On 18th October 1943, Avro Anson N5372 crashed near Ballycastle, killing 3, after many factors contributed to it striking high ground at Knocklayd Mountain.
5th Reconnaissance Battalion in Northern Ireland
On 18th October 1941, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 5th Infantry Division carried out a training exercise in the countryside around Castledillon Estate, Co. Armagh.
Remembering the Fallen
Eric George Clarke
Warrant Officer | 404206
Warrant Officer Eric George Clarke served in the Royal Australian Air Force. He died when Avro Anson N5372 came down after striking Knocklayd Mountain.
Samuel Rutherford Morrison
Able Seaman | D/JX 198134
Able Seaman Samuel Rutherford Morrison served with the Royal Navy. The seaman from Killyleagh, Co. Down died on board HMS Broadwater when it sank in 1941.
Joseph Russell
Private | 4395753
Private Joseph Russell served with The Green Howards during World War Two and saw action across the globe from North Africa, Italy, Sicily to India and the Middle East.