|
no photo |
Name |
Kelly,
Denis |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
2nd Royal
Irish Regiment - Service No. 8503 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1895 |
| Dates/Info. |
Signed up
5th September 1914, posted home service, embarked for France 29th
August 1916 - Son of Alexander and Bridget Kelly, married to
Catherine Stone, lived at 183 North King Street, Dublin |
| Where buried |
Died 21st
March 1918 aged 21 - L'Empire France (first day of the German Spring
offensive - Kaiserschlacht) - UNICORN CEMETERY, VEND'HUILE III. B. 15 |
| Source |
David Runaghan ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
|
 |
 |
Name |
Kelly,
James Hodges |
| Rank |
S.P.O.
Royal Navy |
| Regiment |
Royal Navy 1904-1919; Merchant Navy 1919-1923 |
| Birth
details |
Born:
1887 Sailortown, Belfast |
| Dates/Info. |
Served On the China Station, then saw action in WW1 at the Battle of Jutland - engaged in virtual suicide missions,
sitting atop shells in wooden boats, transporting them from munitions supply ship HMS Blake to his flagship HMS
Castor and other warships of the 11th flotilla of the Grand Fleet under Admiral Jellicoe |
| Where buried |
Died: drowned Hamburg harbour 1923 aged 36, leaving widow and 4 children |
| Source |
Grand-daughter
- Denise Beddows ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
IrishMariners
.ie |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Kerr,
William |
| Rank |
Rifleman
- Service No. 18022 |
| Regiment |
14th Bn.
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Belfast 1895 |
| Dates/Info. |
Joined
5th October 1915 |
| Where buried |
Died: age
22 on the 16th August 1917 - son of the late Thomas and Jane
Kerr, Belfast |
| Source |
great
niece - Deirdre Brennan ~ email - c/o meems@marylennon.co.uk
- CWGC |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
Kinsella,
Andrew |
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Regiment |
Royal Dublin
Fusiliers - 1st Battalion - Service No. 14672 |
| Birth
details |
Born
Dublin 1882 |
| Dates/Info |
He was killed
somewhere near the French village of Epehy, classed as missing. - His body was never found. |
| Where buried |
He is remembered at
the Pozieres Cemetery in Northern France
Died - 29th March 1918 |
| Source |
Great Nephew -
Terry Clark ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
no photo |
Name |
Kyle,
Frederick |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Fifth Kitchener
Army - 36th (Ulster Division) 107th Brigade - 10th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born
November 1898 in South Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Served :
Forelavilles, Arras |
| Where buried |
Born Belfast, moved
to New York City - Wife : Elsie - Children : Gail, Mary Ann, Barbara & Judy
Died 23rd November 1973
|
| Source |
Grandson - Robert
Grimmer ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
Name |
Lawlor,
John |
| Rank |
Rifleman - Regt.
No. 21291 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born: 15th March 1870,
Ballymacarrett, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
son of Daniel and
Mary (Quinn) Lawlor - wife Martha Ann Sharkey, children James, John,
Charles, Daniel, Mary, David, Terence and Patrick - Graham's Place
and Middlepath Street Medal
Index Card National Archives |
| Where buried |
Died: 26th July
1945, buried - Milltown Cemetery, Falls Road grave #tg33b |
| Source |
Grand daughter -
Roisin Lawlor Nelson ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
FULL-SIZE PHOTO |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Leeburn,
Hugh |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 29474 |
| Regiment |
"C"
Company, 19th Entrenching Battalion, 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
|
| Dates/Info |
Hugh was
resident in Dublin and was gardener on the Duke of Leipsley's Estate,
his parents resided at 63 Henderson Avenue, Cavehill Road, Belfast |
| Where buried |
MIA 23rd
March 1918 - CWGC |
| Source |
Terence
Kelley ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Leeburn,
William John |
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Regiment |
Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers - Service No. 10353 & 10355 (details to be confirmed) |
| Birth
details |
Born 1891
Carnmoney |
| Dates/Info |
Wounded 3 times in
WW1 - Officer in Transport Workers Union. |
| Where buried |
Died 7th September 1975 |
| Source |
Grandson - Terence
Kelley ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Livingstone,
Richard |
| Rank |
Trooper -
Service No. 90960 |
| Regiment |
7th
Canadian Mounted Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born 30th
March 1886 - Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim |
| Dates/Info |
Emigrated
to Canada 7th May1912 - Enlisted Canadian Army 19th January 1915 : Left Montreal, Canada, for Britain on SS Caledonia
21st June 1915 Convoy attacked off Ireland by German U-boats 23rd June 1915. Arrived in Plymouth,
England and became part of 216th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Where buried |
Died 8th
October 1938 at 14 James Street, Belfast : Buried - Dundonald
Cemetery : He was badly injured sometime in 1915/1916 and eventually sent home to his mother at
14 James Street, Belfast. Although he married on 24th December 1916 he never worked again receiving a Canadian War Pension until his death |
| Source |
Grandson
- Steve Donaldson ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
fullsize
Photo |
Name |
Logan,
Robert |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
1st
Battalion Irish Guards - Service No. 2466 |
| Birth
details |
Newtownbutler,
Co. Fermanagh |
| Dates/Info. |
Next of
Kin, sister - Annie Fawcett, Broom Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Think he was
killed at 3rd Battle of Ypres, dates match
Named on Tyne
Cot Memorial Panels 10 to 11 |
| Source |
Great
Great Niece - Anne Curry ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
Loughlin,
John |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 6802 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles 1st Bn. (1910) 2nd Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born: Rawalpindi,
India 16th June 1884 where his father was serving with the forerunner
of the R.I.R. |
| Dates/Info |
Joined R.I.R 1902 (No. 6802) and served with 1st Battalion in India until Discharged in 1910.
Re-called August 1914, with 2nd Battalion and went to France and Belgium, (mid August) gassed April 1914 and later discharged |
| Where buried |
Died:
1963 and buried in Milltown Cemetery |
| Source |
Grandson
- John Weir - email - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Love,
David |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
|
| Birth
details |
Born: 1891 |
| Dates/Info
|
Son of
Robert James and Rachel Love, of Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down
- also enlisted WW2
(see photos of
Rachel and Robert and all the LOVE brothers) |
| Where
buried |
Died 2nd January
1943 - Buried in Armagh |
| Source |
Lorraine
Rea ~ email - via meems@marylennon.co.uk
these are Lorraine's husband Alex's, Great Uncles and Great Grandfather |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Love,
George |
| Rank |
Serjeant
- Service No. 7245 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - 2nd Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
1882 |
| Dates/Info
|
Son of
Robert James and Rachel Love, of Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down
(see photos of
Rachel and Robert and all the LOVE brothers) |
| Where
buried |
Died:
30th September 1916 - Puchevillers
British Cemetery |
| Source |
Lorraine
Rea ~ email - via meems@marylennon.co.uk
these are Lorraine's husband Alex's, Great Uncles and Great Grandfather |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Love,
John |
| Rank |
Serjeant
- Service No. 18106 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles, 13th Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
1886 |
| Dates/Info
|
Son of
Robert James and Rachel Love, of Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down
(see photos of
Rachel and Robert and all the LOVE brothers) |
| Where
buried |
Died: 1st
July 1916 - Age 30 - Thiepval
Memorial |
| Source |
Lorraine
Rea ~ email - via meems@marylennon.co.uk
these are Lorraine's husband Alex's, Great Uncles and Great Grandfather |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Love,
Joseph |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
|
| Birth
details |
|
| Dates/Info
|
Son of
Robert James and Rachel Love, of Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down
(see photos of
Rachel and Robert and all the LOVE brothers) |
| Where
buried |
|
| Source |
Lorraine
Rea ~ email - via meems@marylennon.co.uk
these are Lorraine's husband Alex's, Great Uncles and Great Grandfather |
|
|
|
Boer War
|
Name |
Love,
Robert James jnr. |
| Rank |
Corporal |
| Regiment |
1st Argyle and
Sutherland Highlanders |
| Birth
details |
Born: 25th March
1880 |
| Dates/Info
|
Son of
Robert James and Rachel Love, of Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down
(see photos of
Rachel and Robert and all the LOVE brothers) His
Letter Home |
| Where
buried |
unknown - Served
in Boer War |
| Source |
Lorraine
Rea ~ email - via meems@marylennon.co.uk
these are Lorraine's husband Alex's, Great Uncles and Great Grandfather |
|
|
|
 |
Name |
Love,
Samuel Abiah |
| Rank |
Sapper -
Service No. 28462 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Engineers, 26th Field Coy. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
1893 |
| Dates/Info
|
Son of
Robert James and Rachel Love, of Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down
(see photos of
Rachel and Robert and all the LOVE brothers) |
| Where
buried |
Died: 8th
April 1916 - Age 23 - Buried at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Loos |
| Source |
Lorraine
Rea ~ email - via meems@marylennon.co.uk
these are Lorraine's husband Alex's, Great Uncles and Great Grandfather |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Love,
Thomas |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
|
| Birth
details |
Born: 1895 |
| Dates/Info
|
Son of
Robert James and Rachel Love, of Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down
(see photos of
Rachel and Robert and all the LOVE brothers) |
| Where
buried |
Died: 1965 -
Buried in Downpatrick Cathedral |
| Source |
Lorraine
Rea ~ email - via meems@marylennon.co.uk
these are Lorraine's husband Alex's, Great Uncles and Great Grandfather |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Love,
William |
| Rank |
Private
then Serjeant - Service No. 2/6672 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles, 1st Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
1888 |
| Dates/Info
|
Son of
Robert James and Rachel Love, of Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down
(see photos of
Rachel and Robert and all the LOVE brothers) |
| Where
buried |
Died:
10th May 1919 - Down
Cathedral New Cemetery |
| Source |
Lorraine
Rea ~ email - via meems@marylennon.co.uk
these are Lorraine's husband Alex's, Great Uncles and Great Grandfather |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Lyttle,
Abram |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
British Army &
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born
Belfast 17th March 1901 |
Dates/Info
|
Enlisted age 15 and
was seriously wounded in France when 16 years old.
He recovered and went to Dublin and re-enlisted in the R.I.R. |
| Where
buried |
Served in India after the war - Died 1967 |
| Source |
Grand Daughter -
Cyndy ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
 |
Name |
Lyttle,
Samuel |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. (5220) |
| Regiment |
2nd Royal Munster
Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Belfast, formerly
reported missing, prisoner of war. of 14 Lindsay Street, Samuel
(grocer) and Elizabeth Lyttle, I'm not sure if these are his parents
or if this is Samuel and his wife. Samuel is gone after 1925 and only
his wife is listed |
| Dates/Info
|
see Pte.
Samuel Taylor - this man's medal was found with Samuel Taylors and
Samuels grandson wanted to put S. Lyttles name here in recognition of
his service in WW1, if this is your relative or you have any further
information please send it to me Mary ~ meems@marylennon.co.uk
Donna Leary found the photo along with some personal information
about Samuel, Thank you Donna |
| Where
buried |
theatre
of war - Balkans |
| Source |
William Taylor ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
McAdorey,
Daniel Joseph |
| Rank |
Lance-Sergeant |
| Regiment |
R.I.F.
15th Bn. Service No. 11700 |
| Birth
details |
Armagh
1884 |
| Dates/Info |
Lived in
Belfast from 1886 - 10 Clanmorris Street - wife Sarah Galway, 3
daughters, 1 son
photo courtesy of Donna Leary |
| Where buried |
Somme
1916 - Thiepval Memorial |
| Source |
granddaughter
- further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
McArthur,
George |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles 8th Battalion - Service No. 13054 |
| Birth
details |
Bowness
Street, Shankill |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Robert
& Catherine (nee Farr) McArthur - Wife: Margaret & 3
daughters, Molly, Martha & Georgina, living at 84 Emerson Street,
1910, Shankill - 24 Avondale Street, 1916-1925 - photo courtesy of
Donna Leary |
| Where buried |
KIA 2nd
July 1916 |
| Source |
Great
Grand-daughter - Jillian Harkin ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
|
|
|
|
Name |
McCalmont, Alexander |
| Rank |
Private - Service No. 880093 |
| Regiment |
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) |
| Birth
details |
Born: 1st September
1888 at Ballymoney, Islandmagee, Antrim |
| Dates/Info |
Husband of Rosanna McCalmont, of Thamesville, Ontario |
| Where buried |
Died: age 27 on 11th June 1918 of wounds received
in France - Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.2 |
| Source |
Grandson - Roger McCalmont ~ email - further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals etc |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McCann,
R. |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Machine Gun Corps
(Infantry) - Service No. 152596 |
| Birth
details |
Born
Belfast 1890 |
Dates/Info
|
born at 33
Hollywood Street, Belfast lived at 75 Newcastle Street, Belfast
Died of War Wounds |
| Where buried |
Buried at Belfast
(Dundonald) Cemetery - Died 15th November 1918 |
| Source |
Nephew - Arn
~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McCarthy,
(Frank) Francis |
| Rank |
Private - Service No. 4991 |
| Regiment |
8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars |
| Birth
details |
Born: Born: 18th April 1881, 34 Steam Mill Lane, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Boer War, M.I.A., rejoined on 28
July 1901 at Nondweni (official casualty roll, Nondweni) also served in WW1, unsure of regiment, was gassed in WW1 |
| Where buried |
Belfast |
| Source |
Great great niece - Oonagh Powell ~ email further contact
meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
Boer War
|
Name |
McCarthy,
Thomas |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 4150 |
| Regiment |
8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars |
| Birth
details |
Born: 29th
February 1880, 34 Steam Mill Lane, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Boer War, Medals, The Queen's South Africa medal, with
clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal. mentioned in Despatches for saving children in a school in France;
also served in WW1 |
| Where buried |
Died:
26th December 1943 in Belfast, knocked down and killed age 63. Buried
- Milltown Cemetery, Belfast |
| Source |
Great Granddaughter - Oonagh Powell ~ email
- further contact meems@marylennon.co.uk
more photos |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McCloskey,
Alexander |
| Rank |
Private
No. 18173 |
| Regiment |
6th
Battalion Connaught Rangers |
| Birth
details |
Born ?
Lived Currie Street, Belfast - Wife Susan - 3 daughters and a son,
Lizzy, Mary Alex and Brigid. Brigid was born 3 months after Alex.
died. |
| Dates/Info |
|
| Where buried |
Died -
21st March 1918 CWGC |
| Source |
Grandson
- Leo McCourt ~ Grand daughter - Carole ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McClune,
John |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
2nd B.
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
|
| Dates/Info |
Qualified
for the Mons Star, 23rd August 1914, which indicates that he was an
Old Contemptible** |
| Where buried |
France
and Flanders. ** a regular soldier who fought in the
ferocious battles at start of First World War |
| Source |
Pat Gore
~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk
National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
McClure,
George |
| Rank |
Rifleman
- Service No. 16/62 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles - 16th Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
1893 |
| Dates/Info |
Son of John and Jane
(Gawley) McClure, of Hillsborough, Co. Down. Native of Moira, Co. Down |
| Where buried |
Died:
16th April 1918 - Canada Farm Cemetery - Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. A. 35. |
| Source |
Great
Nephew - Robert Ferris ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card - thank you Ed
for the photo |
|
|
 |
Name |
McConnell,
John |
| Rank |
Rifleman
Service No. 7975 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles 1st Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
14th August 1889, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
born at 42 Marchioness
Street, Belfast. Baptised in St. Peter's Cathedral - Living at 6 Lady
Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died:
17th March 1915 - K.I.A. at Neuve Chapelle - LE TOURET MEMORIAL Panel 42 and 43 |
| Source |
Jennifer
- further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card Letter
|
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McConville,
John |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
9th Bn.
Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) - Service No. 14570 |
| Birth
details |
Born
Ballynagarrick, Co. Armagh |
| Dates/Info |
son of
William McConville of Mill Row, Tandragee & Sarah (nee McMorran),
of Ballynagarrick. |
| Where buried |
Died 1st
July 1916 - KIA ~ Listed on War
Memorial at Tandragee, Armagh, buried at Thiepval,
France
Theatre of War - France and Flanders |
| Source |
Great
Niece ~ Claire McConville ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
McCormack,
William White |
| Rank |
Signaler/Sapper |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born -
7th August 1894 at 9 Agincourt Street, Belfast - Married Maud Watts Gibson Morrow 9th November 1923, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Dates/Info. |
Called up 12 Sept
1914 - Transferred to Army Reserve 5th April 1919, Discharged 30 March 1920
- Kept a diary during the war. Part of it is available at http://www.telusplanet.net/public/hammy35/ww1/ and includes several photos
including some group photos |
| Where
buried |
Died - 20th February 1969, Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Source |
Daughter
- Nancy McCormack Schaalje ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McCready, William |
| Rank |
Rifleman - Service
No. 6420 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion |
| Birth
details |
25th January 1886 Birmingham |
| Dates/Info |
Williams parents were from Ireland,
Jane Catherine Jamison (N'ards) and James McCready (Co. Tyrone), they
married in Birmingham 1882, his mother died in 1889 in
London, the rest of the family returned to Belfast. William married Elizabeth McKeown/McIlroy 1911 they lived at 13 Balkan Street. Williams father
James never remarried he lived at 50 Milford Street until his death in 1919. |
| Where buried |
CWGC
- Family
History Website and more information on William |
| Source |
Great Nephew - Paul McIlroy ~ email contact through me Mary
meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McCrory,
John |
| Rank |
Private -
8239 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Belfast Workhouse on 22nd April 1881. Married
in 1913 to Mary Anne Moylan |
| Dates/Info |
Join up in 1903 - was captured in France while serving with the BEF in August 1914 and remained a POW until 1918
He was awarded the 1914
Star |
| Where buried |
Died: 1947 at 93 Jamaica Street, Belfast |
| Source |
Grandson - Ray Gallagher ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medal
Index Card |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McCullagh,
Arthur |
| Rank |
Leading
Seaman |
| Regiment |
S.S.
"Menapian" Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Service No. Clyde
3/2165 |
| Birth
details |
30th
November 1892 Bushmills, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
(listed
as McUlla on war memorial and navy records) |
| Where buried |
Died -
10th December 1916 at sea. Aged 24 Bushmills
Memorial
Burial:- Portsmouth
Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, England. Name listed Panel 24 |
| Source |
Anne
McNamara - further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
{brother of Allan Mill
McCullagh/Uncle of Allan Lamont WW2} |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McCullagh,
Allan Mill |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Regiment "C" Coy. 6th Bn. - Service No. 3524 |
| Birth
details |
Born 19th
June, 1896 Bushmills, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
(listed
as McCulla on war memorial, headstone and army records) |
| Where buried |
Died -
24th November 1917, France. Aged 21 Bushmills
Memorial
Burial:- Ste.
Marie Cemetery, Le. Havre Seine-Maritime, France Plot: Div.
62.I.K. 10 |
| Source |
Anne
McNamara - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
{brother of Arthur McCullagh/father
of Allan Lamont WW2} |
|
|
|
|
Name |
McGimpsey,
James |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
9th Royal Scots
(Lothian Regt.) - Service No.'s 351053 & 3464 |
| Birth
details |
Born 5th
March 1896 at Ballycullen, lived Main Street, Greyabbey |
| Dates/Info |
He was killed in
the Battle of Arras, France. Aged 21 - Enlisted Edinburgh |
| Where buried |
Died 23rd April 1917
Memorial Ref.- Bay 1 & 2, Arras Memorial |
| Source |
Grand Daughter -
Kathleen ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McGrath,
Samuel |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
2nd Garrison Bn. of
the Royal Irish Fusiliers - Service No.
G/1358 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1875 |
| Dates/Info |
Lived 56 Tobergill
Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Served Salonica,
survived the war
Died Belfast Feb. 1940 |
| Source |
Great Grand Son -
Bob Cook ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
Name |
McGrath,
J. |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
5th/6th Bn. Royal
Irish Fusiliers - Service No.
12931 |
| Birth
details |
Born
November 1895 |
Dates/Info
|
Lived 32 Ghent
Street, Belfast
He is entitled to the WW1 Trio of medals - Worked H&W, died in an accident. |
| Where buried |
Served in Gallipoli,
survived the war
Died Belfast Nov. 1940 |
| Source |
Grand Son - Bob
Cook ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McGrillen, Francis Augustine (Gussy) |
| Rank |
Serial No. 12786 |
| Regiment |
Royal Marine Artillery |
| Birth
details |
Born: Holywood,
Belfast - 28th
November 1894 |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted: 29th
November 1911 - Brother of James and Leo McGrillen (below) |
| Where buried |
Killed in Action
1915 Age 20 |
| Source |
Nephew - Charles
McGrillen ~ email - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McGrillen, James
Patrick |
| Rank |
U.S. Army Serial
Number 2159063 |
| Regiment |
M. 139th Infantry
35th Div. |
| Birth
details |
Born: Holywood,
Belfast - 13th January 1891 |
| Dates/Info |
Went to U.S.A.
1912 on the Lusitania and enlisted 14th September 1917. Honourably
discharged 24th February 1919 |
| Where buried |
Died: 28th April
1940 age 49 (heat attack) |
| Source |
Nephew - Charles
McGrillen ~ email - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
McGrillen, Leo Alphonsus |
| Rank |
Serial
No. 19567 |
| Regiment |
Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Holywood, Belfast - 9th December 1896 |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted
31st December 1914, During part of his enlistment he served on HMS Cyclops
(Photo) |
| Where buried |
Died:
12th October 1956 (Heart attack) |
| Source |
Son -
Charles McGrillen ~ email - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McGrogan,
Robert |
| Rank |
Private -
2977/371321 |
| Regiment |
7th Leinster Regt. - Labour Corp. |
| Birth
details |
|
| Dates/Info |
Husband of Mary Daly |
| Where buried |
|
| Source |
Great Grandson Robert McGrogan ~ email - further contact
meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
KEZELBERG MILITARY CEMETERY |
Name |
McGrory,
Michael |
| Rank |
Private -
27320 |
| Regiment |
Machine
Gun Corps (Infantry) 35th Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born:
12th October 1884 at Carrickaduff, Keady, Ireland |
| Dates/Info. |
Son of James and Bridget
(Collins) McGrory, of Carrickaduff, Carnagh, Keady, Co. Armagh. Brother of Francis, Catherine McGrory Flanigan, Charles, Bridget Corrigan (McGrory), Peter and Mary Anne Cassidy (McGrory) |
| Where
buried |
Died 2nd
November 1918 aged 34 years in Moorseele, West Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Source |
Great
Great Niece - Megan Flanigan-Townsend ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McGuigan,
John |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No: 12102 |
| Regiment |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
3rd Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born:
1864 Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Married to Jane McGuigan, of
31 Bow Street, Belfast - John was wounded and was in a military hospital in Derry where he died,
his was the 1st Military funeral to be taken up the Falls Road and at the graveside the Last Post was
played and shots fired over the grave |
| Where buried |
Died: 2nd October
1915 age 51 - Buried: Belfast (Milltown) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Source |
Great
Grand Daughter - May O'Toole ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
McIlwrath, Edward |
| Rank |
Private - Rifleman
- G/15420 9/15420 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles 15th
Battalion (North Belfast Volunteers) |
| Birth
details |
Born 1890 Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Eldest son of James and Margaret McIlwrath, 10 Loughview Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died 15th December 1917. Age 27.
Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France |
| Source |
Great
Nephew - Ronnie Shannon ~ further contact meems@marulennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
|
|
 |
Name |
McIvor,
Thomas |
| Rank |
Lance-Sergeant
- Service No. 7583 |
| Regiment |
1st
Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born: Whitehouse on 28th September 1884 |
| Dates/Info. |
son of James and Jane McIvor (nee Finlay)
- wife, Maria McIvor (nee Magee), six daughters and a son,
(Benjamin McIvor WW2) living in 96 Canmore
Street, Shankill Road |
| Where
buried |
Died: on 9th December 1922
as a result of injuries received during service in WW1 - Thomas is
buried in Carnmoney Old Cemetery, Co Antrim |
| Source |
Great
Granddaughter - Suzanne Wilkinson ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
EXTRA PHOTO Medals
Card |
|
|
 |
Name |
McLarnon, Francis |
| Rank |
Rifleman Service
No. 8670 |
| Regiment |
2nd. Bn. Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
not known
exactly |
| Dates/Info |
son of Rachael McLarnon,
24 Grosvenor Place, Belfast
- thank you Ed for the photo |
| Where buried |
Died: 2nd
March 1915 Belgium - Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery Row B Grave 1
CWGC
Medals
Card |
| Source |
Great
Niece - Mrs. M. Richardson ~ email - further
contact meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
McMeekin,
Alfred |
| Rank |
see below |
| Regiments |
| South Lancashire
Regiment |
7225 |
Private |
| Royal Engineers |
WR302028 |
Sapper |
| Royal Engineers |
287322 |
Sapper |
| Loyal North
Lancashire Regt. |
58412 |
Sapper |
| South Lancashire
Regiment |
58412 |
Lance Corporal |
|
| Birth
details |
Born:
24th June 1887 |
| Dates/Info. |
lived at
30 Linwood Street, Belfast - Served for 4½ years during the War and
2 years since the War (3 years before the War) - Testimonial:- He is
a reliable, steady & hard working man, has not had a case of drunkenness
recorded against him during his service. |
| Where
buried |
Died: April,
1949, buried in City Cemetery on 14th April, 1949, in Section
S1, Class 5 |
| Source |
Grand-daughter
- Doreen McDowell ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk Medals
Index Card |
|
|
 |
Name |
McMullan,
John |
| Rank |
Sergeant
- Service No. 15457 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles, 10th Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born:
31st March 1897, Kilsorrel, Dromore, Co. Down |
| Dates/Info |
Youngest
son of Edward & Agnes McMullan and brother of Letitia McMullan,
191 Sandy Row, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died: 3rd
April 1918, aged 21 - buried in Avesnes-sur-Helpe, France, mentioned
on family grave in Dromore Cathedral Cemetery |
| Source |
Great-Nephew
- David McComish ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Index
Card |
|
|
 |
Name |
McSorley,
Robert |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers (28019) & Labour Corp (342029) |
| Birth
details |
Born -
1895 in Belfast City |
| Dates/Info |
Lived at
29 Belgrade Street, Belfast with wife Margaret |
| Where
buried |
Died -
1964 Coventry, Warwickshire |
| Source |
Great
Grandson - Richard Manning ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
Mackey,
Thomas |
| Rank |
Rifleman
- 5705 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born 1898, son of William Alexander Mackey and Elizabeth (Smyth) Mackey,
226 Blythe Street, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Thomas was under-age when he enlisted - he was only 17 when he was
killed at Somme - Medals Index
Card |
| Where
buried |
Died 25th
September 1915 - Buried: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial - Grave/Memorial Ref. - Panel 40 |
| Source |
Grand Niece
- Deb White ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
Magill,
Herbert |
| Rank |
Sergeant
- Service No. 621695 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Irish Rifles 2nd Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born: Banbridge
1896 |
| Dates/Info |
Husband of Adelaide Magill (nee Hewitt)
[see John Hewitt above, brother to Adelaide] |
| Where
buried |
Died: 1979-81 Belfast |
| Source |
Grandson - Terry Magill ~ email - further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
more photos |
|
|
extra
photo |
Name |
May,
Herbert McCheyne |
| Rank |
Corporal
- Service No. 15/13269 |
| Regiment |
15th
& 11th Battalions Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born
Belfast 24th June 1898, The Cottage, Old Park Road, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Transferred
to Army Reserve 29th March 1919 |
| Where buried |
Enlisted
5th September 1914 - Served France
Died Sydney Australia, 17th September 1973 |
| Source |
Grand-daughter
~ Deborah May ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
 |
Name |
Mayne, Andrew
McCutcheon |
| Rank |
Private - Service
No. 810 |
| Regiment |
Rhodesia Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd Bn. |
| Birth
details |
23rd June 1879 Newtownards |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Thomas and
Fanny McCutcheon Mayne, of Newtownards, Co. Down, Ireland |
| Where
buried |
Died: 9th February
1917 age 36 - VIII. E. 13. Cemetery: Morogoro Cemetery |
| Source |
Maternal Cousin - G. Mark Donald ~ email - further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
|
|
 |
Name |
Mees,
Joseph Henry |
| Rank |
Gunner |
| Regiment |
35th Batt., Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Belfast 2nd February 1889 |
| Dates/Info |
Lived 161
Durham Street/ 8 Pine Street before emigrating to Montreal, Canada in
1911 onboard 'Columbia'
Enlisted 15th February 1916 in Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Where
buried |
Died 6th
February 1952 - Buried Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario |
| Source |
Grandson
Barry Mees ~ email - further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
family
photo |
Name |
Molloy, Lawrence |
| Rank |
Lance Corporal - Service
No. 2891 |
| Regiment |
2nd Bn., Leinster
Regiment |
| Birth
details |
Born 1889 |
| Dates/Info |
son of William & Johanna nee Fitzgerald Molloy, Servia Street, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died 4th September
1918 - Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
| Source |
Granddaughter
Marie Molloy ~ email - further contact meems@marylennon.co.uk
thank you Ed for the photo |
|
|
 |
Name |
Monaghan,
Bernard |
| Rank |
Greaser |
| Regiment |
Mercantile
Marine ~ S.S. "War Clover" (London) |
| Birth
details |
born at
Belfast in 1868 |
| Dates/Info |
Grandfather
to John Joseph (Rinty) Monaghan, Belfast 1940's World Featherweight
Champion Boxer |
| Where buried |
Died age
49 on 19th October 1917 - Remembered with Honour at Tower
Hill Memorial
Son of the late Bernard & Martha Monaghan, husband to Margaret
(nee McGregor), of 23 Lancaster Street |
| Source |
Great
great Grand-daughter ~ Laura Quinn ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
Moore,
Lindsay |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 10900 |
| Regiment |
Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers B Coy 5th Btn. |
| Birth
details |
Born 1891
Londonderry |
| Dates/Info |
son of
Andrew and Margaret Moore, 19 Albert Place, Londonderry |
| Where
buried |
Died 25th August 1915 at Gallipoli, buried at Helles Memorial |
| Source |
Great Niece
Joan ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Moore,
Thomas |
| Rank |
Driver -
Service No. 35697 |
| Regiment |
36th Div. Ammunition Col., Royal Field Artillery
- previously R.A.M.C. (41059) |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Belfast 1892 |
| Dates/Info |
Son of
Margaret Moore, 63 Sandy Row, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died:
K.I.A. 8th September, 1918 (aged 26) - Buried Bertenecre Military
Cemetery, Fletre, France. (Group
Photo) |
| Source |
Great Niece
Pauline Irvine ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Moore, William John
- more
photos here |
| Rank |
Private - Service
No. 11946 |
| Regiment |
Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers - 1st Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Shankill, Co. Antrim |
| Dates/Info |
Lived at Benwell St, Oldpark Rd,
Belfast - Enlisted Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died: 1st July
1916, buried at Y Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, Somme |
| Source |
Stevie Kerr ~ email - further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
Moran,
Francis |
| Rank |
Private -
Service No. 17287 |
| Regiment |
6th Service Bn. Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Moneymore 1880 |
| Dates/Info. |
Moved from Moneymore to Glasgow 1901 where he married and had his family. Served in
Gallipoli where he won the 15th Star medal, The British War Medal and the Victory Medal |
| Where
buried |
Died:
1953 in Glasgow |
| Source |
Great, Great granddaughter.
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
Moran,
James |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
Royal Irish
Fusiliers - Royal Worcester Regt. |
| Birth
details |
Born near
Belfast 3rd March 1893 |
| Dates/Info |
Served August
25.1915 to September 13.1917 |
| Where buried |
Discharged due to
gunshot wound left arm, while fighting in France
Died Belfast 10.03.40 |
| Source |
daughter - Bernadette
~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
fullsize
photo
|
Name |
Morrow, Robert |
| Rank |
Rifleman |
| Regiment |
14th Battalion,
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born: 25th
December 1896, Raffrey, Killinchy, Down, Ireland |
| Dates/Info |
Parents: Thomas Robert Morrow and Christiana McClurg Morrow
- Residence: 63 Ormeau Road, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died: 16th August, 1917, age 20 years, Ypres, Belgium
- Memorial at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Source |
Niece
- Nancy McCormack Schaalje ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Mulholland,
Charles |
| Rank |
Private - 23851 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish
Fusiliers - Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry |
| Birth
details |
born in 1892 the
fifth son of Robert and Margaret (McClean) Mulholland, Mackney,
Cookstown, Co. Tyrone |
| Dates/Info. |
Died 28th July
1916 aged 24 of Pericarditis at 2nd Western General Hospital,
Manchester, England |
| Where
buried |
Kildress
Churchyard, Family burying ground - CWGC |
| Source |
Great Niece - Margaret ~
further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Murphy, Robert |
| Rank |
Gunner/Bombardier/Private
2150/55318/102666 |
| Regiment |
Wicklow Artillery/Special Reserve/Dublin Fusiliers/North Staffs Regt./31st Bn. Kings Liverpool Regt. |
| Birth
details |
Born 1882 |
| Dates/Info. |
Husband of Catherine Knowles, Bray Co. Wicklow |
| Where
buried |
Died 1933 from poor health (gassed in trenches)
Buried in Old Conna Avenue Graveyard, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Cross made
by his sons cast in concrete. |
| Source |
Grandson Robert McGrogan ~ email - further contact
meems@marylennon.co.uk
PHOTO |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Niblock, John |
| Rank |
Corporal/Acting Sergeant |
| Regiment |
16th Bn. Cheshire
Regiment- Service No. 21361 |
| Birth
details |
Shankill, Belfast |
| Dates/Info. |
Married 1914 to Eliza Jane Graham -
son James Ramsay born 1916 - Lived at Clementine Street, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died 19th July
1916 - killed in action Memorial - Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 3C and 4A |
| Source |
Great Niece -
Diana ~ further contact through
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card photograph found by Donna Leary, Thank you again
Donna, you're a treasure |
|
|
|
BOER WAR
|
Name |
Noble, Edward |
| Rank |
Private - Corporal
'Royal Garrison Regiment' |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles,
4th Bn. - Service No. 6959 |
| Birth
details |
Born: 25th
February 1869 Belfast son of Ellen & William Noble |
| Dates/Info. |
Edward enlisted in
the R.I.R. 10th March 1887, served in South Africa, Malta & Egypt
and eventually discharged 16th January 1906 at Fort Widley. He
married Elizabeth Donnelly 11th February 1895 and had 4 children:
Maryann, Ellen, Edward Samuel and Elizabeth. After Edward left
the army he worked in the Shipyards in Belfast, where he accidentally
fell from the staging to the ground (40ft) as a result he died 12th
October 1906 at age 37, 1 month before the birth of his 4th child
Elizabeth Teresa. **If
anyone has a group photo of “R.I.R 4th Battalion”, I
would very much appreciate a copy. |
| Where
buried |
Died: 12th October
1906 (see newspaper article) - (death
notice) |
| Source |
Great
Grand-daughter - Gerri Cheyne (nee Hutchinson) ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Norwood, James
Hamilton |
| Rank |
Corporal - Service
No. 53605 |
| Regiment |
Canadian Infantry
(Western Ontario Regiment) 18th Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born 5th November
1893, son of Samuel and Alice Norwood, 62 Ravenhill Road, Belfast |
| Dates/Info. |
James Hamilton is the son
Samuel (and Alice Norwood), 62
Ravenhill Road, Belfast who was the son of James Shaw Norwood,
they were all raised in Drumbo Parish, Co. Down |
| Where
buried |
Died: 15th
September, 1916 - SERRE
ROAD CEMETERY No. 2, Somme, France |
| Source |
Great Nephew -
David Norwood Young ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Veterans
Affairs Canada CWGC
photo of headstone thanks to Steven
Kerr |
|
|
|
extra
photos
|
Name |
O'Halloran, P. |
| Rank |
Private - Service
No. 22082 |
| Regiment |
Royal Dublin
Fusiliers - 6th Battalion |
| Birth
details |
|
| Dates/Info. |
Son of Patrick and
Mary Anne O'Halloran, of 87 Hardinge Street, North Queen Street,
Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died 8th October
1918 - Patrick was killed just a few weeks before the war ended - Beaurevoir
British Cemetery - CWGC
Medal
Card |
| Source |
Great Nephew - Jim
Andrews ~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
O'Hara, Samuel |
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Regiment |
'C' Coy, 2nd Bn.
Royal Irish Rifles - Service No. 5353 |
| Birth
details |
Born: 43 Abbey
Street, Belfast 8th May 1885. Parents: James O'Hara and Mary
Ann Connelly/Connolly |
| Dates/Info |
Wife: Elizabeth
McKenna, 3 children - Samuel, Maggie and Minnie |
| Where buried |
Died 13th May 1916
Buried in Ecoivres
Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi in France. |
| Source |
Great
Grand-daughter - Frances Walsh - further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
|
Name |
O'Hara,
William (brother Samuel above) |
| Rank |
Private - Service
No. 7498 |
| Regiment |
1st Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born October 1887 |
| Dates/Info. |
|
| Where
buried |
Died 6th July 1915
- Buried Artillery
Wood Cemetery, Belgium CWGC
Medal
Card |
| Source |
Great Niece -
Catherine Brown ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Thank you to Stephen
Kerr for the photograph of William's headstone |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
O'Neill, James
Henry |
| Rank |
Sapper |
| Regiment |
Royal Engineers - Inland Waterways & Docks
-
Army No. WR/316379 |
| Birth
details |
Born November 1871
in Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Died just after the
war of Mustard Gas Poisoning. |
| Where buried |
Buried at Belfast Milltown Cemetery Great War Memorial
Died February 1919 |
| Source |
Great Grand
Daughter - Donna Leary ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
Name |
Parkhill, Robert |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers - 2nd Bn. - Service No. 15925 (see brother below) |
| Birth
details |
Born 1890 |
| Dates/Info |
son of Thomas and
Elizabeth Parkhill, 46 Ferguson Street, Londonderry |
| Where
buried |
Died 29th
September 1918 - aged 28 - Dadizeele New British Cemetery |
| Source |
Grand Daughter -
Elaine Stewart ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
- extra
photo |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Parkhill, Thomas |
| Rank |
Serjeant |
| Regiment |
Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers - 1st Bn. - Service No. 15924 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1895 |
| Dates/Info |
son of Thomas and
Elizabeth Parkhill, 46 Ferguson Street, Londonderry |
| Where
buried |
Died 22nd March
1918 - aged 23 - Savy British Cemetery |
| Source |
Grand Daughter -
Elaine Stewart ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
- extra
photo |
|
|
|
|
Name |
Redmond, Edward |
| Rank |
Rifleman/Private -
Service No. 9/465 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles
- 'B' Coy., 2nd Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born 1892 - thank
you Ed for the photo |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Henry and
Elizabeth Redmond, 141 Canmore Street, Belfast -Medals
Card |
| Where
buried |
Died age 26 - 24th
March 1918 (Enlisted 1914) - Commemorated Pozieres Memorial France CWGC |
| Source |
Great
Niece - Pat Heath (nee Redmond) ~further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
no photo |
Name |
Rice, Francis |
| Rank |
|
| Regiment |
Enlisted 1914
until 1922 Fought in Gallipoli, as a member of the Royal Irish
Rifles ( Aged 15) |
| Birth
details |
Born 1900
Laurencetown |
| Dates/Info |
Also fought
in Turkey and India, as a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| Where buried |
Died November 1986 |
| Source |
Son - Terry Rice
~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
|
|
|
Name |
Robinson, Thomas |
| Rank |
Sapper |
| Regiment |
Royal Engineers, 36th Division,
150th Field Company - Service No. 64354 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1885 |
| Dates/Info |
Landed in France
6.10.1915 |
| Where buried |
Killed at the Battle of Langemark
Died 16.08.1917 |
| Source |
Great Great Niece -
Karen O'Rawe ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
KAREN O'RAWE EMAIL ME |
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Name |
Robson, Robert |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
1st Bn. Royal
Irish Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
born - Bangor,
County Down - 1885 (approx) |
| Dates/Info |
killed - 12th March 1918 |
| Where
buried |
Pozieres Memorial
(France) - CWGC |
| Source |
Larry Button ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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no photo |
Name |
Rogan, John |
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Regiment |
Royal Black Watch - Enlisted 1898 |
| Birth
details |
Born Belfast C
1870 |
| Dates/Info |
WW 1 Belgium &
France - Fought in 1st and 2nd battle of Ypres - Survived gassing in those battles |
| Where buried |
Discharged end of 1918
Died Belfast 1948 |
| Source |
Grand Son - Terry
Rice ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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no photo |
Name |
Rogers, Patrick James |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
U.S. Army, 9th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division |
| Birth
details |
Born: 4th July
1890 - Glassdrumman, County Down |
| Dates/Info |
died during the
"Third Battle of The Aisne" - brother of Thomas Vincent
Rodgers below |
| Where
buried |
K.I.A. 22nd
June, 1918 - Plot B, Row 5, Grave 17 at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery,
Belleau, France |
| Source |
Nephew - Ralph
DeLange ~ email - further contact meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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Name |
Rogers, Thomas
Vincent (Rodgers) |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
US Army of
Occupation in France |
| Birth
details |
Born: 3rd February
1891 - Glassdrumman, County Down |
| Dates/Info |
brother of Patrick
James Rogers above |
| Where
buried |
Buried in Great
Falls, Montana, U.S.A. |
| Source |
Nephew - Ralph
DeLange ~ email - further contact meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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Name |
Runaghan,
Alexander |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
6th Connaught
Rangers - Service No. 2371 |
| Birth
details |
Born: 1884 Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Embarked for
France 17th December 1915 - Discharged 17th June 1918 - Son
of Owen and Annie Runaghan - Married to Ellen Lidster, lived at 20
Raglan Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
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| Source |
David Runaghan ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
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Name |
Runaghan, James |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
7th Leinsters
Regiment - Service No. 2499 |
| Birth
details |
Born: 1877 Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Embarked for
France 17th December 1915 - Son
of Owen and Annie Runaghan - Married to Elizabeth Kelly, lived at 21,
1 Ross Street (1911) |
| Where buried |
KIA 3rd September
1916 at the Battle of Guillemont - Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial
to the missing, Pier and Face 16C |
| Source |
David Runaghan ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card CWGC |
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no photo |
Name |
Runaghan, John |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
6th Connaught
Rangers _ Service No. 2329 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1879 Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Embarked for
France 17th December 1915 - Son of Owen and Annie Runaghan - Married
to Mary Ann Hickey, lived at 13 Milton Street, Belfast (in 1911) |
| Where buried |
KIA 28th March
1916 - Loos, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France - Buried Dud Corner Cemetery,
Loos Grave ref. II.J.10 |
| Source |
David Runaghan ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card CWGC |
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no photo |
Name |
Runaghan, Owen |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
7th Leinster
Regiment - Service No. 2510 |
| Birth
details |
Born 29th December
1893 Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Embarked for
France 17th December 1915 - Married to Rose Kennedy, lived at 21
Milton Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
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| Source |
David Runaghan ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
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no photo |
Name |
Seenan, James
Henry |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
27th July 1872 in
Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted 29th July
1914 - Alby has found reference to a 2nd generation James Henry - DOB
13th April 1900 (mother Annie S. - 1 Molyneux St, Belfast)?? |
| Where buried |
Unknown |
| Source |
Grand Nephew Alby Seenan - further email contact through me ~
meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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Name |
Seenan,
Owen |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish
Fusiliers - Service No. 7843 |
| Birth
details |
Born: 1st December
1880 in Glasgow |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted 6th
January 1908, served to 26th May 1915 |
| Where buried |
City Cemetery in
Belfast |
| Source |
Grandson Alby
Seenan - further contact through me ~
meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medal
Index Card photo |
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Name |
Shannon, Edward |
| Rank |
Private - Service
No. 24968 |
| Regiment |
1st Bn. Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born:
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Shannon, 42 Hillview Street |
| Dates/Info |
fatally gassed |
| Where buried |
Died: 9th August
1916, age 22, Potijze Chateau Wood Cemetery - F. 3. |
| Source |
Great Nephew -
Michael Shannon ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals
Index Card Thank you to
Stephen Kerr for this photo
also thank you to Donna Leary for the photo of Edward |
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Name |
Smyth, George |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles 1st & 2nd
Btns. - Service No. 9001 |
| Birth
details |
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| Dates/Info |
Thank you to
Stephen Kerr for the photo |
| Where buried |
Died 30th December 1914 - Buried in Laventie
Cemetery, France |
| Source |
Grand Daughter -
Joan K. Bourgeois ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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no photo |
Name |
Sterling, Walter Ambrose |
| Rank |
Private 2nd class Service No. 310462 |
| Regiment |
Royal Air Force |
| Birth
details |
Born: Belfast 1903 |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Wesley and Margaret Sterling, 68 Newport Street, Belfast. Enlisted age 14, lied about age |
| Where buried |
Died: 5th November 1918 aged
15. Buried in Shankill Graveyard,
Belfast |
| Source |
Great Niece - Linda Sterling Turner ~ email - further contact
meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC |
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no photo |
Name |
Taylor, Samuel |
| Rank |
Private - Service
No. 8449 |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish
Fusiliers |
| Birth
details |
Born: Belfast
c1887 |
| Dates/Info |
see also Pte. S.
Lyttle (5220) |
| Where buried |
Died: 5th June
1930 - Buried Belfast City Cemetery |
| Source |
Grandson - William
Taylor ~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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no photo |
Name |
Telford, Thomas
Samuel |
| Rank |
Sergeant - Service
No. 79840 |
| Regiment |
Machine Gun Corps
(Motor) |
| Birth
details |
Born: 31st May
1900 at 42 Shaftesbury Avenue, Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Thomas and
Mary Elizabeth (McCormack) Telford |
| Where buried |
Died: Pneumonia
12th March 1919 at Grantham Military Hospital, Lincs., England
Buried: 17th March 1919 in Belfast City Cemetery |
| Source |
2nd Cousin - Nancy
Schaalje ~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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click
here for photo of Joseph's medals in the Somme Heritage Centre |
Name |
Thompson, Joseph |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Irish Guards No.
7039 2nd Bn. |
| Birth
details |
Born Portadown in
1886 |
| Dates/Info. |
Husband of Eliza
Jane Thompson of 81 Solway Street - Married 23rd March 1909 in
Portadown.
Worked as a driller Joined the Irish Guards 10th
March 1915 |
| Where
buried |
Died - 30th
September 1916 30 years old Buried in a mass
grave CWGC |
| Source |
Grand Son - W. D.
Thompson ~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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Timony, Frank |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles
No. 16816 - Royal Irish Fusiliers No. 31130 |
| Birth
details |
Born 17th March
1887 at Lennon's Row, Belfast - parents - William and Mary Timony |
| Dates/Info |
Seriously wounded
and discharged 1918 - married to Nellie McStravick (1910), 3
daughters, Mary, Sarah & Josephine - lived at 41 Devonshire
Street, Belfast |
| Where
buried |
Died - 26th
January 1938 ay U.V.F. Hospital Craigavon - Buried Milltown Cemetery,
Belfast |
| Source |
Great Grand
Daughter - Donna Leary ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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Name |
Toman, Patrick |
| Rank |
Private - Service No. 4/6807 |
| Regiment |
1st Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born: 1884 Crumlin Street, Ardoyne |
| Dates/Info |
Enlisted 10th August 1914, son of Patrick and Margaret Toman (Conlon), husband to Mary Curry, 98 Brookfield Street,
Ardoyne, returned home early in 1918 to recover from being gassed, this however brought on chronic bronchitis a condition he suffered from the rest of his life. |
| Where buried |
Died: 1955 and
buried in Milltown Cemetery, Belfast |
| Source |
Grand daughter -
Mary Caruth ~ further contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals
Index Card |
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no photo |
Name |
Toner, Patrick |
| Rank |
Serjeant - Service
No. 1786 |
| Regiment |
Leinster Regt. 7th
Battalion |
| Birth
details |
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| Dates/Info |
Son of Elizabeth and John Toner, 10 Smith, Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died 28th June
1916 aged 29, Buried Loos Cemetery, France |
| Source |
Great Niece -
Donna Leary ~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
Medals Card |
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no photo |
Name |
Walker, Francis |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
8th
Bn., Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - No. 43096 and Connaught Rangers
2419 |
| Birth
details |
18th November 1874 |
| Dates/Info |
Married to
Elizabeth Buick, lived in Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died 9th September
1916 Somme - Buried at Thiepval CWGC
Medal
Card |
| Source |
Great Grand
daughter - Angela Cameron ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
Medals |
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Name |
Walker, Samuel
Hugh |
| Rank |
2nd Lieutenant |
| Regiment |
14th Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born 1885 Belfast |
| Dates/Info |
Son of Samuel
& Eliza Walker, 5 Dee Street, Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died 16th August
1917 - Battle of Langemarck - TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 138 to 140 & 162 to 162A & 163A |
| Source |
Great Nephew -
Bill Walker ~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk
CWGC
photo supplied by Donna Leary, thank you
Donna, well done |
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Name |
Wilson, James |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
North Irish Horse -
1527 - Corps of Hussars - No. 4/71421 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1898, Home
Farm, Burnside Road, Dunadry, after war, emigrated to Canada |
| Dates/Info |
Landed
in France 12 January 1916 & Flanders - was awarded British War Medal and Victory
Medal |
| Where buried |
Served in the ranks
for the remainder of the War, pre-war service in 1914 with Ulster
Volunteers.
Survived War, death date and place unknown
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| Source |
Nephew - Patrick
Wilson Gore ~ further contact
through meems@marylennon.co.uk
bigger photo |
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Name |
Wright, David |
| Rank |
Private |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles, 12th Battalion,
36th Ulster Division - Rifleman 1403 |
| Birth
details |
Born 1898 in
Laymore, Ballymena |
| Dates/Info |
Fought and Died - Battle of Cambrai |
| Where buried |
Cambrai Memorial,
Louverval Cemetery, Northern France
Died aged 19 - 22nd Nov. 1917 in Northern France |
| Source |
Great Great Nephew
- A. Wright ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk
- Website
a lovely tribute |
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Name |
Wylie, Julius
Keenan |
| Rank |
Lieutenant - Sergeant |
| Regiment |
Royal Irish Rifles - Service No. 13903
3rd Battalion |
| Birth
details |
Born Belfast 1891 |
Dates/Info
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Served from:- 7th Sept. 1914 to:- 30.3.1919
Commissioned:- 26.6.1917 Lance Sergeant, France 5.10.1915 |
| Where buried |
Died 1972 Belfast |
| Source |
Granddaughter-
Mary Lennon ~ email:- meems@marylennon.co.uk web site:- more info on J K Wylie |
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Name |
Yeates, Andrew
Breakey |
| Rank |
Serjeant -
Service No. 16112 |
| Regiment |
14th Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born 8th July
1886, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Dates/Info
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Parents - Henry
McMinn Yeates and Mary Jane McKee Yeates |
| Where buried |
Killed in action
16th August 1917 in Belgium - New
Irish Farm Cemetery - CWGC |
| Source |
Nancy Schaalje ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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full-size
photo
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Name |
Yeates, Hugh McKee |
| Rank |
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| Regiment |
14th Battalion,
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Birth
details |
Born 12th March
1892, Belfast Antrim |
| Dates/Info
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Parents - Henry
McMinn Yeates and Mary Jane McKee Yeates - Married Ida McCluney 3rd
July 1922 - Belfast |
| Where buried |
Died 11th February
1963, Belfast |
| Source |
Nancy Schaalje ~ further
contact through meems@marylennon.co.uk |
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