People

Thomas William Bleakley

Civilian

Civilian Thomas William Bleakley was a joiner from Thorndyke Street, East Belfast, Co. Down. He died in an air raid shelter on the night of 15th April 1941.

William Thomas Browne

Sergeant | 527866

Royal Air Force Sergeant William Thomas Browne died alongside his mother when the Luftwaffe launched a devastating raid on the city of Belfast, Co. Antrim.

Frank Mundy Coombs

Frank Mundy Coombs

Able Seaman | D/JX 171434

Artist, architect, and art dealer Frank Mundy Coombs joined the Royal Navy in World War Two and died on 15th April 1941 when the Luftwaffe attacked Belfast.

Charles Cecil McKenna

Sergeant | 1795560

Sergeant Charles Cecil McKenna of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 12th April 1944 when Avro Lancaster ME752 disappeared without a trace on a bombing raid.

William John Morrison

Sergeant | 1542075

Sergeant William John Morrison, known as Billy, was brought up in Belfast, Co. Antrim and Bangor, Co. Down before his death in England on 12th April 1944.

William Kells

Gunner | 1490246

Gunner William Kells served in 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery at the time of his death on 11th April 1945 towards the end of the war.

Telegraphist John Charles Griffon Comish

John Charles Griffon Comish

Telegraphist | V/56416

Telegraphist John Charles Griffon Comish served in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve at his time of death on 11th April 1945 on HMCS Strathadam.

James Thorpe Friend

Telegraphist | V/52131

Telegraphist James Thorpe Friend served in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve when a tragic incident unfolded on HMCS Strathadam on 11th April 1945.

John Houston Bell

Able Seaman | D/JX 239782

Able Seaman John Houston Bell of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 8th April 1942 when aircraft carrier HMS Hermes went down after a Japanese aerial attack.