal Carabiniers. Another doctor, Hugh Given … More