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22nd June in wartime Northern Ireland

22nd June 1943

On 22nd June 1943, two airmen with connections to the town of Portadown, Co. Armagh died while serving in Royal Air Force Bomber Command on raids over Germany.

16th June in wartime Northern Ireland

16th June 1943

On 16th June 1943, Robert Meekin of the Ulster Kerry Blue Terrier Club invited U.S. Army Major General Russel P. Hartle to become a life member of the club.

High Street, Belfast

Belfast

During Wings For Victory Savings Week in 1943, a Short Stirling and a Handley Page Halifax stood in an area of High Street, Belfast cleared following the Blitz.

30th April in wartime Northern Ireland

30th April 1943

On 30th April 1943, a Belfast Telegraph photographer captured a remarkable scene of R.A.F. bombers in a blitzed area of High Street in Belfast City Centre.

11th April in wartime Northern Ireland

11th April 1943

Sergeant Valentine Robertson Wilson of Portadown, Co. Armagh died on 11th April 1943 serving as a navigator on a Bomber Command raid over Frankfurt, Germany.

6th April in wartime Northern Ireland

6th April 1943

On 6th April 1941, members of the military and the general public watched in awe as British Army motorcyclists tackled a challenging track in Conlig, Co. Down.

4th April in wartime Northern Ireland

4th April 1943

On 4th April, we remember Fusilier Charles William Wright of Belfast and Gunner Kenneth Douglas Jones of Sion Mills, Co. Tyrone who died on this day in 1943.

3rd April in wartime Northern Ireland

3rd April 1943

On 3rd April 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton and Colonel Marz inspected elements of 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion at Derrygally House, Co. Tyrone.

1st April in wartime Northern Ireland

1st April 1943

British Army cobblers, infantry soldiers, and Royal Artillery gunners were the focus of War Office photographers in Northern Ireland on 1st April 1941 and 1942.

17th March in wartime Northern Ireland

17th March 1943

On St. Patrick's Day during the Second World War, officers presented sprigs of shamrock to soldiers in historic Irish regiments. The tradition carries on today.

10th March in wartime Northern Ireland

10th March 1943

On 10th March 1943, Petty Officer Matthew Thomas Archer died as a result of the sinking of the British merchant vessel S.S. Empire Impala in the North Atlantic.

Portadown War Memorial, Portadown, Co. Armagh

54 William Street Portadown Co. Armagh BT62 1HL

Portadown War Memorial stands in front of St. Mark's Church of Ireland at the top end of the Co. Armagh town. It commemorates the fallen of several conflicts.

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