People

David Herron

Leading Seaman | JX 183513

Leading Seaman David Herron died in Cumbria on 24th January 1985. The Belfast-born sailor enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1940 while living in England.

Erick Hendrik den Hollander

Flying Officer

Flying Officer Erick Hendrik den Hollander served in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm at the time of his death on 28th April 1944 near Ballymena, Co. Antrim.

Belfast Boxer Rinty Monaghan

Rinty Monaghan

Flyweight World Champion

Rinty Monaghan is thought to be Northern Ireland's first undisputed boxing world champion. His exploits across Europe in wartime are a less well-known tale.

Sergeant Joshua Liggett DCM

Joshua Liggett DCM

Private | 6114

Joshua Liggett DCM of Portadown, Co. Armagh died on 21st March 1968 in Canada having served Britain in The Great War and Canada the Second World War.

Delia Murphy

Delia Murphy

Entertainer

Delia Murphy was known as "the mammy of them all" in Irish folk music circles. The people of Belfast remember a heroic performance during the Belfast Blitz.

John Peile Tolson

Pilot Officer | 67640

Pilot Officer John Peile Tolson came from strong military stock and was killed aged 21 in the Liberator AL577 crash in Co. Louth on 16th March 1942.

Derrick C Jeeves

Signalman | 7014373

Signalman Derrick C Jeeves enlisted in the London Irish Rifles in World War Two and served with the Royal Signals Corps. He died on 18th January 1943.

Sergeant Robert Lange

Robert Lange

Sergeant

Sergeant Robert Lange of Wilton, Iowa holds a unique distinction among the many US servicemen who passed through Northern Ireland between 1942 and 1944.

Samuel Craig

Rifleman | 7011030

Rifleman Samuel Craig of Glynn, Co. Antrim died between 28th May 1940 and 2nd June 1940. He served with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles at Dunkirk.