Remembrance NI
Every day is a Remembrance Day
Tag: Royal Marines
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 Geoffrey Bing, son of the founder of Rockport school served with Signals in WW2 and had a variable career in politics. Dedication of Menin… Continue Reading “July 24 – Belfast Searchlight Gunners hard road to Dunkirk Pt 2. Roll of Honour”
July 8 – Green Beret RBL stalwart was five years a German POW. Roll of Honour
Bill Balmer served in the Royal Marines from 1939 to 1953. Born in Coleraine to the sound of Lambeg Drums, his service and that of his wife to the Ballymoney branch of the RBL were exemplary. Today’s Roll reflects the human cost of air… Continue Reading “July 8 – Green Beret RBL stalwart was five years a German POW. Roll of Honour”
October 28 – Roll of Honour
Happy Birthday Royal: The Royal Marines traces its origins back to 28 October 1664 when at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company “the Duke of York and Albany’s maritime Regiment of Foot” was first formed. Renamed in 1802 to The Royal Marines.
October 14 – HMS Royal Oak
The Princess Royal led the 80th anniversary tributes to those who lost their lives on HMS Royal Oak in October 1939. Six weeks into the war seven men from Northern Ireland were amongst 833 sailors who were lost when their ship HMS Royal Oak went… Continue Reading “October 14 – HMS Royal Oak”
