William McMeekin Chesney, MC, and Bar, MiD, was studying medicine at Queen’s University when he joined the OTC in 1911. … More
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February 15. Newry pilot’s DFC and 14 bombing missions. Roll of Honour
Robert Nugent from Belfast had served in China and India before WW1. He took part in the Gallipoli landing before … More
January 26. Australia Day. Son of Belfast shipyard founder. First US troops deploy in WW2. Roll of Honour
The Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux is a memorial to 62,000 Australian personnel who died during the First World War … More
November 29. Birthday of CS Lewis. TB claimed Ballycastle WW1 hero. Portadown Desert Rat. Roll of Honour
World-famous author Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast on 29/11/1898. He was only 18 when he was commissioned into … More
October 1. 1,816 POWs lost in Japanese ship sinking. Roll of Honour
Twelve remembered today rest in Dadizeele New British Cemetery (Photo), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. They died this day in 1918 near Hill … More
August 27. Tourist attraction was troop ship. A Derry drum. Roll of Honour
The Battle of Le Cateau took place on August 26th, 1914. A Derryman Drummer Kydd, of the 2nd Battalion Royal … More
August 16. Second worst day of WW1. Seven Instonians die. Roll of Honour
On this day in 1917 The Battle of Langmarck began. It was fought in horrendous ground and weather conditions. Enemy … More
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