Name of soldier/sailor : Colin Horner Name of descendent : Tommy Horner Colin Horner was a sailor on the HMS Hardy when it was torpedoed in the Artic Ocean by a U boat during the Second World War. Blown overboard, he managed to survive in the icy waters until rescued, and went on to liveContinue reading “Colin Horner – Rotherham seaman torpedoed by U-boat in 1944, but swam and lived”
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Aidan Byrne – From North Circular Road to the North African campaign
Soldier’s name : Aidan Asquith Byrne Descendent : Frank Keane Aidan Byrne was living on Dublin’s North Circular Road (NCR) when he joined the Second World War as a doctor with the Royal Medical Army Corps. He worked with the field ambulance in North Africa for which he was awarded the Military Cross, and laterContinue reading “Aidan Byrne – From North Circular Road to the North African campaign”
The Lion and the Shamrock 