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William John English VC

William John English VC

Lieutenant Colonel | 19834

Born in Cork, William John English VC was educated in and lived in Belfast for many years and served in World War One, World War Two and the Boer Wars.

John Gouinlock Anderson

Flying Officer | 416624

Flying Officer John Gouinlock Anderson of the Royal New Zealand Air Force died when Vickers Wellington HF838 came down near Bolea in Co. Londonderry.

John William Hughes

Flight Sergeant | 41436

Flight Sergeant John William Hughes of the Royal New Zealand Air Force died when Vickers Wellington HF838 came down near Aghanloo Airfield, Co. Londonderry.

Frederick Charles Cartlidge

Lance Sergeant | 2722791

Belfast-born Lance Sergeant Frederick Charles Cartlidge served with 1st Battalion Irish Guards when he died on 30th January 1944 during the Battle of Anzio.

William Samuel Johnston

Lance Corporal | 2722971

Irish Guards Lance Corporal William Samuel Johnston died on 30th January 1944 as his battalion fought during the Battle of Anzio on the Italian coast.

Emma Duffin

Emma Duffin

Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse

Emma Duffin is best known in Northern Ireland as a nurse with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during The Great War and particularly through the Belfast Blitz.

John O’Neill

Guardsman | 2723120

Guardsman John O'Neill died on 30th January 1944 during the Battle of Anzio. The Belfast-born Irish Guard is buried in the Anzio War Cemetery, Italy.

Alan Gilbert Potter

Flight Sergeant | 417302

Flight Sergeant Alan Gilbert Potter (417302) served in the Royal Australian Air Force. He died on 23rd July 1943 in a training accident over Co. Antrim.

Wilhelm Dalbeck

Oberkanonier | A438606

Oberkanonier Wilhelm Dalbeck served in the German Army and was a Prisoner of War in Palace Barracks, Holywood, Co. Down when he died on 23rd July 1945.