Date |
Name |
Information |
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13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
02721 |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
02720 |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
The CWGC record Private William James Turkington as the son of William James and Hannah Turkington of 19 University Avenue, Belfast. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
Private William Turkington is commemorated on the Great Northern Railway of Ireland War Memorial, which is in Lanyon Place Station in Belfast. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
Private William Turkington has no known grave and is commemorated on Panel 10 of the Cambrai Memorial at Louverval. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
Private William James Turkington was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers when he was killed in action at the Battle of Cambrai on Friday 23rd November 1917, a week after his 26th birthday. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
A couple of months later the battalion was disbanded and its men, following training, were transferred to the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 20th September and were posted to the 9th Battalion. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
By June 1917 he had risen to the rank of squadron quartermaster-sergeant. Then, according to a later report in the Belfast Newsletter, "in order to get to the front more quickly he gave up his stripes and proceeded on active service". There he joined his squadron, which since June 1916 had been part of the 2nd Battalion of the North Irish Horse. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
William enlisted in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons Service Squadron at Belfast. On 6th October 1915 the squadron embarked for France. Turkington, however, remained at the reinforcements depot at Enniskillen. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
The 1911 census lists William James as age 19, living with the family at house 15 in Ulsterville Gardens, Belfast. William had left school and was employed as a railway clerk. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
The 1901 census lists William James as age 8, living with the family at house 69 in Dunluce Avenue, Belfast. His father was a railway porter. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
Sometime between April 1896 and the census of 1901, the family moved to Belfast. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
Family: William James Turkington, Hannah L Turkington, Mabel A Turkington (born 15th October 1883), Lily Agnes Turkington (born 1st February 1886), Ella Turkington (born 14th March 1887), Amanda Turkington (born 17th May 1888), William James Turkington (born 15th November 1891), David Oliver Turkington (born 11th January 1893), Emma Maud Turkington (born 7th April 1896). |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
William James Turkington was born on 15th November 1891 in Killygarvan, near Donaghy, just outside Cookstown. He was the fifth of seven children, all born in the Cookstown area. |
13/02/2025 |
Pte. William James Turkington |
William James Turkington was the eldest son of William James and Hannah Turkington. William James Turkington and Hannah L Millar were married on 5th December 1882 in the district of Cookstown. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
The 1901 census lists Andrew Samuel as age 6, living with relatives at house 4 in Drumgar, Tynan, County Armagh. They were a farming family. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
The 1911 census lists Samuel as age 16, living at house 5 in Drumgar, Tynan, County Armagh. He was living with relatives, Bole was his mother’s maiden name. He was 16 years old. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
02719 |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
02718 |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Private Samuel Draffin is NOT listed on any local war memorial, either in Cookstown or Hull. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Private Samuel Draffin is buried at New Irish Farm, Belgium. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Private Draffin was killed at Ypres, on 16th August 1917. He was 22 years old. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Private Samuel Draffin arrived in France with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 26th March 1917. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Samuel served with the Royal Field Artillery for a time, Service No. 128029. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Samuel’s father was a tramway inspector. He lived with his wife at 5 Roseberry Street, Albert Avenue, Hull. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Samuel enlisted in Hull, Yorkshire. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Prior to enlisting, Samuel lived at 13 Ventor Street, Hull. He was a farmer. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
It seems Samuel’s parents moved to Hull, England, leaving Samuel with relatives. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Samuel Draffin was born on 11th January 1895 in Cookstown. |
11/02/2025 |
Pte. Samuel Andrew Draffin |
Samuel Andrew Draffin was the son and only child of William James and Margaret Draffin. William Draffin and Margaret Bole were married on 14th March 1893 in the district of Armagh. |