Colin Campbell, a Royal Navy officer from Dungannon was at the cutting edge of compass development. He, his wife, and … More
Tag: RNAS
June 9. Tyrell MC air ace of WW1. DCM for NI para post D Day WW2. Roll of Honour
Michael John McGee, from Mill Street, Aughnacloy, served with 7th Parachute Battalion and jumped behind the German lines in 1944. … More
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
January 17. Ship losses and Colditz. Roll of Honour
John Carr of the Royal Naval Air Service was lost on a ship taking him to a new post in … More
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
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, James Gaston a medical officer from … More
June 09 – Tandragee sailor’s six crossings to D Day beaches. Roll of Honour
Remembering Wm Tyrell a 19-year-old WW1 air ace; WW2 – Belfast Gunners at Dunkirk; RUR on D Day +3
