Locations

Map showing Northern Road, Belfast

Northern Road, Belfast

Belfast

Northern Road runs from Pollock Road to Duncrue Street in the heart of Belfast's Docks area where Luftwaffe bombs fell in the Spring of 1941.

Map showing Blair Mayne Road, Newtownards, Co. Down

Blair Mayne Road, Newtownards, Co. Down

Newtownards, Co. Down

Part of the A20 at Newtownards, Co. Down is made of Blair Mayne Road North and Blair Mayne Road South, named after the S.A.S. founding member.

Map showing Ordnance QF 25-pounder Field Gun, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

Ordnance QF 25-pounder Field Gun, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

Marine Highway, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

A British Army Ordnance QF 25-pounder Field Gun stands next to the town War Memorial and Mk. VII Churchill Tank in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.

Map showing Churchill Mk. VII Tank, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

Churchill Mk. VII Tank, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

Marine Highway, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

A Mk. VII Churchill Tank in the colours of the North Irish Horse stands next to the Carrickfergus War Memorial overlooking Belfast Lough.

Map showing Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

During the Second World War, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim hosted British and Belgian troops and was the birthplace of the U.S. Rangers.

Map showing Dunadry, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Dunadry, Co. Antrim during the Second World War

Co. Antrim

During the Second World War, soldiers from 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters trained along the Six Mile Water near Dunadry, Co. Antrim.

Map showing Ulster Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Premier Drive, Belfast

Ulster Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Premier Drive, Belfast

80 Premier Drive, Belfast

In 1942, the Ulster Kerry Blue Terrier Club in Belfast offered the role of Honorary President to Major General Russell P. Hartle, U.S. Army.

Map showing Premier Drive, Belfast

Premier Drive, Belfast

Belfast

Premier Drive runs off Shore Road, North Belfast. In 1943 it was home to Robert Meekin who forged a friendship with a U.S. Army General.

Map showing Shore Road, Belfast

Shore Road, Belfast

Belfast

The Shore Road in North Belfast runs through an area of the city that sustained heavy damage and was affected by the Belfast Blitz of 1941.