Friends of the Somme - Mid Ulster Branch
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Casualties
No Mem Ref Service No Rank Name Regiment / Service Battalion Date Of Death
1 01-A Chief Eng Forbes, Frederick William Mercantile Marine S.S. Myrtle Branch (Sunderland) 11/04/1918
2 01-B 923 Sgt. Scott, John Suffern Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion 15/08/1917
3 02-A 11/25242 Pte. Booth, Andrew Thomas Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 11th Battalion 24/11/1916
4 02-B 139710 L/Corp Wilson, Humphrey Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion 02/09/1918
5 03-A 21087 Pte. Gilmour, James Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Battalion 01/07/1916
6 03-C 17067 Pte. Richardson, Thomas John Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Battalion 31/07/1917
7 04-A 1290 Corp Glendinning, David Royal Irish Rifles 11th Battalion 01/07/1916
8 04-D 47464 R/man Hunter, William Royal Irish Rifles 1st Battalion 24/10/1917
Location
Town : Ballymaguigan
Latitude : 54.723553
Lontitude : -6.560847
Date Unveiled :
Woodschapel St John's, 140 Ballyronan Road, vMagherafelt, BT45 6HU

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Memorial History
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 19th May 1945: 25 Years Ago (May 1920)
Two memorial tablets in St John’s Church, Woods Parish, were dedicated by Rev Canon Moeran. One tablet of brass is in memory of eight members of the church who fell and twenty-six others who served. The other was a granite slab in memory of Frederick William Forbes, Chief Engineer of a vessel which was torpedoed by a man submarine on 11th April 1918. At the dedication were the Rev F H Kinch, M.A., Ballinderry; Rev James Bloomer, M.A., of Magherafelt, and Rev G Bloomer, B.A., of Woods.
The tablet reads:
‘To the Glory of God and in the memory of the following Churchmen from this parish who fell in the Great War.’
Lists the eight men who died.
‘These also answered freedom’s call:’
bullet Gaussen, W A, Captain, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Harvey, J, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Marks, R, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Moore, H, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet McAllister, A, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet McCrae, W S, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet McKernan, W, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Scott, C, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Crawford, J, Serg Major, Royal Garrison Artillery
bullet Lennon, T, (M.M), Bombardier, Royal Garrison Artillery
bullet Scott, R, Gunner, Royal Field Artillery
bullet Conville, E, Private, North Irish Horse
bullet Cordner, J, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Glendinning, W, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Scott, W, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Clarke, J, Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
bullet Burnett, L, Private, U.S.A. Expeditionary Force
bullet Bell, J A, Private, U.S.A. Expeditionary Force
bullet Watterson, R J, Sergeant, Royal Irish Rifles
bullet Lennox, J, Private, Royal Irish Rifles
bullet Church, W, Private, Royal Engineers
bullet Swenepton, O, Black Watch
bullet Scott, E, Sergeant, Canadians
bullet Lennox, R, Private, Canadians
bullet Scott, R J, Private, Canadians
bullet Platt, A, Private, Australians