Profiles

William Hugh Jackson

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Able Seaman William Hugh Jackson of Ballyclare, Co. Antrim died on 5th April 1942 when H.M.S. Dorsetshire came under attack from Japanese aircraft off Ceylon.

Edward Stanley McCorkell

D/JX 180584

Seventeen-year-old Edward Stanley McCorkell of Co. Tyrone died on 5th April 1942 when H.M.S. Dorsetshire came under attack from Japanese aircraft off Ceylon.

8th (Nottinghamshire) Battalion The Sherwood Foresters

148th Independent Infantry Brigade

Until 24th July 1942, 8th (Nottinghamshire) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters was part of 148th Independent Infantry Brigade and spent time in Northern Ireland.

150th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

148th Independent Infantry Brigade

150th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery formed part of 148th Independent Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland.

Royal Air Force 217 Squadron

Royal Air Force

In February and March 1942, Royal Air Force 217 Squadron was under the command of Wing Commander Samuel McCaughey Boal D.F.C. of Ballymena, Co. Antrim.

Samuel McCaughey Boal D.F.C.

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Wing Commander Samuel McCaughey Boal D.F.C. was the commanding officer of R.A.F. 217 Squadron at his time of death on 1st April 1942.

3rd (Cheshire) Field Squadron

Royal Engineers

Among those serving in 3rd (Cheshire) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers was Lance Corporal Henry "Harry" Cromie of Ballywalter, Co. Down who died in March 1942.

Henry Cromie

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Lance Corporal Henry Cromie of Ballywalter, Co. Down served with 3rd (Cheshire) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers at his time of death in Libya on 23rd March 1942

Lisle Croasdaile Chute

Lance Sergeant Lisle Croasdaile Chute served in the Royal Ulster Rifles during the Second World War. He was born in Caragh, Killarney, Co. Kerry Ireland...

Pauline Ann Bromwich

On 17th March 1942, A.T.S. Sergeant Pauline Ann Bromwich received a certificate for bravery shown during the Luftwaffe attacks of the Belfast Blitz in 1941.

Headquarters Company and Military Police Platoon

34th (Red Bull) Infantry Division

Headquarters Company and Military Police Platoon formed part of 34th (Red Bull) Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during their time in Northern Ireland.

Earl Ervin Perkins

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On 7th March 1942, Corporal Earl Ervin Perkins of 34th (Red Bull) Infantry Division, U.S. Army became the first American GI to die in Northern Ireland.