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6 August 1914 : Charles George McConachy, Royal Navy

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Charles was born in Belfast on 11th July 1889.      On 3 August 1905, while a student of Ballymena Academy, he enlisted into the Royal Navy (Boy service). He was then living at home with his father David, two sisters and younger brother. The family lived at 5 Kentullagh Terrace in 1901.  On 11 July 1907 his adult service began. He signed up for...


Escape from the Desert : October 1915

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This article could almost be taken from a 'Boy's Own' story of Great War adventures. It features a daring raid by one of the world’s richest men to rescue a group of sailors whose ship had been torpedoed and who had been handed over to a group of North African tribesmen, by whom they were held in deplorable conditions for over four months. At th...