General Eisenhower returned to Northern Ireland in 1945 where he received the Freedom of Belfast and a Doctorate of Law … More
Tag: Royal Ulster Rifles
August 22. The Forgotten Army’s Memorial. Roll of Honour.
Northern Ireland men from Lisburn, Liverpool, Manchester, and New Zealand fell in Gallipoli this day in 1915. John Adair was … More
August 17. Tony Lovell, decorated WW2 air ace. Roll of Honour
Wing Commander Anthony Lovell (second from left) was a decorated ace who served in the Royal Air Force during the … More
June 19. Belfast RAF man spent year with Belgian underground. Roll of Honour
After crash landing in Belgium, Belfast RAF man, Walter Berry, stayed from May 44 until liberation with the underground. In … More
June 7. Biggest bomb before the atomic at Battle of Messines 1917. Royal Ulster Rifles 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 3. Jerrettspass Flight Sergeant’s fatal crash in Equatorial Guinea. Roll of Honour
Today’s Roll includes John Gray from Portstewart who died of wounds in Egypt in 1915 after service with Royal Marines … More
February 27. NI navy men in Battle of Java Sea. Roll of Honour
John McGuckin from Cookstown, Thomas Graham, and William Hagan from Belfast were lost in HMS Jupiter in 1942 in the … More
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