Thursday 12 June 2014

Woodburn Loyal Orange Lodge 787 - Roll of Honour

Following a few meetings and different events I have been asked by some members of LOL 787 to put together some of more information for the members of their lodge who served during the Great War.  The Carrickfergus District Memorial Scroll (pictured below), although not without mistakes, has been very beneficial in identifying the members and their background.  Below is what I have found out so far, if you have anything to add please get in touch.

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NAME; Baird, James
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 17224
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish Rifles
REGIMENT; 12th Battalion – C COY
BORN; Larne, Co. Antrim
LIVED; Ayr / Upper Woodburn, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus September 1914
FATE; Killed in Action – 16th October 1916 – France and Flanders
CEMETERY; La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery – IV A8
CHURCH; 1st Carrickfergus Presbyterian
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS; Son of Mrs Baird, 27 Claines Street, Ayr – Member of LOL 787 - James Baird of Woodburn Carrickfergus was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme specifically the Battle of Le Transloy.  Many often forget that the Battle dragged on for so long with history tending to focus on the 1st July 1916, the first day of the Battle when the British suffered over 60,000 casualties. The Battle actually lasted until the middle of November 1916 by which time there had been some 419,654 British casualties and over 1 million on all sides making it one of the bloodiest military operations ever recorded.  
James Baird 17224 - 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Central Antrim Volunteers) was originally from Ayr but lived and worked in Carrickfergus were he enlisted in 1915.  He was a member of 1st Carrickfergus Presbyterian Church and is buried in La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery – IV. A8 

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NAME; Bamford, William
RANK; Private
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT; North Irish Horse
BORN; Carrickfergus Circa 1882
LIVED; Woodburn, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Survived the War
CEMETERY; N/A
CHURCH; Joymount Presbyterian
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS – William was the son of Andrew and Eliza Bamford and the brother of Agnes and Janet.  Prior to the war he worked as a farm hand on his father’s farm in the Woodburn area of Carrickfergus. Member of LOL 787 – History of North Irish Horse.  

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NAME; Bell, Charles
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; 18th Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Survived the War
CEMETERY; N/A
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS; Taken prisoner of war – member of Lol 787
 
 
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NAME; Brennan, William
RANK; Private
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT; Royal Garrison Artillery
BORN; Carrickfergus 1899
LIVED; Irish Quarter South, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus 1915
FATE; Survived the war
CEMETERY; N/A
CHURCH; Joymount Presbyterian
MEMORIAL; N/A
REMARKS; Son of John and Isabella Brennan and brother of Mary, David, Agnes, Maggie, Wilfred, and Isabella – Member of LOL 878 OR IS IT ANOTHER WILLIAM BREENAN ?? Service with 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles also.
 
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NAME; Haggan, James
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; 12th Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE; Survived the War
CEMETERY; N/A
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS; Member of LOL 787, brother of Andrew Haggan?



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NAME; Haggan, Andrew
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 17814
UNIT/SERVICE; 12th Batt
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus – c. 1896
LIVED; Davy’s Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action, France, August 15th 1917 aged 21
CEMETERY;
CHURCH; Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL – Panal 40
REMARKS; Rifleman Andrew Haggan - 17814 - 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Central Antrim Volunteers) - Born Davy's Street, Carrickfergus 1896. Killed in action 15th August 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele aged 21.

His body was never found and he is remembered on Panel 40 of the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.

A member of the UVF and LOL 787 & 947

Andrew was the son of Andrew and Sarah Haggan and brother of James, Agnes, Jane, Mary Ann, Joseph, Robert and Willie. Prior to the war Andrew worked in the local mill and was a member of St Nicholas Church of Ireland.

Andrew was one of the first to enlist from Carrickfergus heading off with C Coy 12th Battalion on September 18th 1914. He enlisted with his good friend and cousin Edward Samuel Haggan (17812) - they enlisted together, trained together, fought together and died one day apart on the same battlefield. Edward died 16th August 1917



      
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NAME; Harte, Robert
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; 12th Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN;
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Discharged
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS; Member of LOL 787 Woodburn
 
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NAME; Hilditch, John
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT; West Yorks
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in action?
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS; Member of LOL 787 Woodburn 

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1 comment:

  1. Hugh Kerr -
    http://carrickfergusrollofhonour.blogspot.com.au/p/j-k.html

    NAME; Kerr, Hugh
    RANK; Rifleman
    SERV. NO; 18018
    UNIT/SERVICE; 12th Battalion
    REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
    BORN; Carrickfergus
    LIVED; Woodburn, Carrickfergus
    ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
    FATE; Killed in Action, July 1st 1916 aged 27
    CEMETERY; Body not recovered
    CHURCH; St Nicholas, COI, Carrickfergus
    MEMORIAL; St Nicholas, COI, Carrickfergus – Thiepval Memorial – Pier and Face 15a and 15b
    REMARKS; Former employee at Barn Mills Flax Mill Company

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