12th March

On 12th March 1941, SS Empire Frost went down in British waters. At least 3 crew members with roots in Ulster died as a result of the Luftwaffe attack.

SS Empire Frost

John McKibbin Holmes

Chief Officer

Chief Officer John McKibbin Holmes of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 12th March 1941 when SS Empire Frost came under Luftwaffe attack on its maiden voyage.

George McClure

Fireman and Trimmer

Fireman and Trimmer George McClure of Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim died on 12th March 1941 when a Luftwaffe bomber attacked SS Empire Frost in British waters.

Robert Thompson

Fireman and Trimmer

Fireman and Trimmer Robert Thompson of Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim died on 12th March 1941 when SS Empire Frost came under attack in St. George's Channel.

William Murray Mullins and Albert Gilbert Potter

Australian War Memorial Photo: SUK11634. The graves of Flight Sergeants William Murray Mullins (418542) and Alan Gilbert Potter (417302) of the Royal Australian Air Force. Photo taken on 12th March 1944.

Remembering the Fallen

William James Sydney Jones Heap

Aircraftman 2nd Class | 1123746

Aircraftman 2nd Class William James Sydney Jones Heap died on 12th March 1942 when his Blackburn Botha plane crashed into a cliff face on the Isle of Man.