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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

Admiral Scheer, Castlewellan, Coleraine, Limavady, Lord Annesley, RAMC, RNAS, Special forces

October 10. RN compass inventor lost in RMS Leinster. Roll of Honour

Colin Campbell, a Royal Navy officer from Dungannon was at the cutting edge of compass development. He, his wife, and … More

Armagh, Ballymoney, Castlerock, Portstewart, RMS Leinster, RN Armoured Cars, RNAS, Russia

September 24. Ards brothers in UK and USA forces WW1. Roll of Honour

Photo – HRH Prince Charles at the 75th – anniversary remembrance of Operation Market Garden. Today’s Roll includes John Robinson … More

Arnhem, CAI, Canada, Coleraine, Lurgan, Market Garden, Newtownards, RAF WW1, RNAS

June 9. Tyrell MC air ace of WW1. DCM for NI para post D Day. Roll of Honour

Michael John McGee, from Mill Street, Aughnacloy, served with 7th Parachute Battalion and jumped behind the German lines in 1944. … More

8th. HAA Regiment, Belfast Gunners, D Day, Dunkirk, RBAI, RFC, RNAS, Royal Artillery, RUR, Tyrell

March 27. Last day of 36th Ulster Division. WW2 Naval airman cheats death. Roll of Honour

In 1943 aircraft carrier HMS Dasher (photo) caught fire and exploded. It was the Royal Navy’s second largest catastrophe in … More

Babington, Coleraine, Fleet Air Arm, Gaza, HMS Dasher, Limavady, Muckamore, RNAS

February 26. Spike Milligan served in tough times alongside Royal Ulster Rifles. Roll of Honour

Riflemen Charles Hamilton from Shantallow, David Scott from Lisburn, and William Ruddock from Belfast, serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles, … More

Ballymena, Bangor, Lisburn, Londonderry, Rangoon, RNAS, Spike Milligan, Tunisia

January 17. Ship losses and Colditz. Roll of Honour

In today’s Veterans Roll read how on this day Sir Ivan Ewart’s saga of war service took a dramatic turn. … More

Arctic convoy, Carrickfergus, Colditz, Ewart, HMS Gurka, HMS Matabele, Killyleagh, Magheramourne, Newtownards, North of Ireland Yacht Club, RNAS, Rockport

December 23. Voluntary ambulance driver and Naval air pilot. Roll of Honour

Thomas Malcolmson Greeves was a son of a well-known Belfast linen family. He served with the Friends Ambulance unit before … More

Coleraine, Dungannon, Friends Ambulance, Greeves, HMS Zulu, Portrush, RNAS

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