Royal Navy
H.M.S. President III was a Royal Navy shore establishment during the Second World War. From 28th August 1939, it operated in Bristol training D.E.M.S. gunners.
D/JX 204718
Leading Seaman Thomas Killops of Co. Down died on 7th November 1942 when the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship S.S. Roxby came under torpedo attack from U-613.
10561379
Private Hugh McCloskey of Derry~Londonderry served in The Pioneer Corps at his time of death on 7th November 1942 in Scotland during the Second World War.
R.A.F. 104 Squadron reformed on 1st April 1941. A squadron detachment operated from Malta from October that year before moving to Kabrit, Egypt in early 1942.
115396
Flying Officer Samuel Cecil Morrison, known as Cecil, was a pilot with R.A.F. 104 Squadron during their time in the Middle East. He died on 7th November 1942.
13024745
Private Patrick Traynor, a married man of Ballycastle, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1942 aged 44 years old while serving with The Pioneer Corps in Malaysia.
British Army
During the Second World War, members of The Pioneer Corps undertook a range of construction projects as well as undergoing training across Northern Ireland.
During the Second World War, the Australian Army was the largest of the country's services. Among the ranks were many with connections to Northern Ireland.
VX15673
Private William Fitzgerald died on 1st November 1942. Although born in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, he served in the Australian Infantry during the Second World War.
During the Second World War, over 100,000 soldiers from New Zealand served in 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force including many with Ulster connections.
The majority of New Zealanders serving in the Second World War were part of the New Zealand Infantry. Many of these soldiers had family in Northern Ireland.
14712
Private Harry McConnell Atkinson served in 21st Battalion, New Zealand Infantry during the Second World War. His parents lived in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
