1st August

On 1st August 1942, British and American troops brawled after a dance in Randalstown, Co. Antrim resulting in the death of a British soldier.

The murder of Private Owen McLoughlin in Randalstown, Co. Antrim

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1st August 2020

The fatal stabbing of Private Owen McLoughlin of Motherwell, Scotland took place during a brawl following a dance in Randalstown, Co. Antrim.

2nd Battalion Irish Guards in Normandy

Imperial War Museum Photo: (B 8334) (Part of the War Office Second World War Official Collection). A Sherman Tanks and Infantry of 2nd Battalion Irish Guards advance along a road near St. Martin-des-Besaces, Normandy, France on 1st August 1944. Copyright William Fairlie Lawrie - No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit.

Remembering the Fallen

Patrick Thomas Irvine

Driver | 1901296

Liverpool-born Driver Patrick Thomas Irvine was married to Edith Jane Irvine of Belfast at his time of death on ative service in Italy on 1st August 1945.