2nd July

On 2nd July, we remember those with connections to Ulster and Northern Ireland who lost their lives throughout the years of the Second World War from 1939.

Orangefield Park in 2017

WartimeNI Photo: Playing fields in Orangefield Park in East Belfast stand on what was once farmland attached to Orangefield House. The land was a campsite for the US Army from 1942-1944 as they prepared for D-Day. Photo taken on 2nd July 2017. Copyright Scott Edgar - WartimeNI.

Remembering the Fallen

George Nethercott Cunningham

Sub-Lieutenant

Sub-Lieutenant George Nethercott Cunningham died on 2nd July 1945 when his Fairey Barracuda dived into the Moray Firth on a training exercise in Scotland.

John Gallagher

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Rifleman John Gallagher from Co. Londonderry died on 2nd July 1944 while serving in the Battle of Normandy with B Company 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

Thomas Richard Stevenson

Cabin Boy

Cabin Boy Thomas Richard Stevenson of Annaghmore, Co. Armagh died on 2nd July 1941 after U-108 caused the sinking of SS Toronto City in the North Atlantic.