The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, being used as a Hospital Ship, sinks in the Aegean Sea on this … More
Tag: Royal Artillery
October 13 – Poelcapelle British Cemetery. Roll of Honour
July 24 – Belfast Searchlight Gunners hard road to Dunkirk Pt 2. Roll of Honour
Douglas Gilbert’s own story of Dunkirk with 3rd Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery. WW2 RUR fatalities in Normandy. OTD Birth of … More
July 23 – Belfast Searchlight Gunners hard road to Dunkirk Pt 1. Roll of Honour
Commander Conway Allen from Dervock was credited with sinking three U Boats in WW2. Sydney Haire died at El Alamein … More
June 21 – DCM for Ballymena Gunner, Roll of Honour
A Ballymena Gunner was awarded the DCM in 1916. Henry McGowan from Portstewart died in WW1 serving with RMLI – … 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
March 22 – Roll of Honour
Kaiserschlacht in Photos: An abandoned British camp, and British MkIV Female tank, Somme front March 1918. The WW1 Roll includes … More
