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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, 9^th 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 27^th 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 9^th Battalion WEC, Wellington Mounted Rifles, NZEF.  Following short training in Wellington his division embarked from there on 16^th October 1914 on board ‘Orari’ transport ship.  The NZEF arrived finally arrived in Suez, Egypt on 30^th 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 27^th July 1915 aged 33.  He is buried at East Mudros Military Cemetery in Greece. 

Sergeant Feeney's Grave Stone in East Mudros Cemetery

NAME; Ferguson, John

RANK;

SERV. NO; 18979

UNIT/SERVICE; 12^th Batt

REGIMENT; Royal Irish Rifles

BORN; Carrickfergus abt. 1895

LIVED;

ENLISTED; Belfast, 24^th September 1914 aged 19

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS;

NAME; Fitzpatrick, John

RANK; 

SERV. NO;

UNIT/SERVICE;

REGIMENT;

BORN; Carrickfergus abt. 1847

LIVED;

ENLISTED; Downpatrick 22^nd April  1870

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS; Plasterer 

NAME; Forbes, Harold

RANK;

SERV. NO; 7549 or 35941

UNIT/SERVICE; Lancashire Fusiliers

REGIMENT;

BORN; Carrickfergus 1896

LIVED; Clover Hill, Carrickfergus

ENLISTED; Belfast 31^st May 1915 aged 19

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS;

NAME; Forsythe, Alexander (Alex)

RANK;  Lieutenant

SERV. NO;

UNIT/SERVICE; 16^th Battalion

REGIMENT; R.I.R

BORN;

LIVED; Violet Cottage, Carrickfergus

ENLISTED;

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH; 1^st Carrickfergus Pres.

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS;

NAME; Forsythe, Alexander (Jnr)

RANK; Cadet

SERV. NO;

UNIT/SERVICE; 16^th Batt

REGIMENT; R.I.R

BORN; Carrickfergus

LIVED; Violet Cottage, Carrickfergus

ENLISTED;

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH; 1^st Carrickfergus Pres.

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS; Son of Alex Forsyth Snr.

NAME; Franklin, Ernest

RANK; 

SERV. NO;

UNIT/SERVICE;

REGIMENT;

BORN;

LIVED;

ENLISTED;

FATE;

CEMETERY;

CHURCH;

MEMORIAL;

REMARKS;