People Archive - WartimeNI

Leong Toy

Private

Private Leong Toy of Louisiana, U.S.A. served in the United States Army during the Second World War. He landed with the troops in Belfast on 26th January 1942.

Samuel Quigley

Guardsman

Samuel Quigley of Muckamore, Co. Antrim served in 2nd Battalion Irish Guards. He met his wife Freda in unusual circumstances during the Second World War.

William Joseph “Bill” Eames

Flight Lieutenant | B.E.M.

Flight Lieutenant Bill Eames served in the R.A.F. during the Second World War and gave much of his time to the local community in later years.

Thomas Leckey

Flight Sergeant | 1023458

Flight Sergeant Thomas Leckey of Belfast died on 26th October 1943 while serving in the Royal Air Force's 160 Squadron in the former Ceylon.

Edward Morrison

Private | 6213567

Edward Morrison of Saintfield, Co. Down died between 1st-2nd October 1942 when a U.S. Submarine sank the P.O.W. transport S.S. Lisbon Maru.

David Morrow

Second Lieutenant | 190209

Second Lieutenant David Morrow of Bangor, Co. Down died on 30th September 1942 while serving with a British Indian Army rifle regiment.

Thomas John Wilson

Sergeant | 1498723

Sergeant Thomas John Wilson, known as Jack, died on 28th September 1943 while serving in the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command over Germany.

John Edwin Charles Averell Steele-Nicholson

Sergeant | 1591275

Sergeant John Edwin Charles Averell Steele-Nicholson of Moy, Co. Tyrone died on 14th September 1942 in an R.A.F. training accident in Scotland.

Patrick Joseph McCorry

Sergeant | 7887815

Sergeant Patrick Joseph McCorry of Rose's Lane Ends, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim served in the Royal Armoured Corps. He died on 14th September 1945.