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Lieutenant John Terence Moore McFadden of Belfast served in 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles. He was a prisoner of war at his time of death in October 1944.
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Formed in 1942 during the Second World War, The Army Air Corps brought together various airborne units. It is the aviation combat arm of the British Army.
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156th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment served in Italy during the Second World War and also during Operation MARKET GARDEN, there sustaining heavy casualties.
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Lance Corporal Ernest Lynas of Co. Armagh served in 156th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment during the Battle of Arnhem in Operation MARKET GARDEN in 1944.
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In September 2019, Dutchman Han Mass made contact with surviving members of Irish Guardsman Thomas Crowe Watson's family circle in Dunmurry, Co. Antrim.
Several members of the United States Navy died while serving in Northern Ireland or as a result of incidents off the Irish coast during the Second World War.
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Seaman 1st Class Henry Elnathan Beckwith survived the crash of a U.S. Navy Liberator off the Irish coast but died on board a life raft before coming ashore.
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Trooper James Taylor Tweedie of Portadown, Co. Armagh died on 6th September 1944 while serving with the North Irish Horse, Royal Armoured Corps in Italy.
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Private Moses Wright, a stepson of George Gibson of Fintona, Co. Tyrone served in 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Second World War.
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In September 1944, Paddy received the Dickin Medal for his role bringing encoded messages from Normandy. He was a racing pigeon bred in Carnlough, Co. Antrim.
1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders served in North Africa, Crete, and Italy during the Second World War first seeing action on 10th December 1940.
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Private Francis Berry, a fan of Portadown Football Club in Co. Armagh died on 1st September 1944 serving with 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
