1st September in wartime Northern Ireland

Bomber Command on 1st September 1943

On 1st September 1943, 622 planes from R.A.F. squadrons around England took part in a night-time raid on Berlin. Due to a number of factors, 47 Bomber Command crews never returned home.

Cecil Hill MacAulay

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Sergeant Cecil Hill MacAulay of Islandmagee, Co. Antrim died on 1st September 1943 while returning from a bombing raid over Germany with R.A.F. 158 Squadron.

Henry James McAdam

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Sergeant Henry James McAdam of Belfast died on 1st September 1943 while on a bombing raid over Berlin, Germany with R.A.F. 77 Squadron, Bomber Command.

Edward John Wright

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Sergeant Edward John Wright of Belfast died on 1st September 1943 taking part in a night-time bombing raid over Berlin as a wireless operator and air gunner.

Remembered on 1st September

Francis Berry

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Private Francis Berry, a fan of Portadown Football Club in Co. Armagh died on 1st September 1944 serving with 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Henry Marcus Bolt

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Leading Aircraftman Henry "Harry" Marcus Bolt from Ballyreagh, Co. Antrim trained with R.A.F. No. 66 Air School in South Africa during the Second World War.

Frederick Caulfield

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Leading Seaman Frederick Caulfield married Margaret Boyd of Bangor, Co. Down in 1936. He died on 1st September 1944 while serving on a Royal navy Minesweeper.

William Allen McCabe

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Coproral William Allen McCabe of Belfast was only 22 years old at his time of death on 1st September 1945. He served as part of the Intelligence Corps in India.

William Henry McCormick

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Corporal William Henry McCormick of Derry~Londonderry died on 1st September 1943 at a Royal Air Force General Hospital in Carthage, Tunis following an accident.

John Kane Rogers

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Wing Commander John Kane Rogers from Belfast was a high-ranking officer with R.A.F. 208 Squadron flying Hawker Hurricanes in North Africa during the war.

Alexander Arthur Fenwich Towry Steavenson

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Born in India, Flying Officer Alexander Arthur Fenwich Towry Steavenson died on 1st September 1941. His name is on the Groomsport War Memorial in Co. Down.