| Birth
details |
Northern
Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
Lived - 33
Ghent St. Belfast |
| Where buried |
K.I.A.
7th June 1917 28 years old - Commemorated Ypres
(Menin
Gate) Memorial |
| Source |
Bob
Cook ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|

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|

|
Name |
Blain, Joseph |
| Rank |
Rifleman/Private - Service No. 8877 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles - 2nd Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born: 1895 |
| Dates/Info |
KIA October 26th, 1916; 35 Joseph Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died: 26th October 1916 Awards: Military Medal
- Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B |
| Source |
Great Nephew - P. Robinson ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC |
|

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|

more
photos
|
Name |
Boden,
John |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
4th
(Queen's Own) Hussars - Service No. 70 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1888
Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Son of John Boden of
13 Brandon Terrace, Park Gate Avenue, Strandtown, Belfast and the late Agnes Boden; husband of Jane
Boden of 85 Willowfield Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
KIA 30th
March 1918 aged 30 years - No known grave - Commemorated Pozieres Memorial,
Somme, France |
| Source |
Great
Nephew - Robert Davidson Carruthers - further contact
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medal
Card |
|
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Bowman,
Harry |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 17290 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - 13th Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born:
31st March 1895 at 7 Central Street, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Married Eveline McKitterick - 26th December 1921 - St Donard's, Bloomfield |
| Where buried |
France (wounded), Served in the
R.U.C. 1st September 1922 to 30th March 1952, died 14th November 1975, buried Lurgan Cemetery.
Mentioned on the War Memorial in Comber, Co. Down |
| Source |
Grandson
- David McComish ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
|
 |
|

|
Name |
Boyd,
John McClelland |
| Rank |
Acting
Sergeant - Major |
| Regiment |
5th Lighthorse
Regiment, 7th Lighthorse Brigade |
| Birth
details |
Born Abt.
1889 Ahoghill, Antrim |
| Dates/Info |
wife -
Marie Graeme Love 4th May 1920 |
| Where buried |
Wounded November
16th, 1915, Awarded Military Cross, twice mentioned in despatches,
Gullett 438, 673, 722)
Died 8th October 1925 |
| Source |
Sandra
Hass ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
extra
photograph here |
|

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|

family
photo
|
Name |
Brennan,
Robert |
| Rank |
Lance
Corporal |
| Regiment |
Corp. 4th
Connaught Rangers - Service No. 6/2496 |
| Birth
details |
Born: 29th July
1892 Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
of Carrickhill Belfast
- joined at Clifton Street Hall. 12th November 1914 - in 1915 after basic training it was found that
Robert had a slight heart problem and was transferred back to Ireland
as part of the 4th Connaught Rangers at Bere Island Co. Cork then discharged in 1916 due to ill health |
| Where buried |
Died: 3rd October
1973 - Buried in Milltown Cemetery |
| Source |
Grand
daughter - Deirdre Brennan ~ email - c/o meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|

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|

|
Name |
Brown,
David Alexander |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
9th
Btn. Yorkshire Regiment - Service No. 30004 |
| Birth
details |
Born in
Newry |
| Dates/Info |
lived at
37 Fraser Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died near
Fountain-au-bois, France on 10th October 1918 in 'The pursuit to the
Selle', the final battle of the Hindenburg Line. |
| Source |
David
Mannus ~ Great Nephew ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Bruce,
Thomas Ernest, M.M. |
| Rank |
Rfn. -
16274 |
| Regiment |
14th then
15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born 1896
- Only son of Thomas & Charlotte (nee Henderson) Bruce, Woodview,
Dunmurry |
| Dates/Info. |
Killed in
action 20th October 1918 |
| Where
buried |
Buried at
Harlebeek
New British Cemetery, Belgium - CWGC
- Medals
Index Card Extra Information on
Ernie |
| Source |
Tom
Henderson ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Burnside,
Samuel Richardson |
| Rank |
Private
Service No. M2/113718 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Army Service Corps - 108th Army Field Artillery Bde. Park Sect. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Liverpool, lived in Belfast when enlisted c1886 |
| Dates/Info. |
Son of
John & Rebecca Burnside, Co. Monaghan, husband of Maggie E.
Burnside, 270 Cupar Street, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died:
25th October 1917 aged 31 |
| Source |
Grandson
- Samuel Richard Burnside ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card photo
of headstone by SKPhotos |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Callan,
Tom Edward |
| Rank |
Private -
47437 |
| Regiment |
4
Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment |
| Birth
details |
Born
Chapel Lane, Dundalk |
| Dates/Info. |
Enlisted
Seaforth, Lancashire - Wife - Mary Evelyn |
| Where buried |
KIA
France 20th May 1917
Buried Arras Memorial - further
information |
| Source |
Grand
Nephew - Sean Murray ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Campbell,
Samuel |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 19860 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers, 10th Bn. |
| Birth
details |
son of
Mr. John Campbell, Toberhead, Castledawson |
| Dates/Info. |
Enlisted:
Finner Camp, Co. Donegal - Theatre of War, France & Flanders |
| Where buried |
Died: 2nd
January 1917 - Bailleul
Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) - photograph
found by Donna Leary :o] |
| Source |
Keith
Campbell ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
 |
Name |
Campbell, William
Henry |
| Rank |
Private - Service
No. PLY/13623 |
| Regiment |
Royal Marine Light
Infantry |
| Birth
details |
Born: 1891 at 26
Fingal Street, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
On Wednesday 23rd
January 1918 his ship "S.S. Baykerran" sank off Nova Scotia, Canada.
Son of the late John and Margaret Campbell |
| Where buried |
Died: age 30 on
the 23rd January 1918 - Plymouth Memorial |
| Source |
Great Niece -
Caroline Simmonds ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Service
Register NA Extras |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Carruthers, Josiah |
| Rank |
Private - Service No. 10113 |
| Regiment |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born: 1894
Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Son of William and Alice
Carruthers, 41 Crosbie Street, Bangor, Co. Down |
| Where buried |
Died: 14th May 1915 age 22 - Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery |
| Source |
Grand Nephew - Robert Davidson Carruthers ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Cassells, Edward |
| Rank |
Sergeant - Service
No. 43427 |
| Regiment |
R.A.M.C. |
| Birth
details |
Born 1891 Co.
Armagh |
| Dates/Info |
Married Mary Gough
24th March 1913 in Killowen Parish Church, Coleraine, lived in Killowen Street, Coleraine |
| Where buried |
Died 3rd December 1929 Coleraine
- Buried Killowen Church of Ireland Parish Graveyard - Gassed WW1 |
| Source |
Jim Cassells ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index National Archive |
 |
|
no photo
BOER WAR |
Name |
Cassells,
Edward Verner |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Fusiliers 2nd Battalion (joined 1998) |
| Birth
details |
Born 28th
August 1865 in Co. Armagh |
| Dates/Info |
Served in Boer War 1899/1902
- Served throughout Campaign and was awarded QUEEN VICTORIA'S SOUTH AFRICAN MEDALS With 3 clasps,
After war married MARGARET HILLEN in Tullylish Pres Church near Gilford, Co. Down on 17th October 1902 Lived
at 6 Dunbarton Street, Gilford where they had a Confectionary Shop |
| Where buried |
Died 1910 |
| Source |
Jim
Cassells ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Cassells,
Isaac |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Fusiliers - Service No. 11502 / 13th London Regiment - Service
No. 494968 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1892
Co. Armagh |
| Dates/Info |
married Margaret Parke 1st
April 1910 Killowen Parish Church, Isaac lived in Whiteabbey Co Antrim worked in Linen Trade |
| Where buried |
|
| Source |
Jim
Cassells ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index National Archives |
 |
 |
Name |
Cassells,
James |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born 1889
Co. Armagh |
| Dates/Info |
Married Nellie
McNEILL 19th June 1912 Killowen Parish Church, Coleraine, after War James worked in Railways and lived at Donegall Avenue South Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died
1978c in Coleraine, Buried Killowen Church of Ireland Parish
Graveyard |
| Source |
further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Cassells,
Joseph |
| Rank |
Private/Rifleman
- Service No. 12/17421 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - 14th Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born 1897
Laurelvale, Co. Armagh |
| Dates/Info |
Killed
(age 20) Battle of Langemark Ypres Belgium CWGC |
| Where
buried |
Died 16th
August 1917 |
| Source |
Jim
Cassells ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index National Archives (spelt as Cassels) |
 |
 |
Name |
Cassells,
Samuel |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
8th
Battalion Royal Irish Rifles - Service No. 17/1032 |
| Birth
details |
1896 -
Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Samuel
was the second son of William & Mary Jane Cassells, 117 Donegall
Avenue, Belfast
name appears on the "Roll of Honour" of Donegall Road
Presbyterian Church |
| Where buried |
Buried -
Bertrancourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France - Plot 1, Row B, Grave
3.
Died - 20th March 1916, aged 20 from head wounds received 2 days
earlier without regaining consciousness |
| Source |
Nephew -
Walter Graham ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Eddies
News Extracts |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Cassidy,
Joseph |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers - Service No. G/28018 |
| Birth
details |
Born in
Londonderry 1899 - Parents: Joseph and Matilda Cassidy |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where buried |
Died aged
19 on 10th July 1918
Buried - Londonderry City Cemetery |
| Source |
Joseph
Cassidy - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Cassidy,
Robert |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
10th Bn.
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - Service No. 15405 |
| Birth
details |
Born
Londonderry 1893 - Parents: Joseph and Matilda Cassidy |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where buried |
Died aged
30 on 7th July 1923
Buried in same grave as brother J. above - Londonderry City Cemetery |
| Source |
Joseph
Cassidy - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Charters,
David |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
3/4th
Seaforth Highlanders. |
| Birth
details |
Born and
Died in Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
Brother-in-Law
to Rifleman Robert Best |
| Where buried |
|
| Source |
Bob
Cook ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|

|
Name |
Charters,
John (Jack) |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
5th-6th
Royal Irish Fusiliers Service No. 12599 |
| Birth
Details |
Born and
Died in Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
Brother-in-Law
to Rifleman Robert Best |
| Where buried |
|
| Source |
Bob
Cook ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
larger photo |
|

|

Full Photo |
Name |
Clarke, Charles |
| Rank |
Rank and Service
No. unknown |
| Regiment |
American Army -
Regiment unknown |
| Birth
details |
Born 17th June 1888 - Lower Fallagh, Co. Tyrone |
| Dates/Info |
Son of John and Mary Clarke |
| Where buried |
Died: July 1964 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, N.Y. |
| Source |
Great Niece Sheila Johnson ~ email - further contact
meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Clarke, Jackson
- more
photos here |
| Rank |
Sjt. 9391, 424883, 25717, 7007299 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles, The Rifle Brigade, Royal Ulster Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born: Belfast,
14th December 1891 |
| Dates/Info |
Married to Margaret
Clarke and lived at Hurst St, and Euterpe St, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died: 7th October 1959, buried in Roselawn Cemetery,
Belfast |
| Source |
Grandson - Stevie Kerr ~ email - further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
 |
 |
Name |
Clarke,
Joseph - (brother to William Clarke below) |
| Rank |
Corporal |
| Regiment |
9th
Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles - Service No. 23439 |
| Birth
details |
Born at
Newbliss, County Monaghan |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted
at Monaghan, County Monaghan on February 6th, 1915 - Discharged
November 15th, 1918 with wounds. |
| Where buried |
Died 17th
June, 1968 in Englehart, Ontario, Canada
Presbyterian
Roll of Honour |
| Source |
Grandson - Brian McConnell ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
|
|

|
 |
Name |
Clarke,
William |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
9th
Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers - Service No. 17928 |
| Birth
details |
Born
Killeevan, County Monaghan |
| Dates/Info. |
Enlisted
at Clones, County Monaghan |
| Where buried |
KIA -
Battle of Cambrai in France on 1st July 1916
Thiepval
Memorial CWGC
Full Photo |
| Source |
Great
Nephew - Brian McConnell ~ further contact through Mary meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Coid,
Andrew |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 10413 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Bn. |
| Birth
Details |
Parents
lived in 17 Shipbuoy Street, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Died: 21st
March 1918 |
| Where buried |
Grand
Seraucourt British Cemetery CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
| Source |
Third
Cousin - Heather Coid ~ further contact through
Mary meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Coid James |
| Rank |
Lance Corporal -
Service No. 5314 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles 7th
Battalion |
| Birth
Details |
Son of Mrs. Jane McCloy formerly Mrs. Jane Coid of 17 Shipboy Street,
Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Died 29th April 1916, aged 21 |
| Where buried |
No grave....name on Loos Memorial
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
| Source |
Third
Cousin - Heather Coid ~ further contact through
Mary meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Conkey,
Henry Dominick - (served as Campbell) |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal
Marine Light Infantry, Unit Text: 4th R.M. Bn. - Service No.
PLY/16188 |
| Birth
details |
1899 -
brother to Joseph Conkey below |
| Dates/Info |
signed up
aged 14 - son of Thomas and Catherine Conkey, 100 Foundry Street,
Belfast |
Where buried
|
Died -
23rd April 1918 - Five years service
Killed during the raid on Zebrugge on board "H.M.S.
Vindictive"
Memorial Ref. - P.W. 45A - Dover
(St. James's) Cemetery |
| Source |
Great Niece
- Marian Conkey ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Conkey,
Joseph |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - Service No. 9099 |
| Birth
details |
Married
1916 in Dublin to Mary Connolly - Children 5 - brother to Henry
Dominick Conkey above |
| Dates/Info |
Served as
a private from 1914 to 1920 - At some point was a prisoner |
| Where
buried |
Died -
St. Kevins Hospital, Dublin
Buried - Balgriffen, Dublin |
| Source |
Grand
Daughter - Marian Conkey ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Cooke, Alexander
Hamilton |
| Rank |
Private - Service
Number 27878 (Military Medal) |
| Regiment |
2nd Bn. Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Birth
Details |
Born 1899 |
| Dates/Info |
Husband of Hannah
Jane McFaul, Claudy - 9 children, married in 1920 at Cumber Upper
Parish Church of Ireland (Alla), Cumber Road, Claudy, Co. Londonderry
- Alexander fought in both World Wars - brothers Robert & William |
| Where
buried |
Buried in Upper
Cumber Parish Church of Ireland |
| Source |
Granddaughter -
Roberta Hamilton ~ email further
contact meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Medals |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Couser, Jonathan |
| Rank |
Lance Corporal 6/7424 |
| Regiment |
1st. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born:
23rd April 1889 Saunderson Street, Oldpark Road, Belfast |
| Dates/Info. |
son of William
and Rose Ann Couser, 30 Saunderson Street, Oldpark, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died: 14th June 1916 Age 29
Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France Grave Ref.
I.E. 17 CWGC |
| Source |
Great
Neice - Mrs. M. Richardson ~ email - further
contact meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
 |
 |
Name |
Craig,
Alexander |
| Rank |
Rifleman
- Service No. 614 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - 12th Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born
Belfast - Only son of Alexander and Margaret (McGaw) Craig |
| Dates/Info. |
|
| Where
buried |
Died 1st
July 1916 - Mem. Ref. - Pier and Face 15A and 15B Thiepval
Memorial CWGC
Medal
Card |
| Source |
Great
Niece - Sandra McManus ~ further contact meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
photo
of Roland in his football team and a medal they won |
Name |
Croft,
Roland |
| Rank |
C.Q.M.Sgt.
- Service No. 8/12707 |
| Regiment |
8th
Battalion Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
1st July
1890 |
| Dates/Info. |
Roland (spelt Rowland on some certificates, variously called Ron or Roly) was one of 9 children to James
& Susan Croft. He married Nellie Gilmer on 4th January 1915 at St Judes Church on the Ormeau Road, they had 1 son, James Gilmer
Croft, at the time of marriage he was quarter master sergeant in RIR stationed at Ballykinler.
His 26th birthday was "celebrated" at the Somme, he was wounded at Ypres by a piece of shrapnel,
he received 3 medals during the war, Victory, British and Star. |
| Where
buried |
He died on 23rd
October 1942 from injuries received when a lady let an extremely heavy door slam on
him, he is buried at Bangor
Cemetery |
| Source |
Grandson
- Steven ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Cronin,
Sammy |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - 2nd. Bn. - Service No. 8480 |
| Birth
Details |
Dublin |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where
buried |
Died 10th
April 1918 - approx. age 28
Buried Premont
Cemetery, France |
| Source |
May
O'Toole - Great Niece ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Cummins,
Paddy |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - 1st Bn. - Service No. 9110 |
| Birth
Details |
Belfast 1891 |
| Dates/Info |
Thank you to
Stephen Kerr for the photo |
| Where buried |
Died 27th
November 1914 - aged 23 - Buried at Laventie,
France |
| Source |
May
O'Toole - Great Niece ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Cummins,
Michael |
| Rank |
Service No. 8482 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles
- 2nd Battalion - Royal Expeditionary Force |
| Birth
Details |
Belfast 1890 |
| Dates/Info |
He kept a diary up
to the time he was captured. |
| Where
buried |
Prisoner
in Belgium 24th December 1907. Discharged 11th December 1918.
Survived |
| Source |
May
O'Toole - Grand daughter ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|

|
Name |
Cummings,
Robert Crawford |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles, 6th Battalion - Service No. 9/18927 |
| Birth
Details |
24th
April 1892 - Parish St. Anne's near Ballyshannon, Donegal |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted
24th September 1914 - Discharged 16th April 1918 |
| Where
buried |
Wounded in France
- entitled to wear 2 Gold Braid Wound Distinction Stripes
Died Belfast 1954 |
| Source |
Grand Son
~ Sam Thompson further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Currie,
Francis |
| Rank |
Private -
11730 |
| Regiment |
5th Bn.
Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born 1888
Portadown, Co. Armagh |
| Dates/Info |
Joined
the army on 24th August 1914 - Son of Mrs. E. A. Currie, of Queen
Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh and the late James Currie |
| Where
buried |
Died aged
27 on the 29th August 1915 at Chocolate Hill at Gallipoli, Turkey - Helles
Memorial - CWGC |
| Source |
Great
Nephew - David
Steele ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Curry,
Nathaniel |
| Rank |
Gunner |
| Regiment |
Royal
Field Artillery - 27th Div. Ammunition Col. |
| Birth
Details |
Born -
23rd September 1894, Shankill, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Parents -
John Henry & Eliza-Ann (nee Millar) Curry of 6 Aberdeen Street,
Belfast - Brother Edward, Cyclist Corps |
| Where
buried |
Died in U.V.F Hospital, Clifton Street, Belfast with Lumber Puncture caused by
Mustard Gas
Died 27th August 1918 - Buried Carnmoney Cemetery (F22) |
| Source |
Great
Niece - Anne Curry ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
FULLSIZE
Photo
|
Name |
Daley/Daly,
George |
| Rank |
Private -
3388 & Lance Corporal |
| Regiment |
2nd
Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born 1889
in the Augher area |
| Dates/Info. |
Served
from 28th December 1908 to 27th December 1915 was with the
Expeditionary Forces in France from 30th May 1915 to 16th December
1915 |
| Where
buried |
Died 79
years old on 25th November 1968 - wife: Barbara, George lived and
died at 108 My Lady's
Road, Belfast - Medals
Card |
| Source |
Grand
daughter - Joan Humm ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Dickson,
James |
| Rank |
Lance
Corporal |
| Regiment |
10th Bn.
107th Brigade Royal Irish Rifles 10/14370 |
| Birth
details |
Born
Sandy Row, Belfast 1894 |
| Dates/Info. |
Died age
20: Battle of the Somme: 1st July 1916 |
| Where
buried |
Remembered
on Thiepval Memorial - CWGC |
| Source |
Nephew -
Jack McKeown ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
* see below entry |
 |
 |
Name |
Dickson,
Robert |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
10th Bn 107th Brigade Royal Irish Rifles
10/14369 |
| Birth
details |
Born
Sandy Row, Belfast - Son of Robert and Sarah J. Dickson, of 92
and 94, Sandy Row, Belfast |
| Dates/Info. |
Killed by
German sniper: 25th November 1915 |
| Where
buried |
Sucrerie
Military Cemetery, Colincamps - CWGC |
| Source |
Nephew -
Jack McKeown ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
*see above entry |
 |
 |
Name |
Dickson,
William John |
| Rank |
Corporal
- Service No. 8/12723 |
| Regiment |
8th
Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (East Belfast Volunteers) |
| Birth
details |
Born
Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
DOB unknown - address 42 Douglas Street, Belfast - photo courtesy
of Donna Leary |
| Where
buried |
KIA Somme
- 11th June 1916
Buried - Authuile War Cemetery, France - CWGC
also listed in Eddies
News Extracts |
| Source |
Elizabeth
Dickson ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Dougal, Robert Joseph |
| Rank |
Lieutenant |
| Regiment |
21st Northumberland Fusiliers
(Tyneside Scottish) Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born Belfast 1895 |
| Dates/Info. |
Son of Susan
Dougal, of 34 May Street, Belfast and the late Hugh Dougal. A member
of Andrew Dougal & Son, Belfast. |
| Where
buried |
Died 1st July 1916 age 21 - Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 10B 11B and 12B
London
Gazette |
| Source |
Researcher
Alan Wallace - email ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index |
 |
 |
Name |
Downey,
James |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 18570 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born 1888 |
| Dates/Info |
Address -
46 Boyd Street, Brown Square, Shankill, Belfast ~ Wife, Mary McBride,
2 sons, 3 daughters
Served in France - 1915/1919 |
| Where
buried |
Died 1971 |
| Source |
Grand
Daughter - Elizabeth Carmichael ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Downey,
Wallace |
| Rank |
Seaman |
| Regiment |
Royal
Navy |
| Birth
details |
Born 1879
at 61 Brown Square, Belfast - Uncle of Archie Downey |
| Dates/Info |
Seaman to
1915 - Mounted Police to 1919 |
| Where
buried |
Died 1954
Westmoreland |
| Source |
Elizabeth
Carmichael ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
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Name |
Drennan, Daniel |
| Rank |
Lance Corporal - Service No. 17590 |
| Regiment |
12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born 1897 - son of George Drennan b1865 and Eliza ( nee McGarrell ) Drennan b1865 living at 19 Abbey Gardens, Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim - Daniel had 10 brothers and sisters (brother George below) |
| Dates/Info |
His brother David, emigrated to Australia, his Sister Margaretta ( Madge ) still alive age 98 living Care Home, Armagh City |
| Where
buried |
Died 16th August 1917 - Buried in Tynecot Cemetery (Ref VG3) |
| Source |
Source - Jim Cassells ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index photo of grave stone kindly sent to me by Colin
Seivwright - I was over for a week in November to the Battlefields and
by pure chance I have taken a photo of the gravestone of the above R
I R soldier - Thank you Colin, that was
very thoughtful of you, Mary |
 |
 |
Name |
Drennan,
George |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 12/17589 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born 1898
in Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim |
| Dates/Info |
Son-in-Law
of Robert Cassells - Married to Francis Smyth b1900 d1982 in
Whiteabbey Congregational Church 1924 |
| Where
buried |
Died 1974
- Ashes buried Smyth family plot in Larne - After War lived Cambrai Park
Whiteabbey until death in 1974 |
| Source |
Jim
Cassells ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index National Archives |
 |
 |
Name |
Elliott,
David |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
10th Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born 1881 |
| Dates/Info |
living at
34 Gaffikin Street in 1912 |
| Where
buried |
Died 1952
aged 71 - Buried Belfast City Cemetery, Q Section |
| Source |
Grand Son
- Rab Reidyird ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
- extra
photos |
 |

Boer War |
Name |
Farnon,
Hugh |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 1013 |
| Regiment |
R.A.M.C. |
| Birth
details |
Born: 7th
August 1877 in Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Served in
Boer War and in WW1, in France - Husband of Roseanna Farnon, of 27
Fourth St., Conway St., Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died:
13th July 1919 - age 42 - Buried in Belfast
City Cemetery |
| Source |
William
Taylor ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
 |
Name |
Fitzpatrick, James Thomas
(known as Thomas) |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born: 5th June
1880 at Coolcullen, Co. Kilkenny |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted Kilkenny 10th January 1895 age given as 18
years 1 month actual 14 years 7 months, served in Egypt/Sudan, South Africa and India awarded Queens Sudan Medal, Khedives Medal with clasp Khartoum, Queens South Africa with clasps Orange Free State, Transvaal & Talana, Kings South Africa Medal with clasps 1901
and 1902 Information received states that Thomas was taken prisoner and released 6th June 1900 from Pretoria,
he was discharged on the 10th May 1913 on medical grounds |
| Where
buried |
Died: Belfast City Hospital 16th October 1956 buried Grave # GB 337 B Milltown
Cemetery Belfast |
| Source |
Grand daughter - Sarah Savage nee Keenan
~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Fitzsimmons,
James |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 21942 |
| Regiment |
7th/8th
Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born in Portaferry
in 1875 at Ballyphillip |
| Dates/Info |
Son of
George and Mary Fitzsimmons, of Portaferry, husband of Catherine, of
Knocknagow, Portaferry |
| Where
buried |
Died age
42 on 22 November 1917
Buried at Bucquoy
Road Cemetery, Ficheux |
| Source |
Grand-daughter
~ Jane Gallagher ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Flood, Francis |
| Rank |
Private/Corporal - Service No. 11202 |
| Regiment |
RAMC 29th Div. Motor Ambulance Workshop |
| Birth
details |
24th October 1893 Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
- Brother to Valentine, James & John Flood, son of Anne & Valentine Flood |
| Dates/Info |
Was transferred to the 7th Battalion Tank Corps as a Driver, Service No 95328, served in Egypt,
Gallipoli, The Somme and Cambrai. He was a Private and Corporal in the RAMC and was a Serjeant in the Tank Corps. |
| Where
buried |
Died: 4th February
1956 age 62, buried St. Fintans, Howth, Co. Dublin, died in the arms
of his wife Mary in their home in Barn Hill, Howth |
| Source |
Grandson - Shay O'Farrell ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card Photo |
 |
 |
Name |
Flood, James
Joseph |
| Rank |
Private/Lance Corporal - Service No. 6/2522 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles - 6th & 9th Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born: 30th May
1890 Howth, County Dublin, Ireland - Brother to Valentine, John &
Francis Flood, son of Anne & Valentine Flood |
| Dates/Info |
James was shot in the right hand having two fingers shot off in Thiepval Wood in the Somme on 1st July 1916, gassed the same
night, he was discharged just after that and had to re-enlist to No 10 Company Army Service Corps in
1918, his
A.S.C. No was T/439104, he served in Gallipoli and the Somme and
more! |
| Where
buried |
Died: 5th August
1922 buried Deansgrange, Co. Dublin. age 32 as a direct result of his
wounds and Gas attack |
| Source |
Great Nephew - Shay O'Farrell ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card photo |
 |
 |
Name |
Flood, John |
| Rank |
Driver - Service No. 77138 |
| Regiment |
74th Brigade Royal Field Artillery - 'A' Battery |
| Birth
details |
Born: 25th October
1891 Howth, County Dublin, Ireland.
Brother to Valentine, James & Francis Flood, son of Anne & Valentine Flood |
| Dates/Info |
The Battle of Loos
1915, The Battle of the Somme 1916, The Third Battle of Ypres 1917 aka
Passchendaele, The Battle of Cambrai 1917, The Battle of St. Quentin
1918, 1st Battle of Bapaume 1918 |
| Where
buried |
Died: 19th October 1918
age 27 just 6 days before his 28th birthday, he was KIA in Cambrai, commemorated in Carnieres Communal Cemetery Extension in France |
| Source |
Great Nephew - Shay O'Farrell ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Flood, Valentine |
| Rank |
Private - Service No. 46780 |
| Regiment |
RAMC 32nd Field Ambulance |
| Birth
details |
27th September
1888 Howth, County Dublin, Ireland. Brother to John, James & Francis Flood, son of Anne
& Valentine Flood |
| Dates/Info |
Valentine was a stretcher bearer in
Gallipoli and was taken POW in 1915, he died in Gallipoli. |
| Where
buried |
Died 21st December 1916 -
age 28 - Commemorated in North Gate, Baghdad |
| Source |
Great Nephew - Shay O'Farrell ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
 |
 |
Name |
Foster,
William |
| Rank |
C.S.M. |
| Regiment |
10th Royal Irish
Rifles 'B' Coy. |
| Birth
details |
Born 19th October 1868 in
Fermanagh (Lisnaskea) |
| Dates/Info. |
Enlisted age 15 in
1883 - Married to Marion Jordan |
| Where
buried |
Died 1939 and is
buried in Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast |
| Source |
Grandson John
Foster - email through meems@marylennon.co.uk
more photos |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Freeland,
Henry |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 5576 |
| Regiment |
2nd Royal
Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) |
| Birth
details |
Born -
New Bliss, County Monaghan 1891 (1881?) |
| Dates/Info. |
|
| Where
buried |
Died -
Haddington, Scotland 1954
|
| Source |
Great-Nephew
- William Freeland ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
 |
Name |
Gallaher,
David |
| Rank |
Serjeant
No. 32513 |
| Regiment |
2nd Bn., Auckland
Regiment, N.Z.E.F. |
| Birth
details |
Born 30th
October 1873 at Ramelton, County Donegal |
| Dates/Info. |
Husband
of E. I. M. Gallaher, of 1 John Street, Ponsonby, Auckland. Former
Captain of the New Zealand Rugby Football Team (The All Blacks) - Two of
David's brothers were also killed in France |
| Where
buried |
Died:
4th October 1917 age 41 - Buried: NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY photo
of headstone by SKPhotos |
| Source |
Sports
researcher Sid McDowell - further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
allblacks.com |
 |
 |
Name |
Gamble,
James |
| Rank |
Chief
Petty Officer CGI
(Chief Gunnery Instructor). Service No. J220 & JX150049 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Navy |
| Birth
details |
Born: 27th November 1890
18 Fountain Place, Londonderry: Son of Samuel and Annie Gamble nee
McIlhinney. |
| Dates/Info. |
Enlisted
8th January 1908 Petty Officer at the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Served
before and after First World War Re-enlisted in 1936 until 1939.
Served also as a C.P.O. Pensioner during the Second World War |
| Where
buried |
Died: All
Saints Hospital, Chatham, Kent, 3rd July 1965 - Cremated |
| Source |
Grandson
Stephen Gamble - further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |

more details |
Name |
Gibson,
John |
| Rank |
Rifleman/Private
- Service No. 11945 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles 'C' Company; 15th Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
11th January 1893 |
| Dates/Info. |
Beloved
son of James and Margaret Gibson & brother of Lizzie and Willie |
| Where
buried |
Died: 31st January 1916
Trenches At Redan, France - Buried at Sucrerie Military Cemetery Colincamps Plot 1 Row a Grave 2 |
| Source |
Grand
Nephew - Ivan Ferris ~ email - further contact meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
 |
 |
Name |
Glanfield,
George |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 10285 |
| Regiment |
2nd
Battalion Leinster Regiment |
| Birth
details |
Born -
1897 Parents - Robert and Annie Glanfield, of Cluntymullen,
Rathaspick, Co. Longford |
| Dates/Info. |
Served -
Balkans and Western Front - CWGC |
| Where
buried |
Died -
31st July 1917 aged 20 years - no known grave, commemorated on the
Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 44 |
| Source |
Great
Nephew - Bob Taylor ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Thank you to Stephen
Kerr for the photograph |
 |
 |
Name |
Goode,
Malachy |
| Rank |
Gunner - Service
No. 1016394 |
| Regiment |
Royal Artillery -
290th Brigade Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Birth
details |
Born: 13th August
1895 in Aughrim, Co. Galway |
| Dates/Info. |
Wife: Ellen Corr,
Rush, Co. Dublin - Awards: British War Medal, Victory Medal - Served
in France and Belgium |
| Where
buried |
Died: 19th October
1990 |
| Source |
Grand Son – Kevin Good ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Full
Photo Medals
Index Card |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Graham, John |
| Rank |
Rifleman Service No. 12275 |
| Regiment |
15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
|
| Dates/Info. |
Fought in the Battle of the Somme, lived at 11 Springmount Street, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died: 1st July 1916 -
Memorial - Thiepval France |
| Source |
Grandson - John Bruce ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
National
Archives |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Grant,
John |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
6th Royal
Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born -
1890, Mullaghbane, County Armagh |
| Dates/Info. |
Wounded
Egypt and repatriated to Lord Derby War Hospital, Winwick,
Warrington, where he died of infection to a shoulder wound |
| Where
buried |
Died - aged 28 on
28th October 1918
Military headstone at Leitrim Chapel near Castlewellan |
| Source |
Grand-daughter
- Ella Patterson ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|

|
Name |
Gray,
Charles |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish
Rifles - 10th Battalion ** also served in WW2 with The
Enniskillen Fusiliers - (photo) |
| Birth
Details |
Born 15th
January 1894 at 15 Scotch Row, Belfast |
Dates/Info
|
also served
with the R.U.C. 'A' Specials at Dublin Castle in 1921
(photos)
Enlisted 5th October 1914 - Discharged Medically Unfit 21st
April 1915 - Served 198 days |
| Where buried |
Died 1952
at 29 Vicarage Street, Belfast |
| Source |
Son - Norman
Gray ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|

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|

fullsize
photo
|
Name |
Gregson,
Edward Thomas |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
2nd
Battalion Irish Guards |
| Birth
details |
Born in
Belfast 1894 |
| Dates/Info |
His war record shows that he disembarked 13/8/1914 to France as part of the
B.E.F. He was discharged 23/10/1917 I'm not sure which part of the army he joined up to, as my research shows that the
2nd battalion Irish Guards were not formed until after he left for France. Nevertheless, he ended up in the Irish Guards.
Regimental No 4472. He was awarded the British medal and Victory medal. |
| Where
buried |
He was gassed and suffered as a result for
the rest of his life until he died on 26/2/1956
Buried: East Sheen Cemetery, South West London |
| Source |
Grandson
- Chris Gregson ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|

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|

|
Name |
Hamilton,
Samuel |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles 13th Bn. - Service No. 13/16567 |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Hillsborough |
| Dates/Info. |
Enlisted
at Belfast, he and 13 colleagues in his company were killed by a German shell which landed amongst them as they paraded in Martinsart village square to go on
duty |
| Where buried |
KIA Somme
28th June 1916 - They were all buried in Martinsart British Cemetery plot 1, row A. All
CWGC entries for these men give grave 1, presumably it is a communal grave. Of the 14, 7 are on this list,
CSM Beatson and Riflemen
A.V. Crangle, R. Crawley, S. Hamilton, G.
Heenan, T. Mercer and J.G. Thompson. (click
for headstone of above men) - photo
found by Donna Leary, thank you again Donna, you're a star ! |
| Source |
Great
Niece - Carole Knuckey ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card CWGC |
|

|
|

|
Name |
Hamilton,
Thomas |
| Rank |
Private
- Service Nos. 14828 (RIR) 113428 (RFC) |
| Regiment |
1914 – 1916 Private, 9th Bn RIR, 107th Bde, 36th (Ulster) Div
1917 – 1918 Air Mechanic No. 11 & No. 12 Training Depots RFC |
| Birth
details |
Born 6th
August 1897(?) |
| Dates/Info. |
Son of
William and Eliza Hamilton - Siblings, Kathleen & Robert - Child,
Margaret Pearl |
| Where buried |
|
| Source |
Grandson
Adrian McCullough ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|

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|

|
Name |
Henderson,
Andrew |
| Rank |
Lance
Corporal |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish
Rifles - 8th Battalion - 12290 |
| Birth
details |
January 1878 |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where buried |
Plaque
on the Menin Gate Memorial Menin
Memorial ~ Died in
France 06.08.1917 |
| Source |
Grandson
- Bob Maitland ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Thank you to Stephen
Kerr for the photograph |
|

|

more
photos |
Name |
Henderson,
Robert (Bobby) |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
N.Z.E.F. |
| Birth
details |
Strabane
1885 |
| Dates/Info |
Married
and left home with his wife for N.Z. His wife died, joined N.Z. Army. Demobbed
in Belfast, lived Ainsworth Avenue and Carlisle Street.
Later married again and died aged 92. (1977) |
| Where
buried |
He served
in France - Buried Carnmoney Cemetery |
| Source |
Grand
Daughter - Lizanne Kennedy (contact through Mary ~ meems@marylennon.co.uk) |
 |
 |
Name |
Henry, David
Gibson |
| Rank |
Rifleman - Service
No. 10/218 |
| Regiment |
10th (S) Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
13th September 1886 at 14 Canton Street, Belfast |
| Dates/Info. |
parents John Henry & Ellen
Roberts, he married 21st December, 1912 to Margaret Stitt (b. 21st
Feb. 1892) marriage solemnized at Belmont in the Parish of Holywood, Presbyterian
Church, 6 children, Maisie Storey, Irene Turner, Lily Storey, Agnes Mellish, Margaret Gibson, Barbara
Boyd. enlisted 2nd October 1914
on discharge of the Rifles I think he was in the 17th Reserve Battalion
discharged 25th November 1916 Dublin, he lived until his death at 24 Rosebery Street |
| Where buried |
Died: 12th April
1959 buried at Roselawn Cemetery |
| Source |
Granddaughter - Freda Thorne ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Herron,
Joseph John |
| Rank |
Lance
Corporal |
| Regiment |
1st Bn.
Royal Irish Fusiliers - Service No. 42364 |
| Birth
details |
Born
Ballymacarrett, Belfast December 1885 |
| Dates/Info. |
Enlisted
Belfast 8th September 1914 |
| Where
buried |
Buried - Dadizeele
New British Cemetery, Belgium
KIA - 1st October 1918 CWGC
National
Archives |
| Source |
Grand-daughter
- Eileen Neill ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Hewitt,
John |
| Rank |
Lance
Sergeant - Service No. 12760 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers, 6th Bn. |
| Birth
details |
|
| Dates/Info. |
Son of Alfred V.
& Margaret Hewitt (nee Kidd), Moira, Co. Down, served at
Gallipoli, Salonika, Egypt & Palestine
Brother-in-Law of Herbert Magill (below) |
| Where
buried |
Died:
age 26 on 8th November 1918 |
| Source |
Terry
Magill - email - further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
more photos |
|
 |
|

|
Name |
Hill, James |
| Rank |
Lance Corporal - No. 3244 |
| Regiment |
8th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born: 15th November 1895, 15 Edith Street, Ballymacarrett, Belfast |
| Dates/Info. |
Son of Samuel and Mary Hill, Cable Street,
Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died of wounds aged 20 at Somme 10th September 1916
- Buried in Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 2, Row C, Grave 64
(photo) |
| Source |
Great-Niece - Sandra Bowman ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Card |
|
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Howie,
George |
| Rank |
Private
Service No. 3722 |
| Regiment |
Seaforth
Highlanders 1st/4th Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born
Scotland 1882 |
| Dates/Info. |
Married
Annie Howie (nee McConnell) and lived at 6
Lady Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died: 3rd
June 1916 age 34 - LOUEZ MILITARY CEMETERY, DUISANS - Reference: II. C. 6. |
| Source |
Jennifer
- CWGC
Medals
Index Card further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
|
|
 |
|

Harper Crawford Howie's
Uncle - James Howie - Royal Marine Light Infantry
|
Name |
Howie,
Harper Crawford |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish
Rifles 7th Battalion - Service No. 370 ~ Labour Corps. -
Service No. 424273 |
| Birth
details |
14th
November 1888 at 101 Silvio Street, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Died 8th
April 1929 at 12 Riversdale Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Gassed in
the trenches, Somme, survived in poor health rest of his life. |
| Source |
Great
Nephew - Keith Campbell ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|

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|

|
Name |
Hughes,
Charles William |
| Rank |
Lieutenant |
| Regiment |
Royal
Army Service Corps |
| Birth
details |
Born -
1892 Donegal |
| Dates/Info. |
Married -
Lititia French Waterworth ~ 11 children |
| Where buried |
Buried - City
Cemetery, Belfast
Died - 1961 at James Street, Belfast |
| Source |
Grand-Son
- David Hughes ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
~ Family
Website |
 |
|
no photo |
Name |
Humphrey, James |
| Rank |
Private - Service
No. 19796 |
| Regiment |
9th Battalion
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born 1892
Ardbarron, Castlederg, Co. Tyrone |
| Dates/Info. |
Son of William and
Mary Humphrey, Castlederg, Co. Tyrone |
| Where buried |
Died: 31st July
1918 age 26 - Buried: Mont Noir Military Cemetery, France |
| Source |
Niece - Sandra Johnston - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Card |
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Name |
Jamison,
Robert |
| Rank |
Rifleman/Private |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - Service No. 9042 |
| Birth
details |
Born: May
1877, Northern Ireland |
| Dates/Info. |
Lived: 12
Ravensdale Street - August 1896, enlisted for 12 years Royal Irish Rifles,
Private attained rank Lance Corporal No. 4843. Demobbed 1908
re-enlisted 1914. Worked as a
builder's labourer after WW1, suffered badly as a result of gassing in the trenches |
| Where buried |
Died: 6th
November 1942 - Buried Dundonald F2 269 |
| Source |
Grand-daughter
Sheena Gaysen ~ email - further contact meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Card |
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Name |
Johnston,
George |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
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| Birth
details |
Born: 6th
April 1892 in Belfast |
| Dates/Info. |
Served in
France - P.O.W. |
| Where buried |
Died: 7th
April 1931 |
| Source |
Grand Son
- William Taylor ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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extra
photo
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Name |
Johnston,
Robert John |
| Rank |
Corporal |
| Regiment |
2nd Coy,
15th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles - Reg. No. 15/12936 |
| Birth
details |
1895 -
son of Richard and Emma Johnston (nee Baird) of Ligoniel, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Died
Armistice Day - 11th November 1918 Aged 23 |
| Where
buried |
Buried -
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Died - 11th November 1918 |
| Source |
Niece -
Margaret Auger ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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