13th January 1943
On 13th January 1943, soldiers with connections to Northern Ireland died during the 6th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers' first attack on Two Tree Hill.
6th January 1943
Remembering those with connections to Northern Ireland who died on active service in Burma with 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 6th January 1943.
28th November 1942
On 28th November 1942, British forces near Omagh, Co. Tyrone carried out an exercise salvaging a Bristol Beaufighter on a pair of Bailey Bridges on the Strule.
11th November 1942
On 11th November 1942, members of the Royal Engineers erected a pair of Bailey Bridges across the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site in Co. Tyrone.
Co. Tyrone
During the Second World War, the area around Caledon, Co. Tyrone saw use for training allied troops including British, American, and Belgian forces.
20th September 1942
On 20th September 1942, Gordon Hayter Proctor joined the Caterpillar Club, bailing out of Supermarine Spitfire R6992 before it came down in Monaghan, Ireland.
3rd August 1942
On 3rd August 1944, a number of Guardsmen with connections to Northern Ireland died during heavy fighting as part of Operation BLUECOAT in Normandy, France.
7th January 1942
On 7th January, we remember those with connections to Northern Ireland who died on this date in battle theatres around the globe during the Second World War.
17th October 1941
On 17th October 1941, an Anti-Tank Battery took part in a training exercise with the 'Battery H.Q.' at a rural farmhouse near Lislap House, Gortin, Co. Tyrone.
Glenpark Road Gortin Co. Tyrone BT79 7SU
On 17th October 1941, 208th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery undertook a training exercise near Lislap House, Co. Tyrone observed by a Lieutenant General.
During the Second World War, elements of the Royal Artillery used the countryside and rivers around Gortin, Co. Tyrone for training exerises while in Ulster.
During the Second World War, Princess Alexandra of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) were among the military units based in Omagh, Co. Tyrone.