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NAME; Galbraith, John (Finlay Mcauley) ?????

RANK;

SERV. NO; 31188

UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Field Artillery

REGIMENT;

BORN; Carrickfergus 1891

LIVED;

ENLISTED; Belfast 2^nd November 1914 aged 23

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS; Married, leather contractor  - name on forms is Finlay McAuley

NAME; Gardiner, James, Thomas

RANK;  Able Seaman

SERV. NO; 123062

UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Navy

REGIMENT; H.M.S “Bulwark”

BORN;

LIVED; 16^th Albert Drive, Carrickfergus

ENLISTED;

FATE; Killed aged 46 26^th November 1914

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL; Portsmouth Naval Memorial

REMARKS; SON OF THE LATE THOMAS AND MAY GARDNER, OF SOBERTON, HANTS.; HUSBAND OF BERTHA GARDNER, OF 16, ALBERT DRIVE, CARRICKFERGUS, CO. ANTRIM, LATE OF HILL POUND, SWANMORE, NR. POPS WALTHAM, HANTS. “H.M.S Bulwark” was blown apart by a huge accidental explosion whilst docked in Sheerness Harbour.  2 children and a wife. 

NAME; Gibson, William Alexander

RANK;

SERV. NO; 6060

UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Regiment of Artillery

REGIMENT;                   Royal Garrison Artillery

BORN; Carrickfergus 1876

LIVED;

ENLISTED; Londonderry 20^th September 1900 aged 24

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS; Clerk

NAME; Gilmour, Albert

RANK;  Staff Sergeant

SERV. NO;

UNIT/SERVICE; Army

REGIMENT; Army Ordnance Corps

BORN; England

LIVED; Irish Quarter South, Carrickfergus

ENLISTED;

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH; 1^st Carrickfergus Pres.

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS; aged 32 in 1911 Census, married to Wilhelmina Gilmour – lived with Auntie Eliza Hamilton

NAME; Gillespie, Norman

RANK;  

SERV. NO;

UNIT/SERVICE; Canadian Army

REGIMENT;

BORN; Whitehead

LIVED;

ENLISTED;

FATE; Died 25^th April 1915

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS; Enlisted with Canadian Regt after moving there from Whitehad, drafted to Flanders and was gassed at Ypres. Captured by the enemy he died of respiratory illness. 

 

NAME; Goldsworthy, John

RANK; Rifleman

SERV. NO; 17727

UNIT/SERVICE; 12^th Batt

REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles

BORN; Carrickfergus

LIVED; Irish Gate, Carrickfergus

ENLISTED; Carrickfergus

FATE; Killed in Action, France, September 14^th 1917

CEMETERY; HERMIES BRITISH CEMETERY (France) – H. 4

CHURCH; St Nicholas, COI, Carrickfergus

MEMORIAL; St Nicholas, COI, Carrickfergus

REMARKS; Appears in the war records as Goldworthy and on the Memorial at St Nicholas as Goldsworthy

NAME; Gorman, Robert

RANK; Private

SERV. NO; 3443

UNIT/SERVICE; 1^st Batt

REGIMENT; Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

BORN; Carrickfergus -  c.1895

LIVED;

ENLISTED; Belfast

FATE; Killed in Action, Gallipoli, May 22^nd 1915 – Aged 20

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL; HELLES MEMORIAL (Turkey) – Panel 97 - 101

REMARKS; Son of Mrs. Mary Gorman, of Upper Woodburn, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim

 

NAME; Gray, J.D 

RANK; Trumpeter

SERV. NO; 8279

UNIT/SERVICE; 13^th Siege Battery (formerly Antrim Artillery Band)

REGIMENT; Royal Garrison Artillery

BORN;

LIVED;

ENLISTED;

FATE; Killed in Action – 28^th July 1917 aged 32

CEMETERY; Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension – II. E. 13

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS; Son of Charles and Margaret Gray of Montrose, husband of Ethel Gray of 47 Bents Road, Montrose.

NAME; Gray, Samuel

RANK; Rifleman

SERV. NO; 16528

UNIT/SERVICE; 9^th Batt

REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles            

BORN; Carrickfergus

LIVED;

ENLISTED; Belfast

FATE; Killed in Action, France, July 1^st 1916

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL; Thiepval Memorial (France) – Pier and Face 15A and 15B

REMARKS;

NAME; Graham, John

RANK;

SERV. NO; 17/491

UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish Rifles        

REGIMENT; 17^th Battalion

BORN; Carrickfergus circa 1895

LIVED; Lancaster Street, Carrickfergus

ENLISTED; Old Town Hall 4^th May 1915

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS; Labourer, not married, aged 20 years and 2 months when enlisting