Issue 20 1
Brave Report
Son of Belfast’s first Lord Mayor decorated for action in raid on Zeebrugge
On the night of 22-23 April, 1918, naval history was made with a raid on Zeebrugge. Two officers from Belfast, Oscar Henderson and Kenneth Kirkpatrick, were decorated for their role in the action in which Thomas McShane from Lambeg was killed and at least ten more naval and Royal Marine personnel from Northern Ireland took part.
Zeebrugge was an outlet for German U-boats and destroyers based up the canal at Bruges and consequently posing a threat in the North Sea and Channel.
RN Northern Ireland - In Remembrance Issue 20 2