12th April

Members of the services on land, sea, and in the air with connections to Northern Ireland gave their lives on 12th April throughout the Second World War.

Remembering the Fallen

Charles Cecil McKenna

Sergeant | 1795560

Sergeant Charles Cecil McKenna of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 12th April 1944 when Avro Lancaster ME752 disappeared without a trace on a bombing raid.

William John Morrison

Sergeant | 1542075

Sergeant William John Morrison, known as Billy, was brought up in Belfast, Co. Antrim and Bangor, Co. Down before his death in England on 12th April 1944.

Edward Potts DCM

Warrant Officer Class II | 3384774

Warrant Officer Class II Edward Potts DCM of Newtownards, Co. Down died on 12th April 1945 while serving with 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment.