Those Remembered on our War Memorial
Posted On : November 7, 2024
Reading Time : 6 Minutes
Written by : Stephen Spillane
St Anne's, Shandon marks Remembrance Sunday on the Sunday closest to the 11th of November each year, to remember those who died in the Great War (World War 1) and all conflicts since.
The memorial was placed in the church to remember those associated with the parish who died during the war.
The below are those names that are listed and further information found on these men by our Churchwarden Stephen Spillane. There is an additional smaller memorial beside the main one donated to the church by our parish school St. Luke’s N.S. O'Mahony's Avenue which contains the name of the men and boys affiliated with the school who died in World War One
The inscription on the memorial reads
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918
CALLED. CHOSEN. FAITHFUL.
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Samuel Allen - Royal Navy
Royal Navy Sailor - Service Number - 183390, Able Seaman - HMS Vivid
Son of John Allen and Honorah Pstance in 1880 in St Finbarrs
Husband of Catherine Smyth (Married in St Anne’s on 16 Apr 1911)
Died 11th May 1916, Aged 37 Naval Hospital of War Related Disease
Buried Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, England
John R Baker - 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
John Raphael Baker - Service Number – 24804, Rifleman, 2nd Battalion
Son of John Stamner Baker and Katie Baker, of 5, Park View, Victoria Rd., Cork, Ireland in 1883
Died 12th October 1917 aged 34
Remembered on Tyne Cot Memorial West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
Harry J Cummins - 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
Harry Jackson Cummins, Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Mentioned in Despatches
Born 1889. Son of Jane Constable Cummins, of Woodville, Glanmire, Co. Cork, and the late Professor W. Ashley Cummins. One of six brothers who served.
Died 21st August 1915 at age 26, Killed in Action
Remembered on Helles Memorial, Send el Bahir, Turkey
03/09/1915. Freeman's Journal.
Lieutenant H J Cummins. At a meeting of the Cork Guardians yesterday a vote of condolence was passed to Dr Ashley Cummins, one of the senior medical officers, on the death of his son, Lieutenant Cummins, who was killed in action in the Dardanelles. At a special meeting of the medical profession of Cork yesterday, the following resolution was unanimously adopted;-"We have heard with deep regret of the death of Lieutenant H J Cummins, 5th Gurkha Regiment, who was killed while fighting gallantly at the Dardanelles, and we wish to tender our sincerest sympathy to Professor Cummins and his family in their severe bereavement.
Fenton K Cummins - The Connaught Rangers
Fenton King Cummins, Captain, 6th Battalion
Military Cross
Born 1898, Son of W. Ashley Cummins, M.D. and Jane Constable Cummins, of Woodville, Glanmire, Co. Cork. Brother of Harry.
Died 21st of March 1918 aged 20, Killed in Action
Buried Ste Emilie Valley Cemetery, Villers-Faucon Somme, France
Hamo Lewis Brady Hunt, Service Number - 10178, Corporal
Born in Kilorglin, Co. Kerry. Son of Lieutenant H B Hunt, R.N.R, and Lady Ernestine Hunt. Enlisted in Cork
Died 15th April 1917 aged 19, Died of wounds
Buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France
The Weekly Irish Times. Ireland's Roll of Honour. April 27, 1918.
Corporal Hamo Hunt, Leinster regiment, was the only child of Lady Ernestine Hunt, and was born at Caragh Villa, Caragh lake, County Kerry, November 1st, 1898. He was educated at St Martin's School, Long Athon, near Bristol, and on H.M.S., Conway. At the age of 15 years, prior to the outbreal of the war, he enlisted as a drummer in the Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). On the battalion going to the front, he, being too young to serve in the firing line, was transferred to another for three years. On November 23rd, 1917, he rejoined the senior battalion serving overseas. He was dangerously wounded on 23rd March and died 15th April at a hospital abroad, aged 19 years, having served four years of his seven years service with the colours.
Charles Ludgate - London Irish Rifles
Service Number – 2446, Rifleman, 1st/18th Bn
Born 1889, Son of the late Alexander Murray Ludgate and Margaret Ludgate.
Died on 25 September 1915 aged 26, Killed in Action
Remembered on Loos Memorial, Pas De Calais, France
George McFarland - RIR Ulster Rifles
Service Number 7518, Private, 2nd Battalion
Husband of Agnes McFarland, of 7, Rosebery St. Connswater, Belfast.
Died on the 14 January 1915 at Age 28, Killed in Action
Remembered on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
James McFarland - RIR Ulster Rifles
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Service Number – 2878, Private
Born 1896, Son of the late Francis and Mary Ann McFarland, of Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh.
Died on 19th June 1915 at Age 19
Remembered on Helles Memorial, Send el Bahir, Turkey
William McKitterick - Northumberland Fusiliers
Service Number - 241165, Private, 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion.
Son of Samuel McKitterick, of Cork
Died on 9th April 1917 age unknown, Killed in Action
Buried at Rolincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Inscription “BECAUSE I LIVE YE SHALL LIVE ALSO JOHN 14.19”
James Murphy - 7th Royal Irish Regiment
Service Number – 10733, Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment
Son of James and Mary Murphy, of County Home, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Died on 31st July 1917 aged 25, Killed in Action
Buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
William J Murphy - 2nd Leinsters Regiment
William Joseph Murphy, Service Number – 748, Serjeant, 7th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
Died 9th of September 1916 age unknown, Killed in Action
Remember at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Frederick W Oakley - Royal Irish Regiment
Frederick William Oakley, Service Number – 25692 7th South Irish Horse Battalion
Born 1899, in Shandon. Son of William Robert and Annie Oakley, of Green Distillery House, 31, Thomas Davis St., Blackpool, Cork.
Died 21st March 1918 aged 19, Killed in Action
Remembered on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
John C Pickering - Sportsmans Battalion RF
John Cecil Pickering, Service Number - SPTS/3223, Lance Corporal ,B Coy 24th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
Born 1894. Only son of John and Cecilia Pickering, of Cork.
Died 13th of November 1916 aged 22
Remembered on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Robert Pielow - Royal Engineers
Service Medal
Rober James Pielow, Service Number 200283, Sapper, Corps Of Royal Engineers, Inland Water Transport
Born 1884, from St Lukes, Cork. Son of Robert and Catherine Peilow, of 5 Patricks Hill, Cork; Husband of Hanora Peilow, of 108, Dillons Cross, Cork.
Died 24th July 1917, Aged 33 in Mesopotamia
Remembered on Basra Memorial in Iraq.
Henry FG Stringer - RGA
Henry Francis Godfrey Stringer, 2nd Lieutenant, 36th Siege Battery - Royal Garrison Artillery
Born 1885. Son of the late Henry and Elizabeth Anne Stringer, of London, Member of the Shandon Boat Club
Died 3rd of May 1917 aged 32.
Buried at St Nicolas British Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France
Inscription “FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING”
George Townsend - 66th Punjaubs
G J Townsend, Captain, 66th Punjabis
Born 1890. Son of H. R. Townsend, M.D., and Annie S. Townsend, of 7, Sidney Place, Cork
Died 26th November 1915 Aged 25
Buried at Kut War Cemetery, Iraq
Limerick Chronicle, December, 1915.
Votes of condolence were passed by the Cork Corporation yesterday to the relatives of Dr Townsend on the death of his son at the front...
William Wiley - RAMC
Major, 12th Field Amb - Royal Army Medical Corps
Twice Mentioned in Dispatches.
Son of William and Jessie Wiley; husband of Mrs. Ida Richards (formerly Wiley). Born in Cork.
Died on the 12th of February 1917 aged 40
Buried at South Ealing Cemetery, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Possible the Church Warden in 1909?
Arthur D Wilson - Royal Munsters Fusiliers
Arthur Dominic Wilson, Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Born 1895. Son of the Rev. Canon and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, of Dunmanway. Born at Doughcloyne, Co. Cork. Volunteered in June, 1915, when a student in Trinity College, Dublin, intending to take Holy Orders.
Died 10th of September 1916 aged 21, Died of Wounds
Buried at La Neuville British Cemetery Corbie, Somme, France
Inscription “THESE ARE THEY WHICH FOLLOW THE LAMB WHITHERSOEVER HE GOETH”
The Irish Times, September 10, 1924. Roll of Honour.(1914-1918).
In Memoriam. Wilson-In ever-loving memory of Arthur Dominic Wilson, Second Lieutenant, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who died September 10, 1916, of wounds received at Ginchy, aged 21. "The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."
William Woodbridge - Royal Engineers
William Alfred Gardiner Woodbridge, Service Number 19712, Sapper, 54th Company
Son of William and Frances Woodbridge, of 1, Sutton's Buildings, Richmond Hill, Cork.
Died 19th of February 1915 aged 22, Killed in Action
Buried at Sailly-Sur-La Lys Churchyard, Pas De Calais, France
Inscription “FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE HIM NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING”