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Belfast (Dundonald) Cemetery


Nigel Marshall

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The memorial to John Stratton, Armourer's Crew, RN.

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Name: STRATTON, JOHN

Initials: J

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Armourer's Crew

Regiment/Service: Royal Navy

Unit Text: H.M.S. "Natal."

Date of Death: 30/12/1915

Service No: M/4210

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 12.

Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

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Memorial stone for 2Lt. Willie Sargaison.

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Name: SARGAISON, WILLIAM HENRY

Initials: W H

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Regiment/Service: Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Unit Text: 7th Bn.

Secondary Regiment: Connaught Rangers

Secondary Unit Text: commissioned and posted to 5th Bn.

Age: 22

Date of Death: 06/12/1915

Additional information: Son of Walter and Elizabeth Sargaison, of 8, Clara Park, Neill's Hill, Belfast.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Memorial: DOIRAN MEMORIAL

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George Liggett's memorial on his family headstone.

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Name: LIGGETT, GEORGE

Initials: G

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Gunner

Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery

Unit Text: "C" Bty. 79th Bde.

Age: 32

Date of Death: 04/11/1918

Service No: 101082

Additional information: Son of Martha and the late William George Liggett.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 3 and 4.

Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL

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The inscription commemorating Fusilier John Burke.

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Name: BURKE, JOHN

Initials: J

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Date of Death: 11/07/1916

Service No: 10468

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 4 D and 5 B.

Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

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A family commemoration of Samuel Long, killed a long way from home serving with South African Forces.

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Name: LONG

Initials: S

Nationality: South African

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: South African Infantry

Unit Text: 5th Regt.

Date of Death: 20/06/1916

Service No: 4311

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 3. J. 5.

Cemetery: DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY

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A memorial to Lt Eric Harris RGA.

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Name: HARRIS, ERIC WALLACE

Initials: E W

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lieutenant

Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery

Unit Text: 213th Siege Bty.

Age: 20

Date of Death: 04/11/1917

Additional information: Only son of William Wallace Harris and Gertrude May Harris, of "Chelmsford," Avoca Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: XXI. HH. 13.

Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

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The triple memorial to three brothers of the Edmonds Family from Roden Street in the Donegal Road area of Belfast.

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Name: EDMONDS, WILLIAM BARNEWALL

Initials: W B

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Unit Text: 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div.

Age: 28

Date of Death: 13/11/1916

Service No: CH/483(S)

Additional information: Son of William Edmonds, of 214, Roden St., Belfast.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. C. 25.

Cemetery: VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY

and;

Name: EDMONDS, GEORGE EDGAR

Initials: G E

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Rifleman

Regiment/Service: Royal Irish Rifles

Unit Text: 7th Bn.

Age: 24

Date of Death: 08/08/1917

Service No: 10707

Additional information: Son of William Edmonds, of 214, Roden St., Belfast.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: LIV. D. 2.

Cemetery: TYNE COT CEMETERY

and;

Name: EDMONDS, EDWIN EDMUND

Initials: E E

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Able Seaman

Regiment/Service: Royal Navy

Unit Text: H.M.S. "Otranto."

Age: 27

Date of Death: 06/10/1918

Service No: SS/3266

Additional information: Son of William Edmonds, of 214, Roden St., Belfast.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 28.

Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

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The memorial to Private John Shannon who fought with the Canadian Forces.

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Name: SHANNON

Initials: J

Nationality: Canadian

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Unit Text: 5th Bn.

Date of Death: 22/07/1916

Service No: 147866

Additional information: Son of Richard and Eleanor Shannon, of "Greystones," Antrim Rd., Belfast, Ireland.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 18 - 26 - 28.

Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Attestation Papers - Front:

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Hello Joe,

No, you're right, not one single Royal Highlander. There are some other Scots connections, but not many.

It's a work still in progress, the rain spoiled a few of the photos and I've still to find a couple of the graves. Some of the plot numbers provided by the CWGC site can't possibly be correct.

Chers,

Nigel

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Hello Joe,

No, you're right, not one single Royal Highlander. There are some other Scots connections, but not many.

It's a work still in progress, the rain spoiled a few of the photos and I've still to find a couple of the graves. Some of the plot numbers provided by the CWGC site can't possibly be correct.

Chers,

Nigel

Nigel

have you tried your local Births/Deaths Register office,they might have a book on Plots and who is in them?

or a member of staff who used to look after the cemetery,the Register office may know.

Good Luck

Joe

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