24th September in wartime Northern Ireland

On 24th September 1941, soldiers trained among peat stacks in Co. Armagh while members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service visited an Anti-Aircraft Battery.

A.T.S. visit to an A.A. Battery

On 24th September 1941, members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service visited an Anti-Aircraft Battery in Northern Ireland to see how their work contributed.

Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
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Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
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Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14275 Info
Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14276 Info
Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14277 Info
Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14278 Info
Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14279 Info
Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14280 Info
Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14281 Info
Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14282 Info
Members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service who contribute to the work of an Anti-Aircraft Battery visit the site to see how the guns work in Northern Ireland.
©IWM H 14283 Info

'Skins among the Peat Stacks

On 24th September 1941, soldiers of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers trained among the peat stacks on the Bog of Allen, Verner's Bridge, Co. Armagh.

Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers training in a Universal Carrier among the cover of peat stacks in a training exercise on the Bog of Allen near Verner's Bridge, Co. Armagh.
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An Anti-Tank Rifleman of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers takes position among the cover of peat stacks covering the approach of
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An Anti-Tank Rifleman of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers takes position among the cover of peat stacks covering the approach of
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Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in a training exercise on the Bog of Allen near Verner's Bridge, Co. Armagh.
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Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in a training exercise on the Bog of Allen near Verner's Bridge, Co. Armagh.
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Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in a training exercise on the Bog of Allen near Verner's Bridge, Co. Armagh.
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Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in a training exercise on the Bog of Allen near Verner's Bridge, Co. Armagh.
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Remembered on 24th September

Robert Victor Doak

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Corporal Robert Victor Doak of Portadown, Co. Armagh served in R.A.F. 51 Squadron as part of Coastal Command at his time of death on 24th September 1942.

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