Remembering service personnel on land, on sea, and in the air with connections to Northern Ireland who lost their lives on 31st May throughout wartime.
Remembering the Fallen
George Furney
Flight Sergeant | 816134
Born in Wexford, Ireland, Flight Sergeant George Furney DFM lived in Finaghy, Co. Antrim. He died on 31st May 1941, shot down by a Vichy French plane.
John McAllister
Driver | T/91029
John McAllister of the Royal Army Service Corps served as John Short. He died on 31st May 1942 and is buried in Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, Co. Antrim.
John McIlwee
Rifleman | 7015235
John McIlwee died on 31st May 1944 while serving with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles as the unit prepared for the invasion of Normandy, France.