46 Seagoe Road Portadown Co. Armagh BT63 5HW
There are four Second World War Commonwealth War Graves in Seagoe (St. Gobhan's) Church of Ireland Churchyard on the outskirts of Portadown, Co. Armagh.
29th November 1941
On 29th November 1941 S.S. Thornliebank exploded after coming under attack from U-43. All on board died as a result including George Wilfred Bell of Co. Armagh.
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.
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.
2nd December 1940
On 2nd December 1940, U-47 fired a single torpedo, striking S.S. Ville d'Arlon amidships and sinking the British merchant vessel in the mid-Atlantic ocean.
59 Seagoe Road Portadown Co. Armagh BT63 5HS
There are ten Second World War Commonwealth War Graves in Seagoe Cemetery, Portadown, Co. Armagh. The cemetery is on Seagoe Road on the outskirts of the town.
1st November 1940
On 1st November 1941, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed soldiers of an Ulster Home Guard Motor Transport Company and members of The Pioneer Corps.
21st June 1940
Henry "Harry" Kane was a well-known footballer in Portadown, Co. Armagh. He died on 21st June 1940 when H.M.S. Cape Howe sailing as Prunella came under attack.
30th May 1940
On 30th May 1940, many soldiers with connections to Northern Ireland were caught up in the evacuation of Dunkirk, on the beaches or fighting in the rear guard.
14th July 1939
11th July bonfires are a tradition among the Unionist and Loyalist communities in Northern Ireland but they took on a different glow in the Second World War.