Locations

Map showing Holywood War Memorial, Holywood, Co. Down

Holywood War Memorial, Holywood, Co. Down

Redburn Square, Holywood, Co. Down

Holywood War Memorial stands in what was once Railway Square in Holywood, Co. Down. It commemorates 28 who died during the Second World War.

Map showing Gilford War Memorial, Gilford, Co. Down

Gilford War Memorial, Gilford, Co. Down

Mill Street, Gilford, Co. Down

Gilford War Memorial stands at a prominent junction in the rural Co. Down town. It commemorates the dead of both World Wars including 22 from World War Two.

Map showing Ballyhalbert Airfield, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

Ballyhalbert Airfield, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

1-5 Woodlark Link, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

Ballyhalbert airfield operated as RAF Ballyhalbert, RNAS Ballyhalbert, and HMS Corncrake throughout World War Two between 1941 and its closure in mid-1946.

Map showing Movilla Cemetery, Newtownards, Co. Down

Movilla Cemetery, Newtownards, Co. Down

Old Movilla Road, Newtownards, Co. Down

Movilla Cemetery stands on the Old Movilla Road in Newtownards, Co. Down. Among the most famous WW2 veterans buried there is SAS man Robert Blair Mayne.

Map showing St. Andrew’s Church of Ireland Churchyard, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

St. Andrew’s Church of Ireland Churchyard, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

191 Main Road, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

St. Andrew's Church of Ireland in Ballyhalbert Parish, Co. Down has a small churchyard containing the graves of five men who died during World War Two.

Map showing Linfield Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Linfield Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Belfast, Co. Antrim

Linfield Road lies off andy Row in South Belfast, Co. Antrim. In the 1940s it was a hive of industry with both tobacco and linen manufacturers based there.

Map showing Hardcastle Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Hardcastle Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Belfast, Co. Antrim

The area surrounding Hardcastle Street just off the Dublin Road in South Belfast has been redveloped and bears no similarities to the wartime street layout.

Map showing Donegall Pass, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Donegall Pass, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Belfast, Co. Antrim

Donegall Pass runs between two of south Belfast's main thoroughfares; Shaftesbury Square and Ormeau Road. An Air Raid Precautions Post stood there in 1943.

Map showing Blythe Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Blythe Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Belfast, Co. Antrim

Blythe Street runs off Sandy Row in south-west Belfast, Co. Antrim. During wartime, several serving members of the forces lived on the working-class street.