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Mem Ref |
Service No |
Rank |
Name |
Regiment / Service |
Battalion |
Date Of Death |
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1 |
01-A |
S/14324 |
L/Corp |
Adams, Thomas
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Gordon Highlanders |
1st / 7th Battalion |
28/04/1917 |
2 |
01-B |
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Lieut |
Hegarty, Andrew
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Royal Army Medical Corps |
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16/12/1915 |
3 |
01-C |
18356 |
Pte. |
Meenan, Thomas
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Leinster Regiment |
2nd Battalion |
22/08/1918 |
4 |
01-D |
23643 |
Pte. |
Laughlin, Archibald
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
9th Battalion |
07/06/1917 |
5 |
02-A |
307680 |
Mr |
Alexander, Robert
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Royal Air Force |
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31/10/1918 |
6 |
02-B |
945 |
Lieut |
Kirkland, George
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Australian Machine Gun Corps |
4th Company |
13/04/1917 |
7 |
02-C |
15781 |
L/Corp |
Murphy, Albert
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
10th Battalion |
01/07/1916 |
8 |
02-D |
40953 |
R/man |
Lennox, Edward
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Royal Irish Rifles |
2nd Battalion |
10/08/1917 |
9 |
03-A |
2457 |
Pte. |
Armstrong, Robert
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Australian Infantry |
24th Battalion |
24/08/1916 |
10 |
03-B |
10371 |
Pte. |
Loughrey, Samuel
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Royal Scots |
1st Battalion |
25/01/1915 |
11 |
03-C |
15816 |
Pte. |
McCracken, Robert
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
10th Battalion |
01/01/1917 |
12 |
03-D |
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Lieut |
McCahon, Robert
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Royal Engineers |
69 Field Company |
30/03/1918 |
13 |
04-A |
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Lieut |
Bamford, Joseph Lamont
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Royal Flying Corps |
15 Squadron |
20/08/1917 |
14 |
04-BC |
63 |
Pte. |
Stewart, John Jack
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Australian Infantry |
4th Battalion |
01/05/1915 |
15 |
04-D |
1961 |
L/Corp |
McCotter, John
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Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery |
11th Battalion |
26/03/1917 |
16 |
05-A |
24234 |
Pte. |
Blann, Daniel
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
7th Battalion |
16/03/1917 |
17 |
05-D |
3586 |
Pte. |
McDonald, Alexander
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Royal Irish Regiment |
6th Battalion |
03/09/1916 |
18 |
06-A |
11/20417 |
Pte. |
Bolton, Thomas
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
9th Battalion |
08/05/1918 |
19 |
06-D |
19155 |
Pte. |
McDonald, Robert Alexander
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
10th Battalion |
01/07/1916 |
20 |
07-A |
23217 |
Pte. |
Carleton, Robert
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
9th Battalion |
30/04/1917 |
21 |
07-D |
21073 |
L/Corp |
McIlrath, Robert
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
2nd Battalion |
21/03/1918 |
22 |
08-A |
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Mr |
Carpenter (WW1), Thomas
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Unknown |
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23 |
08-D |
27747 |
Corp |
McMath, Thomas James
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
10th Battalion |
08/08/1917 |
24 |
09-A |
5602 |
R/man |
Diamond, Patrick
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Royal Irish Rifles |
1st Battalion |
30/06/1916 |
25 |
09-D |
6151 |
Pte. |
McMullan, Joseph Patrick
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Connaught Rangers |
1st Battalion |
11/07/1917 |
26 |
10-A |
28679 |
Pte. |
Donnelly, John
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Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
1st Battalion |
06/04/1918 |
27 |
10-D |
22400 |
Pte. |
McMullan, John
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Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
1st Battalion |
01/07/1916 |
28 |
11-A |
8633 |
Pte. |
Gamble, John
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Scots Guards |
1st Battalion |
27/07/1915 |
29 |
11-D |
832 |
Pte. |
Michael, Alexander
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Australian Infantry |
34th Battalion |
13/10/1917 |
30 |
12-A |
19144 |
Pte. |
Gilmore, Robert
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
10th Battalion |
01/07/1916 |
31 |
12-D |
49102 |
R/man |
Neely, Allston
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New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
1st Battalion |
01/09/1918 |
32 |
13-A |
G/1814 |
Pte. |
Gilmore, William
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Royal Irish Fusiliers |
2nd Garrison Battalion |
22/01/1917 |
33 |
13-D |
28408 |
Pte. |
Patton, William
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
9th Battalion |
15/10/1918 |
34 |
14-A |
26091 |
R/man |
Gordon, Robert James
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New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
4th Battalion |
07/06/1917 |
35 |
14-D |
18698 |
R/man |
Patton, Archibald
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New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
1st Battalion |
12/10/1917 |
36 |
15-A |
12649 |
L/Corp |
Graham, Robert
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Durham Light Infantry |
10th Battalion |
11/01/1916 |
37 |
15-D |
754 |
Corp |
Ritchie, David William
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North Irish Horse |
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17/03/1915 |
38 |
16-A |
201397 |
Pte. |
Graham, David Tomb
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Highland Light Infantry |
1st / 5th Battalion |
09/11/1917 |
39 |
16-D |
165 |
Sgt. |
Richmond, William James
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Australian Infantry |
34th Battalion |
28/01/1917 |
40 |
17-A |
86286 |
Driver |
Holmes, James
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Canadian Field Artillery |
4th Battalion |
16/08/1918 |
41 |
17-D |
19170 |
Pte. |
Rowe, Samuel
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
2nd Battalion |
23/03/1918 |
42 |
18-A |
358747 |
Pioneer |
Hogg, James
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Royal Engineers |
36th Signal Company |
27/03/1918 |
43 |
18-D |
19572 |
Pte. |
Rowe, Robert John
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
10th Battalion |
01/07/1916 |
44 |
19-A |
1698 |
Pte. |
Hogg, Archibald
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Australian Infantry |
31st Battalion |
24/03/1919 |
45 |
19-D |
1488 |
R/man |
Stewart, James
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Royal Irish Rifles |
8th Battalion |
07/06/1917 |
46 |
20-A |
S/31352 |
Pte. |
Kennedy, Robert James
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Cameron Highlanders |
7th Battalion |
10/02/1918 |
47 |
20-D |
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Mr |
Stewart (WW1), Robert
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Unknown |
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48 |
21-A |
30699 |
Pte. |
Knox, James Huston
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
9th Battalion |
16/08/1917 |
49 |
21-D |
39124 |
Pte. |
Torrens, John McCay
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New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
1st Battalion |
01/09/1918 |
Town : |
Kilrea |
Latitude : |
54.951531 |
Lontitude : |
-6.555496 |
Date Unveiled : |
01/07/1925 |
Kilrea War Memorial is located at the Diamond in the centre of the village. It occupies a position over the historic pump in the square. A portion of the old pump remains at the base of the obelisk. |
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Pre-Memorial
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Kilrea War Memorial is located at the Diamond in the centre of the village. It occupies a position over the historic pump in the square. A portion of the old pump remains at the base of the obelisk.
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In former days was the scene of contention between rival political sections, who, particularly on festival occasions, endeavoured to place their party emblems on it. The memorial was placed there in an attempt to unify the population.
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Memorial Design and Construction
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The memorial is an obelisk made of Newry granite and is 24 feet (7.25m) in height.
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The text on the memorial reads ‘To the glory of God and in undying and affectionate remembrance of the gallant men of this town and district who served and who made the supreme sacrifice during the Great War, I reverently unveil this War Memorial. May the memory of their noble deeds be a never dying inspiration in the long years to come.’
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The memorial contains the names of 49 men who were killed.
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The memorial also lists almost three hundred men and eight nurses who served during the war.
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‘The memorial bears the following inscription, ‘This memorial is erected to the men of Kilrea and district who were killed and to those who served in the Great War, 1914–18’
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It also contains the names of the following places where Kilrea men served: - Marne, St Quentin, Egypt, Mons, Somme, Gallipoli, Ypres, Messines, Palestine, Aisne, Guillemont and Macedonia.’
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The memorial was designed by Samuel John McFadden. Samuel McFadden was an assistant county surveyor for Co. Derry from 1900 or earlier but had left the post by 1907 in order to set up in private practice. He was surveyor to Coleraine Rural District Council from 1909 or earlier and from 1910, to Ballymena Rural District Council.
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Tenders were invited in May 1924. It was manufactured by John Robinson & Son, 46 York St, Belfast, for £722.
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Other sources record that the Memorial was designed by Walter Gracey C.E.
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Memorial Dedication
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The Kilrea War Memorial was dedicated on 1st July 1925. A newspaper report details the ceremony.
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From the Belfast Newsletter dated 2nd July 1925: Kilrea War Memorial – Large Attendance at Unveiling Ceremony – Service of Commemoration
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It was a graceful and appropriate tribute to the memory of the fallen that the people of Kilrea should choose the First of July (historic in the annals of Ulster) for the unveiling of a memorial to the men from the town and district who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War. The memorial, which takes the form of a granite obelisk, of great beauty and dignity, bears on its sides, at the base, a list of the men who fell in action and also the names of the men and women from Kilrea and neighbourhood who served their King and Country. The obelisk has been placed in a prominent position, and the unveiling ceremony was witnessed by a very large assemblage. Mrs Spencer Chichester, O.B.E., M.P., presided, and the unveiling was performed by Lady Anderson of Londonderry. The proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev W J Hill, after which the hymn, ‘O God our Help in Ages Past’, was sung by the choirs of the First and Second Presbyterian Churches and the Parish Church, under the direction of Mr S Craig. Mrs Chichester, in the course of an eloquent address, said she did not know what lay in the minds of those who had selected two women to play the principal parts at that solemn and important ceremony. They came as women, glorying and sorrowing as other women did, and as citizens of a great Empire, prouder than ever of their citizenship on account of the deeds done by those men who went out from Kilrea. Time was a great healer, but it could never efface the gratitude which they owed to the men whose names were engraved on the memorial. She felt pride in the achievements of those who gave all and never returned, and sorrow for those who were broken in the war. On that occasion she would recall to their minds the Battle of the Somme, in which the Derry Volunteers played so great a part. On that day many of the flower of Ulster passed on to death, having proved themselves worthy of their great heritage, and left behind a name which added to the lustre of their native county.
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Lady Anderson said she felt it a great honour to join most reverently in that service of commemoration to those who had made that supreme sacrifice on the altar of patriotism. The British Empire had no need to be ashamed of its Ulster sons. Their devotion, loyalty, courage, and deeds of daring were well known, and their services were unsurpassed by any part of the Empire. It was fitting that they should meet that day to pay homage to the men who had added to the glory of the Imperial Province. The generations to come would proudly point to the war memorial, and rejoice that they were the descendants of such men. Lady Anderson then unveiled the memorial ‘to the glory of God, and in undying and affectionate remembrance of those men who gave their lives for their country.’
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A bugler sounded the ‘Last Post’. And the massed choirs then sang most impressively, ‘How Bright Their Glorious Spirits Shine’. This was followed by the sounding of Reveille. Commander Chichester Clark read out the names of the men from Kilrea who fell in the war, and the audience stood in silence while he saluted the memorial. Mr George Kidd, Secretary of the War Memorial Committee, read the names of those from the district who served during the war. Short addresses were delivered by Commander Chichester Clark, Dr H S Morrison, D.L., M.P., and Sir Robert Anderson, D.L., M.P.
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The Memorial was dedicated by the Rev J R Boyde, late chaplain of the Forces, and the choir sang ‘For all the Saints’. Mr H A McIlwraith, on behalf on the War Memorial Committee and the people of Kilrea, proposed a vote of thanks to Lady Anderson, and this was seconded by Mr W J Hilton, J.P. On the motion of the Rev H Hadden, seconded by Mr Harry Clark, a similar compliment was paid to Mrs Chichester for presiding. The choirs were also thanked, on the motion of the Rev W J Jameson, seconded by Mr G Kidd, and the ceremony concluded with the Benediction, pronounced by the Rev R W McQuaide. Afterwards, a large number of beautiful wreaths were places at the base of the memorial.
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Recent Times
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Six names were added when the memorial was restored by Haslett Monumental Sculptors in latter years.
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Many thanks to Nigel Henderson of History Hub Ulster for providing much of the information here.
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