Remembrance NI
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Tag: Submarines
November 2 – Roll of Honour
After a period of intense action in WW2, Lt. Henry Walmsley was hitching a lift from Malta to the UK in the submarine Tetrarch when it was lost. Also in today’s roll, a WW1 QUB medic from New Zealand awarded MC and Bar, and…
August 1 – Roll of Honour
Munster Heath Cemetery was on the line of the Allied advance across northern Germany in 1945 but the majority of those buried in the cemetery died while serving with the Army of Occupation after the German surrender.
July 31 – Submariner Magennis wins NI’s only Victoria Cross in WW2
On this day James Magennis won the Victoria Cross through his actions in a midget submarine against the Japanese in Singapore. Leading Seaman James Magennis VC being presented with a cheque for £3,600 in 1946 by the Rt Hon Sir Crawford McCullagh Bt, Rt…
