Robert Thompson has already published stories about those who died in the Great War centred on several towns and villages along the north coast of Ireland. He is currently compiling information for a book about Ballycastle and District and would love to hear from anyone with connections in that part of Co Antrim extending from Ballintoy to Cushendall and who has access to a range of memorabilia: photos, letters, certificates, medals, etc. Robert can be contacted at 9 Riverside Road, Bushmills BT57 8TP, telephone: 028 2073 2875, email: robert@riversideroad.freeserve.co.uk
Robert Thompson has already published stories about those who died in the Great War centred on several towns and villages along the north coast of Ireland. He is currently compiling information for a book about Ballycastle and District and would love to hear from anyone with connections in that part of Co Antrim extending from Ballintoy to Cushendall and who has access to a range of memorabilia: photos, letters, certificates, medals, etc. Robert can be contacted at 9 Riverside Road, Bushmills BT57 8TP, telephone: 028 2073 2875, email: robert@riversideroad.freeserve.co.uk
Robert Thompson has already published stories about those who died in the Great War centred on several towns and villages along the north coast of Ireland. He is currently compiling information for a book about Ballycastle and District and would love to hear from anyone with connections in that part of Co Antrim extending from Ballintoy to Cushendall and who has access to a range of memorabilia: photos, letters, certificates, medals, etc. Robert can be contacted at 9 Riverside Road, Bushmills BT57 8TP, telephone: 028 2073 2875, email: robert@riversideroad.freeserve.co.uk
5736 Rfn Patrick McLaughlin 2nd Bn RIR KIA 27-10-14
8787 Pte James McCafferty 2nd Bn KOSB KIA 18-11-14 J/19564 OS Wm E Gubbey HMS Bulwark KIA 26-11-14 Captain Talbot Reed Indian Army KIA 12-3-15 10122 Pte Patrick McMichael 2nd Bn RIF KIA 4-4-15 5813 Pte James Dunlop 1st Bn RIF KIA 25-4-15 8321 Rfn John Simpson 1st Bn RIR KIA 9-5-15 15760 Pte Daniel McIntosh 5th Bn RIF KIA 10-8-15 32571 Pte Henry Dillon 2nd Bn Black Watch KIA 25-9-15 22064 L/Cpl Hugh McAuley 6th Bn RDF KIA 9-12-15 147720 Spr George McCafferty 253rd Tunn Co KIA 28-1-16 2828 Pte Daniel Stewart Depot RIRegt Died 16-3-16 12307 Pte John Carruthers 1st Bn HLI KIA 8-3-16 24176 Pte James Jennings 7th Bn RIF DOW 10-3-16 48061 Cpl John McCafferty RHA KIA 23-4-16 1212 Rfn James Norton 7th Bn RIR DOW 14-5-16 113699 Sto Thomas Collins HMS Defence KIA 31-5-16 192801 PO David Jamieson HMS Defence KIA 31-5-16 15896 Pte Joseph Gillen 1st Bn RIF KIA 1-7-16 17272 Rfn William Blackmore 12th Bn RIR KIA 1-7-16 1624 Rfn John McLean 12th Bn RIR KIA 1-7-16 18766 Rfn Hugh Simpson 12th Bn RIR KIA 1-7-16 1779 Rfn Joseph Parkhill 12th Bn RIR KIA 1-7-16 4871 Rfn Edward McFall 12th Bn RIR KIA 1-7-16 2nd Lieut John S-M Gage 9th Bn RIF KIA 1-7-16 11785 Pte Neil McBride 9th Bn Camerons KIA 18-7-16 2730 Pte Robert Murphy 2nd Bn Leinster R KIA 3-9-16 20092 Cpl George McCormick 16th Bn Canadian KIA 9-10-16 22767 Pte John McGarry 5th Bn QOCH KIA 10-8-16 22877 Sgt Cecil S Chapman 48th Coy MGC KIA 5-9-16 418800 Pte Arthur McCarry 42nd Bn Canadian KIA 16-9-16 30401 Pte Joseph Forsythe 10th Bn Warwick KIA 18-11-16 18318 Rfn Hugh McKendry 12th Bn RIR KIA 14-2-17 17572 Rfn Alex Dixon 12th Bn RIR KIA 14-2-17 1619 Pte David Rennie 2nd Bn AIF KIA 9-4-17 20517 Pte Daniel Mooney 1st Bn RIF KIA 19-4-17 Major William McGildowney 124th Siege Bty RGA KIA 26-5-17 240617 Cpl John McKeirnon 2/5th Bn RLR KIA 3-6-17 6849 Cpl Hugh Spence 12th Bn RIR KIA 7-6-17 17722 L/Cpl Patrick Laverty MGC DOW 11-6-17 22138 Pte William Ross 7/8 Bn RIF DOW 24-7-17 340 Cpl David J McAuley 13th BnRIR KIA 16-8-17 32108 Pte John Black 18th Bn HLI KIA 25-8-17 5702 Rfn Thomas Gallagher 1st Bn RIR DOW 29-10-17 186298 Pte Harold E Black 78th Bn Canadian DOW 19-11-17 Lieut Paul O’Kane 1st Bn RIR KIA 21-3-18 27685 Pte John Douthart 9th Bn RIF KIA 29-3-18 47043 Rfn James Laverty 3rd Bn NZRB KIA 30-3-18 2nd Lieut James A Donnelly RFC DOW 31-3-18 17273 Cpl Herbert Blackmore 12th Bn RIR DOW 7-6-18 103035 Pte A R S Campbell 72nd Bn Canadian KIA 2-9-18 42464 Pte William McMullan 9th Bn RIF DOW 5-10-18 1031 Gdsn George Collins 4th Gds MGC DOW 12-10-18 Lieut Henry C M Davis Indian Army KIA 7-4-20
Cushendall men
3542 Pte Adam Morrow HMS Monmouth KIA 1-11-14
8810 Rfn Bernard McKillop 2nd Bn RIR DOW 16-11-14 AS James H McNaughton SS Gem KIA 25-12-14 Cook Hugh McKeegan SS Gem KIA 25-12-14 Steward James McKeegan SS Gem KIA 25-12-14 Steward J McKeegan SS Keeper KIA 10-6-17 OS Alex McKeegan SS Hartdale KIA 13-3-15 Fireman James McCrank HMS Atalanta KIA 25-11-14 James McCormick SS Hector Died 14-1-15 Captain Harold F Thompson 12th Bn Rifle Bde KIA 12-7-15 18196 Pte Charles Robertson 2nd Bn RIF KIA 16-5-15 19593 Pte John Barbour 6th Bn RIF KIA 21-8-15 6784 Pte James Ferris 2nd Bn KOSB KIA 17-3-15 Cook Archie McDonnell SS Opal KIA 18-12-16 26480 Pte Patrick McAllister 7th Bn RIF KIA 10-2-17 9551 Pte James Thompson 1st Bn IG KIA 23-2-17 424799 Pte Michael O’Connell Labour Corps KIA 29-11-17 1571 Pte Hugh Gribben 7th Bn Leinster Regt DOW 3-5-16 32958 Cpl Thomas McAlise 8th Bn Black Watch KIA 16-7-16 10495 Gdsn Patrick Casey 1st Bn Scots Gds KIA 15-9-16 1478 Rfn Denis Humphreys 8th Bn RIR DOW 24-3-16 413050 Pte John Humphreys 18th Bn Canadian KIA 13-5-16 2nd Engineer Denis McCollam SS River Teign Died 5-11-20
Men washed ashore from shipwrecks
27300 Boy Ernest R Hewett HMS Viknor Died 13-1-15
7084 Pte J Griffin HMS Viknor Died 13-1-15 64519 OS Frank E Green HMS Racoon Died 9-1-18 44331 Sto F C Sarel HMS Racoon Died 9-1-18 347735 Cook Walter Griffin HMS Racoon Died 9-1-18 117528 Sto William H McKay HMS Racoon Died 9-1-18 282791 Mech E F Walter HMS Racoon Died 9-1-18 21488 AB Frederick Harvey HMS Racoon Died 9-1-18 289576 Sto H W Holder HMS Racoon Died 9-1-18