North Irish Horse recruits
Nos 501-750
These North Irish Horsemen were recruited between April 1910 and October 1912. Over time I will add further details against each name.
Unless otherwise stated, those who served overseas embarked for service with the BEF in France and Belgium.
(*) indicates that the man's service file is available.
| NAME | RANK | NO. | EMBARKED | REMARKS | |
| Unknown | 501 | ||||
| Unknown | 502 | ||||
| Unknown | 503 | ||||
| Unknown | 504 | ||||
| Sheridan | Walter | Farrier/Squadron Sergeant | 505 | 20-Jan-15 |
Class Z Army Reserve 1 July 1919. Enlisted in 8th Hussars (No.533949). GSM and Clasp, Iraq, post-war. Address: Killimaskin, Aghalam, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh |
| Turbitt | James | Private | 506 | 20-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 7 April 1916 |
| Unknown | 507 | ||||
| Unknown | 508 | ||||
| Unknown | 509 | ||||
| Unknown | 510 | ||||
| Moore | William H | Private | 511 | 20-Aug-14 |
Killed in action 15 September 1914 |
| Unknown | 512 | ||||
| McCausland | John | Private | 513 | 20-Jan-15 |
Time expired 10 May 1916 |
| Unknown | 514 | ||||
| Unknown | 515 | ||||
| Unknown | 516 | ||||
| Unknown | 517 | ||||
| Unknown | 518 | ||||
| Unknown | 519 | ||||
| Unknown | 520 | ||||
| Unknown | 521 | ||||
| Unknown | 522 | ||||
| Unknown | 523 | ||||
| Watson | Guy | Lance Corporal | 524 | 20-Aug-14 |
* Commissioned Inniskillings 29 September 1917. Address Corcreeny, Warringstown, Co. Down |
| Unknown | 525 | ||||
| Unknown | 526 | ||||
| Houston | Robert | Private | 527 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Hoy | Richard | Corporal | 528 | 12-Jan-16 |
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| Unknown | 529 | ||||
| Richardson | Gordon | Private | 530 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 19 August 1915 |
| Beckett | Robert | Private | 531 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41474) 20 September 1917 |
| Unknown | 532 | ||||
| Unknown | 533 | ||||
| Unknown | 534 | ||||
| Walker | Isaac | Private | 535 | 17-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41299) 20 September 1917 |
| Collins | Thomas W | Private | 536 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 537 | ||||
| Vaughan | Walter | Lance Corporal | 538 | 20-Aug-14 |
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| Kennedy | Alexander Michael | Corporal Shoeing Smith | 539 | 20-Aug-14 |
Prisoner of war August/September 1914 |
| Espey | Wingfield | Private | 540 | 20-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 15 September 1915 |
| Unknown | 541 | ||||
| Carter | Isaac | Private | 542 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 18 September 1915. Address Gortin Bush, Dunyanan, Co. Tyrone |
| Unknown | 543 | ||||
| Seawright | Thomas | Lance Corporal | 544 | 20-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 28 September 1915 |
| Unknown | 545 | ||||
| Unknown | 546 | ||||
| Unknown | 547 | ||||
| Unknown | 548 | ||||
| Unknown | 549 | ||||
| Unknown | 550 | ||||
| Unknown | 551 | ||||
| Unknown | 552 | ||||
| Brown | Robert | Private | 553 | No overseas service |
* Discharged due to wasp sting on arm, 10 November 1914 |
| Unknown | 554 | ||||
| Unknown | 555 | ||||
| Unknown | 556 | ||||
| Unknown | 557 | ||||
| Wherry | James Malcolm | 2nd Lieutenant | 558 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Commissioned to NIH 22 February 1918. Address: 55 Donnybrook Street, Lisburn Road, Belfast |
| White | James | Private | 559 | 20-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 560 | ||||
| Watkins | Robert | Private | 561 | 9-Feb-15 |
Time expired 9 December 1915. Re-enlisted in RGA (No.70806) |
| Unknown | 562 | ||||
| Unknown | 563 | ||||
| McCartney | Walter James | Sergeant | 564 | Prior to 16 Aug 1914 |
Returned from France within days, then to France 2 June 1915. Class Z Army Reserve 27 August 1919 |
| Mooney | James | Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant | 565 | No overseas service |
* 5th Lancers (prior to NIH) (No.2015). Transferred to 17th Lancers (No.2285); to Royal Reserve Regiment of Lancers (No.5520); to Imperial Yeomanry (No.35491). Discharged (392xvi) 13 March 1918. |
| Reagh | James | Private | 566 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 22 December 1915 |
| Wilson | James | Private | 567 | 20-Aug-14 |
Time expired 22 December 1915 |
| McGinn | Peter | Private | 568 | 20-Aug-14 |
Time expired 16 January 1916 |
| Unknown | 569 | ||||
| Unknown | 570 | ||||
| Unknown | 571 | ||||
| Wetherall | Alexander R D | Corporal | 572 | 20-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 573 | ||||
| Hutchinson | Samuel | Private | 574 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Wray | James | Lance Corporal | 575 | 20-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 10 February 1916 |
| Unknown | 576 | ||||
| Oldcroft | Albert | Private | 577 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 578 | ||||
| Wilson | Robert | Corporal | 579 | 20-Aug-14 |
Time expired 17 February 1916. Address: Royal Ulster Constabulary, Ivy Lodge, Lurgan |
| Wilson | William | Private | 580 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Wylie | James T | Private | 581 | 20-Aug-14 |
Time expired 17 February 1916 |
| Unknown | 582 | ||||
| Brown | Samuel G | Shoeing Smith | 583 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to RE (No.361920) |
| Hassard | Francis | Private | 584 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 7 February 1916 |
| McClelland | Hugh | Private | 585 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 7 February 1916 |
| Unknown | 586 | ||||
| Gillespie | Robert | Private | 587 | No overseas service |
* Discharged (Special Reserve regulations) 17 December 1914 |
| Unknown | 588 | ||||
| Unknown | 589 | ||||
| Colhoun | Francis James | Lance Corporal | 590 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Enlisted 24 February 1911. Medaille Militaire (France). Time expired 23 February 1916. |
| McMahon | William J | Private | 591 | 20-Aug-14 |
* Time expired 23 February 1916. |
| Unknown | 592 | ||||
| McLenahan | William J | Private | 593 | 20-Aug-14 |
Discharged (392xvi) 28 June 1915 |
| Unknown | 594 | ||||
| Unknown | 595 | ||||
| Unknown | 596 | ||||
| Unknown | 597 | ||||
| Unknown | 598 | ||||
| Unknown | 599 | ||||
| Unknown | 600 | ||||
| Unknown | 601 | ||||
| Unknown | 602 | ||||
| Toomey | George William | Corporal | 603 | No overseas service | * |
| Unknown | 604 | ||||
| Unknown | 605 | ||||
| Unknown | 606 | ||||
| Unknown | 607 | ||||
| Unknown | 608 | ||||
| Unknown | 609 | ||||
| Unknown | 610 | ||||
| Unknown | 611 | ||||
| Unknown | 612 | ||||
| Bryson | Thomas | Private | 613 | 17-Aug-14 |
Killed in action 21 August 1918 |
| Unknown | 614 | ||||
| Unknown | 615 | ||||
| Unknown | 616 | ||||
| Kinnear | Robert | Private | 617 | 17-Aug-14 |
Time expired 4 June 1916 |
| Montford | John A | Corporal | 618 | 20-Aug-14 |
* |
| Unknown | 619 | ||||
| Dundas | William Henry | Private | 620 | 20-Aug-14 |
* Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41399) 20 September 1917. Killed in action 1 October 1918 |
| Unknown | 621 | ||||
| Unknown | 622 | ||||
| Unknown | 623 | ||||
| Livingstone | William (Jnr) | Private | 624 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Discharged (392xvi) 9 January 1917; SWB |
| Lyons | Joseph | Private | 625 | No overseas service |
* Discharged (392xvi) 16 January 1915 - following kick to knee by horse |
| Irwin | William | Private | 626 | 17-Aug-14 |
Died in France 2 March 1915 |
| Mehaffey | Robert J | Private | 627 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to RIR (No.5997) 28 September 1915; to RIRegt (No.21545) |
| Sands | John | Private | 628 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to Northumberland Fusiliers (No.90057); to Labour Corps (Home Service (No.531432). Discharged 25 October 1918. SWB |
| Unknown | 629 | ||||
| Hanna | Robert | Private | 630 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| McIldoon | George | Private | 631 | 17-Nov-15 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41222) 20 September 1917. Discharged. SWB |
| Morton | William | Private | 632 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Robinson | Hiram | Private | 633 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Class Z Army Reserve 5 March 1919 |
| Lynn | Thomas | Private | 634 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41472) 20 September 1917 |
| McDonagh | James | Private | 635 | 17-Aug-14 |
Discharged (392xvi) 28 June 1915; SWB |
| Elliott | James A | Private | 636 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41514) 20 September 1917; to RIRegt (No.3198) 6 March 1918. Class Z Army Reserve 24 February 1919 |
| Davis | James | Lance Corporal | 637 | 17-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41461) 20 September 1917 |
| Unknown | 638 | ||||
| Smith | Andrew | Private | 639 | 17-Aug-14 |
Prisoner of war |
| Fyfe | Henry | Private | 640 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Kelly | Robert | Private | 641 | 20-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 642 | ||||
| Unknown | 643 | ||||
| Unknown | 644 | ||||
| Lockhart | Maxwell | Private | 645 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 646 | ||||
| Unknown | 647 | ||||
| Unknown | 648 | ||||
| Unknown | 649 | ||||
| Potts | Lewis | Private | 650 | 17-Aug-14 |
SWB |
| Reid | Thomas Frederick | Corporal | 651 | No overseas service |
* Commissioned RIR 20 October 1918. Address: 16 Dalry Road, Kibwinning, Scotland |
| Johnston | John | Private | 652 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 653 | ||||
| Craig | John Frederick Alexander | Lieutenant | 654 | 17-Nov-15 |
* Commissioned to NIH 16 April 1917. Transferred to 9th Lancers. Address: 994 Apgar Street, San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California |
| Hanna | Robert J | Private | 655 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to Inniskillings (No.41309) 31 May 1917. Died of wounds 20 April 1918 |
| Unknown | 656 | ||||
| Carter | Christopher | Private | 657 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to RIrF (No.41400) 20 September 1917 |
| Birnie | Robert | Private | 658 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Commissioned Leinster Regiment 30 April 1918. Address: Dromore, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal |
| Buchanan | John D | Shoeing Smith | 659 | 17-Aug-14 |
SWB |
| Watson | Robert | Private | 660 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 661 | ||||
| Armstrong | William J | Private | 662 | 20-Aug-14 |
Deserted 17 September 1917. |
| McClelland | Wesley | Private | 663 | 17-Aug-14 |
Killed in action 16 August 1918 |
| O'Brien | James | Private | 664 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41276) 20 September 1917 |
| Clarke | Andrew | Private | 665 | 20-Aug-14 |
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| Graham | Andrew | Private | 666 | 17-Aug-14 |
Transferred to Labour Corps (Home Service) (No.333712) 9 July 1917. Address: Gallagh, Clontibret, Co. Monaghan |
| Unknown | 667 | ||||
| Wright | Charles | Private | 668 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Wallace | William | Private | 669 | 20-Aug-14 |
SWB |
| Taylor | Samuel William | Sergeant | 670 | 17-Nov-15 |
* Commissioned 11th Hussars 1 January 1917. Transferred to Essex Yeomanry. Address: Carnadore, Castlefin, Country Donegal |
| Unknown | 671 | ||||
| Montgomery | Thomas | Private | 672 | 17-Nov-15 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41234) 20 September 1917. Class Z Army Reserve |
| Evans | Robert | Private | 673 | 14-Apr-15 |
* Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41311) 20 September 1917. Discharged (392xvi) 16 January 1919 |
| Armstrong | Robert | Private | 674 | 20-Aug-14 |
Enlisted February 1912. Transferred to 9 Royal Irish Fusiliers 1 January 1918 (41695). DCM. |
| McMahon | Arthur | Lance Corporal | 675 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Address: The Mills, Milford, Co. Donegal. |
| Reagh | Samuel | Lance Corporal | 676 | 20-Aug-14 |
Enlisted February/March 1912. Transferred to MMP (No.P/4907) 1 October 1916. |
| Cherrie | William John | Private | 677 | 17-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41515) 20 September 1917 |
| Unknown | 678 | ||||
| Unknown | 679 | ||||
| Teer | John W | Private | 680 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Holden | John | Private | 681 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 682 | ||||
| Henry | George Adams | Lance Corporal | 683 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41401) 20 September 1917. Died of wounds 26 March 1918. MM |
| Ewart | George | Private | 684 | 17-Aug-14 |
* Transferred to Labour Corps (No.380532) 10 October 1917 |
| Kelly | Richard | Private | 685 | 17-Aug-14 |
Enlisted March 1912. Class Z Army Reserve 19 February 1919. |
| Buchanan | Edmund | Corporal | 686 | 17-Aug-14 |
Died in England 23 October 1914 |
| Burke | Robert | Private | 687 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 688 | ||||
| Unknown | 689 | ||||
| Robb | Isaac | Private | 690 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 691 | ||||
| Arbuthnot | William John | Private | 692 | 20-Aug-14 |
Time expired 24 November 1916. Address 49 Granville Street, Radnor Park, Clydebank |
| Crozier | George | Private | 693 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41384) 20 September 1917 |
| Matchett | Samuel | Private | 694 | 17-Aug-14 |
Enlisted 28 March 1912. Wounded 24 March 1918. Discharged ( 392xvi a) 25 February 1919. |
| Armstrong | David | Corporal | 695 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Wilson | James | Private | 696 | 17-Aug-14 |
Discharged (392xvi) 3 September 1919. SWB |
| Holden | Joseph | Private | 697 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 698 | ||||
| Clarke | J W P | Private | 699 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to MMP (No.P/12022) 18 January 1917 |
| McCollough | Henry | Private | 700 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Caufield | William | Private | 701 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Evans | George | Private | 702 | 17-Aug-14 |
Class Z Army Reserve 8 February 1919 |
| Abery | Henry | Private | 703 | 1916-18 |
* |
| Unknown | 704 | ||||
| Fisher | Joseph | Private | 705 | 28-Jun-15 |
* KOSB (prior to NIH) 1896-1906. Transferred to RIR (No.5686) 24 October 1914. Class Z Army Reserve 4 February 1919 |
| Jolliffe | Henry | Private | 706 | No overseas service | * Enlisted at Belfast 30 April 1912. Transferred to Royal Irish Rifles 21 October 1914 (No.5690). Promoted to Buglar 9 April 1917. Discharged 6 September 1918 (392xvi KR) no longer physically fit, aged 45. |
| Unknown | 707 | ||||
| Sloan | Thomas | Private | 708 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 709 | ||||
| Fleming | Robert | Private | 710 | No overseas service |
* Discharged (Mobilisation regulations) 4 September 1914 |
| Creighton | Henry | Private | 711 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to Labour Corps (Home Service) (No.384865) 10 October 1917 |
| Wilson | James | Private | 712 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Watson | J | Private | 713 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to MMP (No.P/6237) 13 January 1917; to MFP |
| Wilson | Robert | Private | 714 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41469) 20 September 1917 |
| Somerville | John | Private | 715 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41541) 20 September 1917 |
| Crawford | John | Private | 716 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41470) 20 September 1917 |
| Foster | Thomas | Private | 717 | 1-May-15 |
Transferred to MGC (No.149718) |
| Unknown | 718 | ||||
| Ritchie | Samuel | Private | 719 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 720 | ||||
| Knox | Frederick | Private | 721 | No overseas service |
* Enlisted 29 July 1912. Discharged (392xvi) 12 May 1915. |
| Thompson | Thomas J | Private | 722 | 17-Aug-14 |
Discharged, no longer fit for service 7 May 1917; SWB. Mother Mrs E. Thompson, Coolbuck, Lisbellaw, Co. Fermanagh |
| Knox | William James | Shoeing Smith | 723 | 20-Aug-14 |
Enlisted July 1912. Served in Germany in 1919 before demobilisation. |
| Downey | Henry A | Private | 724 | 17-Aug-14 |
Transferred to Inniskillings (No.40641) 9 January 1917; to ASC (No.M/41113) |
| Dalton | A | Private | 725 | 17-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 8th Hussars (No.71085). Address Feddans, Garvary, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh |
| Unknown | 726 | ||||
| Doulton | Robert | Private | 727 | 17-Aug-14 |
Address Feddans, Garvary, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh |
| Unknown | 728 | ||||
| Walker | James | Private | 729 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41539) 20 September 1917. Address: 617 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Espie | Samuel | Lance Corporal | 730 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41386) 20 September 1917; to Inniskillings (No.42667) |
| McConnell | James | Private | 731 | 21-Aug-14 |
Discharged (392xvi) 8 February 1915. SWB |
| Rodgers | James | Private | 732 | 16-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41540) 20 September 1917 |
| Hopkins | James | Private | 733 | 17-Aug-14 |
Transferred to RFC (No.14232) 12 December 1915 |
| McIntosh | Albert | Private | 734 | 20-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41328) 20 September 1917 |
| Unknown | 735 | ||||
| Hall | Robert J | Private | 736 | 17-Aug-14 |
Transferred to 9 RIrF (No.41542) 20 September 1917 |
| Reilly | George | Private | 737 | 17-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 738 | ||||
| Nixon | Robert | Saddler | 739 | 20-Aug-14 |
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| Unknown | 740 | ||||
| Bennett | Hugh John | Private | 741 | No overseas service |
* Discharged, epilepsy, 28 November 1914 |
| Matchett | David | Corporal | 742 | 17-Aug-14 |
Enlisted October 1912. Transferred to 8th Hussars. Class Z Army Reserve 29 February 1919. |
| Bates | David Roulston | 743 | Same as No.24. | ||
| Faulkner | Robert | Private | 744 | No overseas service |
* Discharged (Special Reserve Regulations) 28 October 1914 |
| Unknown | 745 | ||||
| Wilson | David | Private | 746 | 20-Aug-14 |
* Transferred to MMP (No.P/15821). Class Z Army Reserve 10 May 1919 |
| Unknown | 747 | ||||
| Unknown | 748 | ||||
| Jackson | William | Lance Corporal | 749 | 20-Aug-14 |
* |
| Unknown | 750 | ||||
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