24th September 1941
On 24th September 1941, soldiers trained among peat stacks in Co. Armagh while members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service visited an Anti-Aircraft Battery.
Co. Armagh
During the Second World War, elements of the British Army used the peatlands around Clonmore, Co. Armagh to train in preparation for battle.
Throughout the Second World War, Co. Armagh provided an adequate training ground for British, American, and Belgian troops preparing for the battlefields.
16th August 1941
On 16th August 1946, a boating accident on the River Bann in Portadown, Co. Armagh resulted in the death of a soldier from 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles.
Bann Road Poyntzpass Co. Armagh BT63 6NP
Now known as Lisnabrague Lodge, Union Lodge on the outskirts of Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh saw use as a British army camp and training site in the Second World War.
During the Second World War, British infantry troops were based throughout Northern Ireland including the area around the village of Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh.
Tassagh Road Keady Co. Armagh BT60 3TU
By the Second World War, Keady Railway Station in Co. Armagh was used for transporting goods only, making it ideal for British and American military purposes.
During the Second World War, the Co. Armagh town of Keady was serviced by a railway line. It carried only goods not passengers making it ideal for military use.
6th August 1941
In August 1941, British Troops in Northern Ireland conducted a large-scale military mock battle spread across Ulster and involving the Home Guard as guerrillas.
On 6th August 1941, British troops unloaded and rationed out supplies froma railhead at Keady Railway Station, Co. Armagh as part of a large-scale mock battle.
21st May 1941
On 21st May 1941, an accident took place resulting in the death of a 19-year-old serving in 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
1st May 1941
Among those remembered on 1st May, are soldiers with connections to Northern Ireland who died serving with the Royal Horse Artillery in Libya.