Ballyblack Roll of Honour, Co Down

Originally displayed in Ballyblack Presbyterian Church, County Down, Northern Ireland

Now on display at the Somme Heritage Centre, Newtownards, County Down.

ROLL OF HONOUR

Robert Allen. Ballyblack. Rifleman 3rd Royal Irish Rifles.

Thomas Calderwood. Son of Robert and Margaret Calderwood 5 John Street, Newtownards, County Down. Rifleman 17392 13th Royal Irish Rifles. Died a prisoner of war 10 June 1918 aged 27 years. His father was granted a war gratuity 15 April 1920. At rest in Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

The Reverend Robert Graham. Ballyblack Manse, Chaplain Royal Army Chaplain’s Department

William McCutcheon Royal Air Force

James McKeague. Ballywittacock Rifleman 8th Royal Irish Rifles. Wounded in action

Hugh McWilliam. Drumawhey. Rifleman 18th Royal Irish Rifles. Gassed

Samuel Murray. Son of James and Elizabeth Murray of Ballyblack. Rifleman 292, 20th Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 16 August 1917 aged 23 years. His parents were granted a joint war gratuity 23 March 1918, revised 19 July 1920. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Sidney Murray. Ballyblack. Rifleman 18th Royal Irish Rifles. Wounded.

John A Rankin. Loughries. Trooper NJK Prisoner.

James Ritchie. Ballyblack. Sergeant Royal Irish Fusiliers.

Hugh Shanks. Son of George and Mary Shanks of Loughries. Rifleman 18748 13th Royal Irish Rifles. Died of wounds 14 February 1916. His mother was granted a war gratuity 21 July 1916, revised 2 September 1919. At rest in Mesnil Ridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France.

James Torney. Ballywittacock. Rifleman 2nd Royal Irish Rifles.

David Waugh. Ballyblack. Fitter Quartermaster Sergeant. Royal Garrison Artillery.

“We will remember them”