People

William Magill

Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 91892

Stoker 1st Class William Magill of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 20th March 1945 when U-968 attacked the Arctic Convoy JW-65 sinking the Sloop HMS Lapwing.

Edward Close

Able Seaman | D/JX 140143

Able Seaman Edward Close of Banbridge, Co. Down died on 20th March 1945 when U-968 launched a torpedo attack on Convoy JW-65 sinking the Sloop HMS Lapwing.

Thomas Jess

Gunner

Thomas Jess of Dromore, Co. Down survived the sinking of HMS Lapwing on 20th March 1945 when U-968 launched a torpedo attack on the Arctic Convoy JW-65.

Robert John Baine McKeown

Corporal | 25094

Corporal Robert John Baine McKeown - known as John - died on 16th March 1941 while serving with 6th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles in Northern Ireland.

Madge Guiney

Civilian

Madge Guiney was the daughter of a couple of Dromore, Co. Down. She died as a result of the Luftwaffe bombing of Glasgow and Clydebank on 15th March 1941.

Sarah Guiney

Civilian

Sarah Guiney and her family hailed from Dromore, Co. Down. She died as a result of the Luftwaffe bombing of Glasgow and Clydebank on 15th March 1941.

Mary Stevenson

Civilian

Mary Stevenson and her family hailed from Dromore, Co. Down. She died as a result of the Luftwaffe bombing of Glasgow and Clydebank on 15th March 1941.

Maria Wright

Civilian

Maria Wright and her family hailed from Dromore, Co. Down. She died as a result of the Luftwaffe bombing of Glasgow and Clydebank on 15th March 1941.

Alwyne James Galvin

Flying Officer | 417044

Pilot Flying Officer Alwyne James Galvin served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force when his De Havilland Mosquito crashed in Co. Down on 14th March 1944.