People

Alexander William Fraser DFC and Bar

Flight Lieutenant | 404063

Australian airman Flight Lieutenant Alexander William Fraser DFC and Bar lived in Lisburn, Co. Antrim at his time of death in England on 4th July 1944.

William James Proudfoot

Rifleman | D/25113

Rifleman William James Proudfoot died on 3rd July 1947 aged 63 years old having served with 7th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles in the Second World War.

David Francis Prosser

Fusilier | 4193168

Fusilier David Francis Prosser died on 3rd July 1944 in Newtownards, Co. Down where the Welsh soldier lived after marrying a local girl Jeannie McMaster.

George Nethercott Cunningham

Sub-Lieutenant

Sub-Lieutenant George Nethercott Cunningham died on 2nd July 1945 when his Fairey Barracuda dived into the Moray Firth on a training exercise in Scotland.

Thomas Richard Stevenson

Cabin Boy

Cabin Boy Thomas Richard Stevenson of Annaghmore, Co. Armagh died on 2nd July 1941 after U-108 caused the sinking of SS Toronto City in the North Atlantic.

Allan Norris

Sapper | M/54222

Allan Norris descended from a family based in Ballymartin, Co. Down but he served in the Royal Canadian Enginners at the time of his death on 1st July 1944.

William Gibson

Private | 5725299

Private William Gibson of Belfast died on 1st July 1944 while serving with 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment in the Battle of Normandy that followed D-Day.

John Vincent Clarence Badger DFC

Squadron Leader | 33046

Squadron Leader John Vincent Clarence Badger of Lisburn, Co. Antrim died on 30th June 1941, almost a year after sustaining wounds in the Battle of Britain.

Wilfred Leitch

Craftsman | 7046457

Wilfred Leitch was born in Camlough, Co. Armagh but lived with his wife and 5 children in Newtownards, Co. Down at his time of death on 29th June 1946.