Today is the anniversary of the founding regiment of the Royal Marines. Alex Apsley from Ballymena died in the RM … More
Tag: Royal Ulster Rifles
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
August 24. Eisenhower’s tribute to three Ulster Field Marshalls. Roll of Honour
General Eisenhower returned to Northern Ireland in 1945 where he received the Freedom of Belfast and a Doctorate of Law … More
August 22. The Forgotten Army’s Memorial. Roll of Honour
Photo – The Chindit Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens. NI men from Lisburn, Liverpool, Manchester, and New Zealand fell in … More
June 7. Biggest bomb before the atomic at Battle of Messines 1917. RUR on D Day +1. Roll of Honour
The Battle of Messines in WW1 had the biggest bomb before the atom bomb. Fusilier John Meeke of the unionist … More
June 6. NI at D-Day – Billy Moore RUR & William Cooke RN – eight crossings to D Day beaches . Roll of Honour
D-Day eye-witness accounts from Lisburn’s Billy Moore of the Royal Ulster Rifles and from Tandragee, William Cooke, Royal Navy. Eisenhower’s … More
June 07 – Battle of Messines 1917. RUR on D Day +1
The Battle of Messines in WW1 had the biggest bomb before the atomic bomb. Fusilier John Meeke of the unionist … More
June 06. D-Day – Rifleman Billy Moore. Roll of Honour
D-Day through the accounts of Lisburn’s Billy Moore of the Royal Ulster Rifles. Eisenhower’s Message to the forces. Stats in … More
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