22nd July

On 22nd July 1941, The Welch Regiment took part in large scale manouevres near Keady, Co. Armagh as military vehicles rolled through the rural countryside.

The Welch Regiment in Keady, Co. Armagh

Imperial War Museum Photo: H 11968 (Part of the War Office Second World War Official Collection). Universal carriers and motorcycles of 4th Battalion The Welch regiment on manoeuvres in Keady, Co. Armagh on 22nd July 1941. Photo taken by Lieutenant JR Bainbridge - Official War Office Photographer.

Remembering the Fallen

James Carlisle

Private | 7009586

Private James Carlisle died on 22nd July 1944 while serving with the British Army's Royal Army Ordnance Corps. His grave is in Carnmoney, Co. Antrim.

Thomas Lunney

Leading Aircraftman | 1063465

Leading Aircraftman Thomas Lunney died on 22nd July 1947 after contracting pulmonary tuberculosis while serving in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

George Rodgers

Rifleman | 7015246

Rifleman George Rodgers died on 22nd July 2017. He had not received the Légion d'Honneur that his family applied for for his role in the Dunkirk evacuation.

Joseph Stewart

Flight Sergeant | 627588

Flight Sergeant Joseph Stewart of Belfast died on 22nd July 1941 when a Luftwaffe night fighter intercepted Vickers Wellington R1334 over Hertfordshire.

Henry Baxter Ward

Able Seaman | C/JX544636

Able Seaman Henry Baxter Ward died on 22nd July 1945 as a result of accidental cyanide poisoning on board HMS Violet while docked in Durban, South Africa.

Thomas Whinnery

Fusilier | 7008439

Fusilier Thomas Whinnery of Belfast died on 22nd July 1947 while serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers. His grave is in Milltown Cemetery in West Belfast.