|
North Irish Horse |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
|
Private Albert Milton
Boyle | 303 | 27
October 1916 | Died
in Ireland |
Drumcree Church
of Ireland Churchyard, Northern Ireland, grave
141 - near north boundary. | Discharged
"No longer fit for service" 9 September 1915. Aged 29. Son of James
and Margaret Boyle, Drumcree. |
| Corporal
Edmond Buchanan | 686 | 23
October 1914 | Died
in England | Epsom
Cemetery, Surrey, England, grave
D.220A |
Aged 23. Enlisted Letterkenny. Born Rathdonnel, Donegal. Son of David and Catherine
Buchanan. Embarked for France with the North Irish Horse on 17 August 1914 as
part of A Squadron, North Irish Horse. |
| Lieutenant
Samuel Barbour Combe | .. | 1
October 1914 | Died
of wounds. Buried by the Germans in the vicinity of Condé Castle, France.
| Le
Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, Panel 1 |
Joined the North Irish Horse in 1911. Embarked for France on 21 August 1914 as
part of C Squadron. Aged 33. Husband of Mary Theresa Combe, Donaghcloney, County
Down. |
| Private
Frederick Thomas Cordwell | 2284 | 19
September 1917 | Died
in Belgium | Poperinghe
New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
II.H.27 | Aged
30. Enlisted Holborn, London. Born Bristol, England. Son of Thomas and Anne J.
Cordwell, Bristol, England. |
|
Private William James
Finlay | 1657 | 23
June 1916 | Killed
in action | Foncquevillers
Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, grave I.E.11. | B
Squadron, North Irish Horse. Aged 19. Enlisted Antrim. Born Island of Malta. Son
of William James and Marela Concetta Finlay, Belfast. |
| Private
Townley Sherwood Gillespie | 1636 | 13
November 1917 | Died
in Belfast | Belfast
City Cemetery, Northern Ireland, grave
H2.15 | Aged
27. Enlisted Antrim. Born Antrim. Son of William Henry and Sarah E. Gillespie,
Belfast. |
| Private
George Harper | 890 | 24
May 1915 | Died
in England |
Netley Military Cemetery,
Hampshire, England, grave
C.E.1693. | Aged
21. Enlisted Fivemiletown. Born Erigaal, County Tyrone. Son of William and Martha
J. Harper, Corcreevy, Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. Embarked for France on 20 August
1914 as part of C Squadron, North Irish Horse. |
| Private
William Irwin | 626 | 2
March 1915 | Died
in France |
Longuenesse
(St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, grave I.A.47 | Aged
25. Enlisted Tempo. Born Garvary, County Fermanagh. Son of Margaret Irwin of Feddins
Gavary, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Embarked for France on 17 August 1914 as
part of A Squadron, North Irish Horse. |
|
Private James McArow | 164 | 27
April 1916 | Killed
in action |
Doullens Communal
Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France, grave
I.D.15 | Aged
26. Awarded Medaille Militaire, France. Enlisted Newbridge. Born Derryvullen.
Son of Michael and Bridget McArow, Mulrod, County Fermanagh. Embarked for France
on 17 August 1914 as part of A Squadron, North Irish Horse. |
Private
James Montgomery
| 1910 | 17
June 1919 | Died
at home | Belfast
(Dundonald) Cemetery, Northern Ireland, grave
C3.699. | Invalided
out. Died age 25. Son of James and Martha Montgomery, Belfast. |
| Private
Richard Moore | 2206 | 6
May 1917 | Died
in Ireland | Annahilt
Presbyterian Churchyard, County Down, Northern Ireland, grave located south
of the Church | Aged
23. Enlisted Antrim. Born Belfast. Son of James and Sarah Moore. |
Private
William H Moore
| 511
| 15
September 1914 | Missing
presumed dead | La
Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial,
Seine-et-Marne, France | Enlisted
Limavady. Born Balteagh, County Londonderry. Embarked for France on 20 August
1914 as part of C Squadron, North Irish Horse. |
Private
William McKee Murphy
|
2073
| 12
February 1917 |
Died in France | St.
Sever Cemetery Extension, Seine-Maritime, France, grave
O.V.C.7. | Aged
23. Enlisted Antrim. Born Ballymoney. Son of Thomas Murphy, Leslie Hill, Ballymoney,
County Antrim. |
| Corporal
David William Ritchie | 754 | 17
March 1915 | Died
in France | Longuenesse
(St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, grave
I.A.65 | Aged
27. Enlisted Kilrea. Born Kilrea. Son of John and Sarah Ritchie. Kilrea, Londonderry.
|
| Private
Samuel Robinson | 850 | 9
August 1917 | Died
in France or Belgium | Mendinghem
Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave IV.B.23 | 1st
Regiment, North Irish Horse. Enlisted Portadown. Born Seagoe. |
| Private
the Honourable Henry St.George Layard Scott | 963 | 8
October 1914 | Killed
in action | La
Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial,
Seine-et-Marne, France | Enlisted
Londonderry. Born Cardonagh, Innishowen, County Donegal. Embarked for France on
20 August 1914 as part of C Squadron North Irish Horse. |
| Private
Clement Douglas Turner | 1978 | 20
July 1917 | Died
of wounds from shellfire | Vlamertinghe
New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
II.F.2
|
Enlisted Antrim, November 1915. Born Longford. Son of Robert J. Turner, Longford.
Husband of Annabella Turner, Belfast. Note: Newspaper obituary states that he
was killed in action on 21 July 1917. |
| Lance
Corporal Stewart Lyttle Turner | 1656 | 20
July 1917 | Killed
in action | Vlamertinghe
New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
II.F.1
| Aged
24. Enlisted Antrim. Born Woodford. Son of Robert Turner, Belfast. Husband of
Margaret Turner. |
|
Private Thomas Wright | 1582 | 28
July 1916 | Died
of wounds | Etaples
Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, grave IX.A.11A. | Aged
22. Enlisted Antrim. Born Pullarrs. Son of William and Mary Wright, Coleraine. |
| Sergeant
Robert Alexander Wylie | 70 | 26
June 1917 | Died
of wounds | Avesnes-le-Comte
Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France, grave
I.D.19
| 1st
Regiment, North Irish Horse. Enlisted Newbridge. Born Garvary, County Fermanagh.
Embarked for France on 20 August 1914 as part of A Squadron North Irish Horse.
|
| 6th
Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron), attached to 2nd Regiment North Irish
Horse |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
|
Private John M Darragh | UD/128 | 24
December 1916 | Died
in France | St
Riquier British Cemetery, Somme, France, grave C.8. | Aged
32. Born Ballymena, County Antrim. Residence Portadown. Enlisted Belfast. Son
of the late Samuel and Jane Darragh of Ballycraigy, Ballymena, County Antrim. |
|
Private Alexander Watt | UD/101 | 3
July 1916 | Killed
in action | Thiepval
Memorial, Pier
and Face 1A. | Born
and enlisted, Drumglass, Dungannon, County Tyrone. |
|
9th (North Irish
Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Private
William James Abercrombie | UD/279
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41507 (RIF) | 30
September 1918 | Killed
in action | Dadizeele
New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
IV.F.24 | Age
30. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Enlisted Enniskillen. Residence Blacklion, County Cavan. Son of Emily
Brownlee (formerly Abercrombie) of Deerines, Florence Court, County Fermanagh. |
| Private
William Frederick Christy Arthur | 1873
(NIH); 41366 (RIF) | 22
July 1918 | Killed
in action during a raid on a German position (Shoddy Farm) near Meulehouck, Flanders | Bailleul
Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France, grave III.F.108 | Born
Douglas Bridge, County Tyrone. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Douglas Bridge. The
action in which he was killed is described in the entry of the Battalion
diary for that day. |
| Private
John A Bell | 2245
(NIH); 41333 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek
Road Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave V.C.23 | Born
Loughbrickland, County Down. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Newry, County Down. (The
records show his date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the Battalion
Diary that 18 April is the correct date.) |
| Private
Victor Nelson Bell | 1154
(NIH); 41254 (RIF) | 26
October 1917 | Killed
in action | Neuville-Bourjonval
British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave E.19 | Aged
20. Enlisted Londonderry, September 1914. Born Templemore, County Londonderry.
Son of Robert and Margaret Elizabeth Bell, Londonderry. |
| Private
James (or Frank) Best | 1115
(NIH); 41396 (RIF) | 3
October 1918 | Died
of wounds | Dadizeele
New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
II.D.4 | Born
Richhill, County Armagh. Enlisted Portadown, County Armagh. Residence Richhill.
|
| Private
William Biggart | 1932
(NIH); 41388 (RIF) | 3
April 1918 | Died
of wounds while a prisoner of war | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 76 | Age
23. Born and enlisted Ballymoney, County Antrim. Son of John and Mary Anne Biggart
of Bendooragh, Ballymoney, County Antrim. |
| Private
Joseph Arthur Bowden | 1965
(NIH); 41287 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 140 | Age
21. Born Cootehill, County Cavan. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Cootehill. Son of
Joseph and Lydia S Bowden of Cortober House, Cootehill, County Cavan. (The records
show his date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the Battalion Diary
that 18 April is the correct date.) |
| Private
William Brown | 1839
(NIH); 41451 (RIF) | 11
or 12 August 1918 | Died
of wounds | Mont
Noir Military Cemetery, St Jans Cappel, Nord, France, grave II.E.3 |
Age 23. Born Belfast.
Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of John and Sarah Brown of 51 Lichfield
Avenue, Bloomfield, Belfast. Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Belfast. |
| Private
Thomas Cartmill | 1387
(NIH); 41523 (RIF) | 29
March 1918 | Killed
in action during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 77 | Born
Killeavey, County Down. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Newry, County Down. |
| Private
Frederick St George Cooke | 2182
(NIH); 41694 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 140 | Born
Carrigallen, County Leitrim. Enlisted Belfast. Residence Lisburn, County Antrim.
Son of the late Francis and Anne Cooke of Gortermone House, Carrigallen, County
Leitrim. Husband of Jeannie C Cooke of 'Norton', 6 Hawthornden Road, Knock, Belfast.
(The records show his date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the
Battalion Diary that 18 April is the correct date.) |
| Private
Joseph Coulter, MM | 150
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41530 (RIF) | 1-7
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Dadizeele
New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
IV.B.12 | Age
24. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Born Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. Enlisted Fivemiletown. Son of Thomas
and Elizabeth Coulter of Mullaghfad, Cooneen, Fivemiletown. |
| Private
Arthur Sidney Crawford | 1345
(NIH); 41485 (RIF) | 29
March 1918 | Killed
in action during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 77 | Age
21. Born Booterstown, County Dublin. Enlisted Belfast. Residence Blackrock, County
Dublin. Son of Hugh and Jane Crawford of Mount Merrion, Blackrock, County Dublin. |
| Private
Allen Davey | 1312
(NIH); 41589 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Age
30. Born Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Enlisted Belfast. Residence Carrickfergus.
Son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Davey of Dunloskin, Carrickfergus. Husband of Sarah E
Davey of 1 Lancasterian Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim. (The records show
his date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the Battalion Diary that
18 April is the correct date.) |
| Lance
Corporal Joseph Deery | 2013
(NIH); 41244 (RIF) | 11
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Dadizeele
New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
IV.B.16 | Age
24. Born Castlederg, County Tyrone. Enlisted Dublin. Residence Castlederg. Son
of Andrew and Catherine Deery of Goland, Castlederg. |
| Captain
Charles Beauclerk Despard DSO MC | .. | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 3 | Age
37. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Son of William and Mary Despard of 'Sheelagh', Malone Park, Belfast.
Husband of Josephine Despard of The Acacias, Portarlington, Queens County. (For
further details, click on the link over his name.) |
| Private
Samuel Devine | UD/56
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41156 (RIF) | 24
February 1918 | Died
in England | Gloucester
Old Cemetery, England, grave
NG.249 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse.
Born Liverpool, enlisted Enniskillen, residence Brookeborough, County Fermanagh. |
| Private
Thomas Dickinson | 6214
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41078 (RIF) | 26
October 1917 | Killed
in action | Neuville-Bourjonval
British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave E.21 | Aged
28. Formerly Inniskilling Dragoons and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse. Born Melrose,
Roxburgh. Enlisted Melrose. Residence, Galashiel, Selkirk. Son of Mr and Mrs Joseph
Dickinson. |
| Private
William Henry Dundas | 620
(NIH); 41399 (RIF) | 1
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Age
30. Embarked for France on 20 August 1914 with C Squadron North Irish Horse. Born
Belleck, County Fermanagh. Enlisted Ballyshannon, County Donegal. Residence Belleck.
Son of Edward Dundas of Drumgrow, Belleek, County Fermanagh. (Shown as 1st Battalion
RIF on Soldiers Died and CWGC lists.) |
| Private
John Dunn | 4390
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41077 (RIF) | 26
October 1917 | Killed
in action | Neuville-Bourjonval
British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave E.20 | Aged
26. Formerly Inniskilling Dragoons and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse. Born London.
Enlisted Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. Residence Hackney, N.E., Middlesex. Note:
Service number shown as 11390 (not 4390) on Soldiers Died list. |
| Private
William Thomas Elliott | UD/284
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41159 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse.
Enlisted Enniskillen. Residence Letterbreen, County Fermanagh. (The records show
his date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the Battalion Diary that
18 April is the correct date.) |
| Lance
Corporal Alexander Erskine | 1284
(NIH); 41235 (RIF) | 10
October 1918 | Died
of wounds | Lijssenthoek
Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave XXX.B.10 | Age
22. Born Shankill Belfast. Enlisted Belfast on 5 October 1914. Son of E.J. Erskine
of 111 Cavehill Road, Belfast, and the late Alec Erskine. |
| Lance
Corporal Hugh Flanagan | 1508
(NIH); 41299 (RIF) | 22
November 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Aged
21. Enlisted Antrim. Born Ballymena, County Antrim. Son of R.H. and Martha Flanagan,
Belfast. |
| Private
John Forbes | 1924
(NIH); 41453 (RIF) | 29
March 1918 | Killed
in action during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 77 | Aged
22. Born Dungall, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Ahoghill, County Antrim.
Son of George Forbes of Moneydollog, Ahoghill, Ballymena, County Antrim, an Associate
of the Institute of Commerce. |
| Private
John Ford | 772
(NIH); 41535 (RIF) | 3
November 1917 | Killed
in action | Cambrai
East Military Cemetery, Nord, France, grave VII.B.3 | Enlisted
Lisbellaw. Born Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh. Embarked for France on 20 August
1914 as part of C Squadron North Irish Horse. |
| Private
George Galbraith | 1601
(NIH); 41188 (RIF) | 24
November 1917 | Died
of wounds received during the assault on the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Grevillers
British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave
VIII.B.2 | Enlisted
Antrim. Born Dunadry, County Antrim. Son of Sam and Susanah Galbraith, Bellevue,
Glengormley, Belfast. |
| Private
Thompson Harpur | 1084
(NIH); 41433 (RIF) | 18
May 1918 | Died
of wounds | Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Communal Cemetery, Nord, France, grave D.12 | Age
21. 'C' Company, 9th Battalion RIF. Born and enlisted Londonderry. Residence Belfast.
Son of John James and Jeannie Harpur of 10 Glandore Street, Belfast. Native of
County Donegal [sic]. |
| Private
Robert Heathwood | 1135
(NIH); 41285 (RIF) | 3
November 1917 | Killed
in action |
Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France, Pier and Face 15 A |
Enlisted Belfast. Born Shankill, Belfast. |
| Lance
Sergeant George Adams Henry MM | 683
(NIH); 41401 (RIF) | 26
March 1918 | Died
of wounds sustained during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | St.
Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, grave P.VI.H.12B | Embarked
for France on 20 August 1914 with C Squadron North Irish Horse. Awarded the Military
Medal for bravery in the field (Battalion Diary 13.1.18 and London Gazette 15.3.18).
Born and enlisted Cookstown, County Tyrone. |
| Private
Robert John Hull | 1519
(NIH); 41576 (RIF) | 11
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Dadizeele
New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
I.D.10 | Age
21. Serving in the Battalion's 'D' Company when killed. Born Lambeg, County Antrim.
Enlisted Antrim. Residence Lisburn, County Antrim. Son of George and Harriet Hull
of 7 Eagle Terrace, Lisburn. |
| Sergeant
Richard Irwin | 398
(NIH); 41268 (RIF) | 3
November 1917 | Killed
in action | Neuville-Bourjonval
British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave E.17 | Aged
32. Enlisted Waringstown, County Down. Born Donaghcloney, County Down. Husband
of Margaret Irwin, Clougher, Maralin, Lurgan. |
| Private
Robert Irwin | UD/153
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41080 (RIF) | 14
April 1918 | Killed
in action | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron). Born and enlisted Londonderry. |
| Sergeant
William Garnett Wolsley Irwin | UD/83
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41146 (RIF) | 26
August 1918 | Died
of wounds | Arneke
British Cemetery, Nord, France, grave III.D.2 | Age
22. Formerly Lance Corporal in 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and
2nd Regiment North Irish Horse. 'A' Company RIF. Born and enlisted Dungannon,
County Tyrone. Son of Charleton and Margaret Irwin of Castle Hill, Dungannon.
|
| Private
George Johnston | UD/39
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41169 (RIF) | 13
October 1918 | Died | Perreuse
Chateau Franco British National Cemetery, Seine-et-Marne, grave
I.C.9 | Age
27. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Enlisted Enniskillen. Son of Mrs Martha Johnston of Drumgarrow, Enniskillen,
County Fermanagh. |
| Private
James Frazer Johnston | UD/229
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41126 (RIF) | 25
March 1918 | Died
of wounds | Roye
New British Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
IV.B.3 | Age
20. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Enlisted Enniskillen. Residence Blacklion, County Cavan. Son of Joseph
and Mary T Johnston of Blacklion, County Cavan. |
| Private
John Johnston | UD/84
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41107 (RIF) | 11
February 1918 | Died
of wounds | Grand-Seraucourt
British Cemetery, Aisne, France, grave
V.G.4 |
Age 22. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment
North Irish Horse. Born Enniskillen. Residence Enniskillen. Enlisted Finner Camp,
County Donegal. Son of John and Sarah Johnston. Note: Shown on Soldiers Died
list as formerly Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (14073). |
| Private
James Kelly | 1444
(NIH); 41577 (RIF) | 5
September 1918 | Died
of wounds | Arneke
British Cemetery, Nord, France, grave III.D.28 | Age
24. Born Shankill, Belfast. Enlisted Belfast. Son of Sampson and Ellen Kelly of
137 Manor Street, Belfast. |
| Private
Robert William Kerr | UD/175
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41696 (RIF) | 4
December 1918 | Died | Hamburg
Cemetery, grave I.D.8 | Age
30. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. 'B' Company, 9th Battalion RIF. Listed as 'missing' after the German
Kaiserschlacht Offensive in March 1918, Kerr had been captured and was
made a prisoner of war. Born and enlisted Enniskillen. Residence Derrygonnelly,
County Fermanagh. Son of William John and Catherine Kerr of Beag, Derrygonnelly,
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. |
| Private
John Donaldson King | 864
(NIH); 41302 (RIF) | 3
November 1917 | Killed
in action | Cambrai
East Military Cemetery, Nord, France, grave VII.B.2 | Age
25. Enlisted Newry, County Down. Born Whitecross. Son of John and Mary J. King,
Whitecross, County Armagh. Arrived in France in August 1914 as part of A or C
Squadron, North Irish Horse. |
| Private
Mark Lee | UD/42
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41642 (RIF) | 29
March 1918 | Killed
in action during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 77 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse.
Age 20. Born and enlisted Enniskillen. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lee of Wehall
Cottage, Irvinstown, County Fermanagh. |
| Private
William Leinster | 1469
(NIH); 41266 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Age
26. Born and enlisted Cavan. Residence Belfast. Son of George and Elizabeth Leinster
of Drummullen, Farnham, Cavan. Husband of Georgina Leinster of 123A Longstone
Street, Lisburn. (The records show his date of death as 19 April. However it is
clear from the Battalion Diary that 18 April is the correct date.) |
| Private
William Lindsay | UD/60
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41084 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Age
31. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Born Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh. Enlisted Enniskillen. Residence
Letterbreen, County Fermanagh. Son of James and Margaret Lindsay of Raholland,
Letterbreen. (The records show his date of death as 19 April. However it is clear
from the Battalion Diary that 18 April is the correct date.) |
| Private
Thomas Lyons | 1846
(NIH); 41325 (RIF) | 29
March 1918 | Killed
in action during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 77 | Born
Belfast. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. |
| Private
William John McAuley | 1759
(NIH); 41556 (RIF) | 11
April 1918 | Died
of wounds | Lijssenthoek
Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave XXVI.H.11 | Born
Randalstown, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Randalstown. Son of John
McAuley of Tamlaght, Randalstown, County Antrim. |
| Private
Robert McConnell | 1859
(NIH); 41445 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Age
23. Born Cloughfin, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of
Mary McConnell of 11 High Street, Greencastle, Belfast. (The records show his
date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the Battalion Diary that 18
April is the correct date.) |
| Private
William McCormick | UD/208
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41607 (RIF) | 3
November 1918 | Died
of wounds | Kezelberg
Military Cemetery, Wevelgem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
II.A.14 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse.
Enlisted Belfast. Son of Mr M McCormick of 77 Tennant Street, Belfast. |
| 2nd
Lieutenant Francis John Elliott McFarland MC | 2207
(NIH) | 22
July 1918 | Killed
in action during a raid on a German position (Shoddy Farm) near Meulehouck, Flanders | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 140 | Formerly
a Private in the North Irish Horse, then 4th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers,
McFarland joined the 9th Battalion RIF on 30 June 1918. His Military Cross citation
read: "'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Though wounded early
while in a difficult position under heavy machine-gun fire, he continued to encourage
his platoon. Wounded again, he stayed till the situation was cleared." (London
Gazette 26/7/18). The action in which he was killed is described in the entry
of the
Battalion diary for that day. |
| Private
William McGahey | UD/292
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41609 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse.
Enlisted Enniskillen. Residence Blacklion, County Cavan. (The records show his
date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the Battalion Diary that 18
April is the correct date.) |
| Lance
Corporal Randal Edmund McManus | UD/88
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41505 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 140 | Age
26. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Born and enlisted Dungannon, County Tyrone. Son of Jane McManus of
6 Howard Terrace, Dungannon, and the late Samuel McManus. (The records show his
date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the Battalion Diary that 18
April is the correct date.) |
| Private
Michael McVeigh | 1013
(NIH); 41456 (RIF) | 25
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Harlebeke
New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave VI.B.12 | Age
28. Born and enlisted Londonderry. Son of Annie McVeigh of 51 Great James Street,
Londonderry, and the late Thomas McVeigh. |
| Private
Christopher McWilliams | UD/268
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41085 (RIF) | 23
November 1917 | Killed
in action during the attempt to capture the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Aged
19. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Born Cleenagh. Educated Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh. Enlisted
Eniskillen in May 1916. Son of James and Anne McWilliams. Husband of Annie McWilliams
of 3 Dame Street, Enniskillen. |
| Private
James Magill | 1805
(NIH); 41435 (RIF) | 6
June 1918 | Died
of wounds received during a French air raid (friendly fire) | Ham
British Cemetery, Muille-Villette, Somme, France, grave
II.E.27 | Age
25. Born Ballymena, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Ballymena. Son of
Dyas and Catherine Magill of 25 Springwell Street, Ballymena, County Antrim. |
| Private
George Mark | 2251
(NIH); 41562 (RIF) | 4
September 1918 | Killed
in action |
Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 9 | Age
22. Born Ballymena, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Ballymena. Son of
Sam and Mary J Mark of 40 Casement Street, Ballymena. |
| 2nd
Lieutenant David Joseph Miller | 1567
(NIH) | 12
April 1918 | Killed
in action | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 140 |
3rd Battalion Royal
Irish Fusiliers, attached 9th Battalion. Formerly Corporal in North Irish Horse.
The Battalion diary for 12 April reads: "2am.
Moved to near Wulverghem. Headquarters at N Midland Farm. Enemy attacked, pressing
back our line. Counter attack completely restored position. Casualties heavy,
including Medical Officer, Lieutenants Hamilton, Hardy and Miller killed. Captain
Dean, Lieutenants Turner and Orr wounded." |
| Private
Francis James Morrison | UD/198
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41112 (RIF) | 25
May 1918 | Died
of wounds | Gwalia
Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, grave II.C.29 | Age
22. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Born Borrkeborough, County Fermanagh. Enlisted Lisnaskea, County
Fermanagh. Residence Brookeborough. Son of Alexander and Margaret Morrison of
Drumhoy, Brookeborough. |
| Private
George Morrison | UD/266
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41610 (RIF) | 22
April 1918 | Died
of wounds | Hautmont
Communal Cemetery, Nord, France, grave
I.A.20 | Age
24. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Enlisted Coleraine, County Londonderry. Residence Macosquin, County
Londonderry. Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Morrison of Camm Macosquin, Coleraine,
County Londonderry. |
| Private
John Moon | 1962
(NIH); 41412 (RIF) | 29
March 1918 | Killed
in action during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 77 | Age
24. 'A' Company, 9th Battalion RIF. Born Muff, County Donegal. Enlisted Londonderry.
Son of Henry A and Martha J Moon of 25 Marlborough Street, Londonderry. |
| Private
Henry Mortimer | 2267
(NIH); 24909 (RIF) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) |
Tyne Cot Memorial,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | C
Company, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Aged 19. Enlisted Portadown. Born Portadown. Son
of Joseph and M.J. Mortimer, Portadown, County Armagh. |
| Private
John Nicholl | UD/47
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41611 (RIF) | 22
July 1918 | Died | Hautmont
Communal Cemetery, Nord, France, grave
V.B.10 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse.
Born Clones, County Monaghan. Enlisted Enniskillen. Residence Clones. |
| Private
Henry Orr | UD/62
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41091 (RIF) | 23
November 1917 | Killed
in action during the attempt to capture the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Age
22. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Born Brookeborough, County Fermanagh. Enlisted Enniskillen. Residence
Brookeborough. Son of John and Rebecca Orr of Munmurry, Brookeborough. |
| Private
Robert Park | 2325
(NIH); 41353 (RIF) | 18
April 1918 | Killed
in action by heavy shelling as the Battalion moved into position near Kemmel Hill
and remained under heavy fire during the day. | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 141 | Age
29. Born Magherafelt, County Londonderry. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Magherafelt.
Son of John Park JP and Margaret Park of Grange, Magherafelt. (The records show
his date of death as 19 April. However it is clear from the Battalion Diary that
18 April is the correct date.) |
| 2nd
Lieutenant (temporary Captain) James Henry Partridge MC | 5075
(20th Hussars) | 24
March 1918 | Killed
in action near Guiscard during the German 'Kaiserschlacht' Offensive | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Memorial
Panel 76 | 1st
Battalion RIF, attached to the 9th Battallion at the time he was killed. This
man's link to the North Irish Horse is not absolutely certain, but he is shown
on the CWGC list as formerly belonging to the NIH. He is probably the Captain
J.H.Partridge shown on the National Archives Medal Index as formerly a Private
in the 20th Hussars. The
Battalion diary for 24 March 1918 states: "Remained at Fleuesle for the day,
and fell back on Guiscard, remaining there for the night. Captain Partridge MC
killed and Captain Vesey MC wounded during night." |
| Private
Andrew Pepper | 1797
(NIH); 41427 (RIF) | 12
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 9 | Age
34. Born Banbridge, County Down. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of James
and Mary Pepper of 21 Greenville Terrace, Bloomfield, Belfast. |
| Private
William Petty | 1944
(NIH); 41406 (RIF) | 22
November 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Aged
26. Enlisted Antrim. Born Belfast. Son of Marion and Francis Petty, Belfast. |
| Private
Samuel Pinkerton | UD/158
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41133 (RIF) | 4
September 1918 | Killed
in action | Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 9 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse.
Born and enlisted Londonderry. |
| Private
Samuel Price | UD/118
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41167 (RIF) | 23
November 1917 | Killed
in action during the attempt to capture the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Formerly
6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse.
Born Ballymacarrett, County Down. Enlisted Belfast. |
| Private
George Christopher Reid | 14116
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41529 (RIF) | 26
October 1917 | Killed
in action | Neuville-Bourjonval
British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave E.18 | Aged
32. Formerly Inniskilling Dragoons and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse. Born Boho,
County Fermanagh. Enlisted Enniskillen. Residence Springfield, County Fermanagh.
Son of William and Elizabeth Reid of Farnaconnell, Boho, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. |
| Private
John Edward Riddell | 1603
(NIH); 41403 (RIF) | 3
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Bertenacre
Military Cemetery, Fletre, Nord, France, grave I.C.7 | Age
21. Born Portrush, County Antrim. Enlisted Ballymoney, County Antrim. Residence
Portrush. Son of John and Mary Ann Riddell of Dunluce Street, Portrush, County
Antrim. |
| Lance
Corporal Fred Scanlon |
1460 (NIH); 41482 (RIF) | 23
November 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Aged
28. Enlisted Antrim. Born Bagenalstown. Son of James and Sophia Scanlon, Bagenalstown,
County Carlow. |
| Private
George Moorhead Shannon | 1734
(NIH); 41428 (RIF) | 25
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Harlebeke
New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave VI.B.13 | Age
25. Serving with 'C' Company, 9th Battalion RIF when killed. Born Belfast. Enlisted
Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of Francis and Rebecca Shannon of Belfast. |
| Private
Patrick Sheridan | 1466
(NIH); 41581 (RIF) | 9
December 1918 | Died
of wounds at home, having been invalided out | Drumcor
Catholic Churchyard, County Cavan, Ireland, grave in south-west part of the
grounds | Age
22. Born Drumconnick, County Cavan. Enlisted Cavan. Residence Drumconnick. Son
of James Sheridan of Drummuellin, Farnham, County Cavan. |
| Private
Samuel Shiels | 1459
(NIH); 41622 (RIF) | 10
October 1918 | Drowned
when R.M.S. Leinster torpedoed by German submarine in the Irish Sea | Ballybay
First Presbyterian Churchyard, County Monaghan, Ireland, grave located north-east
of the Church | Age
26. Born Crosskeys, County Cavan. Enlisted Cavan. Residence Ballybay, County Monaghan.
Son of Andrew Shiels of 10 Glenfield Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow. |
| Private
Thomas Sittlington | 2007
(NIH); 41627 (RIF) | 21
March 1918 | Killed
in action |
Pozieres Memorial,
Somme, France, Panel 77 | Aged
24. Enlisted Antrim. Born Larne. Son of Samuel Sittlington, Larne, County Antrim.
|
| Private
James Sleator | 1870
(NIH); 41418 (RIF) | 23
November 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Aged
22. Enlisted Antrim. Born Enniskillen. Son of James and Elizabeth Sleator, Belfast. |
| Private
John Smyth |
1435 (NIH); 41205 (RIF) | 1
December 1917 | Died
in No.6 Hospital, Rouen, from wounds received during the assault on the village
of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | St.
Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, grave P.V.C.6B |
Enlisted Antrim. Born Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry. |
| Private
Samuel William Speers | 1453
(NIH); 41579 (RIF) | 3
August 1918 | Died
of wounds | Bertenacre
Military Cemetery, Fletre, Nord, France, grave I.C.5 | Age
23. Born Cullyhanna, County Armagh. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Cullyhanna. Son
of Mr and Mrs William Speers of Cullyhanna, Crossmaglen, County Armagh. |
| Private
George William Stronge | 2049
(NIH); 41561 (RIF) | 8
July 1918 | Died | Hautmont
Communal Cemetery, Nord, France, grave
V.B.5 | Born
Boho, County Fermanagh. Enlisted Sligo. Residence Boho. |
| Private
William Patrick Stuart | 2312
(NIH); 41598 (RIF) | 30
March 1918 | Died
of wounds | Ham
British Cemetery, Muille-Villette, Somme, France, Villers
St Christophe Churchyard Memorial 29 | Age
29. Born Ballymacarrett, County Down. Enlisted Barrow, Lancashire. Residence Belfast.
Son of Andrew and Mary Stuart of 6 New Bond Street, Belfast. |
| Private
Frank Tate | 2119
(NIH); 41195 (RIF) | 21
March 1918 | Killed
in action | Noyon
New British Cemetery, Oise, France, grave
II.B.5. | Enlisted
Antrim. Born Belfast. |
| Private
William Thomson | 2037
(NIH); 41407 (RIF) | 6
December 1917 | Seriously
wounded on 4 December close to Equancourt during the Battle of Cambrai, he died
from his wounds two days later. | Rocquigny-Equancourt
Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France, grave
VI.D.13 | Aged
28. Enlisted Ballmoney. Born Conagher, Ballymoney. Son of James and Martha Thompson,
Conagher, Ballymoney, County Antrim. |
| Private
William Fairbairn Timbey | 1547
(NIH); 41232 (RIF) | 4
September 1918 | Killed
in action | Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 9 | Age
22. Born Shankill, Belfast. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of John and
Eliza Jane Timbey of 18 Athol Street, Belfast. |
| Private
William James Turkington | UD/207
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41173 (RIF) | 23
November 1917 | Killed
in action during the attempt to capture the village of Moeuvres, Battle of Cambrai | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Age
26. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Born Killygarvin, County Tyrone. Enlisted Belfast. Son of William
James and Hannah Turkington of 19 University Avenue, Belfast. |
| Private
William John Wallace | UD/53
(Inniskilling Dragoons); 41096 (RIF) | 23
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Harlebeke
New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave VII.A.14 | Age
26. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron) and 2nd Regiment North
Irish Horse. Born Boho, County Fermanagh. Enlisted Enniskillen. Husband of Mary
Wallace of Queen Street, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. |
| Captain
George Waller (or Walter) Vesey MC | .. | 26
March 1918 | Died
of wounds sustained near Guiscard on 24 March 1918 during the German 'Kaiserschlacht'
Offensive | Vignemont
French National Cemetery, Oise, France, grave
F.3. | Age
34. Formerly a Lieutenant in the North Irish Horse, embarked for France on 16
November 1915 with F Squadron, North Irish Horse. Resident of Derrabard, Fintona,
County Tyrone. Husband of Sybilla S Vesey of Down Lodge, East harting, Petersfield,
Hants. Son of Mr and Mrs G Lendrum, Corkhill, Kilskeery, County Tyrone.
The Battalion diary for 24 March 1918 states: "Remained at Fleuesle for the
day, and fell back on Guiscard, remaining there for the night. Captain Partridge
MC killed and Captain Vesey MC wounded during night." |
| V
Corps Cyclist (North Irish Horse) Regiment |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Private
James Adair | 1991
(NIH); 71659 (Corps of Hussars) [71669 on National Archives medal cards] | 14
November 1918 | Died | St.
Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime,
France, grave S.III.AA.21 | .. |
| Private
Reginald George Armstrong | 1950
(NIH); 71643 (Corps of Hussars) | 26
March 1918 | Killed
in action near Rubempre during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Toutencourt
Communal Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
I.B.2A | Age
20. E Squadron. Born St George, Dublin. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Glasnaris.
Son of Charles B Armstrong of Beechfield House, Clontarf, Dublin. |
| Private
Alexander Blair | 71699
(Corps of Hussars) | 2
September 1918 | Died | Varennes
Military Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
III.J.13 | Age
19. Born Ligoniel, Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of Alexander
and Mary Blair. |
| Private
Herbert Brennan | 1357
(NIH); 71349 (Corps of Hussars) | 3
November 1918 | Died | Awoingt
British Cemetery, Nord, France, grave II.C.13 | Born
Guildford, County Down. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Guildford. |
| Private
Thomas Bryson | 613
(NIH); 71045 (Corps of Hussars) | 21
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Queens
Cemetery, Bucquoy, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave
IV.E.17 | Age
28. Embarked for France on 17 August 1914 as part of A Squadron North Irish Horse.
Born Carrigallen, Leitrim. Enlisted Cavan. Residence Newtowngore, County Leitrim.
Son of Francis W and Penny Bryson of Newtowngore. |
| Private
John Cully | 884
(NIH); 71146 (Corps of Hussars) | 4
November 1918 | Died
of wounds | Forest
Communal Cemetery, Nord, France, grave B.6 | Embarked
for France on 20 August 1914 as part of C Squadron North Irish Horse. Born Loughgilly,
Armagh. Enlisted Newry. Residence Glennane. |
| Private
John James Durneen | 71655
(Corps of Hussars) | 26
March 1918 | Killed
in action near Rubempre during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Toutencourt
Communal Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
I.B.2 | Age
21. A Squadron. Born Clogher. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Clogher. Son of James
and M.E. Durneen of Clogher, County Tyrone. |
| Private
Charles Elder | 71585
(Corps of Hussars) | 7
November 1918 | Killed
in action | Dourlers
Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France, grave I.D.17 | 'A'
Squadron. Age 23. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of James Elder of Mullartown,
Annalong, County Down. |
| Private
John Evans | 81230
(Corps of Hussars) | 25
October 1918 | Died
of wounds received three days earlier | Awoingt
British Cemetery, Nord, France, grave I.C.16 | Age
25. Born Welshpool. Enlisted Wrexham. Residence Welshpool. Husband of Alice McTavish
(formerly Evans) of 7 Raven Street, Welshpool. |
| Private
Robert Evans | 1842
(NIH); 71586 (Corps of Hussars) | 9
November 1918 | Died | Derriaghy
Christ Church Churchyard, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, grave
50 | Age
27. Invalided out. Died at home. Son of Thomas Evans of Suffolk, Dunmurry, Belfast.
|
| Private
George Gill | 1692
(NIH); 71502 (Corps of Hussars) | 26
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Flatiron
Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France, grave
IX.H.7 | Age
24. Born Windsor. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of John and Sarah Jane
Gill of 106 Belmont Road, Strandtown, Belfast. |
| Lance
Corporal Robert Henry Hill | 1157
(NIH); 71255 (Corps of Hussars) | 10
November 1918 | Died | Mont
Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France, grave VIII.O.9A | Age
21. Born, enlisted and residence Londonderry. Son of Robert Henry and Mary Jane
Hill of Londonderry. |
| Private
William Hillocks | 2442
(NIH); 71830 (Corps of Hussars) | 10
November 1918 | Died | Mont
Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France, grave
VIII.O.9B | Born
Cerragby, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Lisburn. CWGC lists him as
North Irish Horse, British Cavalry Base Depot. |
| Private
John Johnston | 1698
(NIH); 71507 (Corps of Hussars) | 12
November 1918 | Died | Caudry
British Cemetery, Nord, France, grave I.C.19 | Arrived
in France on 22 September 1915. Age 21. Born Killesher. Enlisted Inniskilling.
Residence Fermanagh. Son of John Henry and Rebecca Johnston of Croughrim, Florence
Court, Enniskillen. |
| Private
Adam Gordon Kelly | 923
(NIH); 71162 (Corps of Hussars) | 26
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Ovillers
Military Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
XIII.W.10 | Age
28. Born Armagh, Crague. Enlisted Newtown. Residence Keady, County Armagh. Son
of Adam and Cecilia Maria Kelly of Armaghbreague, Keady, County Armagh. |
| Private
Frederick Livingstone | 861
(NIH); 71134 (Corps of Hussars) | 26
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Flatiron
Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France, grave
XI.A.1 | Embarked
for France on 17 August 1914 as part of A Squadron North Irish Horse. Born, enlisted
and place or residence Cavan. |
| Private
Wesley McClelland | 663
(NIH); 71062 (Corps of Hussars) | 16
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Ancre
British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France, grave
VII.E.56 | Embarked
for France on 17 August 1914 as part of A Squadron, North Irish Horse. Born Derryloran,
Cookstown. Enlisted Cookstown. Residence Cookstown. |
| Corporal
Thomas John McCormick | 759
(NIH); 71096 (Corps of Hussars) | 27
March 1918 | Killed
in action near Rubempre during the German Kaiserschlacht offensive | Senlis
Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, grave
II.C.2 | Embarked
for France on 17 August 1914 with A Squadron
North Irish Horse. Born Fermongan. Enlisted Castlederg. Residence Castlederg.
|
| Private
John McVea | 1617
(NIH); 71473 (Corps of Hussars) | 26
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Vis-en-Artois
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, Memorial
Panel 3 | Age
23. Born Shankhill. Enlisted and residence Antrim. Son of James and Mary J McVea
of 28 Cedar Avenue, Belfast. |
| Private
W Mills | 71979
(Corps of Hussars) | 30
November 1918 | Died | Ballybay
First Presbyterian Churchyard, Ireland, grave in north-east part of grounds | Age
20. Invalided out. Died at home. Son of J Mills of Carnaveigh, Aughnamullen, Castleblayney,
County Monaghan. |
| Private
William Alexander Morrow | 832
(NIH); 71123 (Corps of Hussars) | 9
April 1918 | Killed
in action | Hinges
Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France,
grave C.41 | Age
38. Embarked for France on 17 August 1914 as part of A Squadon North Irish Horse.
Born
Drumnascamph or Rathfriland, County Down. Enlisted and residence Rathfriland.
Son of Mrs Agnes Jane Morrow of 1 Little Grosvenor Street, Belfast. |
| Private
John Roberts | 71027
(Corps of Hussars) | 21
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Vis-en-Artois
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, Memorial
Panel 3 | Born
Shlowgan. Enlisted Downpatrick. Residence Antrim. |
| Private
Robert Ross | 71579
(Corps of Hussars) | 21
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Ancre
British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France, grave
VII.F.34 | Age
25. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of John and Elizabeth Ross of 318
Springfield Road, Belfast. |
| Private
Charles Richard Woodside | 1795
(NIH); 71563 (Corps of Hussars) | 8
November 1918 | Died | Rocquigny-Equancourt
Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France, grave
XIII.B.4 | Enlisted
Antrim. Residence Belfast. |
|
1st Battalion,
Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| 2nd
Lieutenant James Denny | 71397
(Corps of Hussars) |
23 October 1918 | Killed
in action | Harlebeke
New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave VI.A.1 | Age
27. Formerly a Lance Corporal, North Irish Horse. Son of William Denny of 30/31
Smithfield Square, Belfast. |
|
1st Battalion,
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| 2nd
Lieutenant Robert Hutchison Andrews | 994
(NIH) |
25 September 1915 | Killed
in action, during an attack on the German trenches near Bois Grenier | Bois
Grenier Communal Cemetery, Nord, France, grave
F.1 | Embarked
for France on 20 August 1914 as a Private in C Squadron North Irish Horse. Commissioned
in the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers on 28 August 1915. Shown as Royal Irish
Rifles on Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Soldiers Died lists. Aged
27. Son of David Andrews, Annaclone, Banbridge, County Down. |
| Rifleman
Cecil Charles Hunter Barr (alias Charles Russell) | 2416
(NIH); 20187 (RIR) | 24
March 1918 | Killed
in action | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panels
74-76 |
Age 19. Born Malton, Yorkshire. Enlisted Bray, County Wicklow. Residence Rathdrum,
County Wicklow. Son of Charles A.G. and Annie Barr of Westmorland Villas, Norton,
Walton, Yorkshire. |
| Rifleman
John Baxter | 2191
(NIH); 40854 (RIR) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on Langemarck, part of the Third Battle of Ypres
(Passchendaele) | Ypres
Reservoir Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, grave I.D.48 |
Aged 28. Son of Francis and Anna Maria Baxter, Donaghcloney, Lurgan, County Down. |
| Rifleman
John Connell | 869
(NIH); 40862 (RIR) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on Langemarck, part of the Third Battle of Ypres
(Passchendaele) | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 139 | Embarked
for France on 20 August 1914 as part of C Squadron North Irish Horse. |
| Rifleman
John Nixon Gibson | 2217
(NIH); 40907 (RIR) | 7
March 1917 | Killed
during heavy bombardment following capture of enemy front and support lines east
of Bouchvesnes |
Thiepval Memorial,
Pier and Face 15A
and 15B | Aged
20. Born Bailieborough, County Cavan. Enlisted Cavan. Son of John and Lizzie Gibson,
of Lisball, Bailieborough, County Cavan. |
| Rifleman
Neason Henry Hale |
2096 (NIH); 40841 (RIR) | 11
August 1917 | Killed
in action | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 139 | Aged
22. Son of William John and Annie Rose Hale, Ballymoney, County Antrim. Note:
While CWGC shows his date of death as 11 August, the Soldiers Died database shows
it as 16 August. |
| Rifleman
Thomas Hall |
2047 (NIH); 40842 (RIR) | 7
March 1917 | Killed
during heavy bombardment following capture of enemy front and support lines east
of Bouchvesnes | Sailly-Saillisel
British Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
XII.A.2 | Aged
26. Born Cootehill, County Cavan. Son on William and Mary Hall, Garvagh, County
Derry. |
| Rifleman
Thomas McCready Henderson | 2075
(NIH); 40874 (RIR) | 7
September 1918 | Killed
in action | Kandahar
Farm Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, grave
I.A.11 |
Born Tubbermore, County Derry. Enlisted Antrim. |
| Rifleman
Alexander Johnston DCM | 2131
(NIH); 40880 (RIR) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on Langemarck, part of the Third Battle of Ypres
(Passchendaele) | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 139 | Note:
while CWGC and Soldiers Died lists Johnston as a DCM, the London Gazette of 30/10/17
Supplement 6 of 2/11/17 pp.11327, 11336 includes him in a list of MM recipients. |
| Rifleman
Armour John Knox | 1937
(NIH); 40886 (RIR) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on Langemarck, part of the Third Battle of Ypres
(Passchendaele) | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 139 | Aged
24.Son of Armour and Matilda Anne Knox, Lenamore, Gortin, County Tyrone. |
| Lance
Corporal William Leckey | 2167
(NIH); 40889 (RIR) | 11
May 1918 | Killed
in action | Gwalia
Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlanderen, Belgium | Age
24. Born Belfast, County Antrim. Son of Samuel and Jane Leckey of 38 Avoca Street,
Belfast. |
| 2nd
Lieutenant Alfred McClelland | 1143
(NIH) | 13
October 1917 | Died
of wounds | Trois
Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France, grave II.A.24 | Aged
24. Formerly Private and Lance Corporal in the North Irish Horse. Son of James
and Charlotte Marion McClelland, Belfast. |
|
Lance Corporal
John McSparron | 2006
(NIH); 40837 (RIR) | 6
March 1917 | Killed
during heavy bombardment following capture of enemy front and support lines east
of Bouchvesnes |
Fins New British Cemetery,
Sorel-le-Grand, Somme, France, grave
VIII.D.23 | Aged
24. Son of William James and Fanny McSparron, Derrychrier, Londonderry. |
| Rifleman
Cyril Aubrey Morrison | 1028
(NIH); 40933 (RIR). | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on Langemarck, part of the Third Battle of Ypres
(Passchendaele) | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 139 | Aged
18. Son of William Todd and Madeline M. Morrison, Belfast. |
| Rifleman
William Nixon | 2094
(NIH); 40906 (RIR) | 6
March 1917 | Killed
during heavy bombardment following capture of enemy front and support lines east
of Bouchvesnes | Fins
New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, Somme, France, grave
VIII.D.26 | Aged
19. Son of John and Emily Nixon, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. (Note: While the
CWGC list shows his date of death as 6 March, the Soldiers Died database shows
it as 16 March.) |
| Rifleman
Robert O'Hara | 2140
(NIH); 40908 (RIR)
| 1
April 1917 | Died
in Scotland | Hamilton
(Bent) Cemetery, Lanarkshire, Scotland, grave
New 754
| .. |
| Lance
Corporal William J Reid | 2021
(NIH); 40838 (RIR) | 14
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Dadizeele
New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
I.D.17 | Born
Port Stewart, County Derry. Enlisted Antrim. Son of Mr D. Reid of Barnview House,
Portstewart, County Derry. |
| Rifleman
John Smith | 2108
(NIH); 40917 (RIR) | 6
September 1917 | Killed
in action |
Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 9 | .. |
| Rifleman
Ernest Augustus Stevenson | 943
(NIH); 40919 (RIR) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on Langemarck, part of the Third Battle of Ypres
(Passchendaele) | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 140 | Aged
29. Son of Joseph Stevenson, Derrytrasna, Lurgan, County Armagh. |
| Lance
Corporal Thomas Stevenson | 1828
(NIH); 40847 (RIR) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action during the assault on Langemarck, part of the Third Battle of Ypres
(Passchendaele) |
Tyne Cot Memorial,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 138 | Aged
25. Son of Agnes Stevenson, Newtownards, County Down. |
|
2nd Battalion,
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Rifleman
Thomas Johnston | 2186
(NIH); 40881 (RIR) | 24
March 1918 | Killed
in action | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panels
74-76 | Born
Ballinamaddy, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. |
|
7th Battalion,
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
|
Corporal William
James Leinster | 986
(NIH); 7/9357 (RIR) | 24
July 1916 | Killed
in action | Bethune
Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, grave
V.G.29 |
Aged 20. Born Kilmore, County Cavan, Enlisted Dublin, Residence Breandrum, Drumconllick,
County Cavan. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Leinster of Breandrum, Drumconllick.
Note: There is no certainty that this man did serve in the North Irish
Horse. Although he is shown as such in the Soldiers Died list, with NIH
Service Number 986, no other reference confirms this, and the 986 Service Number
is shown elsewhere as belonging to another man. |
|
12th Battalion,
Royal Irish Rifles |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Major
Holt Waring | .. | 15
April 1918 | Died
of wounds | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek
Road Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave II.E.7 | Age
41. Arrived in France on 2 March 1915 with 'D' Squadron, North Irish Horse. Transferred
to 13th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, then attached to the 12th Battalion. Husband
of Margaret Waring of Waringstown, County Down. |
| Captain
David McCausland | .. | 22
November 1917 | Killed
in action | Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel 10 | Age
38. Formerly served with the Irish Horse during the South African War. Son
of David and Jane McCausland of 'Kinnycally', St Johnston, Londonderry; husband
of the late Janie McCausland (nee Morgan) of Bloemfontein, South Africa. Following
his service in the Boer War McCausland settled in South Africa, returning home
to offer his services following the outbreak of WWI. |
| 13th
Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| 2nd
Lieutenant John Knox, MC and Bar | 2166
(NIH); 1/40887 (RIR) | 23
October 1918 | Died
of wounds | Terlincthun
British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France, grave VI.B.43 | Age
28. Formerly a Private in the North Irish Horse and 1st Battalion Royal Irish
Rifles. Son of Robert Knox of Tierkelly, Rathfriland, County Down. |
| 15th
Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Rifleman
Thomas McKillop | 2619
(NIH); 20420 (RIR) | 14
September 1918 | Killed
in action | Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 9 | Age
22. Born Glenarm, County Antrim. Enlisted Ballymena, County Antrim. Residence
Glenarm. Son of Thomas and Margaret McKillop of Aughareamlaugh, Carnlough, County
Antrim. |
| 2nd
Lieutenant William Anderson | 1659
(NIH); 71488 (Corps of Hussars) | 20
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Harlebeke
New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave X.B.4 | Age
23. Formerly a Corporal in the North Irish Horse. Son of John and Robina Anderson
of 'Sunbeam', Greenisland, County Antrim. (Shown as 20th Battalion RIR on CWGC
list.) |
| 22nd
Entrenching Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| 2nd
Lieutenant Archibald Moore | 1132
(NIH) | 26
March 1918 | Killed
in action | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panels
74-76 | Late
of the 13th Battalion RIR. Formerly a Lance Corporal in the North Irish Horse.
|
| 23rd
Entrenching Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
|
2nd
Lieutenant Robert Victor Lyons | 1581
(NIH) | 24
March 1918 | Killed
in action | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panels
74-76 | Aged
21. Late of the 14th Battallion RIR. Formerly a Private in the North Irish Horse.
Son of Ruth Lyons of Rosetta Park, Belfast, and the late Thomas H Lyons. |
| 1st
Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Lance
Corporal Robert J Hanna | 655
(NIH); 41309 (RInnF) | 20
April 1918 | Died
of wounds | La
Capelle-en-Thierache Communal Cemetery, Aisne, France, grave located on the
right hand side of the main path in the French war graves plot |
Embarked for France
on 20 August 1914 as part of C Squadron North Irish Horse. Transferred to 1st
Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 31 May 1917. Born Lurgan, County Armagh.
Enlisted Portadown, County Armagh. Residence Lurgan. |
| 2nd
Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Private
Robert George Donaldson Montgomery | 2192
(NIH); 40655 (RInnF) | 31
August 1918 | Died
of wounds | Bertenacre
Military Cemetery, Fletre, Nord, France, grave
II.A.8 | Born
Shankhill, County Antrim. Enlisted Belfast. Son of Robert and Eliza D Montgomery
of 148 Ormeau Road, Belfast. |
| Corporal
Charles Edward Houston | 1767
(NIH); 40645 (RInnF) | 2
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Dadizeele
New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
IV.B.15 | Age
24. Born Belfast, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of Thomas
and Sarah Houston of Doagh Road, Whitehouse, Belfast. |
| 3rd
Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| 2nd
Lieutenant George Herbert Farley | 1731
(NIH) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panels 70-72 | Age
22. Son of Mrs Ellie Farley of 16 Buckingham Road, Bicester, Oxon, and the late
Thomas Farley. Enlisted in the North Irish Horse in September or October 1915
and embarked for France on 19 May 1916. Commissioned into the Inniskilling Fusiliers
on 29 May 1917. |
| 9th
Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Private
Robert Richmond | 821
(NIH); 40661 (RInnF) | 20
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Harlebeke
New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave VII.A.14 | Age
30. Embarked for France on 20 August 1914 as part of C Squadron North Irish Horse.
Born Killeshandra, County Cavan. Enlisted Cavan. Son of Mrs B. Richmond of Flora
Villa, Belturbet, County Cavan. |
|
10th Battalion,
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Corporal
William Hanna Adams | 1700
(NIH); 40635 (RInnF) | 8
August 1917 | Killed
in action | Ypres
(Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Panel
22 | Aged
30. Son of John Adams, Strandtown, Belfast. Husband of Maggie Adams, Coleraine,
County Londonderry. |
| Private
William Beattie | 1794
(NIH); 40637 (RInnF) | 16
August 1917 | Died
of wounds | Lijssenthoek
Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
XVII A.A.9A | Aged
19. Born and enlisted Belfast. Son of Archibald and Emma Beattie of 132 Mountcollyer
Street, Alexandra Park, Belfast. |
| Private
James Talbot | 2208
(NIH); 40667 (RInnF) | 7
June 1917 | Killed
in action | Ypres
(Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlanderen, Belgium, Panel
22 |
|
| Private
Alexander Martin | 1610
(NIH); 40651 (RInnF) | 20
November 1917 | Killed
in action |
Cambrai
Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France, Panel
5 or 6 | Aged
27. Son of James and Sarah Martin, Stewartstown, County Tyrone. |
| 9th
(Queen's Royal) Lancers |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
Private William Waller
| 824
(NIH); 71117 (Corps of Hussars) | 16
August 1918 | Died
of wounds | St
Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, grave
R.II.I.12 | Age
21. Embarked for France on 17 August 1914 as part of A Squadron North Irish Horse.
Also shown as attached to 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [Soldiers
Died list]. Born Drung, County Cavan. Enlisted Cavan. Residence Cootehill. Son
of William Waller of Edrigole, Lisboduff, Cootehill, County Cavan. |
| 4th
(Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
Lieutenant
Leslie Ernest McNeill
| 1010
(NIH) | 25
March 1919 | Died | Sanderstead
(All Saints) Churchyard, Surrey, England, grave
to the west of the Church | Age
32. Embarked for France on 21 August 1914 as a Private in C Squadron North Irish
Horse. On 6 December 1914 he was commissioned to the 4th Dragoons. Son of Adam
and Janetta McNeill of Gardenvale, Stranocum, County Antrim. |
| 19th
(Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
Private John Scott
| 2372
(NIH); 71780 (Corps of Hussars) | 8
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Busigny
Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France, grave VI.C.28 | Age
21. Enlisted and residence Ballymena. Son of Mrs Mary Scott of Parkmore Row, County
Antrim. |
| 23rd
Squadron, Royal Flying Corps |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
|
Lieutenant James
Robert Dennistoun | .. | 9
August 1916 | Died
of wounds in a hospital in Ohrdruf, Thuringia, Germany while a prisoner of war |
Niederzwehren
Cemetery, Germany, grave
IV.H.2 | Aged
33. Arrived France 18 November 1915 with F Squadron North Irish Horse. Son of
George James and Emily Dennistoun, Peel Forest, Timaru, New Zealand. |
| 45th
Squadron, Royal Flying Corps |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
|
Lieutenant William
Shields | 1450
(NIH) | 5
September 1917 | Killed
in action |
Voormezeele
Enclosures No.1 and No.2, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
I.H.41 | Aged
28. Formerly a Lieutenant in the 14th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, and a Private
in the North Irish Horse. Son
of Samuel and Sarah Shields of 33 Upper Frank Street, Belfast. |
| Royal
Flying Corps |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Lance
Corporal Rowland Irvine Bradley | 907 | 20
May 1917 | Killed
in action | Hazebrouck
Communal Cemetery, Nord. France, grave
I.E.23
|
Enlisted Dungannon. Born Charlemont. Embarked for France with the North Irish
Horse on 17 August 1914 as part of A Squadron. |
|
21st Squadron,
Royal Air Force |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
2nd Lieutenant
Edward Myles Meredith
| 1470
(NIH) | 13
April 1918 | Killed
in a flying accident | Haringhe
(Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
II.B.8 | Formerly
a Sergeant in the North Irish Horse. |
|
131st Squadron,
Royal Air Force |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
Captain Samuel
Treherne Bassett Saunderson
| .. | 22
April 1918 | Killed
in a flying accident | Shawbury,
St Mary's Churchyard, Shropshire, England, grave located in the south-east
of the grounds | Formerly
a Lieutenant in the North Irish Horse. Arrived in France in December 1915. |
| 3rd
Battalion, Rifle Brigade |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
2nd Lieutenant Thomas
John Savage
| 999
(NIH); 71191 (Corps of Hussars) | 11
October 1918 | Killed
in action | St
Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France, grave I.A.36 | Formerly
a Private in the North Irish Horse. Son of Robert and Martha Savage of Larne,
County Antrim. |
| Tank
Corps |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
|
Major Eustace Anthony
Whaley Maude | .. | 9
October 1919 | Drowned
at sea off the coast of Ireland | No
official memorial | Age
25. He became a Lieutenant then Captain in the North Irish Horse, embarking for
France on 15 March 1915. He later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps then Tank
Corps, reaching temporary rank of Major. Having returned home after the war, Maude
disappeared while sailing his yacht Fiona on 9 October 1919. |
Captain (A/g Lieutenant-Colonel)
Richard Annesley West VC DSO & Bar MC
| .. | 2
September 1918 | Killed
in action at Vauix Vraucort, France | Mory
Abbey Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave III.G.4 | Age
40. Served in the Boer War. Embarked for France on 21 August 1914 as a Lieutenant
in C Squadron North Irish Horse. Later served in the North Somerset Yeomanry and
the Tank Corps. Son of Augustus E and Sarah West of Whitepark, County Fermanagh.
Husband of Maude E West of 14 Trafalgar Square, Chelsea, London. |
Private William
John Donnelly
| 1543
(NIH); 305510 (Tank Corps) | 13
April 1918 | Killed
in action | Loos
Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, Memorial
Panel 136 | Age
21. Formerly North Irish Horse, then transferred to the 7th Battalion, Tank Corps.
Born Broadway, County Antrim. Enlisted Antrim. Son of Alexander and Ellen Donnelly
of 14 Locan Street, Belfast. His father also served. |
|
1st Battalion,
Irish Guards |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
|
Lieutenant James Kenneth
MacGregor Greer MC | 1006
(NIH) | 3
October 1916 | Died
of wounds sustained during the attack on the village of Flers on 15 September
1916. in N.2 Red Cross Hospital, Rouen |
St. Sever
Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, grave A.11.2 | Embarked
for France on 21 August 1914 as a Private in C Squadron North Irish Horse. Commissioned
to 3rd (Prince of Wales) Dragoon Guards 6 December 1914. Attached 1st Battalion
Irish Guards. Aged 31. Son of Thomas MacGregor and Margaret Baines Greer, Ballymoney,
County Antrim. |
| 3rd
Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| 2nd
Lieutenant Wilfred Laurance Reavie | 1124
(NIH) | 16
August 1917 | Killed
in action | Tyne
Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Memorial
Panel 144 |
Formerly a Sergeant in the North Irish Horse. |
|
Royal Field Artillery |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| 2nd
Lieutenant James Acheson MacLean MC | 1295
(NIH) | 30
September 1917 | Killed
in action | Kemmel
Chateau Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave
L.26 | Formerly
Lance Corporal, North Irish Horse. Son of John and Martha Ann MacLean, Priestland,
Coleraine, County Derry. |
| Lieutenant
Harold Plumer Kellock | 1198
(Royal Naval Division) | 6
October 1918 | Died
of wounds | Terlincthun
British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France, grave IV.F.19 | Age
22. Formerly a Corporal in the Royal Naval Division, then Lieutenant in the North
Irish Horse, then attached to the 13th Battery, 17th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Born Totnes, Devon. Son of William Plumer and Mrs M.C. Kellock of Allerton, Totnes,
Devon. |
| 90th
HAC, Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| 2nd
Lieutenant Samuel McCullagh Linden | 2123
(NIH) | 31
July 1917 | Killed
in action | Ypres
(Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper. West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel
9 | Age
25. Formerly Private in the North Irish Horse. Husband of Florence Elizabeth Linden
of 41 Clarendon Street, Londonderry. |
|
4th Light Railway
Operating Company, Royal Engineers |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Captain
Edwin Sinton MC | 1076
(NIH) | 21
August 1918 | Killed
in action | Villers
Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, Pas-de-Calais, France, grave XI.C.19 | Age
35. Formerly a Sergeant in the North Irish Horse. Transferred to Royal Field Artillery,
then Royal Engineers. Husband of Mabel A Sinton of 54 St Saviours Road, St Leonards,
Sussex, England. |
| 1st
Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Private
George Killough | 2363
(NIH); 20989 (RIR) | 24
October 1918 | Died
of fever (dysentry) | Deir-el-Belah
War Cemetery, Israel, grave
B.189 |
Age 27. Born Rasharkin, County Antrim. Enlisted Ballymena, County Antrim. Residence
Rasharkin. Son of Andrew and Mary Killough of Moneyleck, Rasharkin. Husband of
Annie L. Killough of Granagh, Rasharkin, County Antrim. (Shown as 20217 Royal
Irish Rifles on National Archives list.) |
|
7th (South Irish
Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Private
Thomas Kearney | 3216
(Lovat's Scouts); 2404 (North Irish Horse); 3148 (South Irish Horse); 25420 (Royal
Irish Regiment) | 25
November 1917 | Killed
in action | Croisilles
British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, Paris, grave
II.D.12 |
Aged 22. Enlisted Glasgow, Scotland. Born Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Thomas and
Mary Kearney, Omagh, County Tyrone. |
| Private
George Turkington Murray | 2369
(North Irish Horse); 3147 (South Irish Horse); 25637 Royal Irish Regiment) | 12
December 1917 | Killed
in action | Templeux-le-Guerard
British Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
II.G.41 | Aged
25. Son of Thomas David and Ann Jane Murray, Belfast. |
|
3rd Lancers (Skinners
Horse) |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Lieutenant
Lancelot Charles Wise | .. | 2
May 1917 | Died | Rawalpindi
War Cemetery, Pakistan,
grave 4.A.6 | Aged
23. Son of Charles Dacres and Madeline Stella Wise, Alleron, Loddiswell, Devon,
England. |
| 6th
Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Trooper
Alfred Henry Huggins | 71831
(Corps of Hussars) | 30
August 1918 | Died
of wounds at the 38th Casualty Station | Fienvillers
British Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
C.36 | Age
21. Born Longfield. Enlisted Antim. Residence Port Longfield. Son of Thomas and
Susan Huggins, Portlongfield, Kilbracken, County Cavan. |
| Lance
Corporal Harold Irvine | UD/223;
D/21264 (Carabiniers) | 26
October 1918 | Died
at home | Breandrum
Cemetery, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, grave 3.221 |
Born and enlisted
at Enniskillen, Fermanagh. Embarked for France with the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
on 6 October 1915. Likely that he was still with the squadron when it became part
of the newly formed 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse in June 1916. |
| 1st
Staffordshire Yeomanry, Queen's Own Royal Regiment |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Private
Charles Henry McDaniel | 71700
(Corps of Hussars) | 15
October 1918 | Died
(the Regimental diary notes many men dying in hospital, presumably of sickness,
at this time) | Damascus
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria, grave
A.36 | Born
Dublin. Enlisted Antrim. |
| Private
Matthew Haggan | 1480
(NIH); 71398 (Corps of Hussars) | 17
October 1918 | Died
(the Regimental diary notes many men dying in hospital, presumably of sickness,
at this time) | Beirut
War Cemetery, Lebanon, grave 31 | Born
Coagh. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Coagh. |
| 1st
Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Private
Robert McCready | 2169
(NIH); H/71705 (Notts Yeomanry) | 6
August 1918 | Died | Alexandria
(Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, grave A.235 |
Age 20. Born Belfast.
Enlisted Antrim. Residence Belfast. Son of William and Mary McCready of 45 Sunningside
Street, Ormean Road, Belfast. |
|
7th Battalion,
North Staffordshire Regiment |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Lieutenant
Robert Campbell Russell | 1297
(NIH) | 31
August 1918 | Died
of wounds | Baku
Memorial, Azerbaijan | Age
28. Formerly Corporal, North Irish Horse. Mentioned in Despatches. Son of the
late Alfred and Sarah Ellen Russell. |
|
6th (Royal Wiltshire
Yeomanry) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| 2nd
Lieutenant Harold Perceval Nixon | 1075
(NIH); 71225 (Corps of Hussars) | 26
October 1918 | Killed
in action | Warcoing
Churchyard, Pecq, Hainaut, Belgium, grave located in the north-west part,
close to the entrance | Age
22. Formerly a Lance Corporal in the North Irish Horse. Son of Alexander and Anne
Nixon of 12 Hopefield Avenue, Belfast. |
|
5th Reserve Regiment
of Cavalry |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Captain
Charles Norman | .. | 12
February 1917 | Died
on active service |
Puchevillers
British Cemetery, Somme, France, grave
III.B.10 | Age
37. Formerly North Irish Horse. Only son of the late Thomas and Annie Norman,
of Glengollan, Fahan, County Donegal, D.L. & J.P. for County Donegal. |
| Military
Police Corps, Mounted Branch |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Lance
Corporal (Acting) William Govan | 1176
(NIH); P/8092 (MPC) | 22
March 1918 | Died
of wounds | Pozieres
Memorial, Somme, France, Panel
95 | Age
24. Born Edinburgh. Enlisted Belfast. Residence Belfast. Son of John and Sarah
Govan of Gleniffer, Upper Ballysillan, Belfast |
|
Army Service Corps |
| Name
and rank | Service
No | Date
died | How
died | Buried/
commemorated | Other
details |
| Driver
Matthew Callanan | T/20248 | 1
September 1914 | Died | La
Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne
|
Attached to 'A'
Squadron, North Irish Horse. Born Knightsbridge. Enlisted Aldershot. Residence
Arundel. |
