Carrickfergus remembers today Rifleman Anthony Moore - 414 - 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action France 6th June 1918 aged 23.
Anthony was born in Taylor’s Row, Carrickfergus in 1897 – He was the son of Robert Moore a local butcher in the town and Margaret Moore and brother of William, Agnes, Mary, Robert and Thomas. Prior to the war he worked as a mill hand at Barn Mills flax mill and a labourer at Sullatober bleach works. He was also a popular and active member of the Sullatober Flute Band. Anthony enlisted with the 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in 1915, he was Injured on the 2nd July 1916 during the Somme offensive suffering from shock he was sent to hospital for a period of time. After a period of recovery he returned to the front were he served gallantly, he was killed in action on June 6th 1918 aged 23. There is some doubt Anthony’s age; on his death he is reported as 23 however according to the census he was only 20 or 21. It would appear like many young men at the time he had lied about his age and therefore enlisted when he was only 17.
Anthony is buried in Ham British Cemetery, Muille-Villete (France) location II. E 24 (pictured) - it is my intention to visit his grave when I visit the area at the end of June for the Somme pilgrimage.
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| Ham British Cemetery, Somme, France |
Location Information
Ham is a small town about 20
kilometres south west of St. Quentin at the crossroad of the D930 St. Quentin-Roye and the D937
Peronne-Chauny.
The British Cemetery is in the village of Muille-Villette. From the town centre of Ham take the D932 in the direction of Noyon. The Cemetery is signposted from this road and is situated on the left hand side.
The British Cemetery is in the village of Muille-Villette. From the town centre of Ham take the D932 in the direction of Noyon. The Cemetery is signposted from this road and is situated on the left hand side.
Historical Information
In January, February and March
1918, the 61st (South Midland) Casualty Clearing Station was posted at Ham, but
on the 23rd March the Germans, in their advance towards Amiens, crossed the
Somme at Ham, and the town remained in German hands until the French First Army
re-entered it on the following 6th September.
Ham British Cemetery was begun in January-March 1918 as an extension of MUILLE-VILLETTE GERMAN CEMETERY, made by the Casualty Clearing Station. In 1919 these graves were regrouped and others were added from the German cemetery and from the following:-
CROIX-MOLIGNAUX GERMAN CEMETERY (March and April 1918) ; ESMERY HALLON CHURCHYARD; VILLERS ST. CHRISTOPHE CHURCHYARD (March 1918); EPPEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY GERMAN EXTENSION (March 1918); and ST. SULPICE COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Ham British Cemetery contains 485 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. 218 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 14 soldiers, believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials record the names of 39 casualties known to have been buried in other cemeteries whose graves were not found.
Ham British Cemetery was begun in January-March 1918 as an extension of MUILLE-VILLETTE GERMAN CEMETERY, made by the Casualty Clearing Station. In 1919 these graves were regrouped and others were added from the German cemetery and from the following:-
CROIX-MOLIGNAUX GERMAN CEMETERY (March and April 1918) ; ESMERY HALLON CHURCHYARD; VILLERS ST. CHRISTOPHE CHURCHYARD (March 1918); EPPEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY GERMAN EXTENSION (March 1918); and ST. SULPICE COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Ham British Cemetery contains 485 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. 218 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 14 soldiers, believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials record the names of 39 casualties known to have been buried in other cemeteries whose graves were not found.
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