Royal Artillery
9th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery formed in December 1940- and served in Singapore until its capture during the Fall of Singapore on 15th February 1942.
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Serjeant Robert James Ludlow of Henry Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh served in 9th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery during the fall of Singapore in February 1942.
During the Second World War, the number serving in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force reached a peak of 180,000 in 1943 with more than 2,000 new recruits per week.
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Aircraftwoman Jean Dibby Wright of Portaferry, Co. Down served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force at the age of just 16 years old during the Second World War.
In February 1942, 63rd Signal Battalion, U.S. Army took over Sunnylands Camp in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim from the British Army 1/5th Leicestershire Battalion.
148th Independent Infantry Brigade
During 1942, 1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment spent time at Sunnylands Camp in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim before handing the site over to U.S. troops.
Signal Corps
U.S. Army
American soldiers as part of 34th (Red Bull) Infantry Division were among the first to arrive in the European Theater of Operations, landing in Belfast in 1942.
United States Army Nurse Corps in Northern Ireland
Charles Davis of Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A. served in the United States Army during the Second World War. He landed in Belfast on 26th January 1942.
Dean Cox served in the United States Army during the Second World War. He landed with the first contingent of troops in Belfast on 26th January 1942.
Joseph Hernandez served in the United States Army during the Second World War. He landed with the first contingent of troops in Belfast on 26th January 1942.
