On the night of 7th/8th April 1941 German Bombers arrived over Belfast and after illuminating the city with Flares they dropped a mixture of both High Explosive and Incendiary Bombs which mainly landed within the Docks area.

One of the largest fires on the night was at the McCue Dick Timber Yard in Duncrue Street and it was while fighting this fire that Archibald (Archie) McDonald and another Auxilliary Fire Service member - Brice Harkness, who was from Cookstown, died.- (He was buried at Forthill Cemetery, Cookstown and his Headstone is shown here thanks to Chris Hunter)

Both men were killed when a Parachute Mine exploded.

The wording on Archie McDonalds headstone says "Killed by enemy action attending a fire in Belfast Dock Area with Belfast Fire Brigade 8th April 1941"