17th June

Remembering men and women with connections to Ulster and Northern Ireland who lost their lives on 17th June throughout the course of the Second World War.

Remembering the Fallen

Arthur Desmond Bradley

Arthur Desmond Bradley

Rifleman | 7021600

Rifleman Arthur Desmond Bradley served in 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during the hard-fought Normandy campaign in France. He died on 17th June 1944.

William John Cunningham

Warrant Officer Class I | 7011364

Warrant Officer Class I William John Cunningham died on 17th June 1944 while serving in Normandy with 9th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps.

Henry McGarry

Sapper | 2716372

Sapper Henry McGarry of Belfast died on 17th June 1943 on SS Yoma with others from 1010 Docking Company, Royal Engineers, and many other service personnel.