Remembering those with connections to Northern Ireland who died on 1st January throughout the Second World War including a Co. Armagh Royal Marine Commando.
1st January 1940
Local voices from Belfast broadcast across the airwaves in 1940, with a hopeful New Year's message to the United Kingdom and The Empire.
1st January 1944
On 1st January 1944, a U.S. Navy team took to the football field in Newry Co. Down to challenge their U.S. Army counterparts for the "Potato Bowl" trophy.
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Petty Officer Airman Harold Aloysius Glover was the husband of Eileen May Glover of Portrush, Co. Antrim. He served in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm in wartime.
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John Francis Kelly served in the Royal Marines during the Second World War. He died on 1st January 1943 aged 21 years old while serving on H.M.S. Fidelity.
Private James McNamee of Belfast died on 1st January 1943, aged 19 years old while serving during the Second World War with The Pioneer Corps in Libya.
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Private David Thompson was the husband of Annie E. Thompson of Ballinamallard, Co. Fermanagh. He served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the war.