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| Memorial Plaque at St Nicholas Church |
NAME; Adamson, Andrew Elliott
RANK; Fireman
SERV.
NO; Unknown
UNIT/SERVICE; Mercantile Marine
REGIMENT; S.S Eveleen
BORN; Eden, Carrickfergus
LIVED; 7 Fairymount, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
Unknown
FATE; Lost at Sea presumed drowned - 06th May 1918 aged 23
CEMETERY; Body never recovered
CHURCH;
St Nicholas Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; TOWER HILL MEMORIAL – London
& St Nicholas Church
REMARKS; Son of Robert and Jane Adamson: husband of Jane McDonnell Adamson of
7 Fairymount, Carrickfergus. Andrew
died at sea on or about 6 May 1918 when his ship, the S.S Eveleen was torpedoed
by a German U-Boat, probably U-Boat 72. The ship had sailed from Ayr, Scotland
the same day bound for Belfast
with a cargo of coal. Two other Carrick
men, Robert Blair and Robert Harris were only onboard and they too perished.
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NAME; Allcock, Sydney
RANK; Gunner
SERV. NO; 8673
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Garrison
Artillery
REGIMENT; 19th Heavy Battery
BORN; Newport,
Isle of Wight
LIVED; Unity Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action – France and Flanders
19th October 1917 aged 29
CEMETERY; Canada
Farm Cemetery
– Belgium
- III E. 3
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland, Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
REMARKS; Sydney was the son of
Richard and Jessie Allcock, of Church View, Tuam, Co. Galway. Born in Newport,
Isle of Wight he moved to Ireland
with his family in the late 1800's. By the time he came to signing up for
the war effort in 1915 he was living in 16 Unity Street Carrickfergus. He
was an active member of the Albert
Road Loyal Orange
Lodge 553. Sydney
was killed in action in the Ypres area of Belgium
during the 3rd Ypres Campaign Battle
of Passchendaele. He is buried in Canada Farm
Cemetery along with 906
other British and Canadian Great War soldiers. The cemetery took its name
from a farmhouse used as a dressing station during the 1917 Allied offensive on
this front. Most of the burials are of men who died at the dressing station
between June and October 1917. He was well known around
Carrickfergus and part of the congregation at St Nicholas Church. News of
his death in 1917 was reported with great sadness in the Carrickfergus
Advertiser noting that "great lose is felt with at the death of Gunner S Allock... he was well known to many locally and will be
sadly missed".
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NAME; Anderson, William
RANK; 2nd Lieutenant
SERV. NO; 71488 / 1659
UNIT/SERVICE; 15th
Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Greenisland in 1895
LIVED; ‘Sunbeam’, Greenisland
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in Action Sunday 20th
October 1918 aged 23
CEMETERY; Harlebeke New British Cemetery,
West Vlaanderen, Belgium – X.B.4
CHURCH; Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; N/A
REMARKS; William was the only son
of John and Robina Anderson of ‘Sunbeam’ Greenisland and brother to Olive
Adeline, Ethel and Hannah Johnstone.
Prior to the war William worked with his father as an apprentice tea
buyer, his father having made a healthy living in that business. He was an active member of the local Church of Ireland
and assistant Scoutmaster of the 16th
Belfast Troop
of Boy Scouts. William signed the Ulster Covenant on Ulster Day in 1913 with his father
John acting as agent to his son and many others on that day.
William
originally enlisted with the North Irish Horse serving for 2 and half years
reaching the rank of Corporal before transferring to 15th Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles were he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant. William was killed in action on 20th
October 1918 less than 3 weeks before the end of the war. It seems his family would have received word
of his death in the same days that many were celebrating the final end of 4
years of bloodshed. Following the war
his body was recovered from its burial site south of Evangelieboom and moved to
Harlebeke New British
Cemetery,
West-Vlaanderen. The gravestone inscription reads:
SECOND LIEUTENANT
W. ANDERSON
ROYAL IRISH RIFLES
20TH OCTOBER 1918
AGE 23
THE GLORY DIES NOT
AND THE GRIEF IS
PAST
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NAME; Atkinson, James
RANK; Fireman and Trimmer
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; Mercantile Marine
REGIMENT; S.S “Bray Head” Belfast
BORN; Carrickfergus
LIVED; Thomas Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Died 14th March
1917 aged 33
CEMETERY; Body Lost at Sea and
never recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland, Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; Tower Hill Memorial
REMARKS; James was the son of James and Jane Atkinson
of Carrickfergus and husband to Matilda Atkinson (nee McConnell) of Thomas Street
Carrickfergus. Brother to Samuel, David
and George who also served - brother also to Lizzie, Kate, Annie, Sara, Thomas,
Nora and Jessie
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NAME; Boal, James
RANK; Petty Officer Stoker
SERV. NO; 287397
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Navy
REGIMENT; H.M.S Valerian
BORN; Carrickfergus 1878
LIVED; Warwick’s Row,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Died 17th May
1919 aged 41
CEMETERY; Gillingham (Woodlands)
Cemetery Kent
- Naval 7 370
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland, Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland Memorial Plaque
REMARKS; Husband of E Boal of 4,
Warwick Row, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
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NAME; Burgess, George
RANK; Sergeant
SERV. NO; 17342
UNIT/SERVICE; 12Th
Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus in 1895
LIVED; 3 Agnes Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action, France March 21st
1918
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas, Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland, Carrickfergus - POZIERES MEMORIAL - Panel 74 to 76.
REMARKS; Son of Ellen and William
Burgess and brother to Maria, Lydia, Mary, Ellen, William, John, Robina and
Sarah – Prior to enlisting George
worked as a fitter.
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NAME; Chamberlain, Henry Neville
RANK; Lieutenant
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Naval Reserve
REGIMENT; H.M.S Anchusa
BORN; Carrickfergus 1887
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Died 16/07/1918 aged 31
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; Plymouth Naval Memorial – Panel 29
REMARKS; Son of Dilliana Mary
Chamberlain and Reverend George Chamberlain and brother of Dilliana, Alice,
Sarah, William, Arthur, Ralph, Richard and George Chamberlain - Henry was born in Carrickfergus in 1887 where
his family loved for a number of years through his early and teenage
years. He was a former pupil of RBAI (Inst school Belfast). In the 1901 Ireland census
Henry and his family along with 2 female servants are listed as living in a
house 21 North East Division of Carrickfergus Rural. With his father
being a Church of Ireland minister the family had moved around Ireland
significantly; Henry's parents were born in Co. Limerick, 5 of the children we
born in Co. Antrim, 2 in Co. Down and 1 in the City of Dublin. Henry was
lost at sea on board mine-sweeper HMS Anchusa after it was torpedoed off the North Coast
of Ireland
by the German submarine U-54was sunk by U-54 on 16th July 1918.
Henry's body was never recovered and he is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
HMS Anchusa was
launched in 1917, an Anchusa Class Convoy Sloop, also known as a
Fleet
Sweeping Sloop,
Flower Class. The Royal Navy Flower Class consisted of 39 vessels, deliberately
built to designs which gave them the look of merchant ships, so that as well as
mine-sweeping, they could serve as Q ships at need.
HMS Anchusa was 1290
tons, with a main armament of two 4" guns, two 12 pounder guns and depth
charge throwers. A four cylinder triple-expansion steam engine, served by two
cylindrical boilers gave a service speed of 16 knots. HMS Anchusa was torpedoed
by a German submarine off the north coast of Ireland on 16th July, 1918 the
majority of the eighty officers, men & boys were lost.
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NAME; Clarke, Thomas
RANK; Sergeant
SERV. NO; 17445
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish Rifles
REGIMENT; 12th
Battalion
BORN; Larne
LIVED; Victoria Terrace,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action – Battle of the Somme 01st
July 1917 aged 26
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL; Thiepval Memorial Pier
and Face 15A and 15B
REMARKS; Son of James and Jane
Clarke 2 Victoria Terrace, Carrickfergus, Thomas was a former member of
Carrickfergus Rugby Football Club and according to a testimonial he was one of
the finest forwards in the loose.
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NAME; Clifford, William John
RANK; Greaser
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; Mercantile Marine
REGIMENT; S.S “Donegal”
BORN;
LIVED; Lancasterian Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Lost at Sea 17th April
1917 aged 29
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL; Tower Hill Memorial - UK
REMARKS; Son of Letitia Clifford
of Lancastarian Street
and Robert Clifford
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NAME; Creighton, Patrick
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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NAME; Daly, Hugh
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS
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NAME; Edens, James
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 10981
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish Rifles
REGIMENT; “D COY” – 6TH
Battalion
BORN; Carrickfergus
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in action 11th
August 1915 aged 25
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL; Helles Memorial – Turkey – Panel
177 and 178
REMARKS; Son of Mrs Mary Thompson
of Castle Street
Carrickfergus
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NAME; Evans, Robert
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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NAME; Evans, Thomas
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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NAME; Feeney, Hugh Morrison
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.
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NAME; Franklin, Ernest
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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NAME; Gardener, Andrew
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in Action
CEMETERY;
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL;
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NAME; Goldsworthy, John
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 17727
UNIT/SERVICE; 12th
Battalion “A Coy”
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus in 1897
LIVED; Irish Gate, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action, France,
September 14th 1917 aged 20
CEMETERY; Hermies
British Cemetery
(France)
– H. 4
CHURCH; St Nicholas, COI,
Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas, COI,
Carrickfergus
REMARKS; John was the son of John
and Margaret Goldsworthy of Irish Quarter South, Carrickfergus – he was brother
to Thomas, Henry, Edith, Margaret, Ethel and Doris – John enlisted with “A Coy”
12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in 1915, he was killed in action in
France on 14th September 1917 aged 20 and buried at Hermies British
Cemtery. We are privileged to have 2
letters written to his parents in the weeks after his death from his commanding
officer Captain Adamson and his Sergeant Herbert Hamilton, both letter speak
volumes for the character of this young man.
“Dear Mr and Mrs Goldsworthy – It is with feelings of
deepest sympathy that I have to write to inform you of the death of your son in
action yesterday, (14/9/17). I have
known him since the very early days when the Division was formed, he then being
in my platoon, and I always looked on him as one of my smartest and best
soldiers. He was always most cheerful,
bright and willing so I can readily understand how heavy this blow is to you
both. You can, however, look back with
melancholy pleasure to the fact that he volunteered to defend the best ideals
of our homeland against a cruel and tyrannous enemy. I had just made him one of my ordlies. I am asked by all the officers, N.C.O’s and
men of the company to tender you their most sincere sympathy.” - Signed Captain T.S. Adamson
Sergeant
Herbert ‘Bertie’ Hamilton
writing home furnishes some particulars of the way in which Rifleman
Goldsworthy met his death. He writes “I am very sorry to say John Goldsworthy has
been killed. He was asleep in a small
dug-out with another chap when a trench mortar fell between his dug-out and one
two of our officers were in. The
officers escaped but are shell shocked and were buried in muck. The other chap with John was not buried so
deep and he was got out in time but is badly bruised. John was dead when he was got out. I think it was suffocation and shock that
killed him, it must have been instantaneous.
Everything was done to get him dug out at once, but alas he was dead
with got out. Poor chap, very sorry I
was to look at him, not a mark on him.
It has upset us all for we all thought him the best of company.” Sergeant Hamilton was also a Carrickfergus
man, within 3 months he too would be killed at the front.
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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; St Nicholas, Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL; YPRES (MENIN GATE)
MEMORIAL – Panal 40
REMARKS; Son of Andrew and Sarah
Haggan, of Davis St., Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, one of 8 children – 5 boys and
3 girls. Mother originally for Scotland. Millworker before the war. Brothers,
Andrew, Willie, Joseph, James and Robert – signed up with Edward Haggan and
died together?
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NAME; Jackson, Herbert , Meynell
RANK; Lieutenant
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; 53rd
Squadron and General List
REGIMENT; Royal Flying Corps
BORN;
LIVED; Greenisland Lodge,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Wounded with the Royal Irish
Rifle in 1916, Killed 18th June 1917 aged 22
CEMETERY;
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL; ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
REMARKS: Son of Matthew and
Elizabeth Ann Jackson, of Greenisland Lodge, Greenisland, Belfast. Previously 2nd
Lieutenant with R.I.R – Wounded with R.I.R then killed in R.F.C
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NAME; Johns, William Arthur
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in Action
CEMETERY;
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS:
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NAME; Kerr, Hugh
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 18018
UNIT/SERVICE; 12th
Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus, 27th November
1888
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action, July 1st
1916 aged 27
CEMETERY; Body nevered recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas, COI,
Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; Thiepval Memorial – Pier
and Face 15a and 15b
REMARKS; Son of James and Eliza
Kerr and brother to Margaret Ann, Ellen, Harriet, William John and
Samuel. Hugh took after his father and worked in Barn Mills flax
mill. He was killed in action on the 1st days of the Somme along with 7
others of the 12th Battalion from Carrickfergus.
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NAME; Kirk, Francis
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 271
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish Rifles
REGIMENT; 12th
Battalion
BORN; Whitehouse, CO. Antrim
LIVED; Davy’s Street,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Belfast
FATE; Killed in Action, Battle of
the Somme – 1st July 1916
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL; Thiepval Memorial
(France) – Pier and Face 15A and 15B
REMARKS; SON OF MR. Thomas Kirk of Minorca
Carrickfergus, Francis was formerly employed at Albert Brickworks and also as a
carter. He was married with one child.
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NAME; Kirk, Robert
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 6103
UNIT/SERVICE; 1st Batt
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus
LIVED; Davy’s Street,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in Action, France,
October 14th 1918
CEMETERY; DADIZEELE
NEW BRITISH CEMETERY (Belgium) - II. A. 2.
CHURCH; St Nicholas, COI,
Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas, COI
REMARKS; Son of Mr. T. Kirk, of
Davys St., Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
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NAME;
Lemon, Archibald D
RANK;
Lieutenant
SERV.
NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
Royal Irish Rifles
REGIMENT;
12th Battalion
BORN; Castlereagh 2nd April 1875
LIVED;
38 Scotch Quarter, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
Carrickfergus 1915
FATE;
Killed in action at the Somme 1st July 1916 aged 41
CEMETERY;
Body never recovered
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15A and 15B
REMARKS;
Archie Lemon was the son of Archibald Dunlap Lemon and Ellen Workman of
Edgcumbe House, Strandtown,Belfast. He had two sisters, Ellen and Marie and one
brother Edward. He was educated at Methody College Belfast and was an
active member of the County Antrim Yacht Club. Before joining up with the
12th Royal Irish Rifles he lived in 38 Scotch Quarter, Carrickfergus and worked
as a flax spinning manager at Barn Mills. The details of his death are
well documented in the 12th Battalion war diary and with eye witness accounts.
The following extract comes from eye witness accounts:
No.6
Platoon, 12th R.I.R
This
Platoon was under Lieut. Lemon and was made responsible for the RAILWAY SAP.
The Platoon left our own trenches before Zero at the same tine and on the right
of the 9th Royal Ir. Fus. but before reaching the RAVINE the whole Platoon with
the exception of Lieut. Lemon and twelve men were all casualties. On reaching
the RAVINE Lt. Lemon looked for some supports, but as none were available he
advanced with his twelve men to enter the Sap. When he reached. the Sap he had
only nine men left, but he entered the Sap at the Railway bank. L.Sergt. Millar
and three men moved to the right to bomb down the Sap, but, these were soon all
casualties. Lieut. Lemon and the remainder of the men advanced up the main Sap.
The thick wires running into the first large tunnel was cut by Rfmn. Gamble who
was the first bayonet man. There was a Machine-gun firing across the sap from
the small tunnel. Lieut. Lemon, however, climbed above the small tunnel with
some bombs in order to catch any Germans who might come out and sent the men
on. Lieut. Lemon was then shot by two German Officers who fired their rifles at
him from the top of a dug out which apparently led into the tunnel. The two
German officers were afterwards killed by a bomb which exploded right at their
feet. The remaining men got cut off between the 1st and 2nd German line and
only two of them escaped.
NAME;
Adamson, Andrew Elliott
RANK;
Fireman
SERV. NO; Unknown
UNIT/SERVICE;
Mercantile Marine
REGIMENT;
S.S Eveleen
BORN;
Eden, Carrickfergus
LIVED;
7 Fairymount, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Unknown
FATE; Lost
at Sea presumed drowned - 06th May 1918 aged 23
CEMETERY;
Body never recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church
of Ireland
MEMORIAL;
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL – London
& St Nicholas Church
REMARKS;
Son of Robert and Jane Adamson: husband of Jane McDonnell Adamson of 7 Fairymount,
Carrickfergus. Andrew died at sea on or
about 6 May 1918 when his ship, the S.S Eveleen was torpedoed by a German
U-Boat, probably U-Boat 72. The ship had sailed from Ayr,
Scotland the same day bound
for Belfast
with a cargo of coal. Two other Carrick
men, Robert Blair and Robert Harris were only onboard and they too perished.
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NAME; Allcock, Sydney
RANK; Gunner
SERV. NO; 8673
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Garrison
Artillery
REGIMENT; 19th Heavy Battery
BORN; Newport,
Isle of Wight
LIVED; Unity Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action – France and Flanders
19th October 1917 aged 29
CEMETERY; Canada Farm
Cemetery – Belgium - III E. 3
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland, Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
REMARKS; Sydney was the son of
Richard and Jessie Allcock, of Church View, Tuam, Co. Galway. Born in Newport,
Isle of Wight he moved to Ireland
with his family in the late 1800's. By the time he came to signing up for
the war effort in 1915 he was living in 16 Unity Street Carrickfergus. He
was an active member of the Albert
Road Loyal Orange
Lodge 553. Sydney
was killed in action in the Ypres area of Belgium
during the 3rd Ypres Campaign Battle
of Passchendaele. He is buried in Canada Farm
Cemetery along with 906
other British and Canadian Great War soldiers. The cemetery took its name
from a farmhouse used as a dressing station during the 1917 Allied offensive on
this front. Most of the burials are of men who died at the dressing station
between June and October 1917. He was well known around Carrickfergus
and part of the congregation at St Nicholas Church. News of his death in
1917 was reported with great sadness in the Carrickfergus Advertiser noting
that "great lose is felt with at the death of Gunner S
Allock... he was well known to many locally and will be sadly
missed".
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NAME; Anderson, William
RANK; 2nd Lieutenant
SERV. NO; 71488 / 1659
UNIT/SERVICE; 15th
Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Greenisland in 1895
LIVED; ‘Sunbeam’, Greenisland
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in Action Sunday 20th
October 1918 aged 23
CEMETERY; Harlebeke New British Cemetery,
West Vlaanderen, Belgium – X.B.4
CHURCH; Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; N/A
REMARKS; William was the only son
of John and Robina Anderson of ‘Sunbeam’ Greenisland and brother to Olive
Adeline, Ethel and Hannah Johnstone.
Prior to the war William worked with his father as an apprentice tea
buyer, his father having made a healthy living in that business. He was an active member of the local Church of Ireland
and assistant Scoutmaster of the 16th
Belfast Troop
of Boy Scouts. William signed the Ulster Covenant on Ulster Day in 1913 with his father
John acting as agent to his son and many others on that day.
William
originally enlisted with the North Irish Horse serving for 2 and half years reaching
the rank of Corporal before transferring to 15th Battalion Royal
Irish Rifles were he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant. William was killed in action on 20th
October 1918 less than 3 weeks before the end of the war. It seems his family would have received word
of his death in the same days that many were celebrating the final end of 4
years of bloodshed. Following the war
his body was recovered from its burial site south of Evangelieboom and moved to
Harlebeke New British
Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen.
The gravestone inscription reads:
SECOND
LIEUTENANT
W. ANDERSON
ROYAL
IRISH RIFLES
20TH
OCTOBER 1918 AGE 23
THE
GLORY DIES NOT
AND
THE GRIEF IS PAST
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NAME; Atkinson, James
RANK; Fireman and Trimmer
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; Mercantile Marine
REGIMENT; S.S “Bray Head” Belfast
BORN; Carrickfergus
LIVED; Thomas Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Died 14th March
1917 aged 33
CEMETERY; Body Lost at Sea and
never recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland, Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; Tower Hill Memorial
REMARKS; James was the son of James and Jane Atkinson
of Carrickfergus and husband to Matilda Atkinson (nee McConnell) of Thomas Street
Carrickfergus. Brother to Samuel, David
and George who also served - brother also to Lizzie, Kate, Annie, Sara, Thomas,
Nora and Jessie
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NAME; Boal, James
RANK; Petty Officer Stoker
SERV. NO; 287397
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Navy
REGIMENT; H.M.S Valerian
BORN; Carrickfergus 1878
LIVED; Warwick’s Row, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Died 17th May
1919 aged 41
CEMETERY; Gillingham (Woodlands)
Cemetery Kent
- Naval 7 370
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland, Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland Memorial Plaque
REMARKS; Husband of E Boal of 4,
Warwick Row, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
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NAME; Burgess, George
RANK; Sergeant
SERV. NO; 17342
UNIT/SERVICE; 12Th
Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus in 1895
LIVED; 3 Agnes Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action, France March 21st
1918
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas, Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland, Carrickfergus - POZIERES MEMORIAL - Panel 74 to 76.
REMARKS; Son of Ellen and
William Burgess and brother to Maria, Lydia, Mary, Ellen, William, John, Robina
and Sarah – Prior to enlisting George
worked as a fitter.
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NAME; Chamberlain, Henry Neville
RANK; Lieutenant
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Naval Reserve
REGIMENT; H.M.S Anchusa
BORN; Carrickfergus 1887
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Died 16/07/1918 aged 31
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; Church
of Ireland
MEMORIAL; Plymouth
Naval Memorial – Panel 29
REMARKS; Son of Dilliana Mary Chamberlain and Reverend George
Chamberlain and brother of Dilliana, Alice, Sarah, William, Arthur, Ralph,
Richard and George Chamberlain - Henry
was born in Carrickfergus in 1887 where his family loved for a number of years
through his early and teenage years. He was a former pupil of RBAI (Inst
school Belfast).
In the 1901 Ireland
census Henry and his family along with 2 female servants are listed as living
in a house 21 North East Division of Carrickfergus Rural. With his father
being a Church of Ireland minister the family had moved around Ireland
significantly; Henry's parents were born in Co. Limerick, 5 of the children we
born in Co. Antrim, 2 in Co. Down and 1 in the City of Dublin. Henry was
lost at sea on board mine-sweeper HMS Anchusa after it was torpedoed off the North Coast
of Ireland
by the German submarine U-54was sunk by U-54 on 16th July 1918.
Henry's body was never recovered and he is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
HMS Anchusa was launched in 1917, an Anchusa
Class Convoy Sloop, also known as a Fleet
Sweeping Sloop, Flower Class. The
Royal Navy Flower Class consisted of 39 vessels, deliberately built to designs
which gave them the look of merchant ships, so that as well as mine-sweeping,
they could serve as Q ships at need.
HMS Anchusa was 1290 tons, with a main armament of two 4" guns,
two 12 pounder guns and depth charge throwers. A four cylinder triple-expansion
steam engine, served by two cylindrical boilers gave a service speed of 16
knots. HMS Anchusa was torpedoed by a German submarine off the north coast of
Ireland on 16th July, 1918 the majority of the eighty officers, men & boys
were lost.
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NAME; Clarke, Thomas
RANK; Sergeant
SERV. NO; 17445
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish Rifles
REGIMENT; 12th
Battalion
BORN; Larne
LIVED; Victoria Terrace,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action – Battle of the Somme 01st
July 1917 aged 26
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL; Thiepval Memorial Pier
and Face 15A and 15B
REMARKS; Son of James and Jane
Clarke 2 Victoria Terrace, Carrickfergus, Thomas was a former member of Carrickfergus
Rugby Football Club and according to a testimonial he was one of the finest
forwards in the loose.
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NAME; Clifford, William John
RANK; Greaser
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; Mercantile Marine
REGIMENT; S.S “Donegal”
BORN;
LIVED; Lancasterian Street, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Lost at Sea 17th
April 1917 aged 29
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL; Tower Hill Memorial - UK
REMARKS; Son of Letitia Clifford
of Lancastarian Street
and Robert Clifford
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NAME; Creighton, Patrick
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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NAME; Daly, Hugh
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS
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NAME; Edens, James
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 10981
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish Rifles
REGIMENT; “D COY” – 6TH
Battalion
BORN; Carrickfergus
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in action 11th
August 1915 aged 25
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL; Helles Memorial – Turkey – Panel
177 and 178
REMARKS; Son of Mrs Mary
Thompson of Castle Street
Carrickfergus
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NAME; Evans, Robert
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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NAME; Evans, Thomas
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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NAME; Feeney, Hugh Morrison
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.
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NAME; Franklin, Ernest
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY;
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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NAME; Gardener, Andrew
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in Action
CEMETERY;
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL;
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NAME; Goldsworthy, John
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 17727
UNIT/SERVICE; 12th
Battalion “A Coy”
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus in 1897
LIVED; Irish Gate, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action, France,
September 14th 1917 aged 20
CEMETERY; Hermies
British Cemetery
(France)
– H. 4
CHURCH; St Nicholas, COI,
Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas, COI,
Carrickfergus
REMARKS; John was the son of
John and Margaret Goldsworthy of Irish Quarter South, Carrickfergus – he was
brother to Thomas, Henry, Edith, Margaret, Ethel and Doris – John enlisted with
“A Coy” 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in 1915, he was killed in
action in France on 14th September 1917 aged 20 and buried at
Hermies British Cemtery. We are privileged
to have 2 letters written to his parents in the weeks after his death from his
commanding officer Captain Adamson and his Sergeant Herbert Hamilton, both
letter speak volumes for the character of this young man.
“Dear Mr and Mrs Goldsworthy – It is with
feelings of deepest sympathy that I have to write to inform you of the death of
your son in action yesterday, (14/9/17).
I have known him since the very early days when the Division was formed,
he then being in my platoon, and I always looked on him as one of my smartest
and best soldiers. He was always most
cheerful, bright and willing so I can readily understand how heavy this blow is
to you both. You can, however, look back
with melancholy pleasure to the fact that he volunteered to defend the best
ideals of our homeland against a cruel and tyrannous enemy. I had just made him one of my ordlies. I am asked by all the officers, N.C.O’s and
men of the company to tender you their most sincere sympathy.” - Signed Captain T.S. Adamson
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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; St Nicholas, Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL – Panal 40
REMARKS; Son of Andrew and Sarah
Haggan, of Davis St., Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, one of 8 children – 5 boys and
3 girls. Mother originally for Scotland.
Millworker before the war. Brothers, Andrew, Willie, Joseph, James and Robert –
signed up with Edward Haggan and died together?
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NAME; Jackson, Herbert , Meynell
RANK; Lieutenant
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; 53rd
Squadron and General List
REGIMENT; Royal Flying Corps
BORN;
LIVED; Greenisland Lodge, Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Wounded with the Royal
Irish Rifle in 1916, Killed 18th June 1917 aged 22
CEMETERY;
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of Ireland
MEMORIAL; ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
REMARKS: Son of Matthew and
Elizabeth Ann Jackson, of Greenisland Lodge, Greenisland, Belfast. Previously 2nd Lieutenant
with R.I.R – Wounded with R.I.R then killed in R.F.C
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NAME; Johns, William Arthur
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in Action
CEMETERY;
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS:
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NAME; Kerr, Hugh
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 18018
UNIT/SERVICE; 12th Battalion
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus, 27th November 1888
LIVED; Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
FATE; Killed in Action, July 1st 1916 aged 27
CEMETERY; Body nevered recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas, COI, Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; Thiepval Memorial – Pier and Face 15a and 15b
REMARKS; Son of James and Eliza Kerr and brother to Margaret Ann, Ellen,
Harriet, William John and Samuel. Hugh took after his father and worked
in Barn Mills flax mill. He was killed in action on the 1st days of the Somme along with 7 others of the 12th Battalion from
Carrickfergus.
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NAME; Kirk, Francis
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 271
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish Rifles
REGIMENT; 12th
Battalion
BORN; Whitehouse, CO. Antrim
LIVED; Davy’s Street,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Belfast
FATE; Killed in Action, Battle of the Somme – 1st
July 1916
CEMETERY; Body Never Recovered
CHURCH; St Nicholas Church of
Ireland
MEMORIAL; Thiepval Memorial
(France) – Pier and Face 15A and 15B
REMARKS; SON
OF MR. Thomas Kirk of Minorca Carrickfergus,
Francis was formerly employed at Albert Brickworks and also as a carter. He was married with one child.
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NAME; Kirk, Robert
RANK; Rifleman
SERV. NO; 6103
UNIT/SERVICE; 1st
Batt
REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles
BORN; Carrickfergus
LIVED; Davy’s Street,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED;
FATE; Killed in Action, France, October
14th 1918
CHURCH; St Nicholas, COI,
Carrickfergus
MEMORIAL; St Nicholas, COI
REMARKS; Son of Mr. T. Kirk, of Davys St.,
Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
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NAME; Lemon, Archibald D
RANK; Lieutenant
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE; Royal Irish
Rifles
REGIMENT; 12th Battalion
BORN; Castlereagh
2nd April 1875
LIVED; 38 Scotch Quarter,
Carrickfergus
ENLISTED; Carrickfergus
1915
FATE; Killed in action at
the Somme 1st July 1916 aged 41
CEMETERY; Body never
recovered
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL; Thiepval
Memorial, Pier and Face 15A and 15B
REMARKS; Archie Lemon was
the son of Archibald Dunlap Lemon and Ellen Workman of Edgcumbe House,
Strandtown,Belfast.
He had two sisters, Ellen and Marie and one brother Edward. He was
educated at Methody College Belfast and
was an active member of the County
Antrim Yacht Club.
Before joining up with the 12th Royal Irish Rifles he lived in 38 Scotch
Quarter, Carrickfergus and worked as a flax spinning manager at Barn
Mills. The details of his death are well documented in the 12th Battalion
war diary and with eye witness accounts. The following extract comes from
eye witness accounts:
No.6 Platoon, 12th R.I.R
This Platoon was under
Lieut. Lemon and was made responsible for the RAILWAY SAP. The Platoon left our
own trenches before Zero at the same tine and on the right of the 9th Royal Ir.
Fus. but before reaching the RAVINE the whole Platoon with the exception of
Lieut. Lemon and twelve men were all casualties. On reaching the RAVINE Lt.
Lemon looked for some supports, but as none were available he advanced with his
twelve men to enter the Sap. When he reached. the Sap he had only nine men
left, but he entered the Sap at the Railway bank. L.Sergt. Millar and three men
moved to the right to bomb down the Sap, but, these were soon all casualties.
Lieut. Lemon and the remainder of the men advanced up the main Sap. The thick
wires running into the first large tunnel was cut by Rfmn. Gamble who was the
first bayonet man. There was a Machine-gun firing across the sap from the small
tunnel. Lieut. Lemon, however, climbed above the small tunnel with some bombs
in order to catch any Germans who might come out and sent the men on. Lieut.
Lemon was then shot by two German Officers who fired their rifles at him from
the top of a dug out which apparently led into the tunnel. The two German
officers were afterwards killed by a bomb which exploded right at their feet.
The remaining men got cut off between the 1st and 2nd German line and only two
of them escaped.
NAME; McAtamney, Robert
RANK;
SERV. NO;
UNIT/SERVICE;
REGIMENT;
BORN;
LIVED;
ENLISTED;
FATE;
CEMETERY; St Nicholas Church of Ireland
CHURCH;
MEMORIAL;
REMARKS;
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