Men from County Down and WW1

My grandfather John Grant born 10 November 1888 Mullaghbane Co Armagh, died
28 oct 1918 was killed at the end of First world war. Although born in
Armagh he lived in Dromara. Here is all I have at present
Fought in WW1.  Wounded and repatriated to the Lord Derby War Hospital,
Winwick, Warrington  where he died aged 28.  His military headstone at
Leitrim Chapel near Castlewellan states '778 Rifleman John Grant Royal Irish
Rifles 28th October 1918 age 28'.
His wound would have been received in one of the final skirmishes of the
war, it was apparently a shoulder wound, but infection set in and he died.
His regimental motto 'Quis Seperabit' plus regimental badge of harp
surmounted by a crown is also on the headstone.
Worked as a farm labourer for Clinghan.
Enlisted in Downpatrick in 6th (Service) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.
6th Battalion was formed at Dublin in August 1914.  September 1914 to Fermoy
in 29th Brigade, 10th Irish Division.  February 1915 to the Curragh.  May
1915 to Hackwood Park, Basingstoke, England.
7/7/1915 sailed from Liverpool (via Alexandria) to Mudros, Greece.  Arrived
26/7/15.
5/8/1915 landed at Anzac Cove, took part in Gallipoli campaign.  29/9/15
returned to Mudros.
October 1915 to Salonika.  Served in Greece and Macedonia.
September 1917 to Egypt and Palestine.
On 15/5/18 the 6th Royal Irish Rifles were disbanded at Deir En Nidham,
north-east of Ludd, Egypt and he was killed in a skirmish in his way home
 

Posted by, Ella Patterson , e.patterson@qub.ac.uk


Casualty: Rifleman James Collins
Served with : "D" coy 13th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Died 1st July 1916.

 Posted by, Greta Harman, charolais@igrin.co.nz

Peden, Henry, Initials, H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles
Unit Text: 10th. Batt.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 01/07/1916
Service No: 15772
Additional Information: Son of the late John and Catherine Peden of Greenan, Dromore, County Down.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Country: France
Locality: Somme

Posted by, Gary Cavanagh, g.cavanagh@ntlworld.com

                                                                               
                                                              Taken from the book " The Reminiscences of Capt. D. J. Bell," from Ballynahinch, which lists the W.W.1 Volunteers , Thanks to Derek Duffield, Omagh Branch, and Phyllis Hancox from the N.I.F.H.S.

Derek Duffield who gave  this book to the N.I.F.H.S. has informed me that the volunteers were all ex U.V.F. members and were associated with the Ballynahinch, Castlewellan, Newcastle, Banbridge, Dromara, Kilkeel, Newry, and Rathfriland areas. The regiment was the 108 Infantry Brigade, 13th. Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, (1st. Co. Down Volunteers), D Company

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Ross, H.

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Willgar, J.

Sargent, T.

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Smith, S.

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Smith, H.

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Smith, W.

Wilson, W.

Spence, G.

Wolfe, H.

Steele, S.

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Wright, H.

Stephens, T.W.

Wright, T.

Stephenson, J.

Stewart, S.

Sturgeon, S.

Sturgeon, J.

Sempleton, W.


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Adair, J

Connolly, A.

Forsythe, A.

Adair, W

Copeland, N.

Forsythe, R.

Adamson, John

Copeland, J.H.

Forsythe, H.

Adamson, Joseph

Craig, G.

Foster, S.A.

Anderson, J.G.

Craig, A.

Freeburn, J.

Anderson, A.

Crawford, J.

French, J.

Anderson, W.J.

Cromie, S.

Fry, W.G.

Andrews, R.H.

Crozier, T.A.W.

Geddis, S.

Arlow, S.J.

Crozier, W.J.

Geoghegan, G.

Atkinson, H.

Cully, J.

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Curran, J

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Barr, R.

Curran, S.

Gordon, W.

Barr, R.J.

Graham, H.

Barrett, J.

Dale, D.

Graham, T.

Barnett, R.H.

Dale, A.

Graham, E.

Beck, J.

Dale, J.

Greer, Rev .R.U.

Beck, J.A.

Dennison, J.

Hamilton, W.A.

Bell, H.

Dermott, R.H.

Hamilton, S.G.

Bell, H.

Derby, G.

Hammond, D.J.

Bell, H.D.

Devlin, J.

Harper, D.Jun.

Bell, J.

Devlin, T.

Hawthorne, J.

Bell, W.

Devlin, P

Hawthorne, D.A.

Bennett, W.

Diamond, W.H.

Hawthorne, W.J.

Best, J.H.

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Black, M.

Dickson, J.

Hewitt, N.

Brown, H. Jun.

Dillon, D.

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Brown, E.

Donnelly, P.

Hoey, G.

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Dougan, A.

Holmes, W.

Brown, J.

Dumigan, R.

Homer, G.

Burns, J.

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Burnett, C.McA.

Elliott, W.

Hughes, W.

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Jardine, W.

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Carson, John

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Jardine, A.

Carson, James

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Carson, H.

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Carragher, J.H.

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Jess, W.J.

Close, W.

Flanigan, Joseph

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Kearney, P.

McCreanor, M.

Savage, H.

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McDowell, E.C.

Scott, T.

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McFadden, J.

Scott, R.

Knox, G.

McFadden, W.J.

Sheridan, W.N.

 

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Shannon, S.

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Lutton, J.

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Simms, A.C.C.

 

McKnight, W.

Simms, G.L.

Mackin, D.

McMullan, J.A.

Simpson, J.

Magill, S.

McMullan, E.

Small, J.

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McNeight, T.A.

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Manson, A.

McNeill, R.

Smyth, R.

Massey, W.

McNeill, P.

Smyth, W.H.

Mitchell, A.

 

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Mitchell, M.

Napier, W.

Smyth, R.S.

Moles, T.