7th July

Remembering those with connections to Ulster and Northern Ireland who died on 7th July throughout the years of conflict that made up the Second World War.

Remembering the Fallen

George Kennedy

Fusilier | 7047367

Fusilier George Kennedy of Co. Fermanagh died on 7th July 1944 while serving in 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Irish Brigade near Naples, Italy.

Gordon Reid

Private | 14410593

Private Gordon Reid of Cookstown, Co. Tyrone died on 7th July 1944. He once parachuted into France on a covert mission with Lieutenant Colonel Blair Mayne.

James Wesley Trotter

Private | 7047440

Private James Wesley Trotter of Co. Armagh was an Airborne troop during the Normandy Campaign. He died on 7th July 1944 after sustaining wounds near Bayeux.