The Roll of Honour today is dominated by the records of some of those who fell in the fallback from … More
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January 27. Inniskilling Fusiliers losses in both wars this day. Roll of Honour
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day – On this day in 1943 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. By … More
December 6. Unknown Warrior – Irish chaplain’s key role. Roll of Honour
Joseph O’Neill from Magherafelt who fell on this day in 1915 was one of three brothers to die in WW1. … More
November 28. Brook Purdon, army medicine and rugby. Roll of Honour
Major General William Brook Purdon’s distinctive career covered rugby, medicine, war service, and public service. He played rugby for Inst … More
November 24. HMS Dunedin. Midland Railway War Memorial. Roll of Honour
The Midland Railway War Memorial on the concourse of the York Street station was unveiled by Major-General Nugent on this … More
November 19. War cemetery in moated chateau grounds. Roll of Honour
Bedford House Cemetery is sited at a former country house in a small wooded park with moats. The fallen remembered … More
November 4. Arthur O’Neill from NI was first MP killed in WW1. Roll of Honour
The first Member of Parliament to be killed in action during the First World War was Captain Arthur O’Neill of … More
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