On this day in 1914 the death occured of Patrick McDonagh. He was the first former pupil of St Malachy’s … More
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October 16. Victims of 1918 HMS Otranto disaster at Islay buried in Belfast. Roll of Honour
Names and details of eight members of the Royal Irish Rifles are remembered on this date in today’s Roll of … More
September 27 – Loos, a Portstewart doctor and a SOE pilot. Roll of Honour
The Battle of Loos in WW1 impacts on today’s Roll. There are seven NI names from Loos in 1915, four … More
July 6. SAS from NI murdered by Gestapo. Story from Somme. Roll of Honour
Four SAS men from NI were murdered by the Gestapo in France on this day in 1944. They were L/Cpl … More
December 14. Cairncastle and Cobh link to Free French navy. Roll of Honour
The legendary Ulster soldier Lt Colonel Blair “Paddy” Mayne, DSO and three Bars, and a founding member of the Special … More
October 16. Victims of 1918 HMS Otranto disaster at Islay buried in Belfast. Roll of Honour
Edwin Edmonds from Belfast serving in the Royal Navy perished in HMS Otranto on this date in 1918. Hundreds of … More
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