Co. Down
British and American troops made use of the countryside and rivers around Downpatrick, Co. Down for training. Later in the war, evacuees arrived from Gibraltar.
Downpatrick Co. Down
On 20th January 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge visited English Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down. There, he photographed an inspection of 116th Field Regiment.
16th January 1942
On 16th January 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed Major-General Horatio Pettus Mackintosh Berney-Ficklin M.C., an officer of 5th Infantry Division.
15th January 1942
On 15th January 1942, Convoy AT-10 departed from the eastern seaboard of the U.S.A. Unknown to most troops onboard, the destination was Northern Ireland.
12th January 1942
On 12th January 1943, Brian Desmond Hurst's critically acclaimed U.S. Army documentary 'A Letter From Ulster' premiered at the Imperial Picture House, Belfast.
11th January 1942
On 11th January 1942, workers from a munitions factory in Northern Ireland experienced the opportunity of operating guns alongside a Royal Artillery battery.
9th January 1942
On 9th January 1942, Lieutenant Bainbridge photographed a dental centre in Belfast. The following year saw the sinking of Merchant vessel S.S. Empire Lytton.
Belfast
On 15th-16th April 1941, Luftwaffe bombs caused havy damage to residential areas off the Antrim Road in North Belfast resulting in many deaths in the locality.
389-391 Antrim Road Belfast BT15 5FS
During the Second World War, the British Army operated a large Army Dental Centre at 389-391 Antrim Road, Belfast where service personnel received treatment.
8th January 1942
On 8th January 1942, a hearing took place at Belfast Quarter Sessions before Judge McGonigal relating to a road traffic collision during the 1941 Belfast Blitz.
A traffic collision in Belfast during the Blitz of 1941 lead to a member of the Ulster Home Guard and a Civil Defence Volunteer appearing in court in Belfast.
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.
