BALLYNAHINCH
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Paul Massey 2008
Updated Martin Edwards 2023
The
memorial is to be found in Crossgar Road, Ballynahinch, co. Down and
takes the form of an obelisk set on a square base with plaques attached
and was the the gift of the Belfast and County Down Railway Company;
the inscriptions and the names are in white lettering. There are 94
names listed for World War 1 which, since refurbishment, includes and
addenda panel (those listed on this panel are marked '(a)' - 44 names).
A further panel has been added listing 19 men who fell in World War
2.
Extract
from Northern Whig - Monday 12 November 1934, page 8:
BALLYNAHINCH
WAR MEMORIAL
Unveiled
by Major Girdwood.
ULSTER GALLANTRY.
Children Should Know Why Their Fathers Died.
Ballynahinch’s
war memorial was unveiled yesterday Major-Uencral E. S. Girdwood,
C. 8., C.M.G., who commands the Northern Ireland Array district.
In
the course of his speech during the ceremony he said the children,
who knew nothing about the Great War, should be taught all the older
generation had suffered lest some day they might be called to pay
the price their fathers had paid.
EX-SERVICE
MEN PARADE.
Ex-service
men from Newcastle, Downpatrick, Lisburn, Holywood, Dromore, Killyleagh,
Wandswell (Belfast), Hillsborough, and Saintfield, numbering over
300, with Girl Guides, Brownies, Boy Scouts, and Wolf Cubs, assembled
in the Square, Ballynahinch. Colonel Berry, J.P., was in charge of
the parade.
Led
by the band of the 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment and
Rathfriland Brass Band, all marched to the war memorial, where a crowd
of 3,000 had already assembled.
Among
the visitors for whom seats had been reserved were the Countess of
Clanwilliam, Colonel and Mrs. Gordon, Colonel Groves-Raines, Captain
Murland, County Inspector Regan, Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst. Mr. and
Mrs. William Hurst, Mr. and Mrs Munce, and Mrs. Matthew Scott.
After General Girdwood had inspected the parade he said he was proud
being an Ulsterman, especially at that moment, when he found himself
in the position of being able to assist his brother-Ulstermen in paying
honour to their gallant comrades-in-arms.
"I
yield to no man in my admiration of what Ulster did in the war"
he observed, "and here I can speak with certain knowledge, for
it was my proud privilege to have Ulstermen under my command in Gallipoli,
Palestine, and France. During the whole those 4½ long years
of trial Ulster gave of her bravest and her best, and in every theatre
the war and on every battle-front from start to finish of the gigantic
struggle the sons of Ulster nobly upheld her honour—on sea,
on land, and in the air.
"Ballynahinch
is not like a denselv populated city, nor is the district a large
one, but its inhabitants have ever been imbued with a wonderful spirit
of loyalty and patriotism. When realise that nearly 300 men joined
up from this district then your hearts must swell with a truly just
pride."
To those who look part in the war its events were as fresh as if of
yesterday. It was right that they should retain a vivid remembrance
of those terrible years and ever bear in mind the lesson hardly learned.
YOUTH
SHOULD BE WARNED.
"A
young generation is rising to maturity —children who have no
recollection of the war. To them should be handed on for guidance
and for warning the experience of their elders. That they may have
full knowledge let them be taught what we have been taught—lest
some day they may be called upon to pay the price that we did in suffering
and in sorrow—for the education which has cost us such well-nigh
ruinous price. Yet if the lesson is turned to good account the price
will not have been too high.
"
Civilisation has been ransomed. It has been saved by a supreme effort
and what ensured the success of that effort may be summed-up in the
one word, patriotism.”
The
great need of the world to-day was mutual understanding among the
peoples. Full understanding brought trust and confidence—without
it came doubt and suspicsion —the causes of every war.
The
memorial beers the names of 51 men of the district who died in the
Greet War.
Those
who took part in the service included Rev. T. M’Creight, B.A.;
Rev. N. Huston, B.A.; Rev. T. Warwick, president of the local branch
of the British Legion; Rev. F. Wilson. A large number of wreaths was
laid. The arrangements for the ceremony were made by Mr. R. M'Longhlin,
secretary of the War Memorial Committee, and Mr. W. Lamont, secretary
British Legion branch.
The
memorial is of reconstructed Portland stone, and rises from broad
concrete steps. It will later be enclosed by a protective surround
of pillars and chains.
The
memorial site is the gift of the Belfast and Couuty Down Railway Company
to the local branch of the British Legion.
IN
GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN
FROM BALLYNAHINCH AND DISTRICT
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
ADDIS |
Robert |
(a)
Private 13972, 9th Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers).
Killed in action 1 July 1916. Born Kilmore, Co. Down, resident Lurgan,
Co. Armagh, enlisted Belfast. In the 1901 Irish Census he was aged
11, born Down, son of Margaret Anne Addis (widow), resident Kilmore,
Down, Ireland. n the 1911 census he was aged 19, born Co. Down,
unmarried, son of Margaret Ann Addis (a widow), resident Queen's
Street, Armagh, Ireland. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 15 A. |
ANDERSON |
William |
(a)
No further information currently available |
BAILIE |
James |
Rifleman
17219, "A" Company, 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed
in action 1 July 1916. Aged 30. Born and resident Crossgar, Co.
Down, enlisted Larne, Co. Antrim. Son of William and Isabella
Bailie, of Listooder, Crossgar, Co. Down. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 15 A and 15
B.
|
BALL |
David
Harris |
(a)
Private 7256, 28th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed
in action at Mont St Quentin 2 September 1918. Aged 38. Born at
Dromara, Co. Down, Ireland. Son of John and Martha Ball; husband
of Eva E. Ball, of Broomehill, Western Australia. Schoolmaster by
profession. Emigrated aged 22. Buried in PERONNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 21. Australian
Circular |
BLACK |
James |
Acting
Corporal 23853, 7th/8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Killed in action 16 August 1917. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Downpatrick,
Co. Down. Son of James and Margaret Black, of Vianstown Road,
Downpatrick. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 70 to 72.
|
BRENNAN |
John |
(a)
No further information currently available |
BURNS |
John |
(a)
Lance Corporal 9453, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in
action 23 October 1916. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Downpatrick,
Co. Down. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B. |
CAMPBELL |
George |
(a)
Private 2813, 6th Battalion, Connaught Rangers. Killed in action
15 May 1916. Born Ballylough, Co. Down, resident Ballynahinch, Co.
Down, enlisted Belfast. Buried in DUD CORNER CEMETERY, LOOS, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot II. Row G. Grave 5. |
CAMPBELL |
Randolph
[Churchill Bestall] |
Rifleman
14168, 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 6
April 1916. Aged 21. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident Knock,
Co. Down, elisted Belfast. Son of Mr. H. A. and Mrs. C. E. Campbell,
of 16, Cyprus Park, Belfast. Buried in HAMEL MILITARY CEMETERY,
BEAUMONT-HAMEL, Somme, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 20.
Extract
from Northern Whig - Saturday 15 April 1916, page 8:
Rifleman
Randolp C. B. Campbell, Royal Irish Rifles, who is reported killed,
the youngest son of Mr. H. A. Campbell. J.P.. Milverton. King’s
Road, Knock, who moved to the city from Ballynahinch a few years
ago, and is a well-known Methodist layman. He enlisted in the
Royal Irish Rifles after the war broke out, previous to which
he was in business in the city. He was killed on the night of
the 6th-7th, and a namesake, Rifleman A. Campbell, of the same
regiment, whose death has already been notified, lost his life
on the same occasion.
|
CHAPMAN |
Nicholas |
(a)
No further information currently available |
CLOKEY |
James |
Private
440670, 4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 11th Brigade,
formerly 53rd Battalion. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 1 September
1918. Aged 24. Born 17 March 1890 in Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Son
of Mrs. Jane Clokey, of Ballykine, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Ireland.
Next of kin Joseph Clokey, of Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Farmer by
trade. Attested 8 April 1915 at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada,
aged 25 years 1 month, height 5 feet 8 inches, chest 37-41 inches,
fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair. religious denomination
Presbyterian. Embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 29 March 1916,
disembarked at Liverpool in England on S.S. Empress of Britain
9 April 1916, transferred to 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade Machine
Gun Company 8 June 1916, transferred 4th Battalion, Machine Gun
Corps 19 August 1918. Proceeded to France with 11th Brigade Machine
Gun Corps 11 August 1916, arrived in Havre, France 12 August 1916,
awarded Good Conduct Badge 8 April 1917, absorbed into 4th Battalion,
Canadian Machine Gun Corps 19 March 1918. No known grave. Commemorated
on VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of
Canada Archive Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box
1805 - 33
|
COOMBE |
Barry |
No
further information currently available |
DAVIS |
Charles |
Private
18573, 28th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 19390,
Highland Light Infantry. Died of wounds 15 July 1916. Aged 22. Born
and resident Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Hamilton. Son of James
R. and Ellen Davis, of Magheraknock, Ballynahinch, Co. Down; brother
of James [Below]. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C. |
DAVIS |
John |
(a)
Private 84040, Royal Army Medical Corps attached to River Sick
Convoy Unit. Died of heat exhuastion in Mesopotamia 22 July 1917.
Aged 38. Born Magheradrool, Co. Down, enlisted Castle Douglas.
Son of the Rev. John Davis, of Ballynahinch Manse, Co. Down; husband
of Margaret Davis (nee Kernahan), of "Grasmere," Lansdowne
Rd., Belfast. Parish Minister of Buittle, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 22.
Extract
from Northern Whig - Tuesday 31 July 1917, page 6:
COUNTY
DOWN CHAPLAIN’S DEATH IN MESOPOTAMIA
Rev. John Davis, B.A., chaplain to the forces, who died of heat
exhaustion at Mesopotamia, on the 22nd inst., was the youngest
son of the late Rev. John Davis, Ballynahinch, County Down, and
Mrs. Davis, 116, Fitzroy Avenue, Belfast. He was educated at Campbell
College and Queen's College, Belfast,‘taking his theological
courses at Edinburgh University and Assembly's College, Belfast,
and graduating in the old Royal University. He was assistant to
Rev. Dr. Blair, in Edinburgh, for a year, and was ordained as
a minister of the Church of Scotland the parish of Buittle, Kirkcudbrightshire,
12th July, 1907. He enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps in
1916, and in September went to Mesopotamia, where he was engaged
in tending the wounded and sick on a convoy ship on the Tigris.
In addition to his duties, he also acted unofficially as chaplain,
and later, on the recommendation of the General Officer Commanding
Mesopotamia, was nominated for a chaplaincy. He married nine years
ago a daughter of Mr. Thomas Kernahan, 10, Lower Crescent, Belfast,
and is survived by that lady and three children—two boys
and a girl. He was a brother of Miss Davis, who resides with her
mother at 116, Fitzroy Avenue, and of Mr. Dalzell Davis, of 28,
Waring Street, Belfast, and Manse Road, Bangor. Heartfelt sympathy
will be extended to the family in their bereavement.
|
DAVIS,
MM |
James |
[Listed
as DAVIES on SDGW] Lance Corporal 19391, 10th/11th Battalion,
Highland Light Infantry. Died of wounds 25 April 1917. Aged 31.
Born and resident Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Son of James and Ellen Davis, of Magheraknock, Ballynahinch, Co.
Down.; brother of Charles [above]. Awarded the Military Medal
(M.M.). Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot XIX. Row H. Grave 14.
**
Note newspaper and research do NOT agree entirely - Newspaper
appears incorrect ***
Extract
from Northern Whig - Monday 28 May 1917, page 6:
Corporal
Davis, Royal Irish Rifles, has died of wounds received in action,
was 30 years of age, and the eldest son of Mr. James Davis, Magheraknock.
Ballynahinch. His youngest son, Private Charles Davis
[see above], Machine Gun Corps, who was only20 years of
age, succumbed last August to wounds.
|
DOCHERTY |
William |
(a)
No further information currently available |
DOHERTY |
William
J |
probably
William John DOHERTY, Serjeant 4476, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish
Rifles. Killed in action 16 August 1917. Aged 40. Born Shankill,
Belfast, enlisted Belfast. Husband of Sarah Doherty, of Tullywest,
Saintfield, Co. Down. Served in India and in the South African
Campaign. Awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. No
known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 138 to 140.
|
DONAGHY |
James |
(a)
Private 1762, 2nd (Garrison) Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal
Irish Fusiliers) formerly 5928, Royal irish Rifles. Died on service
in Salonika 2 January 1918. Born Lisburn, Co. Antrim, resident Ballynahinch,
Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Buried in SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY
CEMETERY, Greece. Grave 1334. |
DONNAN |
Robert |
Rifleman
17/148, 15th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 24
July 1918. Aged 35. Born and resident Cahard, Co. Down, enlisted
Belfast. Son of William John and Mary Donnan, of Cahard, Ballynahinch,
Co. Down. Buried in BERTENACRE MILITARY CEMETERY, FLETRE, Nord,
France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 2. |
DUFFIELD |
Robert |
[Listed
as Joseph DUFFIELD on SDGW] Rifleman 16449, 13th Battalion, Royal
Irish Rifles. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 20. Born Banbridge,
Co. Down, resident Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Son
of William Duffield, of The Square, Ballynahinch, Co. Down. No
known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B.
|
EARLS |
William |
(a)
No further information currently available |
ELLISON |
William
Holland Kennedy |
Private
49736, 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers formerly 671, Royal
Irish Rifles. Killed in action 2 October 1918. Born Comber, Co.
Down, enlisted Belfast. Son of John and Agnes Ellison, of Lisburn
St., Ballynahinch, Co. Down. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE
COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 140 to 141. |
FERGUSON |
John |
(a)
Gunner 277170, Royal Garrison Artillery attached to 213th Anti-Aircraft
Section. Died of wounds 17 May 1918. Born Barrow-In-Furness, resident
Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. Buried
in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot IV.
Row A. Grave 29. |
FORSYTHE |
John
A |
(a)
No further information currently available |
GALWAY |
Thomas
Patrick |
Private
9953, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Killed in action 15 March 1917.
Born Killough, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast, Co. Antrim. Buried
in SAILLY-SAILLISEL BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II.
Row E. Grave 5.
Extract
from Northern Whig - Wednesday 4 April 1917, page 6:
Private
Thomas P. Galway (signaller), Irish Guards, was killed in action
on the 16th ult. Deceased was nineteen years of age, and son of
Mrs. Galway, Ballynahinch, and the late Mr. John Galway, formerly
stationmaster at Ballynahinch.
|
GILMORE |
Patrick |
(a)
Rifleman 9168, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action
30 November 1917. Aged 19. Born and resident Loughlinsland, Co.
Down, enlisted Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Son of James and Mary Gilmore,
of Sevaghan, Loughinisland, Co. Down. Buried in WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY,
ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Collective
grave 9. |
GORDON |
George |
Private
18569, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed in action
1 September 1918. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident Bothwell,
enlisted Hamilton. Buried in WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY
CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot V. Row F. Grave 27. |
GRANT |
John |
(a)
No further information currently available |
GRAY |
Henry |
Private
8436, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed in action
16 May 1915. Aged 27. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Gray, of Mourne View, Ballynahinch,
Co. Down. Came from Canada to enlist. No known grave. Commemorated
on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 16 and 17.
|
GRIBBEN |
Alexander
aka Alex |
Private
22996, 9th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Died of wounds 9 September
1916. Born Dalziel, Lanark, resident Craigneuk, enlisted Hamilton.
Buried in CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot
2. Row C. Grave 68. |
GRIBBEN |
William |
(a)
No further information currently available |
GUNNING |
William
Robert |
Private
435494. 50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 25
August 1917. Born 27 April 1875 in Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Ireland.
Son of James and Margaret Gunning, of Glassdrummond, Ballynahinch,
Co. Down, Ireland. Clerk by trade. Single. Attested 4 July 1915
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, aged 40 years 3 months, height 5
feet 3½ inches, chest 34½-38 inches, fair complexion,
brown eyes, dark hair, religious denomination Methodist. Sailed
from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, aboard S.S. Orduna 27 October
1915, arrived England 6 November 1915. No known grave. Commemorated
on VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Canadian Archives Accession
Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box
3888 - 41
Extract
from Northern Whig - Thursday 20 September 1917, page 1:
ROLL
OF HONOUR.
GUNNING—Killed
in actionh 25th August, 1917, 435494 William Robert Gunning, Canadian
Force.
Deeply regretted by his father and mother, James and Margaret
Gunning, Glassdrummond, Ballynahinch.
|
HARKNESS |
Robert
H |
Lance
Corporal 1102, 16th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action
7 August 1917. Aged 21. Born Dromara, Co. Down, resident Artana,
Dromara, Co. Down, enlisted Lurgan, Co. Armagh. Son of Edward and
Mary Harkness, of Artana, Dromara, Co. Down. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 40. |
HARPER,
MM |
Matthew
Thomas |
Serjeant
16575, 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 23
November 1917. Born and resident Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted
Belfast. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in MOEUVRES
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France.Plot I. Row D. Grave
24.
Extract
from Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 11 December 1917, page
3:
Intimation has been received that Sergeant Matthew T. Harper.
Royal Irish Rifles, was killed in action on November 23. Deceased,
who was the third son of Mr. Wm. T. Harper, Clintanagooland, Ballynahinch,
won the Military Medal last August for his gallantry in action.
He served his apprenticeship in Messrs. Foster, Green, & Co.,
but subsequently he entered the R.I.C., from which he resigned,
and at the time he enlisted he was employed on the Belfast trams.
|
HEALY |
James |
No
further information currently available |
HILL |
Samuel |
Driver
T3/031110, Base H.T. Depot (Salonika), Royal Army Service Corps.
Died at sea 2 June 1917. Aged 22. Born Drumaness, Co. Down, resident
Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Son of Annie Hill, of
8, Hillside, Drumaness, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, and the late Robert
Hill. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATBY MEMORIAL, Egypt. |
HILL |
William
George |
No
further information currently available |
HOUSTON |
Lawson |
Private
17746, 12th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Killed
in action 25 September 1915. Aged 18. Born and enlisted Glasgow.
Son of Robert and Eliza Jane Houston, of 258, Castle St., Glasgow.
His brother William also fell (see below). No known grave. Commemorated
on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 108 to 112.
Extract
from Belfast News-Letter - Friday 29 October 1915,
page 10:
Mr.
Robert Houston, 18, Rosemoont Street, Glasgow, formerly Ballynahinch,
has been notified that his son, Private Lawson Houston, 12th
Battalion Highland Light Infantry, was killed at Loos on 25th
ult.
|
HOUSTON |
William |
Lance
Corporal 11909, 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Killed in
action 19 December 1914. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Glasgow. Son
of Robert and Eliza Jane Houston, of 258, Castle St., Townhead,
Glasgow. His brother Lawson also fell (see above). No known grave.
Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
37 and 38. |
HUGHES |
James |
(a)
No further information currently available |
HUNTER |
Robert
J |
No
further information currently available |
HUNTER |
Samuel |
possibly
Fourth Engineer Officer, S.S. "Lorca (London), Mercantile Marine.
Supposed drowned at sea when his ship was lost 9 October 1916. Aged
22. Born at Belfast [CWGC and Deaths At Sea 1891 – 1972] 1894.
Son of James and the late Margaret Hunter (formerly Brevings). Last
place of residence 34, Auburn Street, Belfast. No known grave. Commemorated
on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. |
KERR |
Alex
aka Alexander |
Rifleman
15072, 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 25
October 1918. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Belfast. Son of Elizabeth
Kerr, of 28, Linview St., Grosvenor Rd., Belfast, and the late
Robert Kerr. Buried in HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot VI. Row D. Grave 4.
|
KINGAN |
Alex
aka Alexander |
Private
540097, 75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry formerly 3rd Division,
Canadian Reserve Cyclists. Killed in action 18 November 1916.
Aged 26. Born 31 May 1890 in Co. Down, Ireland. Son of John Kingham,
of The Market Square, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Ireland, and the
late Agnes Ellen Kingan. Friend of Mrs. Aubrey Bain, of 781 Gladstone
Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Clerk by trade. Single. Attested
23 August 1915 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, aged 25 years 2 months,
height 5 feet 5½ inches, weight 129 lbs, chest 32½-36
inches, fair complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair. resigious
denomination Presbyterian. Transferred to Corps of Guides 30 August
1915. Embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 22 January 1916, disembarked
Plymouth, England 30 January 1916. Admitted to Military Hospital,
Buford, 24 February 1916, discharged 15 April 1916. Transferred
to 75th Battalion at Bramshott 9 June 1916. No known grave. Commemorated
on VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of
Canada Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box
5180 - 24
Extract
from Larne Times - Saturday 16 December 1916, page 7:
COUNTY
DOWN.
BALLYNAHINCH.
Mr.
John Kingan, Market Square, Ballynahinch, has received intimation
that his son, Private Ales. Kingan, Canadian Inlantry, has been
killed in action. Formerly in the employment of Messrs. J. Clarke
& Co., Belfast, deceased emigrated six years ago and since
the outbreak of war enlisted from the service of Eaton's Stores,
Toronto, where he had been employed. Deceased took an active interest
in football, and his death is deeply regretted in his native town.
|
LAWSON |
Hamilton |
(a)
Serjeant 15146, 8th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action
2 July 1916. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 15 A and 15 B. |
LEEBODY |
Robert |
(a)
Rifleman 16/329, 16th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action
3 May 1917. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident Belfast, enlisted
Lurgan, Co. Armagh. Buried in KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row N. Grave 76. |
LINDEN |
Michael |
(a)
Private R4/062906, Royal Army Service Corps. Died on service 11
January 1916. Born Ballynahinch, resident Blackpool, enlisted Lathom
Park. Husband of Amy Linden, of 5, Freckleton St., Blackpool. Buried
in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII.
Row C. Grave 80. |
LINDEN |
William
John |
(a)
[Listed as John LINDEN on SDGW] Private 7873, 1st Battalion, Royal
Munster Fusiliers. Killed in action 9 September 1916. Aged 23. Born
Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident Tollcross, Glasgow, enlisted Glasgow.
Son of the late Patrick and Mary Linden, of 105, Causewayside St.,
Tollcross, Glasgow. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 16 C. |
LUNDY |
Alex
|
(a)
No further information currently available |
MADINE |
Patrick |
(a)
No further information currently available |
MARSH |
Joseph |
Second Lieutenant, 15th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed
in action Friday 23 November 1917. Aged 25. Third son of Mr. Samuel
James Marsh, Roughan, Coalisland; husband of Miss Charlotte E.
Lamont, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles Lamont, of Ballynahinch.
Enlisted as a Private in the Royal Irish Rifles in September 1914,
and, on obtaining his commission, was posted to another battalion
of the Royal Irish Rifles in July 1917. No known grave. Commemorated
on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 10.
Extract
from Belfast News-Letter - Thursday 29 November 1917,
page 6:
SECOND-LIEUT.
JOSEPH MARSH, Royal Irish Rifles, killed in action
on the 23rd inst., was a son of Mr Samuel Marsh, Roughan, Coalisland,
and was married to a daughter of Mr. Charles Lamont, High Street,
Ballynahinch. Before joining the army, three years ago, he was
employed at Drumaness Mills, Ballynahinch. He obtained his commission
from the ranks, and returned to the front last July.
|
MARTIN |
Henry
aka Harry |
Rifleman
6034, 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 1 July
1916. Aged 21. Born and resident Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted
Clandeboye, Co. Down. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B. |
MARTIN |
[G]
James |
Captain, 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment attached to Staff
A.P.M. Died 1 March 1920. Buried in GIBRALTAR (NORTH FRONT) CEMETERY,
Gibraltar. Church of England Section C. Grave 4683.
|
McBRATNEY |
John
Henry |
Rifleman
2907, 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 6 May
1916. Aged 24. Born Drumaness, Co. Down, resident Ballynahinch,
Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Son of Samuel and Anna B. McBratney,
of The Toy, Killyleagh, Co. Down. Buried in AUTHUILE MILITARY
CEMETERY, Somme, France. Row D. Grave 52.
|
McCOUBREY |
Robert
James |
Rifleman
18/1013, 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died on service 20
August 1918. Aged 21. Born and resident Ballynahinch, Co. Down,
enlisted Belfast. Son of Mrs. A. McCoubrey, of Spa, Ballynahinch,
Co. Down. Buried in NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, KASSEL, Hessen, Germany.
Plot I. Row N. Grave 4. |
McGINNIS |
John |
[Listed on CWGC as MAGINNIS] Lance Corporal 16860, 13th Battalion,
Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 26. Born
and resident Limavady, Co. Derry, enlisted Belfast. Son of Mrs.
Annie Maginnis, of Maine, Drumsurn, Co. Derry. No known grave.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
15 A and 15 B.
Extract
from Larne Times - Saturday 12 August 1916, page 7
[article text dififcult to read]:
BALLYNAHINCH.
Lance-Corporal
John Mcginnis, Ballynahinch, killed in action on the 1st inst.,
was a member L.O.L. 763, of Ballynahinch Temperance R.B.P. No.
3, and of Brighter Prospects Lodge. 1.0.G.T. was in the employment
of Mr. R. B. Bailie, and joined the County Down Volunteers from
the U.V.F.
|
McGORAN |
Thomas |
(a)
No further information currently available |
McKEE |
George |
Rifleman 19535, 11th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Killed in action 13 August 1915. Born and resident Ballynahinch,
Co. Down, enlisted Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Buried in LE TOURET
MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot II. Row F. Grave 29.
Extract
from Northern Whig - Wednesday 1 September 1915, page
8:
The
War Office has notified Mr. Charles M’Kee, Creevytennant,
Ballynahinch, that his son has been killed in action at the front.
Deceased was a private in the 11th (Service) Battalion Highland
Light Infantry, which he joined last year at Hamilton, where he
had been employed.
|
McKEE |
James
J |
(a)
No further information currently available |
McKIBBIN |
Frederick |
[Spelt
McKIBBEN on SDGW and CWGC] Rifleman 16762, 13th Battalion, Royal
Irish Rifles. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 20. Born and resident
Lisburn, Co. Antrim, enlisted Belfast. Son of Thomas and Annie McKibben.
of 24, Sloan St., Lisburn, Co. Antrim. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B. |
McMANUS |
John |
(a)
Company Serjeant Major G/15309, 18th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.
Died in the United Kingdom 11 September 1916. Aged 64. Born Ballynahinch,
Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Husband of Hannah McManus, of 16, Mayorca
St., Belfast. Awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Buried
in BELFAST (MILLTOWN) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY, County Antrim, Northern
Ireland. Plot B. Row AE. Grave 27. |
McNELLIS |
Edward |
(a)
Private 40444, 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Killed in
actio between 21 March 1918 and 31 March 1918. Aged 27. Born Adra,
Co. Donegal, enlisted Glasgow. Foster son of Kate Smyth, of Drumsnad,
Ballynahinch, Belfast. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 79 and 80. |
McPARLAND |
Peter |
[Served
as James GALWAY]Private 8080, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.
Died in United Kingdom 6 November 1914. Born Mulletra, Co. Armagh,
resident Ballinahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Husband of Edith
Smyth (formerly McParland), of Magherknock, Ballynahinch, Co. Down.
Creamted in LIVERPOOL (KIRKDALE) CEMETERY,
Lancashire. Screen Wall. IV. C.E. 41. |
MELVILLE |
Robert
Love |
Sapper
57634, 121st Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 11 April
1916. Aged 19. Born Magheradroll, Co. Down, resident Downpatrick,
Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Son of William and Eliza Jane Melville,
of DownPatrick, Co. Down. Buried in BEAUVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme,
France. Row D. Grave 32. |
MOORE |
James |
Corporal
16888, 22nd Entrenching Battalion, late 11th/13th Battalion, Royal
Irish Rifles. Killed in action 21 March 1918. Aged 24. Born Ballynahinch,
Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Moore, of Railway St., Ballynachinch, Co. Down. No known grave.
Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 74 to
76.
Extract
from Northern Whig - Friday 28 January 1916, page 10:
News
has been received that Corporal Moore, 13th Battalion R.I.R. (1st
Company Down Volunteers), has had his ankle badly sprained in
the trenches, and is at present in an hospital at the base.He
was formerly a shop assistant in Ballynahinch, his native town.
|
MOORE |
Samuel |
(a)
Driver 25832, 63rd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action
21 April 1918. Aged 23. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident Ballymacarrett,
Co. Antrim, enlisted Belfast. Son of Hugh and Mary Moore, of 7,
Belmont St., Woodstock Rd., Belfast. Born at Ballynahinch, Co. Down.
Buried in LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot IV. Row D. Grave 4. |
MORAN |
Francis
aka Frank |
Temporary
Lieutenant, 9th Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster
Fusiliers. Killed in action 23 August 1916. Aged 23. Son of the
Rev. Francis and Mrs. Josephine Moran, of Grange House, Newtownstewart,
Co. Tyrone. Scholar of Trinity College, Dublin. Buried in FLATIRON
COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ, Somme, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 46.
Extract
from Northern Whig - Tuesday 29 August 1916, page 8:
Lieutenant
F. Moran.
Lieutenant
P. Moran, Royal Munster Fusiliers, killed in action, was a son
of Rev. F. Moran, Methodist minister, Ballynahinch, County Down.
Deceased joined the Munsters early in the war, and was promoted
lieutenant last October.
Extract
from Ballymoney Free Press and Northern Counties Advertiser
- Thursday 7 September 1916, page 1:
Moran—August
23, killed in action in France, Frank Moran, Lieutenant, Royal
Munster Fusiliers, beloved elder son of Rev. Francis Moran.
M.A., Methodist Minister, Ballynahinch. Co. Down, aged 23
years.
Extract
from Belfast News-Letter - Monday 2 October 1916, page
8:
TRIBUTES
TO THE LATE LIEUTENANT F. MORAN.
The
following particulars have been received by Rev. F. Moran, Ballynahinch,
regarding the circumstances of the death of his son, Lieutenant
Frank Moran, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who was killed in action on
23rd August. Major A. W. Blockley writes to say—“ We
were holding advanced trenches under very heavy shell fire—the
C.O. was wounded (since died). I was wounded, and Captain Fletcher,
who was your son’s company commander, and who intended to
write to you; was killed a few days later. There is little to tell
you as to your son’s death. We were under very heavy shell
fire, and your boy was badly hit by high explosive. He died on his
way to the field ambulance, and is buried in the cemetery south-east
of Mametz Wood. He was buried by the Church of England chaplain
attached to the field ambulance, and his grave is marked by a cross
bearing his name. He was a most promising young officer, always
keen and full of go, and lately he had been taking a very active
part in running our machine guns. His loss is regretted by all,”
The following tributes have also been received:— A corporal
who served under him writes: ‘‘Your loss is our also
also [sic], for your son by his fine manly qualtities,
by his knowledge as an officer, endeared himself to all. To use
our own expression. “He was one of the best.” But more
dear still was his kindly smile and cheerful word, which is the
soldier’s greatest friend.” Another of those who served
under him says: “I thought I would let you know how dearly
he was loved and respected as a perfect gentleman and God-fearing
man. He was in the same company as I was, and as I was in the signallers
I used to see him every hour of the day, and very often I disturbed
him at night with messages, but I never paid him a visit without
seeing a kindly smile to greet me. All the officers and men valued
and loved him, and England has lost one of her best. He has left
many friend to mourn his great loss.”
|
MORRISON |
Hans |
Lance
Corporal 6035, 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died of wounds
18 August 1917 [17 August on SDGW]. Aged 32. Born and resident Ballynahinch,
Co. Down, enlisted Clandeboye, Co. Down. Son of Francis and Agnes
Morrison, of Meeting St., Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Buried in BRANDHOEK
NEW MILITARY CEMETERY No.3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row
H. Grave 30. |
NEWELL |
Thomas |
Rifleman
18/1042, 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 26
September 1916. Born Raleagh, Kilmore, Co. Down, resident Kilmore,
Crossgar, Co. Down, enlisted Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Son of Mr.
T. Newell, of Kilmore, Crossgar, Co. Down. Buried in POND FARM CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row C. Grave 15. |
NOADE |
William
James |
(a)
Private 8001, "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 29. Born Ballynahinch,
Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Son of James Noade. Buried in BOUZINCOURT
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave
20. |
O'HARE |
Patrick |
Private 9398, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Killed in action 12 July
1916. Aged 23. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident Dunbeg, Co.
Down, enlisted Chester, Cheshire. Son of Patrick O'Hare, of Dunbeg,
Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Buried in LA BRIQUE MILITARY CEMETERY No.2,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row X. Grave 6. |
O'LONE,
DCM |
Walter
Percy |
(a)
Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish
Rifles. Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 25. Son of John
O'Lone, of Loughins, Newtownards, Co. Down; husband of Annie O'Lone,
of "Belle Vista," Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Awarded the
Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) and Mentioned in Despatches.
No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 40. |
OSWALD |
Joseph |
(a)
Rifleman 13371, 8th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died on service
4 April 1916. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Buried
in LE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot 2.
Row K. Grave 6. |
PATTERSON |
Samuel |
Rifleman
18610, "A" Company, 11th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed
in action 8 August 1917. Aged 39. Born and enlisted Lisburn, Co.
Antrim. Son of Mary Ann Patterson, of 26, Old Hillsborough Rd.,
Lisburn, Co. Antrim. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN
GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 40. |
REILLY |
James |
(a)
Private 22620, 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed
in action 10 August 1917. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted
Belfast, Co. Down. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN
GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 22. |
RILEY |
William |
(a)
Acting Corporal 8721, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Killed in action 16 May 1915. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted
Belfast. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas
de Calais, France. Panel 16 and 17. |
RILLEY |
James
Henry |
(a)
Private 109545, 183rd Company, Labour Corps formerly 517, 2nd Labour
Company, Royal Irish Regiment and 1429, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed
in action 14 February 1918. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted
Newtownards. Buried in BOYELLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 3. |
ROONEY |
Patrick |
(a)
Lance Corporal 6738, 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in
action 8 August 1917. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident Killyleagh,
Co. Down, enlisted Ballykinlar, Co. Down. Buried in WHITE HOUSE
CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III.
Row H. Grave 14. |
RYAN |
Peter |
(a)
Lance Corporal 240873, 1st/6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 31 August 1918. Born
and resident Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Chapel-En-Le-Frith,
Derbyshire. Buried in FOUQUIERES CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 8. |
SCANDRETT |
Samuel |
No
further information currently available |
SCOTT,
MC |
David
Harden |
Lieutenant (Pilot), 65th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and 9th
Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps. Killed in action flying in Sopwith
F.1 Camel, serial number B2417, 12 November 1917. Aged 21. Native
of Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Son of Matthew and Elizabeth Scott,
of 11, Dufferin Avenue, Bangor, Co. Down. Awarded the Military
Cross (M.C.), when attached to 11 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
in aerial combat over Somme 28 July 1916 [London Gazette 29793/20
Oct 1916(C)]. Buried in PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE,
Nord, France. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 7.
Note
from Royal
Air Force Museum Story Vault (Archives):
David
Scott's Camel received a direct hit from AA fire over, the wings
folded up and he crashed into the ground at Quesnoy. His body
was later found and buried in Pont du Hem Military Cemetery. The
following comes from Hardens local newspaper 'Evidence to hand
regarding the fate of that gallant County Down Airman, Lieutenant
D Harden Scott MC RFC, who, as already been announced as killed
in these columns, was killed in action on the 12th, shows that
his machine was brought down with a direct hit from enemy anti-aircraft
fire. Eloquent testimony as to the high esteem in which the young
scout pilot was held by all sections of the community in Ballybahinch
is found in the fact that since the announcement of his death
a memorial service had been held in every church in the town,
were by all classes, his loss is deeply and sincerely mourned.'
Simon Birch, Wednesday September 10th 2014 14:47
Extract
from Belfast News-Letter - Friday 29 December 1916, page
6:
AFTER
FALLING 5,000 FEET—
Lieutenant
David Harden Scott, formerly of the Ulster Division, had a thrilling
experience in the air and a most miraculous escape from death.
The details became known in October, when it was announced that
he had been awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry
and skill. With Second-Lieutenant Herbert Henry Turk as pilot,
he attacked seven hostile machines flying in formation, and brought
down one as a wreck. A more detailed description of Lieutenant
Scott’s experience is given in the following official account
of the deed for which his pilot, Second-Lieutenant Turk, was awarded
the Military Cross:—
With
Lieutenant Scott as observer, he attacked seven hostile machines
flying in formation. One was brougnt down as a wreck, when turning
to meet another machine his rudder controls were shot away,
and his machine got into a spinning nose dive. Alter falling
5,000 feet he partially regained control, and, though his machine
kept on turning, he managed to land safely. The machine was
badly damaged; but, thanks to his skill, neither he nor his
observer were hurt.
The
eldest son of Mr. Matthew Scott, stationmaster at Ballynahinch,
County Down, this officer was in the service of the County Down
Weaving Company at the outbreak of war. He enlisted in the Pioneer
Battalionof the Ulster Division at Lurgan, obtained his commission
on 28th January, 1915, and served with the Army Cyclist Corps for
a period before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps. |
SCOTT |
Joseph
Herbert |
Rifleman
6096, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 6 March
1917. Aged 18. Born Hilltown, Co. Down, enlisted Rathfriland,
Co. Down. Son of Margaret Taylor (formerly Scott), of Drumnascamph,
Rathfriland, Co. Down, and the late Joseph Scott. Buried in FINS
NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, SOREL-LE-GRAND, Somme, France. Plot VIII.
Row D. Grave 28.
|
SIMPSON |
Johnston
Hill |
Rifleman
19/448, 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 7 June
1917. Aged 27. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Son
of Robert H. and Sarah Simpson, of Creeveytenant, Ballynahinch,
Co. Down; husband of Isabella Simpson, of 62, Battenberg St., Belfast.
Buried in SPANBROEKMOLEN BRITISH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Grave lost. Special Memorial. Row E. Grave 3. |
SMYLIE |
William
John |
(a)
Private 27886, 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed
in action 1 July 1916. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast.
Buried in CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL, Somme, France. Plot I. Row
C. Grave 32. |
SMYTH |
James |
Rifleman 18786, 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in
action 6 August 1917. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Comber, Belfast,
Co. Down. Son of David and Elizabeth Smyth, of 49, Beersbridge
Rd., Belfast. Buried in POTIJZE CHATEAU GROUNDS CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot II. Row E. Grave 21.
|
STEWART |
Hugh
Henry |
(a)
Rifleman 1188, 11th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action
5 September 1917. Aged 21. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident
Saintfield, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast. Son of Mrs. Mary Stewart,
of Carricknaveagh, Saintfield, Co. Down. Buried in METZ-EN-COUTURE
COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
I. Row F. Grave 2. |
STEWART |
William |
(a)
Rifleman 163, 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died of wounds
16 August 1917. Aged 20. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Belfast.
Son of John Alexander Stewart and Sarah Stewart, of 112, Ravenhill
Rd., Belfast. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 138 to 140. |
STRAIN |
Richard |
(a)
Private 7349, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed
in action 17 November 1914. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Antrim, enlisted
Glasgow. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut,
Belgium. Panel 5. |
SUMMERS |
John
Andrew |
(a)
Private 2000028, 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry formerly 15th
Battalion formerly 28th Battalion. Killed in action 10 November
1917. Aged 24. Born 26 April 1893 in Co. Down, Ireland. Son of Andrew
Summers, of Seaforde, Clough, Co. Down, Ireland. Resident Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada. Farmer by trade. Single. Attested 12 December
1916 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, aged 23 years, height 5 feet
7½ inches, weight 160 lbs, chest 33-37 inches, fair complexion,
blue eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Presbyterian. Embarked
S.S. Saxonia at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 26 February 1917, disembarked
Liverpool, England 7 April 1917Buried in TYNE COT CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot XXXVII. Row E. Grave 1. National Archives of Canada
Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9422
- 61 |
TATE |
James |
(a)
Serjeant 19951, 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action
1 July 1916. Born Ballynahinch, Co. Down, resident Ballygiggan,
Co. Down, enlisted Downpatrick, Co. Down. Buried in SERRE ROAD CEMETERY
No.1, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row BB. Grave14. |
VALENTINE |
Robert |
(a)
No further information currently available |
WALKER |
Henry |
(a)
No further information currently available |
WATSON |
John |
Rifleman
6039. 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 16 August
1917. Born and resident Ballynahinch, Co. Down, enlisted Clandeboye,
Co. Down. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 138 to 140. |
WOOD |
Christopher
T |
No
further information currently available |
IN
GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN
FROM BALLYNAHINCH AND DISTRICT
WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945 |
BLANEY |
Robert
James |
Third
Engineer Officer, S.S. Orlock Head (Belfast), Merchant Navy. Died
3 September 1940. Aged 35. Son of James and Margaret Blaney, of
Belfast; husband of Agnes Blaney, of Belfast. Buried in BALLYNAHINCH
CONGREGATIONAL CEMETERY, County Down, Northern Ireland. Grave 133. |
BRIERS |
[Charles]
William |
Private
5883545, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action
in France between 15 May 1940 and 4 June 1940. Aged 25. Born and
resident Northamptonshire. Son of Charles and Mary Ann Briers;
husband of Anna Elizabeth Briers, of Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Northern
Ireland. Resident High Street, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Northern
Ireland. Buried in MAROEUIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave 4.
Extract
from Belfast Telegraph - Saturday 15 June 1940, page 6:
BALLYNAHINCH
MAN KILLED.
IN NORTHANTS REGIMENT.
LITTLE FAMILY BEREAVED.
Mrs.
C. W. Briers, who resides with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hamilton,
High Street, Ballynahinc,. has been officially notified that her
husband, Pte, Chas. Wm. Briers, Northamptonshire Regt., has been
killed in action in France. Pte. Briers was 23 years of age, and
joined the Army in 1934. He leaves a wife and three children.
|
CHAMBERS |
William |
No
further information currently available |
CHRISTIE |
Paul
A |
probaby
Paul Anthony CHRISTIE, Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) 2205721, 622
Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Bomber Command). Flying
out of R.A.F. Mildenhall, Suffolk, in a Lacaster I, serial number
NF939, he was killed in action when his aircraft was lost without
trace during a mine laying sortie to Danzig Bay 7 January 1945.
No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel
270. |
GILLESPIE |
Samuel
J |
probaby
Samuel Joseph GILLESPIE, Marine PLY/X 1650, H.M.S. Glorious, Royal
Marines. Died 8 June 1940. Aged 20. Son of Thomas and Margaret Gillespie.
No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon.
Panel 43, Column 2. |
GILMORE |
George |
Lance
Corporal 2717800, 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards. Killed in action
in Western Europe 21 February 1945. Aged 29. Born and resident Tyrone.
Husband of Georgina Gilmore, of Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Northern
Ireland. Buried in MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY, Limburg, Netherlands.
Plot I. Row G. Grave 10. |
HARPER |
William
George |
Fourth
Engineer Officer, S.S. Treworlas (St. Ives), Merchant Navy. Died
28 December 1942. Aged 23. Son of William George and Rachel Maggie
Harper, of Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. No known grave.
Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 111. |
HANNA |
Joseph |
Flight
Sergeant (Observer) 553992, 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Lost without
trace over the North Sea during an anti-shipping sweep flying in
a Hudson V, serial number AM560, 11 April 1942. Aged 19. Native
of Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Son of Patrick and Margaret Hanna, of
Ballynahinch, Co. Down. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 74. |
HEWITT |
Albert |
Private
5050663, 6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince
of Wales). Killed in action in North West Europe 9 July 1944. Aged
23. Born Warwickshire, resident Staffordshire. Son of George and
Elsie Hewitt; husband of Margaret Hewitt, of Ballynahinch, Co. Down,
Northern Ireland. Buried in CAMBES-EN-PLAINE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados,
France. Row E. Grave 8. |
HUNTER |
Andrew |
Able
Seaman D/JX 303818, H.M.M.T.B. 477, Royal Navy. Died on the French
Coast 21 August 1944. Aged 20. Born 30 October 1923 in Belfast,
Antrim. Son of Andrew and Martha Hunter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Buried in RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE, Calvados, France. Plot
I. Row D. Grave 5. |
HUSTON |
John
Clarke |
Flying
Officer (Pilot) 89837, 12 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Killed while flying when his aircraft, a Wellington
IC (Bomber Command), serial number R1340, stalled and crashed into
a tree at Chipping Warden due to an engine failure when taking off
during circuit practice 17 January 1942. Aged 27. Native of Hampstead,
London. Birth registered in the April to June Quarter 1914 in Downpatrick,
Down, Ireland. Son of Noble and Jessie Huston; husband of Joy Huston,
of Hampstead, London. Based at Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire.
Buried in BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey. Plot 24. Row A. Grave
5. |
JOLLY |
John |
No
further information currently available |
McNAMARA |
Robert
William |
Captain
167784, Royal Army Medical Corps. Missing at sea presumed killed
in action 24 January 1944. Born and resident Co. Down. Birth registered
in the April to June Quater 1909 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland.
M.B., B.Ch. In the Ireland census 1911 he was aged 2, born Co.
Down, son of Robert and rachel McNamara, resident Mourne View,
Down, Ireland. No known grave. Commemorated on BROOKWOOD 1939-1945
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 18. Column 1.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1945:
McNAMARA
Robert William of Redburn Ballynahinch county Down
and 36 Owston-road Carcroft Yorkshire died 24 January 1944 on
war service Probate Wakefield 9 January to National
Provincial Bank Limited. Effects £5595 15s. 4d.
|
MOFFETT |
James
[Campbell] |
Rifleman
7012388, 1st (Airborne) Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles. Died of
wounds 13 July 1944. Aged 29. Born Co. Down, resident Belfast. Son
of William J. and Margaret A. Moffett, of Ballynahinch, Co. Down,
Northern Ireland. Buried in RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE, Calvados,
France. Plot IV. Row J. Grave 5. |
O'NEILL |
Henry |
No
further information currently available |
ORR,
GM |
Ronald
Mervyn |
Sub-Lieutenant,
H.M.S. Odyssey, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Killed in action
8 November 1944. Aged 22. Elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Orr,
of Armoy, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland (his father was manager of
Northern Bank). Educated Belfast High School and Queen's University.
Enlisted 1942. Awarded the George Medal (G.M.). Buried in DIEPPE
CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, HAUTOT-SUR-MER, Seine-Maritime, France. Row
M. Grave 46. |
RICE |
William
John |
No
further information currently available |
SCOTT |
Gerald |
No
further information currently available |
SUTHERLAND |
Robert |
Fusilier
1501058, 6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers. Killed in action
in North West Europe 25 September 1944. Aged 26. Born and resident
Fifeshire. Son of David and Bertha Sutherland; husband of Hannah
Sutherland, of Ballynahinch, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Buried
in VALKENSWAARD WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot I.
Row D. Grave 5. |
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23 March, 2023
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