23rd November

On 23rd November 1943, the United States Army established Quartermaster Depot Q-111 at Belfast with other sub-depots spread throughout Northern Ireland.

Quartermaster Depot Q-111 in Northern Ireland

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23rd November 2017

On 23rd November 1943, a directive from the US Army established Quartermaster Depot Q-111 at Belfast, Co. Antrim with subordinate depots throughout Ulster.

Presentation of the Mitchell-Hill Cup

Imperial War Museum Photo: (H 34556) (Part of the War Office Second World War Official Collection) Brigadier George Stephen Brunskill C.B.E., M.C. presents the Mitchell-Hill Cup to Major F.H. Sheppard M.C. who accepts it on behalf of soldiers who won the award for their vegetable gardens in Northern Ireland. Photo taken on 23rd November 1943. Copyright Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge - War Office Photographer.

Remembering the Fallen

HMS Danae and cruisers bound for Normandy

John William Coleman

Petty Officer Stoker | P/K57950

Royal Navy Petty Officer Stoker John William Coleman was born in Liverpool, Lancashire but made a home with his wife and daughter in Belfast, Co. Antrim.