Irish Men in the 16th King's Royal Rifle Corps Church Lads Brigade

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C/90 McShannock Robert, Portrush, on church list who served

C/91 Thompson James, Portrush, discharged 4/3/19

C/92 Ross Samuel, Portrush, killed - 31/7/17 - 1st R.Ir.Rif. - age 26

C/93 Magee James, Portrush, discharged 24/2/19

C/94 Millar (Miller?) J, did not go overseas.

C/95 Hamilton Henry, Portrush, DCM - Sgt Major - wounded, discharged 7/7/16

C/96 Kelly Robert, Portrush, on church list who served

C/97 Rogers A, cannot find any reference

C/98 Bothwell George, Portrush, DCM - Cpl to Sgt

C/99 Bacon Samuel, Portrush, discharged 24/2/19

C/100 Bacon Samuel, Portrush, transferred Royal Irish Regt.

C/315 Clarke Alexander, Portrush, dow - home - 22/6/16

C/370 Watt Joseph Alexander, Portrush, kia - 16/5/17 - 6th R.Ir.Rif. - age 29

C/372 Wakefield Matthew, Cork

C/373 Perrott Thomas G., Cork

C/374 Podesta William, Cork, to Leinster R.

C/375 Payne Charles Fred., Cork, MM-Cpl-RE-Leinster R.-commission

C/376 Hosford John W., Cork, to Rifle Brigade - B/203055

C/377 Grant Charles, Cork, Cpl to Sgt

C/378 Doyle Herbert, Cork, dow - 6/11/16

C/715 Harkness William, Cork, brother to Charles

C/738 Harkness Charles H., Cork, dow - home - 22/6/16

C/739 Bacon William, Portrush, on church list who served

C/665 Wolfe Frank, Cork, discharged 18/2/19

C/666 Folley Arthur, Cork, transferred to R.Ir.Rif. - commissioned 18/5/18

C/668 Pulvertaft William G., Cork, kia - 27/9/17

C/807 Wagner Thomas P., Cork, kia - 6/11/16

C/1228 Gale Norman, Limerick, wounded - L/Cpl 30th London Regt.

C/1229 Wills Harold Godf., Limerick, killed - 20/9/17 - 11th KRRC - age 21

C/1422 Hassall (Hassell?) Herbert, Cork, kia - 15/7/16 - High Wood

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Was not able to upload a spread sheet so am sorry about how this is presented. Have been working on identifying Irish men in the 16th KRRC which has not been straightforward. Coleraine newspaper says thirteen men went from Portrush; report in local paper for around Denham for October 1914 says 31 Irishmen in D Company, 17 from Cork; add in the later enlistment of W Bacon C/739 from Portrush and this makes the 31. There were a few more after this - number unknown. I seem to have identified all 14 from Portrush but only 13 of the 17 from Cork.

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Remarkable ! Mainly 2 locations from opposite ends of the island.

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Johnny - a possible addition for your database ...

WEST, Rfn ARTHUR, R/20313
16th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps
Date of Death: 25/08/1916
DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION I. A. 23.
24 yrs, SON OF WALTER AND FRANCES WEST, OF 15, PALMERSTON PLACE, BROADSTONE, DUBLIN. NATIVE OF CHESTER.

Some digging will be needed though to clarify if he was definitely born in Chester or Dublin.

Cheers,

Mark

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Thanks Mark. I realise that there were other Irishmen who served with the 16th KRRC. It would be very unlikely that I would be able to identify them as having had a CLB background. The men listed at the start of the post almost certainly were CLB lads before the war as there is plenty of evidence for this. I always appreciate the fact that you like to try and add to my knowledge. Thank you again.

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Thanks Mark. I realise that there were other Irishmen who served with the 16th KRRC. It would be very unlikely that I would be able to identify them as having had a CLB background. The men listed at the start of the post almost certainly were CLB lads before the war as there is plenty of evidence for this. I always appreciate the fact that you like to try and add to my knowledge. Thank you again.

With an R prefix, he's more than likely not one of the original CLB recruits into 16/KRRC I'd say.

I searched my KRRC Fallen database for any 16/KRRC casualty with an Ireland connection - he was the only one not already in your list.

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Advance Notice

The book launch for ‘Irish Church Lads in the Great War’ is set for 20th March at 4pm.

It will be hosted by the Mayor of Lisburn at the Civic Centre.

The War Badge Design Competition winner will also be announced.

If interested in attending, will you let me know.

Johnny Conn

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Read about the 16th KRRC here.

http://www.clcgb.org.uk/documents/historical-group/194-brigade-factsheet-13-the-16th-battalion-krrc/file