People

Joseph Spratt

Leading Signalman | D/JX 135189

Leading Signalman Joseph Spratt from Lenaderg near Gilford, Co. Down served on H.M.S. Jaguar when it went down off Egypt on 26th March 1942.

Richard Starrett

Rifleman | D/25132

Rifleman Richard Starrett was born in Barrow-in-Furness and moved to Belfast, Co. Antrim. During World War One, he enlisted with the Royal Irish Rifles.

Hugh Robert Hewitt

Private | 5382034

Private Hugh Robert Hewitt of Kilmood, Co. Down died on 24th March 1945 with 2nd Battalion Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in Operation Varsity.

David Stothers

Rifleman | 7013676

Rifleman David Stothers of East Belfast, Co. Down died on 24th March 1945 while taking part in Operation Varsity with 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

Nora Hughes

Sergeant | W/758

Sergeant Nora Hughes of Belfast served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in the Second World War. She died in her hometown on 23rd March 1946.

Alfred Cumming Storey

Warrant Officer | 1086889

Warrant Officer Alfred Cumming Storey of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 22nd March 2005. He was a veteran of World War Two having served with RAF 36 Squadron.

Herbert Lisser

Obergefreiter | A58170

Herbert Lisser served as an Obergefreiter in the German Luftwaffe during WWII. He died of cardiac arrest caused by war wounds on 22nd March 1945 in Belfast.

Joseph Alexander Bittles

Fireman

Fireman Joseph Alexander Bittles of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 21st March 1941 when SS Millisle came under Luftwaffe attack in the Bristol Channel.

Patrick Duffin

Fireman

Fireman Patrick Duffin of Carnlough, Co. Antrim died on 21st March 1941 when SS Millisle came under attack from a Luftwaffe plane in the Bristol Channel.