Autumn takes hold and the colours at CWGC cemeteries are now changing, as at the WW2 Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery … More
Tag: Royal Artillery
October 13. First Ulster Division fatality. Belfast Gunners costly defence of London. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1915 Rifleman John Hanna from Whitehouse was wounded and brought in by the enemy, sadly he … More
July 24. Unveiling of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Belfast Searchlight Gunners hard road to Dunkirk Pt 2. Roll of Honour
Today is the anniversary of the unveiling of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in 1927. Many names from Northern Ireland … More
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
May 2. Belfast Gunner became city’s mayor. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes accounts of a number of remarkable people. In WW1 William Kane of Londonderry a member of the … 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