In December 1943, a Vickers Wellington bomber came down in Co. Kerry, Éire. The graves of the six Polish crew members of R.A.F. 304 Squadron are in Belfast.
1st December 1942
On 1st December 1942, a military training exercise took place on the River Quoile near Downpatrick, Co. Down that saw the area covered with a thick smokescreen.
2nd December 1940
On 2nd December 1940, U-47 fired a single torpedo, striking S.S. Ville d'Arlon amidships and sinking the British merchant vessel in the mid-Atlantic ocean.
3rd December 1943
On 3rd December 1943, British soldiers underwent treatment in a converted motor coach serving as a Mobile Dental Unit at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, Co. Antrim.
4th December 1942
On 4th December 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed Non-Divisional Engineers at work in R.E.M.E. workshops in both Holywood and Gilford, Co. Down.
5th December 1941
On 5th December 1941, British officers of 61st Infantry Division underwent instruction in field cooking techniques on a Messing Course at Portrush, Co. Antrim.
6th December 1941
On 6th December 1941, 59th (Staffordshire) Reconnaissance Regiment undertook motorcycle training on the terrain of the sandhills at Ballykinler, Co. Down.
7th December 1945
Gunner James Gibson died on 7th December 1945 in Portadown, Co. Armagh. He served in 3rd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Second World War.
9th December 1942
On 9th December 1942, Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia began a short visit to Northern Ireland, starting from Government House in Hillsborough, Co. Down.
10th December 1942
On 10th December 1942, Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia M. Jan Masaryk continued a series of engagements in Belfast during a short visit to Ulster.
11th December 1942
On 11th December 1942, Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia M. Jan Masaryk continued a series of engagements in Belfast during a short visit to Ulster.
12th December 1942
On 12th December 1942, Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia M. Jan Masaryk continued a series of engagements in Belfast during a short visit to Ulster.
13th December 1942
On 13th December 1942, Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia M. Jan Masaryk continued a series of engagements in Belfast during a short visit to Ulster.
14th December 1942
We remember those who died on 14th December throughout the war, and look back at the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia to Northern Ireland.
15th December 1942
On 15th December 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge visited Larne, Co. Antrim to continue photographing progress on the construction of the new wartime jetty.
18th December 1941
On 18th December 1941, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge submitted a further batch of photos to the War Office showing the progress made on the new jetty in Larne.
19th December 1941
On 19th December 1941, H.M.S. Neptune struck Italian-laid mines while leading Force K in a bid to intercept German and Italian convoys en route to Libya.
20th December 1943
On 20th December 1943, a Vickers Wellington bomber came down in Co. Kerry, Éire. The graves of the Polish crew members of R.A.F. 304 Squadron are in Belfast.
23rd December 1942
On 23rd December 1942, a soldier underwent treatment for a damaged jaw at No. 24 (London) General Hospital based at Campbell College, a school in East Belfast.
27th December 1942
On 27th December 1942, a Belfast Telegraph photographer captured a Royal Navy frigate showing considerable damage to the stern moored at Belfast's Pollock Dock.
28th December 1942
On 28th December 1942, Lance Corporal Samuel Kane of Portadown, Co. Armagh died serving in 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers during their time in Tunisia.
30th December 1942
On 30th December 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed Mrs. Gordon Johnson who sold comfort items to patients in Stranmillis Military Hospital, Belfast.
