John R. Rusnak - June '08
I have a picture of my father, John Rusnak and the military police unit he was with at Castlewellan, General Wards headquarters, June to Nov. 1942. I also have several other photos of him and his comrades starting at Ft. Knox and continuing through N.Africa ,England, Italy, and then winding back up in the U.S.A. in Baltimore, md.
A nyone wishing to contact me can at e-mail address- jrnak3721atgmaildotcom

Lowell Courtney - March '06
There are bits and pieces from WW2 all over the north coast, mostly because of the anti-submarine precautions. You can see old redbrick huts and watchtowers on the Bishops Road from Downhill over Coal Hill to Limavady (above Magilligan) and there are still remains of runways at Aghanloo and Aghadowey. But they are being steadily lost to development.

Lottie Mc Daniel - October '05
I see no reference to the use of Gilford Castle by the American Army. I was a very young girl the day the Americans arrived in Gilford but I remember standing in the village with my late father watching them driving through on there way to the Castle. My father and mother became very friendly with some of the officers who visited our home . In return for their hosptality my parents were invited to a thanksgiving dinner on the army camp. Unfotunately I do not remember ever meeting any of the men billeted in Gilford. I suppose as I was young I was in bed any time they came visiting. My late mother always spoke highly of those men she had met and said they never came to our house without bringing some of the foodstuff which was unobtainable

Kevin McGrath - August - 2004
Would I be correct in saying that during the second world war, German POW'S would be kept where the now St Patricks school is situated on Belfast's Antrim Rd ?
Iwould be very interested to find out if this was the case.

William Thompson - July 2004
I am trying to find any information on where German POWs were housed around Belfast during WWII.

Stephen Morrow - March 04
I remember about thirty years ago there was a trench about 50 yards long on the hill overlooking Shaws Bridge from the back of Barnetts Park in Belfast. This may have been part of one of the stop lines. Does anyone else remember this trench?

James O'Neill, DHP Co-ordinator:
Regarding WWII sites in NI, the Environment and Heritage Service as part of its sites and monuments record established the Defence Heritage Project in 1997 to run along side the Defence of Britain project in Great Britain. Using information gathered over a number of years by the Defence Heritage volunteers and staff member on their free time, a database consisting of, at present, 338 sites relating to WWII and the Cold War periods. This database records sites ranging from the airfields and naval bases, anti-aircraft sites, pill-box stop lines and ammunition depots to individual features of note such as an anti-submarine indicator loop at Portballintrae or the 52 Royal Observer Corps underground observation posts of the Cold War period scattered evenly throughout NI. These records can be viewed at the NI Monuments and Buildings Record based in Waterman House, 5-33 Hill Street, Belfast. Any requests for specific information can be sent to mbr@doeni.gov.uk or see our web site at www.ehsni.gov.uk .
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