2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles: From Sword to Cambes
On D-Day, 6th June 1944, 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles landed on Sword Beach during Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France.
Robert William Beck
Rifleman | 7020200
Robert William Beck served in 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during World War Two. He fought with 3rd Infantry Division during D-Day on 6th June 1944.
Arthur Desmond Bradley
Rifleman | 7021600
Rifleman Arthur Desmond Bradley served in 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during the hard-fought Normandy campaign in France. He died on 17th June 1944.
George Bradley
Rifleman | 7014121
Rifleman George Bradley of Belfast died on 9th July 1944 while serving with A Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during the Battle of Normandy.
Stanley Burrows
Rifleman | MBE
Rifleman Stanley Burrows served in 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during the Second World War. He saw action on D-Day and was injured in Cambes Wood, Normandy.
Andrew Charles
Rifleman | 6986230
Rifleman Andrew Charles served in 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during the Second World War. He received the Military Medal while serving in Normandy.
John Gallagher
Rifleman | 14431679
Rifleman John Gallagher from Co. Londonderry died on 2nd July 1944 while serving in the Battle of Normandy with B Company 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.
Richard Keegan
Rifleman
Born in Co. Fermanagh, Richard Keegan served with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles on D-Day and the early days of the Normandy Campaign.
William Keenan
Lance Corporal | 7011506
Lance Corporal William Keenan lived in Co. Armagh. He died on 5th July 1944 with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles in the hard-fought Battle of Normandy.
Hugh Francis Kelly
Rifleman | 7023165
Rifleman Hugh Francis Kelly of Belfast died on 18th June 1944 while serving in the hard-fought Normandy campaign with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.
George McAllister
Rifleman | 7009594
Rifleman George McAllister of Belfast died on 7th June 1944 as 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles advanced toward Cambes following the D-Day Landings.
James Moore
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal James Moore served with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during World War Two. He fought on D-Day in Normandy and on through Europe.
William James Moore
Rifleman
William James "Billy" Moore served with 2nd Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles, landing on Sword Beach on 6th June 1944 after enlisting at the age of 18.
Richard George Patton
Rifleman | 6979411
Rifleman Richard George Patton from Co. Armagh died of wounds inflicted on 9th June 1944 during fighting outside the village of Cambes in Normandy, France.
William John Rice
Rifleman | 7011646
Rifleman William John Rice of Belfast died on 9th June 1944 while serving with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles at Cambes Woods in Normandy, France.
John Shanahan
Rifleman
John Shanahan served with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles. The Cork native fought in Normandy after landing on Sword Beach on 6th June 1944.
Charles Stephenson
Corporal
Corporal Charles Stephenson was a medic with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles. He received an injury in Troarn during the Battle of Normandy in 1944.
