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16 October 2014
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Mary Jane McBride and her grandson

Colum Arbuckle tells the story of Mary Jane Ponsonby, who moved to McKeesport in Pennsylvania to marry George McBride and ended up christening the U.S.S Scott naval ship.
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A postcard sent by T. James

As part of the collection of records from Belfast City Council held at the Public Records Office Belfast a POW postcard was found amongst papers sent to the lord Mayor of Belfast during wartime.
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Wartime Moville

As a result of the bombing of Messines Park in Derry on Easter Tuesday 1941 Ernie Moore was sent off to Moville in County Donegal. Relive his memories
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A Prisoner of War camp

Walter Pancott joined the Enniskillen Fusilliers before war broke out in 1939. He fought on some of the most dangerous battlefields in Europe until he was taken prisoner by Germany and sent to a POW camp near Berlin.
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Maureen, Bob and Friend.

Bob was in the US Navy but was stationed in port. When Maureen's boss introduced her to the young Bob romance blossomed. They were married in 1944 in St Columb's Cathedral in Londonderry.
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HMS Repulse

On December the 10th 1941 the HMS Repulse was bombarded by Japanese air fire when sailing up the Malaysian Coast.
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German U-Boats surrendering at Lisahally

Eddie Davis recalls the day that German U-Boats surrendered at Lisahally and the book a young German sailor gave him.
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Wedding of Mona & Jules Lastrade

Mona Lastrade tells us about how she met and fell in love with a welder from New Orleans, Louisiana.
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American sailors in Derry

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Mary Jane McBride and her grandson

Read the amazing story of Convoy girl Mary Jane McBride.

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The Diamond circa 1920

Find out how the City coped during the war years.

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Beragh poem

Read letters and poems written by the children of Beragh.



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