Recalling the events of 7th June and remembering those with connections to Northern Ireland who died on that date during the years of Second World War.
1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles: Operation Overlord
1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles landed near Ranville on D-Day, 6th June 1944. There began a hard fought campaign throughout Normandy until September 1944.
2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles: From Sword to Cambes
On D-Day, 6th June 1944, 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles landed on Sword Beach during Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France.
Remembering the Fallen
Samuel Glass
Rifleman | 7020032
Rifleman Samuel Glass of Belfast died on 7th June 1944, shot by a sniper after landing in Normandy with 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles the previous day.
George McAllister
Rifleman | 7009594
Rifleman George McAllister of Belfast died on 7th June 1944 as 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles advanced toward Cambes following the D-Day Landings.
Hugh Henry Millar
Corporal | 7014297
Corporal Hugh Henry Millar of Belfast died on 7th June 1944 as 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles advanced through Normandy following the D-Day Landings.
Reginald Norman Morgan
Lieutenant | 176548
Lieutenant Reginald Norman Morgan served with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles and was last seen on 7th June 1944 during the Battle of Normandy.
