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War Memorial - Newcastle, Down, Northern Ireland


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Francis Earl Annesley
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Sub-Lieutenant

abt. 1884

05 November 1914
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Royal Naval Air Service
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
6th Earl Annesley.
Son of the late Hugh, 5th Earl Annesley,
of Castlewellan, Co. Down,
husband of Evelyn Annesley.
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F. Burns
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Herbert Cooper
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Rifleman
17/1690
abt. 1894

28 August 1916
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10th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Belgium
Nephew of Margaret Browne,
of Newcastle, Co. Down.
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Averell Digges La Touche
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Lieutenant

abt. 1885

25 September 1915
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5th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial, Belgium
Son of Maj. Everard N. and Mrs. Clementine Digges La Touche,
of 56, Highfield Rd., Rathgar, Dublin.
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Everard Digges La Touche
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1883

Betw. 06/08/1915 and 08/08/1915
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2nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of Clementine Digges-La Touche, and the late Maj E. N. Digges-La Touche,
husband of Eva Digges-La Touche,
of The Rectory, Miltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Of Burrendale, Newcastle, Co. Down, Ireland.
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D. Ewing (Probably)
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Sapper
401958


03 January 1918

289th Army Troops Coy. Royal Engineers
Duhallow A. D. S. Cemetery, Belgium
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J. Geddes
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John Greer
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Rifleman
10663
abt. 1884

10 August 1917
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2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial, Belgium
Son of James and Annie Greer,
of 8, Valentia Place, Newcastle, Co. Down.
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John Vesey Knox
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Lieutenant



04 January 1918

Royal Flying Corps
and London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)
Newcastle (St. Colman's) Churchyard, Co. Down
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Victor Thomas Law
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Corporal
18071
abt. 1897

27 June 1916
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13th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Authuile Military Cemetery, France
Son of Daniel Law,
of Anchor Lodge, Newcastle, Co. Down.
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Albert Edward Malcolmson
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Rifleman
1117


01 July 1916

9th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Thiepval Memorial, France
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Gilbert Walter Rennie Matthews (Probably)
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Private
2478
abt. 1892
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10 February 1919
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3rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Tidworth Military Cemetery,
Son of Joseph and Annie Matthews,
husband of Alice Matthews,
of "Lilybrae", Cammeray Rd., Folly Point, North Sydney.
Born at Tipperary, Republic of Ireland.
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J. A. McMullan
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Private
3768
abt. 1878

20 June 1916
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5th Regt. South African Infantry
Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania
Son of Mrs. Barry,
of Rockland Villas, Newcastle, Co. Down, Ireland.
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D. Murphy
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W. P. Murray (Probably)
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Private
9785


29 October 1916

2nd Bn. Royal Irish Regiment
Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium
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G. Nell
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R. Orr
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S. T. Paxton
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G. Skillen
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Rifleman
18773
abt. 1888

06 December 1917
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14th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France
Son of Hugh and Kate Skillen,
of Edenagarry, Rathfriland, Co. Down.
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S. Skillen
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Rifleman
3069


27 June 1916

13th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Authuile Military Cemetery, France
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Charles Owen Slacke
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Captain

abt. 1872

01 July 1916
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14th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, France
Son of Sir Owen Randal Slacke,
husband of Catherine Anne Slacke (nee Lanyon).
Volunteered with the Ulster Division on the outbreak of War.
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C. R. Slacke
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D. I. Smith
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J. R. Stevens
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Thomas James Wilson
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Serjeant
82472
abt. 1876

07 September 1917
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140th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Military Medal
Cement House Cemetery, Belgium
Son of John and Mary Wilson,
of Newcastle, Co. Down,
husband of Margaret L. Wilson,
of 81, Livingstone Rd., Southampton.
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David Lawson
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Fusilier
4196588
abt. 1915

06 May 1944
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1st Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
Kohima War Cemetery, India
Son of Robert Lawson, and of Annie Lawson,
of Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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Maurice Fred McHenry
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Captain
183780
abt. 1898

19 January 1942
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Royal Engineers
Lisburn Cemetery, Co. Antrim, UK
Son of John and Jane McHenry,
husband of Mary Stella McHenry, of Newcastle, Co. Down.
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John Ritchie McDowell (Probably)
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Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
1798275
abt. 1922

16 January 1944
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101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany
Son of John and Mary Ann McDowell,
of Hillsborough, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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Herbert Magee
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Guardsman
2719655
abt. 1918

27 April 1943
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1st Bn. Irish Guards
Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia
Son of Edward and Agnes Magee,
of Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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William John Porter (Probably)
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Petty Officer Telegraphist
D/JX 146518
abt. 1920

20 February 1944
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Warwick"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Co. Devon, UK
Son of William and Arabella Porter,
of Annalong, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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Henry Wilson Porter (Probably)
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Telegraphist
D/JX 155258
abt. 1922

10 December 1941
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Prince of Wales"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Co. Devon, UK
Son of William and Arabella Porter,
of Annalong, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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Weir Crory (Probably)
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Sergeant
1795076
abt. 1924

31 March 1944
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640 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK
Son of William and Edith Crory,
of Donaghcloney, Co. Down.
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J. P. Hyland
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John David Mervyn Briscoe
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Lieutenant

abt. 1918

15 September 1941
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Heron"
East Chinnock (St. Mary) Churchyard, Somerset, UK
Son of Edward Whitby Briscoe and Helen Halliday Briscoe,
of Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland,
husband of Eve Briscoe.
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J. H. Cussell
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J. Mitchell
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R. Carroll
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P. Doran
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Francis McClean
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Private
5335148
abt. 1915

10 April 1941
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2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
Delhi War Cemetery, India
Son of Edward and Margaret McClean,
of Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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Robert McSpadden
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Boy 1st Class
D/JX 162883
abt. 1924

22 May 1941
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Gloucester"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Co. Devon, UK
Son of William and Lily McSpadden,
of Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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K. Flynn
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Vivian Alexander Robertson (Probably)
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Flying Officer (Air Gunner)
157995


30 August 1944

502 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
La Bernerie-en-Retz Communal Cemetery, France
Son of William and Marion Ethel Robertson,
of Belfast.
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