Remembering those with connections to Ulster or Northern Ireland who served on land, on sea, and in the air on 9th August throughout the Second World War.
Remembering the Fallen
John Cassells Browne
Major | 89229
Major John Cassells Browne died on 9th August 1944 when D Company, 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry came under machine-gun attack in Normandy, France.
Samuel Bunting
Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Samuel Bunting of Ballymena, Co. Antrim died on 9th August 1941 as S.S. Glendalough came under attack from a Luftwaffe bomber plane.
Thomas Loney
Fusilier | 1522941
Fusilier Thomas Loney died on 9th August 1942 while serving with 30th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on Home Defence duties near Larne, Co. Antrim.
Samuel Sanderson
Sergeant | 746826
Sergeant Samuel Sanderson died on 9th August 1940 in an R.A.F. training exercise. He was a well-known singer, footballer, and cricketer at home in Belfast.
