During WW2 George Johnston left the Ulster Bank in Dungannon, serving in Egypt, Italy and Greece with the Gunners. Two … More
Tag: Royal Artillery
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
November 21. Britannic sinking, sister ship to Titanic. Roll of Honour
The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, being used as a Hospital Ship, sinks in the Aegean Sea on this … More
October 28. Ulster Riflemen and their Canadian comrades. Roll of Honour
Today is the anniversary of the founding regiment of the Royal Marines. Alex Apsley from Ballymena died in the RM … More
October 21. Ulster Rifles and Artillery in liberation of Italy. Roll of Honour
Autumn takes hold and the colours at CWGC cemeteries are now changing, as at the WW2 Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery … More
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
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
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