Remembering today: Richard McDermott - 12892 - 1st Battalion
Royal Irish Fusiliers - Killed in Action 16 February 1917 France aged 20.
Richard was born in Carrickfergus in 1897 the son of Adam
and Barbara McDermott (nee Carson)
and brother of Thomas, Matthew, Barbara, Jane, William, Mary, Elizabeth, Agnes
& Lindsay.
By 1911 Richard was living with his family at their home on
Irish Quarter South and working in the local mill. The entire family were
members of the St Nicholas Church of Ireland Congregation. On Ulster Day 1912
he signed the Ulster Covenant in Carrickfergus Court House in the presence of W.H
Howe.
When war broke out Richard enlisted into the Royal Irish
Rifles in September 1914 as Rifleman 11772 before transferring to the 6th
Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers.
After training in Ireland
he moved to Basingstoke, England in April 1915 for final training.
On the 7th of July 1915 the Battalion sailed from Liverpool
for Gallipoli via Mudros. They landed at Sulva Bay
on the 7th of August 1915 and made an attack on Chocolate Hill on the 7th and
8th. They were withdrawn from Gallipoli on the 29th of September 1915 to
Mudros, moving to Salonika, landing between
the 6th and 10th of October. On the 7th and 8th of December they were in action
at Kosturino, in the retreat from Serbia.
Following his tour of the Balkans Richard was transferred to
1st Battalion and after a period of rest at home was posted for active service
on the Western Front in 1916. He was killed in action on 16 February 1917
aged 20 in France
and is buried in Fins New British Cemtery, Sorel-Le-Grand, VII C.29.
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| Thanks to Nigel Henderson for this paper clipping |
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| Fins New British Cemetery |
After
training in Ireland they moved to Basingstoke, England in April 1915
for final training. On the
7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool for Gallipoli via Mudros.
They landed at Sulva Bay on the 7th of August 1915 and made an attack on
Chocolate Hill on the 7th and 8th. They were withdrawn from Gallipoli
on the 29th of September 1915 to Mudros, moving to Salonika, landing
between the 6th and 10th of October. On the 7th and 8th of December they
were in action at Kosturino, in the retreat from Serbia. - See more at:
http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/alliedarmy-view.php?pid=6334#sthash.22OSImWL.dpuf
After
training in Ireland they moved to Basingstoke, England in April 1915
for final training. On the
7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool for Gallipoli via Mudros.
They landed at Sulva Bay on the 7th of August 1915 and made an attack on
Chocolate Hill on the 7th and 8th. They were withdrawn from Gallipoli
on the 29th of September 1915 to Mudros, moving to Salonika, landing
between the 6th and 10th of October. On the 7th and 8th of December they
were in action at Kosturino, in the retreat from Serbia. - See more at:
http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/alliedarmy-view.php?pid=6334#sthash.22OSImWL.dpuf
After
training in Ireland they moved to Basingstoke, England in April 1915
for final training. On the
7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool for Gallipoli via Mudros.
They landed at Sulva Bay on the 7th of August 1915 and made an attack on
Chocolate Hill on the 7th and 8th. They were withdrawn from Gallipoli
on the 29th of September 1915 to Mudros, moving to Salonika, landing
between the 6th and 10th of October. On the 7th and 8th of December they
were in action at Kosturino, in the retreat from Serbia. - See more at:
http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/alliedarmy-view.php?pid=6334#sthash.22OSImWL.dpuf
After
training in Ireland they moved to Basingstoke, England in April 1915
for final training. On the
7th of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool for Gallipoli via Mudros.
They landed at Sulva Bay on the 7th of August 1915 and made an attack on
Chocolate Hill on the 7th and 8th. They were withdrawn from Gallipoli
on the 29th of September 1915 to Mudros, moving to Salonika, landing
between the 6th and 10th of October. On the 7th and 8th of December they
were in action at Kosturino, in the retreat from Serbia. - See more at:
http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/alliedarmy-view.php?pid=6334#sthash.22OSImWL.dpuf
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