Locations

Map showing Millisle Beach, Millisle, Co. Down

Millisle Beach, Millisle, Co. Down

Millisle, Co. Down

Millisle Beach, Millisle, Co. Down was a popular attraction in the 1940s, especially with the Jewish Kindertransport children who lived at a nearby farm.

Map showing Ballycopeland Windmill, Millisle, Co. Down

Ballycopeland Windmill, Millisle, Co. Down

Windmill Road, Millisle, Co. Down

Ballycopeland Windmill stands in Millisle, Co. Down. During World War Two, it became a local landmark for Jewish refugee children at the nearby Kinderfarm.

Map showing Dartry Lodge, Blackwatertown, Co. Armagh

Dartry Lodge, Blackwatertown, Co. Armagh

72 Mullanary Road, Blackwatertown, Co. Armagh

Dartry Lodge near Blackwatertown, Co. Armagh was home to soldiers of the United States Army and the Belgian Infantry during the years of Second World War.

Map showing Blackwatertown, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Blackwatertown, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Co. Armagh

The Second World War in Blackwatertown, Co. Armagh brought troops from the United States of America and Belgium to the banks of the River Blackwater.

Map showing Seskinore House, Seskinore, Co. Tyrone

Seskinore House, Seskinore, Co. Tyrone

Seskinore, Co. Tyrone

Seskinore House, Seskinore, Co. Tyrone was home to the McClintock family for generations. The US Army arrived at the Charles Lanyon designed house in 1943.

Map showing Seskinore, Co. Tyrone during the Second World War

Seskinore, Co. Tyrone during the Second World War

Co. Tyrone

Seskinore, Co. Tyrone in the Second World War became an important distibution post with the arrival of Quartermaster Units of the US Army in November 1943.

Map showing Clare Presbyterian Church, Clare, Co. Armagh

Clare Presbyterian Church, Clare, Co. Armagh

Clare Road, Clare, Co. Armagh

The roll of honour in Clare Presbyterian Church, Clare, Co. Armagh lists the name of Corporal William Alexander Thompson who died in a Japanese POW camp.

Map showing Clare, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Clare, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Co. Armagh

Many from Clare, Co. Armagh who served in the Second World War attended the Presbyterian Church where a plaque commemorates William Alexander Thompson.

Map showing Victoria Street, Armagh, Co. Armagh

Victoria Street, Armagh, Co. Armagh

Armagh, Co. Armagh

In the summer of 2017, an explosive device thought to date to World War Two was discovered in a resident's garden on Victoria Street, Armagh, Co. Armagh.