On the anniversary of the execution of British nurse Edith Cavell by the Germans we recall Ada Bodart, the Newry … More
Tag: Submarines
September 11. News Letter reporter in North Irish Horse in WW1. Roll of Honour
Robert Sterling of the Belfast News Letter and the North Irish Horse left a unique record in his correspondence from … More
August 25. Queen’s lecturer’s courage. Shankill submariner decorated. Roll of Honour
In 1914 a QUB Lecturer in Archaeology and Ancient History was killed on the second day of the Battle of … More
June 23. Menin Gate Memorial to Missing 54,000. Roll of Honour
The Menin Gate Memorial marks the route which thousands of NI men marched on their way to the front. Here … More
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 … More
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 … More
