Annalong Remembers
The Great War
1914 - 1918
What caused ‘The Great War’ 1914 - 1918?
There were many factors which led to the outbreak of the ‘Great War’ in Europe. Many of these
contributory causes were rooted in the long history of the established powers in Europe at that
time - Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary and Britain. Political wrangles, secret
alliances, imperialism and nationalistic pride combined to make early twentieth-century Europe
a dangerous powder keg waiting to explode.
Alliances
In the years preceding the outbreak of war, the European nations were continually manoeuvring
and making alliances in order to protect or advance their own interests. In 1881, Germany made
an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy which guaranteed that all three parties would help
each other if attacked by France. However, behind the scenes, Italy had made a secret side deal
with France saying they would not help the Germans. In 1904, Britain and France signed a pact
and then in 1907 Britain, France and Russia committed themselves to a three-way agreement
known as the ‘Triple Entente’. Germany saw this latest agreement as a real threat to its power
and position.
Imperialism
For centuries, European powers like the British, French and Dutch had been successfully building
empires around the world which had created much wealth through trade, natural assets and
in many cases, slavery. Other countries like Germany and Russia were envious of the imperial
success of their neighbours and began to plan the creation of their own empires. Tensions grew
throughout Europe and as distrust and dislike dominated political affairs - many recognised that
conflict was inevitable.
Assassination
On June 28th 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was
assassinated in Sarajevo. The Austrians blamed the Serbians and saw this as an opportunity
to put the Serbs in their place by imposing a number of harsh conditions which had to be met
within 48 hours. When the Serbs failed to respond satisfactorily, Austria-Hungary officially
declared war on Serbia on July 28th.
Domino effect
Because of all various alliances and understandings it seemed inevitable that country by
country, Europe would descend into European and worldwide conflict. Austria-Hungary had
hoped they could annex Serbia quickly and avoid Russia becoming involved. However, Russia
immediately began to mobilise its troops and make ready for war. In response, Germany (AustriaHungary’s closest ally) declared war on Russia on August 1st. A few days later, Germany declared
Ulster Memorial Tower, Thiepval
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war on France and invaded Belgium which prompted Britain to declare war on Germany.
The ‘Great War’ had begun.
The Ulster crisis
In Ulster, political tensions had also reached fever pitch due to the Home Rule crisis which had
engulfed the province. Two previous attempts to devolve powers from London to Dublin had
been politically defeated in 1886 and 1893 however a series of radical changes in the political
landscape meant that in 1912, the ‘Third Home Rule Bill’ appeared to be unstoppable. On
September 28th 1912, almost 450,000 Unionists recorded their absolute rejection of Home Rule
by signing the Ulster Covenant and Women’s Declaration - pledging themselves to defeat the Bill
by using ‘all means which may be found necessary’.
unlike Great Britain, conscription was never introduced in Ireland.
In 2015, Brunswick Accordion Band began the task of finding out more about the men from
Annalong who fell during the conflict. This project has identified 30 men with Annalong
connections who did not return from the Great War. The content of this publication is not
a definitive list - the information we have on some casualties is incomplete. Indeed there
may be further casualties whom we have not yet discovered.
Iain Carlisle
Brunswick Accordion Band
November 2016
The Ulster Volunteer Force was formed in early 1913 and within a year, over 80,000 men had
enlisted. The organisation was well structured, disciplined and financed and in April 1914
imported a significant shipment of arms and ammunition. The Unionist leader, Sir Edward
Carson stated “I am not for a game of bluff and, unless men are prepared to make great
sacrifices which they clearly understand, the talk of resistance is useless.”
In response to Unionist militancy, Irish Nationalists formed their own armed paramilitary
organisation known as the Irish Volunteers. Whilst their organisation lacked the defined
leadership and discipline of the UVF, its membership was twice the size and they too set about
importing weapons to ensure Home Rule was enacted in Ireland.
By the Spring of 1914, civil war looked increasingly inevitable in Ireland. However the outbreak
of war in Europe overtook events locally. Unionists were keen to quickly prove their loyalty to King
and Empire and encouraged by their political leaders quickly began to enlist in the armed forces.
The ‘Ulster Division’ was formally created in October 1914 and following a period of training, over
17,000 volunteers paraded through Belfast in May 1915 - en route to England and then France.
Unionists believed their service would guarantee that Home Rule would not be enacted in Ireland.
Many Nationalists also volunteered to fight, and whilst their leadership was split on the subject,
many Irish Volunteers followed the lead of John Redmond, the leader of the Irish Parliamentary
Party, in signing up to the British and Allied cause. Many thought their service would help
protect the ‘freedom of small nations’ and in turn would deliver Home Rule for Ireland.
Annalong, like every village and town throughout Britain and Ireland, saw many of her sons
eagerly sign up to go to war. The promise of adventure, travel, a noble cause, a steady wage,
regular food and the issue of clothing were attractive to many who were used to hard labour in
the stone, fishing and agricultural industries of home. It is impossible to say how many served,
although statistics show that around 11.5% of all who served died - suggesting a service figure
of over 250 men from Annalong and its surrounding townlands. Every man was a volunteer since
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Sergeants of the 13th Btn (Co. Down Volunteers) Royal Irish Rifles
Abreviaitons used –
CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW Soldiers died in the Great War
KIA
Killed in Action
Townland and placename spellings are reproduced as they were recorded in the census returns of
1901 and 1911.
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Campbell, Hugh
Coskery, Francis (Frank)
Rifleman (13/17405), 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Born on 2nd January 1893 at Mullartown
Sergeant (18/164), 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Born on 1st November 1895 at Annalong
Parents’ names:
Parents’ names:
William and Annie/Nancy (née Nugent)
Occupation:Farmer
Occupation:
Not Known
Father’s Occupation:Farmer
Father’s Occupation:Farmer
Addresses:
Addresses:
Marshall and Mary Ann (née Russell)
116 in Mullartown (1901); 103 in Mullartown (1911)
Next-of-Kin:Father
Denomination:
Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Enlisted with 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles at Downpatrick in September 1914
Posted to France Theatre of War on 6th October 1915
Killed in Action on 1st July 1916, at the age of 23, and is commemorated on the
Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B.) in France
Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
101 in Moneydorraghmore, Mullarton (1901);
19 in Moneydorragh More, Mullartown (1911);
Upper Ballylough, Annsborough (CWGC)
Next-of-Kin: Mother
Denomination: Presbyterian. Commemonrated in Annalong Prebyterian Church. (Surname recorded as Croskery)
Enlisted with 18th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles at Downpatrick
Posted to France Theatre of War on 5th October 1915
Killed in Action on 23rd October 1918, at the age of 24, and is buried
in the Ingoyghem Military Cemetery (C.12) in Belgium
Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: Medal Rolls indicate service with 11th Battalion,
SDGW records death with 8th/9th Battalion, CWGC records death with 12th Battalion
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Cunningham, Joseph
Donnan, Charles*
Company Serjeant Major (27/852), 24th/27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion,
Northumberland Fusileers
Born on 15th February 1898 at Glassdrummond
Rifleman (13/17405), 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Born February 1892 in Annalong
Parents’ names: Ellen Donnan (Widow)
Parents’ names: Charles and Mary Margaret (née Kelly)
Occupation: Granite Dresser
Addresses: Mullartown
Mother’s Occupation: Seamstress
Occupation: Boiler factory worker, Cleator Moor, Cumbria
Addresses: Next-of-Kin: Father
Denomination: Annalong 1911
Next-of-Kin: Mother
Roman Catholic
Denomination: Presbyterian
Enlisted with 27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers at
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Posted to France Theatre of War on or after 1st January 1916
Died of Wounds (Accidental) on 12th December 1917, at the age of 21, and is buried
in the London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse (III. D. 7.) in France
Medal Entitlement:
Gallantry: Distinguished Conduct Medal (As reported in London Gazette, March 4th 1918)
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He continually visited the men of his compnay
under very heavy shellfire, cheering and encouraging them. Later, when enemy snipers were
active he organised a party of men, took up a position in front of the line and carried out
succesful sniping operations against the enemy, thus preventing many casualties amongst
his men. His personal example and disregard for danger were an inspiration to all his men’
Enlisted with Canadian Infantry in July 1915
Additional information: * Charles Donnan was reported
as a fatality in Belfast News Letter in April 1916
however no record of his death or burial is held by
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or the
Canadian Virtual War Memorial website. He may
have been missing, presumed dead and then was
found - or he may have been taken prisoner and
then reappeared at the end of hostilities.
British War Medal
Victory Medal
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Last Post and a lament at graveside, August 2016
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Davidson, Edward
Dudgeon, Ralph de Seton
Lance-Corporal (19/843), 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Born Annalong 1899
Major, Military Accounts Department, 25th Bombay Rifles, Indian Army
Birth details - Not Known
Parents’ names: Parents’ names:
F. Nassau and Marie Louise Ogilvy
Father’s Occupation: Boatman (Coast Guard)
Occupation:
Career Soldier
Addresses: 154 in Moneydorraghmore, Mullarton (1901);
Helford Passage, Falmouth, Cornwall
Father’s Occupation:
Major, 40th Regiment
Next-of-Kin: Father
Next-of-Kin:Wife
Denomination: Church of England
Denomination:
Edward and Matilda Ann
Enlisted with 19th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles at Belfast (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on or after 1st January 1916
Died of wounds on 14th April 1918, at the age of 19, and is buried in the Lijssenthoek
Military Cemetery (XXVI. F. 9) in Belgium
Medal Entitlement:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional Information: Enlisted with the 12th Batallion Royal Irish Rifles at the outbreak
of hostilities in 1914. He was subsequently found to be only 15 years old and dismissed.
When he reached the legal age he re-enlisted, was sent to the front, and was ‘Killed in Action’
shortly afterwards.
Married Margaret Beatrice Vaughan, Dromore
Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Enlisted with Indian Army
Stationed in India at outbreak of the war
Died on 29th April 1918 and is commemorated on the Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial in India
Additional information: R De Seton Dudgeon was a nephew of Revd Alexander Dudgeon who had
been the incumbent of Annalong Parish 1857-1884. He was also a brother in law of Revd Joseph
Quinn, Rector of Annalong during the Great War, by the fact that they were married to two sisters.
In a will, dated July 1903 he left a £100 bequest to be administered by the incumbent of the
Parish of Annalong for the benefit of the Protestant poor of the Parish.
Karachi War Memorial
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Elder, Charles
Elder, John
Private (1/71585), “A” Squadron, North Irish Horse (also served with Household Cavalry and
Cavalry of the Line)
Born on 22nd May 1893 at Belfast
Sergeant (12144), 2nd Battalion, Royal irish Regiment (also served with Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers, S/N 10464)
Born on 7th June 1880 at Belfast
Parents’ names:
James and Annie (née McKeever)
Parents’ names:
James and Annie (née McKeever)
Occupation:
Grocer’s Assistant (1911)
Occupation:
Stone Cutter (1911)
Father’s Occupation:
Ship Caulker
Father’s Occupation:
Ship Caulker
Addresses:
27 New North Queen Street (1901); 25 New North Queen (1911/1918)
Addresses:
27 New North Queen Street (1901); 25 New North Queen (1911/1918)
Next-of-Kin:
Father, Mullartown, Annalong
Next-of-Kin:
Sister, Mrs Rose Luke of 68 Lilliput Street, Belfast
Denomination:
Presbyterian. Commemorated in Castleton Presbyterian Church, Belfast.
Denomination:
Presbyterian. Commemorated in Newington Presbyterian Church, Belfast.
Enlisted with North Irish Horse at Antrim (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on or after 1st January 1916
Killed in action on 7th November 1918, at the age of 23, and is buried in the Dourlers Communal
Cemetery Extension (I. D. 17.) in France.
Enlisted with Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in Belfast (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on 23rd August 1914
Killed in action on 20th May 1918, at the age of 39, and is buried in the
Varennes Military Cemetery (II. M. 2) in France
Medal Entitlement:
Medal Entitlement:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
1914 (Mons) Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: North Irish Horse (A Squadron) War Diary 1st April 1918 - 9th June 1919,
records the action in which Pte Elder was killed “7th November 1918 - Squadron was employed as advance guard to 19 Brigade, 33rd Division
from Petit Maubeuge to Pot du Vin where Squadron was heavily engaged with the enemy”
His brother, John, died whilst serving with Royal Irish Regiment
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Additional information: His father, James Elder, was from Mullartown, Annalong.
His brother, Charles, died whilst serving with North Irish Horse.
Was a member of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) at the
outbreak of the Great War
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Everall, Edward Henry
Flanagan, James Francis
Able Seaman (233891), HMS Aboukir, Royal Navy
Born on 16th November 1888 at Annalong
Lance Corporal (14247), 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment (NZEF)
Born on 6th October 1891 at Newcastle
Parents’ names: Parents’ names: Freeman and Ellen
James and Lizzie
Father’s Occupation: Chief Officer, HM Coast Guard
Occupation: Farmer
Addresses: Father’s Occupation: Stone Cutter
Kilhile, Ballyhack, Wexford (1901); Gillingham, Kent (1911);
H M Coast Guard Station, Hythe, Kent (1911, Parents)
Next-of-Kin: Mother
Addresses: Denomination: Next-of-Kin: Father
Church of England
Enlisted with Royal Navy at Chatham on 16/11/1906
Killed in Action (at sea) on 22nd September 1914, at the age of 26,
and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial (Panel 2) in England
Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Denomination: 7 in Moneydorraghmore Upper, Mullarton (1901);
44 in Moneydorragh More Upper, Mullartown, Annalong (1911)
Roman Catholic
Enlisted with Auckland Infantry Regiment (NZEF) at Auckland on 7th March 1916
Posted to France Theatre of War on 17th September 1916
Killed in Action on 22nd October 1917, at the age of 27, and is commemorated
on the Tyne Cot Memorial (N.Z. Apse, Panel 1.) in Belgium
Medal Entitlement:
Additional information: Exactly seven weeks into the First World War, the action of 22nd
September 1914 saw three large but old Royal Navy cruisers, manned mainly by reservists and
referred to as the Livebait Squadron, sunk by just one German submarine whilst on patrol in
the North Sea. In all 1,459 men were lost off the Dutch Coast, on the three ships HMS Aboukir,
HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue. Of these, at least 31 men had connections to Ulster, most of them
Stokers and three quarters of them part time reservists
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: Emigrated to Auckland with Sister Kathleen.
She published his death notice in the local paper there.
Chatham Naval Memorial
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Sinking of Aboukir
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Gordon, Alexander Wesley
Hackett, Walter Ralph
Lance Corporal (P/12014), Military Mounted Police, Military Police Corps (also served with
Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry (Reg No 1700))
Born on 8th March 1895 at Annalong
Lieutenant, 7th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Born Chapelizod, Dublin
Parents’ names: Michael Charles and Maria
Parents’ names: Addresses: Brooklawn, Palmerstown, Dublin (1911/P);
Canning Cottage, Rostrevor (MIC);
Glassdrummond, Annalong (CWGC/W)
John and Elizabeth (née Gordon)
Father’s Occupation: Granite Merchant, Justice of the Peace
Addresses:
8 in Moneydorraghmore, Mullarton (1901);
27 Lancaster Avenue, Sefton Park, Liverpool (1911 E&W);
The Square, Annalong (CWGC); “Gordonville”, Annalong
Next-of-Kin: Brother, John
Denomination: Denomination: Presbyterian. Commemorated in Annalong Presbyterian Church.
Enlisted with Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Posted to France Theatre of War in July 1915
Killed in Action on 3rd October 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial (Pier and
Face 11 C.) in France
Enlisted with Military Police Corps at Liverpool (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on 3rd January 1916
Died on Service on 7th November 1918, at the age of 23, and is buried in the St. Pol British
Cemetery, St. Pol-Sur-Ternoise (III. C. 17.) in France
Medal Entitlement:
Married Eleanor Marianne Katherine McCausland of Drenagh, Limavady on 19th July 1907
Next-of-Kin: Wife
Roman Catholic
Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: Alexander Gordon was the last of over 130 former pupils
of Royal Belfast Academical Institution (Inst) to die in the Great War
Additional information: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records Lt.
Hackett as the husband of Mrs Eleanor Hackett, Glassdrummond, Annalong
His father was a retired Major and was a Justice of the peace.
Walter Ralph Hackett held the position of Regimental Transport Officer
and, later Brigade Transport Officer until March 1916.
His death was reported in ‘The Tablet - International Catholic News’ paper
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Thiepval Memorial
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Hamilton, James
Kelso, James
Serjeant (24881), 12th Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
Born on 11th November 1895 at Annalong
Able Seaman (J.8992), HMS Goliath, Royal Navy
Born on 10th March 1893 at Glassdrummond, Annalong
Parents’ names: Robert and Sarah Ann (née Stevenson)
Parents’ names: James and Catherine (née Purdy)
Occupation: Farmer’s Son
Occupation: Sailor
Father’s Occupation: Farmer
Father’s Occupation: Naval Seaman Pensioner
Addresses: 24 in Mullartown Upper, Mullarton (1901);
19 in Mullartown Upper, Mullartown (1911)
Next-of-Kin: Sister (Mary Jane Gordon)
Addresses: 25 in Glasdrumman, Mullarton (1901);
50 in Glasdrumman, Mullartown (1911);
Glassdrummond, Annalong (NWG)
Denomination: Church of Ireland. Commemorated Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Next-of-Kin: Father
Enlisted with 17th Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) at Liverpool (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on 7th November 1915
Killed in Action on 2nd April 1918, at the age of 23, and is commemorated on the Pozieres
Memorial (Panel 21 To 23.) in France
Denomination: Church of Ireland. Commemorated Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Medal Entitlement:
Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Poziers Memorial
Enlisted with Royal Navy at Devenport on 10th March 1911
Killed in Action at the Dardanelles on 13th May 1915, at the age of 22,
and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial (Panel 5) in England
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: The Dardanelles campaign aimed to secure the narrow sea route
between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean which would have allowed direct access to the
Russian navy and enabled the supply of munitions and supplies to Russian forces in the east.
HMS Goliath was sunk with the loss of 570 crew (73 of which were from Ireland) after providing
important naval artillery support to the Cape Helles amphibious landing on the Gallipoli peninsula.
HMS Goliath
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Marks, John (Samuel)
McDowell, James
Rifleman (13/19134), 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Born on 4th December 1894 at Annalong
Private (27/1119), 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
Born on 26th December 1893 at Ballyward
Parents’ names: Robert and Elizabeth (née Wallace)
Parents’ names: Patrick and Elizabeth (née McGreevy)
Occupation: Driller in Quarry
Occupation: Boiler factory worker, Cleator Moor, Cumbria
Father’s Occupation: Settmaker
Father’s Occupation: Stone Cutter
Addresses: Addresses: 53 in Shannaghan, Balloolymore (1901);
15 in Cowan Street, Newry (1911)
26 in Moneydorraghmore Upper, Mullarton (1901);
24 in Moneydorragh More Upper, Mullartown (1911)
Married Lilian (no other details known)
Next-of-Kin: Father
Next-of-Kin: Wife
Denomination: Enlisted with Royal Irish Rifles at Newry in September 1914
Posted to France Theatre of War on 6th October 1915
Killed in Action on 16th August 1917, at the age of 22, and is commemorated on the Thiepval
Memorial (Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B) in France
Enlisted with Northumberland Fusiliers at Cleator Moor, Cumberland (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on or after 1st January 1916
Killed in Action on 1st July 1916, at the age of 22, and is commemorated on the Thiepval
Memorial (Pier and Face 10 B 11 B and 12 B.) in France
Medal Entitlement:
Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: Was wounded on 01/07/1916 on the first day of the Somme offensive.
It is believed John Marks was killed at the Battle of Langemarck which was part of the third
Ypres offensive in Belgium. In an extremely costly engagement, The Royal Irish Rifles suffered
423 fatalities on 16th August - with most commemorated at Tyne Cot Cemetery. Unusually,
John Marks is commeorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing of the Somme campaign over 80 miles away.
His brother, Robert, also served with 13th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Reg No 13/19133) and
was also wounded on 01/07/1916 and again on 16/08/1917 - the day his brother was killed.
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Roman Catholic
Additional information: He was a cousin of 27/1117
James McDowell who was also killed in action with
the 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland
Fusiliers. His father, Patrick McDowell, was born on
17/03/1871 to James and Mary Anne (née Flanigan).
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McDowell, James
Newell, William
Private (27/1117), 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
(also served with 14th and 24th battalions)
Born on 25th March 1898 at Glassdrummond
Private (2128865), 8th (Manitoba Regiment) Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Born on 16th March 1890 at Annalong
Parents’ names: William and Ann (née McGrath)
Parents’ names: James and Jane (née Rodgers)
Occupation: Stone Cutter
Occupation: Boiler factory worker, Cleator Moor, Cumbria
Father’s Occupation: Farmer and Stonecutter
Father’s Occupation: Stonedresser (1901)/Granite Cutter (1911)
Addresses: Addresses: 68 in Ballyveaghmore, Ballykeel (1901);
75 in Mullartown, Mullartown (1911)
Next-of-Kin: Father
Next-of-Kin: Father
Denomination: 64 in Moneydorraghmore, Mullarton (1901);
Spokane, Washington State, USA (CEF)
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Enlisted with Northumberland Fusiliers at Newcastle-on-tyne (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on or after 1st January 1916
Killed in Action on 28th April 1917, at the age of 20, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial
(Bay 2 And 3.) in France
Medal Entitlement:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: He was a cousin of 27/1119 James McDowell
who was also killed in action with the 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion,
Northumberland Fusiliers
His father, James McDowell, was born on 23/04/1872
to James and Mary Anne (née Flanagan)
Presbyterian. Commemorated in Annalong Presbyterian Church.
Enlisted with Canadian Infantry at Toronto on 24th September 1917
Posted to France Theatre of War on or after 1st January 1916
Killed in Action on 9th August 1918, at the age of 28, and is buried in the Le Quesnel Communal
Cemetery Extension (A. 38.) in France
Additional information: Emigrated to Canada on 31st March 1910 - sailing to St Johns
on board the SS ‘Lake Manitoba’ which was operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
Presbyterian Church in Ireland Roll of Honour lists service with the ‘Canadian Rifles’ but
Annalong Presbyterian Church War Memorial records regiment as ‘Royal Irish Rifles’ which
appears to be an error.
Arras Memorial
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SS ‘Lake Manitoba’
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Orr, John
Pue, Alexander
Private (11670), 1st Battalion, Irish Guards
Born on 4th July 1887 at Kilkeel
Lance-Corporal (13/18642), 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles (also served with )
Born on 26th February 1889 at Annalong
Parents’ names: John and Ann (née McDowell)
Parents’ names: James and Rose (née Newell)
Father’s Occupation: Farmer
Occupation: Stone Cutter
Addresses: 125 in Mullarton (1901);
135 in Mullartown (1911)
The Farm, Mullartown
Father’s Occupation: Stone Cutter / Farmer
Next-of-Kin: Father
Married Mary (May) Cousins in St Annes Cathedral Belast
Denomination: Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Next-of-Kin: Wife
Denomination: Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Enlisted with Irish Guards at Belfast
Posted to France Theatre of War on or after 1st January 1916
Killed in Action on 31st July 1917, at the age of 30, and is buried in the Artillery Wood Cemetery
(I. A. 2.) near Ypres in Belgium
Medal Entitlement:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: “31st July 1917 - Meantime, the 1st Battalion Irish Guards spent the day
in reserve at Chasseur farm under half an hour’s notice to move up if required. They were shelled
intermittently all day, with a few casualties”
Extract from The Irish Guards in the Great War Vol 1 written by Rudyard Kipling
Addresses: 67 in Mullartown, Mullarton (1901);
63 in Mullartown, Mullartown (1911)
Enlisted with 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles at Downpatrick on September 1914
Posted to France Theatre of War on 6th October 1915
Killed in Action on 2nd September 1918, at the age of 29, and is buried
in the Nieuwkerke Churchyard (Y. 1) in Belgium
Medal Entitlement:
Gallantry: Military Medal (London Gazette 19-11-1917)
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: He was awarded the Military Medal after shooting down a German plane.
Interviewd by the Mourne Observer in 1966, local war survivor Ned Wright recalled the incident “The German plane was flying very low right up the Messines road. It was too low for our artillery
but Alex grabbed his Lewis gun and brought him down”
Nieuwkerke Church
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Pue, Hugh
Pue, James
Leading Seaman (192413), HMS Viknor, Royal Navy
Born on 26th February 1881 at Kilkeel
Stoker (1st Class) (K.11276), HMS Eden, Royal Navy
Born on 21st October 1894 at Annalong
Parents’ names: Arthur and Elizabeth (née Skillen)
Parents’ names: Arthur and Elizabeth (née Skillen)
Occupation: Stone Cutter
Occupation: Stone Cutter
Father’s Occupation: Stone Cutter
Father’s Occupation: Stone Cutter
Addresses: Addresses: 38 in Moneydarraghmore Upper, Mullarton (1901);
36 in Annalong Village, Mullartown (1911)
38 in Moneydorraghmore Upper, Mullarton (1901);
33 in Moneydorragh More Upper, Mullartown (1911)
Married Sarah Burden on 22/11/1906 in Christ Church, Church of Ireland, Kilkeel
Next-of-Kin: Father
Next-of-Kin: Father
Denomination: Denomination: Brethren
Enlisted with Royal Navy at Chatham on 10th November 1911 before the outbreak of war
Killed in Action in English Channel the on 17th June 1916, at the age of 22, and is
commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial (Panel 17) in England
Enlisted with Royal Navy at Portsmouth on 26th February 1899
Killed in Action off the Donegal Coast on 13th January 1915, at the age of 34,
and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial (Panel 7) in England
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: H.M.S. Viknor was an 5386 ton armed merchant cruiser of the
10th Cruiser Squadron. On January 13th, 1915 while on active patrol duty in heavy seas off
the Donegal coast she struck a German mine and sank with the loss of all 22 officers and
273 ratings. There are a number of graves of both identified and unknown crew from HMS Viknor
at Bonamargy Friary (Ballycastle), Rathlin Island and in Ballintoy.
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Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Medal Entitlement:
H.M.S. Viknor
Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Bonamargy Friary, Ballycastle
Additional information: HMS Eden was a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer launched in
1903 and was one of the fastest vessels of its class capable of making 26 knots . On the night
of 18 June 1916 HMS Eden collided with the transport ship SS France in the English Channel.
She sank with the loss of her commander, Lieutenant A C N Farquhar and 42 officers and men.
The damaged transport ship rescued 33 officers and men.
James Pue’s brothers Hugh and Francis were also killed during the Great War
HMS Eden Chatham Memorial
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Pue, Francis
Purdy, Robert
Rifleman (17/360), 8th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Born on 24th September 1899 at Annalong
Lance-Corporal (18/163), 11th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Born on 31st January 1894 at Annalong
Parents’ names: Parents’ names: Robert and Annie (née Croskery)
Father’s Occupation: Stone Cutter
Occupation: Not Known
Addresses: 38 in Moneydorraghmore Upper, Mullarton (1901);
33 in Moneydorragh More Upper, Mullartown (1911)
Father’s Occupation: Sailor (1901) / Farmer (1911)
Next-of-Kin: Father
Arthur and Elizabeth (née Skillen)
Addresses: 139 in Moneydorraghmore, Mullarton (1901);
13 in Moneydorragh More, Mullartown (1911)
Denomination: Brethren
Next-of-Kin: Father
Enlisted with 17th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles at Belfast (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on 4th October 1915 with 10th Battalion (Aged 16)
Died of Wounds in the Metropolitan Military Hospital, Kingsland Road London on 18th August
1917, at the age of 18, and is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery (XII. D. 1A.) in England
Denomination: Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: CWGC incorrectly records surname as PUES
Francis Pue’s brothers Hugh and James were also killed during the Great War
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Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Enlisted with 18th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles at Downpatrick (Date Not Known)
Posted to France Theatre of War on 5th October 1915
Killed in Action on 1st July 1916, at the age of 22, and is commemorated on the Thiepval
Memorial (Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B.) in France
Medal Entitlement:
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
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Russell, Thomas
Scandridge, William John
Blacksmith (1st Class) (341077), HMS Baochante, Royal Navy
Born on 30th November 1874 at Annalong
Private (2498678) Canadian Forestry Corps
Born on 8th May 1892 at Kilkeel
Parents’ names: Parents’ names: Henry and Annie (née Mathews)
Occupation: Blacksmith
Occupation: Stone Cutter
Addresses: Father’s Occupation: Farmer
Thomas and Allen (née McBirney)
11 Saunders Street, Gillingham, Kent (1911)
Married Molly (location and date not known)
Next-of-Kin: Wife
Denomination: Church of England
Enlisted with Royal Navy at Chatham on 6th February 1896
Died of Disease on 16th February 1919, at the age of 44, and is buried in the Gillingham New
Cemetery (C of E 18 936) in England
Medal Entitlement:
Addresses: 16 in Mullartown Upper, Mullarton (1901);
7 in Mullartown Upper, Mullartown (1911)
Next-of-Kin: Father
Denomination: Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Enlisted with Canadian Forestry Corps at Toronto on 26th September 1917
Died of Illness (Pneumonia) on 3rd March 1919, at the age of 26, and is buried in the Englefield
Green Cemetery (10. 835.) in England where the Canadian Forestry Corps had a nearby hospital.
Additional information: WJ Scandridge appears to have emigrated to United States before 1911
and in 1917 crossed into Canada to enlist with the Canadian Army - listing his address as
126th St New York, USA.
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: Career sailor with 23 years service on 16 different ships
HMS Bacchante
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Gillingham Cemetery
Englefield Green Cemetery
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Skillen, Samuel
Tribe, Reginald Harry
Cook, SS Solway Queen (Aberdeen), Mercantile Marine
Born on 17th March 1899 at Annalong
Corporal (MS/4792), Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps
Born on 7th March 1895 at Barnham, Sussex
Parents’ names: Samuel and Sarah (née Doran)
Parents’ names: Occupation: Not Known
Occupation: Chauffeur
Harry and Mary Maria
Father’s Occupation: Mercantile Marine Master
Father’s Occupation: Builder
Addresses: Addresses: 87 in Moneydorraghmore, Mullarton (1901);
70 in Moneydorragh More, Mullartown (1911);
Major’s Hill, Annalong (CWGC)
Rake, Sussex (1901); Ashlyns, Chapel Road, Epping (1911/B);
Forest View Bungalow, Rowledge, Surrey.
Glassdrummond, Annalong (Ulster Covenant 1912)
Next-of-Kin: Father
Next-of-Kin: Mother
Denomination: Presbyterian
Denomination: Enlisted with Mercantile Marine (Date Not Known)
Killed in Action in the North Channel on 2nd April 1918, at the age of 19,
and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.
Enlisted with Army Service Corps
Posted to France Theatre of War on 22nd July 1915
Died of Illness (Influenza) on 2nd January 1919, at the age of 25, and is buried in the
City of Paris Cemetery, Pantin (6. 21. 11) in France
Medal Entitlement:
Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong.
Medal Entitlement:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Mercantile Marine Medal
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Additional information: Although little is known about RH Tribe, he signed the Ulster Covenant in
Annalong in 1912.
SS Solway Queen
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Tower Hill Memorial
City of Paris Cemetery
Army Service Corps Headstone
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Wallace, Thomas
White, John T
Private (12/27325), 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Born on 5th December 1893 at Annalong
Private (1801) 6th Regiment, South African Infantry
Birth Details Not Known
Parents’ names: James and Agnes (née McAdam)
Parents’ names: James and Eliza (née McDowell)
Occupation: Farm Worker
Occupation: Stone Cutter
Father’s Occupation: Farmer
Father’s Occupation: Farmer
Addresses: Addresses: 87 in Glasdrumman, Mullarton (1901);
88 in Glasdrumman, Mullartown (1911)
Next-of-Kin: Father
Denomination: Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong
Enlisted with 12th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Belfast
Posted to France Theatre of War on or after 1st January 1916
Killed in Action on 15th January 1918, at the age of 24, and is buried in the Grand-Seraucourt
British Cemetery (I. G. 13.) in France
58 in Moneydorraghmore, Mullarton (1901);
168 in Moneydorragh More, Mullartown (1911/P);
Old Town, Annalong (CWGC/P)
Next-of-Kin: Father
Denomination: Church of Ireland. Commemorated in Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong
Enlisted with South African Infantry (Date and Location Not Known)
Killed in Action on 12th February 1916, at the age of 40, and is buried in the Taveta Military
Cemetery (IX. B. 1.) in Kenya
Medal Entitlement:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Images Headstone (crop)
Picture (Wesley Orr) ?
War Diary extract
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Annalong Band’s Historic Pilgrimage
19th- 22nd August 2016
Members and supporters of Brunswick Accordion Band, Annalong travelled to France and
Belgium in August 2016 to visit the graves of many local Great War fatalities and to perform
musical tributes at a number of key sites. The trip, which had been planned over a period of 18
months, saw the band arrive at Brussels airport early on Friday 19th August to be collected by
local firm Classic Coaches who had left with all their equipment and uniforms two days previous
- travelling by ferry and road.
First stop was Ingoyghem Military Cemetery outside Kortrijk where the band laid a wreath at the
grave of local man Francis Coskery, 12th Btn Royal Irish Rifles who was killed at the age of 24 in
October 1918.
Tynecot
After a visit to Hill 62 Museum and preserved
trenches, the group made their way to
Tyne Cot Military Cemetery - the largest
Commonwealth War Graves site in the world
where twelve thousand servicemen are
buried - seventy five percent of whom are unnamed. In addition to these burials, a further
thirty five thousand names are to be found on
the surrounding walled panels. These are the
names of the missing of the campaign in the
Ypres salient which could not be fitted onto
the massive Menin Gate memorial in Ypres.
Cemetery and Memorial near Albert in the Somme region. Here they paid tribute to Sgt James
Hamilton from Mullartown, who died serving with the King’s Liverpool Regiment on 2nd April
1918 aged 23.
Thiepval Memorial
It was then on to the first uniformed engagement of the weekend - at the massive Thiepval
Memorial to the missing of the Somme campaign. The memorial, which was designed by Sir
Edward Lutyens and unveiled in 1932, carries the names of 72,244 British Empire servicemen
killed between 1915 - 1918 in the area and who have no known grave.
The Royal British Legion had invited the band to lead their daily act of remembrance which took
place every day at noon for the 141 days between 1st July and 17th November 2016. The band
marched into the impressive arena and took up position along side the memorial where they played
‘The Supreme Sacrifice’ before Drum Major Andrew Carlisle sounded Last Post and Reveille, Piper
Matthew Warwick played the lament ‘Oft in the stilly night’ and band member Stanley Campbell
laid a wreath to commemorate the following local men commemorated on the memorial •
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Rifleman Hugh Campbell, Mullartown, 13th Btn Royal Irish Rifles, Killed 1st July 1916 aged 23
Lt. Walter Hackett, Glasdrumman, 7th Btn Queen’s Own (West Kent) Regt, Killed 3rd Oct 1916
Rifleman John Marks, Annalong, 13th Btn Royal Irish Rifles, Killed 16th Aug 1917 aged 22
Pte James McDowell, Moneydarrghmore, 27th (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers,
Killed 1st July 1916 aged 22
• L Cpl Robert Purdy, Mullartown, 11th Btn Royal Irish Rifles, Killed 1st July 1916 aged 22
At the close of the service, the presiding British Legion official, a retired Household Division
Officer, thanked the band for their music and made special mention of their discipline and
deportment which he said were of the highest order.
The band paid tribute to one of these missing
men - James Francis Flanagan of Mullartown who had emigrated to New Zealand and was killed
serving with the Auckland Infantry Regt in October 1917 aged 27.
A few miles away on the outskirts of Ypres, the group once again stopped to honour a local war
fatality - John Orr of Annalong, son of John and Ann Orr of ‘The Farm’ Mullartown. He was killed
serving with the 1st Btn Irish Guards on 31st July 1917 aged 30.
That afternoon, the band checked into their base for the weekend - The Novotel in Ypres town
centre and had a relaxing evening in the beautiful town enjoying the various local restaurants,
chocolatiers and an open air concert in the town square.
Next morning, after a 2 hour journey across the French border, the band arrived at the Poziers
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Ulster Tower
The band then marched the short distance from Thiepval village to the Ulster Tower along the
infamous Mill Road. This was an emotional journey as the band played the music of home and
thoughts turned to the thousands of Ulstermen who had tread this path 100 years previously.
On arriving at the Ulster Tower, the group were greeted by the custodians of the monument,
Teddy and Phoebe Colligan who for many years have hosted visitors to the site. After lunch in
the adjoining café, the band entertained the other visitors with musical selections before band
member David McComb laid a wreath at the foot of the iconic memorial. Members of Brunswick
LOL 1702 and other Brethren and Sisters who were travelling with the band then held a short
act of remembrance at the Orange Memorial situated in the grounds of the Ulster Tower where
Worshipful Master Brian Chambers laid a wreath on behalf of the Lodge.
After a short visit to the Newfoundland Memorial Park at nearby Beaumont Hamel the party made
its way to Varennes Military Cemetery where they visited the grave of Sgt John Elder, 2nd Btn
Royal Irish Regt, previously Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers who was killed on 20th May 1918.
Local Men Remembered
Next stop was St Pol Sur Ternoise and the small Military Cemetery on the outskirts of the rural
village where the band paid tribute to L Cpl Alexander Wesley Gordon - son of John and Elizabeth
Gordon, ‘Gordonville’ Annalong.
Band members Ian and Andrew Gordon laid tributes to their relative who died serving with the
Military Mounted Police, aged 23, on 7th November 1918 just 4 days before the Armistice which
ended hostilities.
The last visit of the day was back over the Belgian border in the small town of Nieukerke where
tributes were paid at the grave of LCpl Alexander Pue MM of Mullartown who was killed on 2nd
Sept 1918 serving with the 12th Btn Royal Irish Rifles, aged 29. LCpl Pue had been previously
awarded the Military Medal for bravery in November 1917.
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Vimy Ridge
Menin Gate
The following morning the band set out back across the French border and travelled south to
Vimy Ridge and the impressive memorial to the 60,000 Canadian who died fighting in France and
which bears the name of 11,000 of those with no known grave.
That evening the band played a short concert in Ypres town square outside the iconic Cloth Hall
which dominates the town centre and houses the ‘In Flanders Fields’ Museum. Here, locals and
tourists alike stopped to enjoy a selection of music including popular wartime songs such as
Pack up your troubles and It’s a long way to Tipperary.
Decorated Local Soldier
The Distinguished Conduct Medal awarded to CSM Cunningham is hugely significant as for NCOs
and ‘other ranks’ the decoration was second only to the award of a Victoria Cross.
The climax of the visit however was yet to come as the band made their way up the narrow
cobbled street which leads from the square to the huge Menin Gate memorial. Here they met
with members of the Welsh Guards and Royal Regiment of Wales Associations whom the band
had the privilege to lead the short distance to the Last Post ceremony. Local volunteer firemen
have sounded Last Post at the Menin Gate every night since 1928 and Sunday 21st August 2016
marked the 30,409th time the ceremony had been observed.
Norris Main read the exhortation before Drum Major Carlisle sounded Last Post and Reveille and
Piper Warwick played the lament Flowers of the Forest. Katie Gordon placed a poppy wreath on
the grave.
Huge crowds filled the approaches to, and pavements of the Menin Gate as the band marched
under the huge domed ceiling of the imposing monument which bears the names of 54,399
British Empire service men who were killed in the Ypres Salient and have no known grave.
A short distance outside Arras, the group made their way to London Cemetery in Neuville -Vitasse
where they found the grave of local man Company Sgt Maj Joe Cunningham, DCM who was killed
on 12th Dec 1917 serving with the 27th (Tyneside Irish) Btn Northumberland Fusiliers aged 21.
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Men of Mourne
Men of Mourne
Following Last Post, the band played a newly commissioned piece of music entitled ‘Men of
Mourne’ especially written for the band by Captain Alex Knox, former Director of Music, Royal Irish
Regiment. The band’s music filled the Menin Gate and when the piper joined the accordions halfway
through the piece, audible gasps could be heard as the performance reached its climax. It was an
emotionally charged few minutes and many in the band and audience shed a tear or two.
A message from Captain Alex Knox
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the band stepped off to the quick march ‘Galanthia’ and made
their way back down Menin Street to the applause of the audience and the many café patrons
who lined the route back to the hotel.
When planning Men of Mourne, I wanted to represent the Granite Men with a strong melody but
have a lilting style to capture the fishing tradition of the village. The Star of the County Down is
one of my favourite folk tunes and I was keen to feature it in the composition. Played in 3/4 time,
it seemed to fit perfectly into the second section of the piece where it clearly takes charge. After
weeks of playing the music of ‘Men of Mourne’ on piano to my pupils and colleagues I was finally
happy to put pen to paper.
After a return to the Menin Gate for photographs and an unplanned second parade back to the
hotel, the band was dismissed.
Months of planning, research, rehearsals and fundraising had culminated in the most
memorable experience of the band’s almost 60 year history.
That evening after all the equipment and uniform had been carefully packed it was time for the
band to let their hair down and soon an impromptu ceilidh session developed in the hotel bar
with various band members displaying their talents in music and dancing!
In the days immediately following the band performance, social media was inundated with
pictures, reports and comments from many who had been in attendance at the ceremony. One
attendee from England said he had attended over 40 Last Post ceremonies and that the band’s
performance had been one of the most memorable he had ever witnessed. A video clip of ‘Men of
Mourne’ on Facebook was viewed over 16,000 times in four days following the band’s return to
Northern Ireland.
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“It was a great honour to be asked to compose Men of Mourne for Brunswick Accordion Band.
My best years in the army were served in Northern Ireland as Director of Music of the Royal Irish
Regiment and I was at my happiest playing accordion with their folk group.
The structure and balance of the piece was developed with Bandmaster Iain Carlisle before
visiting the band to run through it in its early stages. I knew immediately on hearing the band
play it that it was going to work very well and be a fitting tribute to the Men of Mourne.
To hear this musical tribute played so poignantly at the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate
was very humbling. I am very proud to be associated Brunswick Accordion Band you are a great example of everything positive which the banding tradition represents.”
Yours Aye,
Alex Knox
Captain (Retired)
From the Mountains of Mourne
(To the plains of France)
Published in the Fermanagh Times newspaper
Oh Sally this Ulster’s a wonderful sight,
With the men who are drilling by day and by night;
They have come from the shipyard, the shop and the plough,
And are marching in thousands to Kaiser Bill’s row.
At least when I asked them that’s what they did tell,
So I just took a hand at this drilling as well;
Tis fine to be under good Wallace C.B.,
Where the Mountains of Mourne
sweep down to the sea.
I remember when writing you asked me to say
What the fine Ulster lassies were doin’ today;
They are knitting and working, and cheerin’ us on;
And keepin’ back tears while their men folk are gone;
They will only have sweethearts who fight for the flag,
‘White feathers’ for him who backward will lag.
They honour the men under Wallace C.B.,
Where the Mountains of Mourne
sweep down to the sea.
You remember our Captain James Craig, of course?
Well there he is now at the head of the Force;
I’ve seen him in khaki, dressed up so fine
And the men are saluting, along the whole line;
But I’m thinking he’d rather be camping like me Where the Mountains of Mourne
sweep down to the sea.
Now when we’re done drilling and go to the fight,
The German’s will find we can strike for the right;
They will learn the truth of the Ulsterman’s bluff,
And the Kaiser will yell out “Stop boys enough!”
Then, please God, we will come back under Wallace C.B.,
Where the Mountains of Mourne
Sweep down to the sea.
(‘Wallace C.B.’ refers to Colonel RH Wallace of Myra Castle near Strangford - Solicitor, leading Orangeman, Boer War
veteran and an important figure in the creation of the UVF in 1913. He penned the popular song ‘The South Down Militia’
The letters C.B. refer to his ‘Companion of the Bath’ honour which was awarded in 1902.
Wallace was in charge of the training camp at Donard Lodge, Newcastle which helped prepare Ulster Volunteers for their
role in the newly formed 36th Ulster Division)
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Examples of war poetry found in local newspapers
The Thin Gold Line Published in the Lisburn Standard
The Dungiven Poet was a ‘pen name’ used
by R. J. McClean - a gunner with the Royal
Field Artillery in WWI.He wrote for the
Coleraine Chronicle and Northern Constitution
newspapers - often in Ulster-Scots.
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Annalong Orange Hall War Memorial
Kilhorne Parish Church War Memorial
Annalong Presbyterian Church War Memorial
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Thanks & acknowledgments
Brunswick Accordion Band wish to thank the following organisations and individuals who have
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Alex Knox
Annalong Presbyterian Church
Blacksheep Display
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Brunswick LOL 1702
Classic Coaches, Annalong
Chris Cunningham
Glen Rodgers, Ketchup Design Ltd
Gordon Lucy
Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland
Heritage Lottery Fund
Kilhorne Parish Church, Annalong
The Last Post Association
Mark Thompson Design
Mourne Observer
Newry, Mourne & Down District Council
Nigel Henderson
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
The Somme Association
Ulster-Scots Agency
Ulster-Scots Community Network