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Chief Yeoman of Signals James Alexander Kane died on 23rd November 1939 when H.M.S. Rawalpindi came under attack from the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst.
Sub-Lieutenant Thompson Baird Quinn of Belfast died on 23rd November 1939 when H.M.S. Rawalpindi came under attack from the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst.
Throughout the Second World War, many officers and ratings with connections to Northern Ireland served at sea as well as at shore bases with the Royal Navy.
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Royal Oak sank on 14th October 1939 having come under attack from torpedoes fired from U-47 in an audacious attack in the "safe haven" of Scapa Flow.
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Ordinary Seaman Edward Anderson (P/SSX 27561) served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was the son of John Alexander Anderson and Elizabeth...
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Ordinary Seaman Robert Farrell (P/UD/X 1510) served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. He was the son of Joseph Farrell and...
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Ordinary Seaman Thomas Henry McGibbon (P/UD/X 1391) served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. He was the son of Henry McGibbon an
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Stoker 1st Class Thomas Murphy (P/KX 91411) served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was the son of James Murphy and Alice Murphy of...
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Able Seaman Archibald Quigley (P/JX 132173) served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was known as Archie and lived at Bootle Street, Belfast...
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Leading Seaman Andrew James Wallace (P/JX 142260) served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was the son of George Wallace and Annie Wallace of...
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Leading Aircraftman Ritson Finlay Petts of Comber, Co. Down served in R.A.F. 100 Squadron. His Vickers Vildebeest Mk.II plane came down on 27th September 1939.
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Serjeant John Lamont of Raceview, Broughshane, Co. Antrim was possibly the first serving soldier from Northern Ireland to die during the Second World War.
