Firefighter Brice Harkness of Lismoney, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone died on 8th April 1941 when a Luftwaffe Parachute Mine exploded in the Milewater Road area.
James Stanley Kyle of 40 Hillview Avenue, Belfast died on 8th April 1941 aged 23 years old as the Luftwaffe bombed Harland and Wolff Ltd. in the Docks Raid.
Civilian Joseph Lambert was a fatal casualty of the Belfast Blitz during the Second World War. He lived at 57 Rowland Street, Belfast at the time of the...
Firefighter Archibald "Archie" McDonald of 80 Percy Street, Belfast died on 8th April 1941 when a Luftwaffe Parachute Mine exploded in the Milewater Road area.
John Patience of 128 Limestone Road, Belfast died on 8th April 1941 aged 60 years old as the Luftwaffe drops bombs on Harland and Wolff Ltd. in the Docks Raid.
Firewatcher William Martin Pollock of 22 Collyer Street, Belfast died on 8th April 1941 as Luftwaffe bombs fell in the city's docklands during the Docks Raid.
Hugh John Stewart of 2 Legane Street, Belfast died on 8th April 1941 aged 48 years old as bombs fell on Harland and Wolff Ltd. shipyard during the Docks Raid.
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Gunner Peter Jones of Scotland was one of the first fatalities of the Belfast Blitz when his Anti-Aircraft Gun misfired during the Docks Raid on 8th April 1941.
Firewatcher Thomas George Bell of 2 Beit Street, Belfast died on 8th April 1941 as bombs fell on the shipyard of Harland and Wolff Ltd. during the Docks Raid.
The Auxiliary Fire Service formed across the UK in 1938 as a response to the threat from the Luftwaffe. The A.F.S. was invaluable to Belfast in the 1941 Blitz.
102nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery saw action in Belfast as the Luftwaffe attacked in April 1941 with the loss of Scottish gunner Peter Jones.
During the Second World War, many of Northern Ireland's civilians died as a result of events such as the Belfast Blitz or tragic accidents at home and abroad.
