Anyone got access to Lisburn Advertiser archive for WWII?

[gaffy]

Have you written to the Lisburn Advertiser?

The OP could, but in the circumstances I would then question if anything specifically related to this, reported by the Lisburn Advertiser, was accurate.

Surely there must be an authoritative or 'contactable' resource on- or off- line which can confirm whether Thomas was awarded an 'OBE' or a 'BEM'?

[Martin Briscoe]

Someone in NI is going to contact the newspaper

[rathmore]

Thomas McCann died in 24.11.1941 from Lisburn

dad Thomas Mum Emma

BEM

buried capuccine Naval cemetery

http://www.lisburntoday.co.uk

did at story of 28.3.2018 by Duncan Elder

Andy Glenfied website second world war

is this who you are looking for

[Martin Briscoe]

That's the one, Andy is trying to get more information in NI.

I found an Ancestry tree with him so was trying to contact the owner of the tree but no answer and he seems to have disappeared from their tree since I asked.

[rathmore]

Gazette 21.1.1941

Medals for RAF Heroes

Two Airmen Corporal Joseph Graham Michael Davies and Air craftman (1st Class) Thomas McCann approached a crashed and burning aircraft and succeeded in detaching guns and magazines, both men displayed conspicuous gallantry, They have been awarded the Medal of the Military Division of the O.B.E. for their bravery.
address is
http://www.ww2ni.com/foreign-fields
or go through google and type in box, second world war foreign feilds
on family search mention service no. 619213
http://www.familysearch.org

[rathmore]

Capuccini naval cemetery is also known as Kalkara