Mullaglass Roll of Honour

1914 – 1918

Killed in Action

H. Best

J. Glass

R. Kenny

J. McKnight

C. Morton

H. Porter

1939 – 1945

Killed in Action

Rev. C. H. Bingham

E. McNeill

E.W. Thornberry

J. Weir

Biographies

James Henry BEST, Second Lieutenant, 96th Field Coy, Royal Engineers, Killed in Action 25th July 1916. Son of John and Jane Best of Jerretspass, Newry. BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY. II.E.12

Joseph GLASS, Reg. No. 22982, Private, 9th Bn, Royal Irish Fusiliers, 9th Batt., Killed in Action, France 1st February 1916, born Bessbrook, Co. Armagh. THEPVAL MEMORIAL. PIER AND FACE 15A

R. Kenny, Currently Unknown.

John Samuel McKNIGHT, Reg. No. 14546, Private, 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers, Killed in Action France 1st July 1916, born Newry, Co. Down. Son of the late Samuel McKnight. THEPVAL MEMORIAL. PIER AND FACE 15A

Charles MORTON, Reg. No. 6426, Rifleman, 9th Royal Irish Rifles, Killed in Action, April 6 1917, born Mullaglass, Co. Armagh. Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Morton. POND FARM CEMETERY L.4.

Hugh PORTER, Reg. No. 19172, Rifleman, 11/13th Royal Irish Rifles, Killed in Action, France, March 26 1918, born Newry, Co. Down. POZIERES MEMORIAL. PANEL 74-76

Rev. Cecil Henry BINGHAM, Reg. No. 241309, Chaplain 4th Class Royal Army Chaplain Department, died on 31 August 1944 Age 34. Son of John Henry and Elizabeth Bingham, of Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. M.A. (Trinity College, Dublin). MONTECCHIO WAR CEMETERY. II.E.17

Ernest MCNEILL, Reg. No. 6982560, Fusilier, 70th Battalion Royal Inniskillen Fusiliers, died 16th April 1941, aged 17. Son of John and Margaret McNeill of Craigmore. ST. LUKE’S PARISH, MULLAGLASS.

Edward Windsor THORNBERRY, Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. Formidable, died 24th August 1944, aged 21. Son of Joseph G. and Agnes E. Thornberry, of Kilkeel, Co. Down LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL. BAY 5, PANEL 6.

Samuel Joseph WEIR, Reg. No. 1081810, Sergeant, 172th Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 31st January 1944, aged 21. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Weir of Craigmore. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, PANEL 240.

Locations of Mullaglass War Dead.