British Army
During the Second World War, over one million service personnel served in the Royal Artillery. There were 960 regiments in action worldwide between 1939-1945.
During the Second World War, thousands of soldiers and officers with connections to Northern Ireland served in the ranks of the British Army across the globe.
The Air Transport Auxiliary was an organisation, established in England at the start of the Second World War allowing pilots to ferry planes around Britain.
John Beaulieu, Eleanor Beaulieu, and Mary Beaulieu all with given addresses at Blaris, Lisburn were among the many passengers to board S.S. Athenia in Belfast.
Gerald Burrows, Mary Burrows, and Helen West Burrows set sail on S.S. Athenia from Belfast on 1st September 1939. Tragedy struck when U-30 torpedoed the liner.
Founded on 4th April 1939, the Royal Armoured Corps provided tanks, vehicles, and armour capability to the army in the Second World War, and continues to do so.
Formed in 1916, the British Army's Royal Tank Regiment is the oldest tank unit in the world. It was formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps.
Royal Navy
Launched on St. Patrick's Day 1938, H.M.S. Belfast was constructed at the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard. The cruiser served throughout the Second World War.
