20th June

Recalling the people with connections to Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the events of 20th June in wartime and the years surrounding the Second World War,

Royal Ulster Constabulary armoured car on York Street, Belfast

An armoured car and member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary on patrol on York Street, Belfast on 20th June 1935. Photo originally posted on Northern Ireland Historical Photographical Society Facebook group. Copyright unknown.

Remembering the Fallen

Victor Frank Douglas Dolan

Able Seaman | P/JX 142717

Able Seaman Victor Frank Douglas Dolan died on 20th June 1941 while undergoing treatment for typhoid in the Civil Fever Hospital, Newtownards, Co. Down.

Edward Martin

Lance Bombardier | 7047144

Lance Bombardier Edward Martin of Bangor, Co. Down died on 20th June 1945 after contracting an illness serving on a tanker off the coast of West Africa.