VICTORY DAY 355
Standing just off Railway Street near were the 'Tec' used to be and were Tesco's is now, we have waiting to go to a Fancy Dress Parade to celebrate Victory Day on the 8th June 1946 in Antrim are Edith Buick and Anna McCabe.
V.E.DAY 1642
It is the 8th May 1945, Germany has surrendered and the world celebrates with Victory Day.
As this photograph shows Riverside had joined in the celebrations. On the left wearing a tartan skirt is Grace Clarke, then Ruth Hamill with her head turned, following her is Unknown, the two boys giving their chums piggybacks are all unknown. Now the big fellow is Bobby Law then Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Bill Fee with Thompson Clarke on his back and the rest are unknown.This photograph was taken just at the end of Riverside before you turn at the end of the whitewashed houses to go round to the factory.
The Hannans, Percys and Wallaces all lived along this side. Aggie and Robert Wallace lived in the first one pained white.
LESLIE VAUGHAN 3760
This is Leslie Vaughan an Antrim Man with a friend who is unknown serving in the Royal Artillery in Tunisia in 1943. The Royal Artillery usually manned their guns but sometimes fought as infantry,built roadsand landing strips. In the air the gunners found themselves flying spotter planes,parachuting and landing by gliders. At sea they manned the guns of the few armed merchantmen ships and much more besides. By the end of the war there were nearly 700,000 serving in the regiment. about two-fifths of the British Army and about equal to the whole of the royal Navy. The Royal Artillery served in East Africa from July 1940 until February 1941, Tunisia till 1943, Italy 1943 - 1945 and then crossing the Rine into Germany in March 1945.
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VICTORY DAY 255
Standing just off Railway Street near were the 'Tec' used to be and were Tesco's is now, we have waiting to go to a Fancy Dress Parade to celebrate Victory Day on the 8th June 1946 in Antrim are Edith Buick and Anna McCabe, standing behind them is Pauline Carson and in the background you can just see the rooftops of Massereene Hospital.