For anyone interested, a blog I contributed towards regarding wartime bomb disposal in Northern Ireland, has just 'gone up', (if you'll excuse the...
I've bought a book called Tyneside in the 2nd World War. Written by a local man. There were a few shipyards along the Tyne, and I was surprised to...
Brice Harkness -believed to be first fireman to die in Belfast Blitz--08/04/1941. He is commemorated in Westminster Abbey--his grave has been...
The Blitz, was a sustained period of bombing raids inflicted upon the British by the Nazis between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941. If you wander...
​From The Age, Monday, October 6, 1941 IN NORTHERN IRELAND What Ulster Is Doing From Our Own Correspondent Northern Ireland, or Ulster as it...
621 Pages full of information including personal stories and a number of photographs which have not been seen publicly before. An excellent...
This Mural and Memorial has recently been erected in the Tiger's Bay area of Belfast. It is in Hogarth Street which was devastated during the...
I am very pleased to illustrate the new Memorial in Newtownards to the 13 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers soldiers of the 70th Battalion who were...
Anyone know when NI was first bombed? I've watched the Belfast Blitz documentary buuut... "On the 13th September Northern Ireland experienced...
Hi i am just looking some information about my parents.. It was my mothers 21st birthday easter tuesday 1941. I was just wondering does anyone...
Hello , New to this so bear with me! Is it possible to find a map showing where the Luftwaffe's bombs fell in Belfast ? I am just watching a...
BBC News - Dear Diary: Radio Ulster documentary on WW2 in NI Dear Diary: Radio Ulster documentary on WW2 in NI Mass Observation, a project...
Hi. Some photos to view at this link: Belfast Telegraph Photosales News and Sports photographers US troops in Belfast, VE day, Blitz, Monty in...
You will probably all know about my website and efforts to learn as much as possible about Northern Ireland in the Second World War. I have got...
Hi, During a german air raid on the Airfield at Newtownards on 15/16 April a number of boy soldiers from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were...
I thought a few members might be interested in this. The Belfast Blitz: Amazon.co.uk: Sean McMahon: Books
This is a fasinating interview with Gerhardt Becker a Luftwaffe bomber pilot who took part in the Belfast Blitz and recalls his experiences....
Baby elephant kept as pet to save her from WW2 blitz - Telegraph A kind-hearted homeowner kept a baby elephant in her back yard for months...
[MEDIA] Following on from Americans in Ireland thread here Images of & references to Americans in Ireland, I managed to get a few more done....
In 1942 the first American Troops began to arrive in the UK and some were garrisoned in Northern Ireland. Here are a few photos of US troops...
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