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Sergeant John Hunter of Belfast died on 1st May 1943 when his Handley-Page Halifax of R.A.F. No. 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit went down over the Channel.
During the Second World War, many soldiers with connections to Northern Ireland such as Thomas Pearson saw action in Tunisia with 1st Battalion Irish Guards.
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Known as "Big Tom", Lance Sergeant Thomas Pearson was a goalkeeper with Glentoran F.C. He posthumously received the Military Medal for actions in North Africa.
During the Second World War, squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force operated from Britain, first formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme.
Royal Australian Air Force
R.A.A.F. 460 Squadron formed from C Flight of R.A.A.F. 458 Squadron at R.A.F. Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England in 1941. Ulster-born men served in its crews.
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Sergeant George Joseph Wilson of Portadown, Co. Armagh was a constable in the London Metropolitan Police before joining the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
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Sergeant Valentine Robertson Wilson of Portadown, Co. Armagh died on 11th April 1943 serving as a navigator on a Bomber Command raid over Frankfurt, Germany.
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Lance Corporal Samuel Alexander Law of Belfast died on 7th April 1943 while serving overseas in Burma with 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
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Edward Joseph McVeigh of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh died on 7th April 1943 while serving overseas in Burma with 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
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Fusilier Hugh O'Neill of Cookstown, Co. Tyrone died on 7th April 1943 while serving overseas in Burma with 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
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Fusilier James Sharkey of Belfast died on 7th April 1943 alongside fellow Ulstermen while serving in Burma with 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
British Army
1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers served in France with the British Expeditionary Force, going on to fight in Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy in 1943 and 1944.
