6th February 1943
On 6th February 1943, Donkeyman Donald Bremner of Ballymena, Co. Antrim died following an aerial torpedo attack on S.S. Fort Babine off the Algerian coast.
25th January 1943
On 25th January 1943, Right Honourable Sir James Grigg K.C.B., K.C.S.I, P.C. (Secretary of State for War) began a short visit to Northern Ireland's army bases.
19th September 1942
On 19th September 1941, Valentine Tanks rolled through the town of Ballymena, Co. Antrim. One year on, an Ulster Home Guard Motor Boat Patrol took to the water.
Co. Antrim
Ballymena, Co. Antrim and the surrounding landscapes made for an ideal base and training ground for soldiers of the British Army early in the Second World War.
8th November 1940
Operation Torch, Allied landings in North Africa began on 8th November 1942. Able Seaman Fitzpatrick of Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim was among the first casualties.
Demesne Avenue Ballymena Co. Antrim BT43 7AQ
During the Second World War, British and American troops used St. Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, which had been home to the Royal Ulster Rifles.
6th January 1940
We tend to think of the Second World War as a time of food rations and condensed milk but in Ballymena, Co. Antrim in 1940, they were having some fun with food.
3rd September 1939
In Northern Ireland, the weather turns colder and the days grow shorter in September. But that did not stop the ongoing training and toughening up of troops.