RANK; Sergeant
SERV. NO; 11/669
UNIT/SERVICE; NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
REGIMENT; Wellington
Mounted Rifles, 9th Battalion Wellington
East Coast Sqd
BORN; Carrickfergus in 1882
LIVED; Castle Street, Carrickfergus / Wellington, New
Zealand
ENLISTED; Eketahuna, New Zealand
August 1914
FATE; Died of Wounds - Killed in
action 27th July 1915 aged 33
CEMETERY; East
Mudros Military
Cemetery – (Greece) – II B. 32
CHURCH; Presbyterian
MEMORIAL; Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph
REMARKS; Hugh Morrison Feeney
was born in Castle Street,
Carrickfergus in 1882. He was the son of
Thomas Gorman and Mary M Feeney and brother to Mary H, Tho V and Samuel
Feeney. High left Ireland in his twenties and travelled to New Zealand
presumably seeking employment. When the
war came in August 1914 he enlisted in Eketahuna, New Zealand as a trooper with
the 9th Battalion WEC, Wellington Mounted Rifles, NZEF. Following short training in Wellington his division embarked from there
on 16th October 1914 on board ‘Orari’ transport ship. The NZEF arrived finally arrived in Suez, Egypt
on 30th November 1914 – following an extended period of training and
preparation here Hugh is promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In May 1915 the Mounted Rifles are sent to
Gallipoli as infantry where they and with the other ANZAC suffered horrendous
loses in fighting there against the Turkish forces in the subsequent months. Hugh was severely injured in fighting at Gallipoli
in July 1915 and subsequently died of his wounds at sea from that place on 27th
July 1915 aged 33. He is buried at East Mudros Military Cemetery
in Greece.
NAME;
Ferguson, John
RANK;
SERV.
NO; 18979
UNIT/SERVICE;
12th Batt
REGIMENT;
Royal Irish Rifles
BORN;
Carrickfergus abt. 1895
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
Belfast, 24th
September 1914 aged 19
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
NAME;
Fitzpatrick, John
RANK;
SERV.
NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
Carrickfergus abt. 1847
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
Downpatrick 22nd April 1870
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
Plasterer
NAME;
Forbes, Harold
RANK;
SERV.
NO; 7549 or 35941
UNIT/SERVICE;
Lancashire Fusiliers
REGIMENT;
BORN;
Carrickfergus 1896
LIVED;
Clover Hill, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
Belfast 31st
May 1915 aged 19
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
NAME;
Forsythe, Alexander (Alex)
RANK; Lieutenant
SERV.
NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
16th Battalion
REGIMENT;
R.I.R
BORN;
LIVED;
Violet Cottage, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
1st Carrickfergus Pres.
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
NAME;
Forsythe, Alexander (Jnr)
RANK;
Cadet
SERV.
NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
16th Batt
REGIMENT;
R.I.R
BORN;
Carrickfergus
LIVED;
Violet Cottage, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
1st Carrickfergus Pres.
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
Son of Alex Forsyth Snr.
NAME;
Franklin, Ernest
RANK;
SERV.
NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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