Private Samuel Redmond
Samuel Redmond was born on 22 February 1901 at Aghafatten, Broughshane, County Antrim (after his twin sister Mary Jane), the eighth of twelve children of farmer John Redmond and his wife Jane (née Crawford). By the time of the 1911 Census the family had moved to a farm at Castlegore, Connor, County Antrim, Samuel living there with his parents and eight of his ten surviving siblings.
Redmond enlisted in the North Irish Horse at Ballymena on 29 April 1918 (Corps of Hussars No.72086). He was described as being 5' 5" tall, with a fresh complexion, fair hair and blue eyes. He gave his age as 19 and his occupation as a farm labourer.
Redmond was reported to have deserted from the regiment's reserve base at Antrim on 28 October 1918.
He later emigrated to New Zealand, as did his parents and many if not all of his siblings. In March 1927 he married Sarah Roseina Walker in the Invercargill Salvation Army Hall. During World War 2 he served in the New Zealand Army (No.37943) in the No.3 General Hospital, NZ Medical Corps. He had enlisted at Wellington, and gave his occupation as a chef. He died on 8 November 1969 in Wellington, and was buried in the Karori Cemetery and Crematorium.
Image sourced from the Find a Grave website, via Robert Mitchell. The plaque reads:
SARAH ROSEINA REDMOND
DIED 10 APR. 1962
AGED 61 YEARS
1939-45 N.Z. 37943
CPL. SAMUEL REDMOND
3RD GENERAL HOSPITAL
DIED 8-11-1969 AGED 68 YEARS
This page last updated 8 July 2026.