Great War Roll of Honour
St. Matthew's Church of Ireland, Shankill, Belfast
With thanks to John McCormick for the original transcription.
This Pulpit is erected to the Glory of God and in honour of 800 men of this parish who nobly responed to the call of duty and fought for King and country in the Great War.
Also in loving memory of those of their number who sacrificed their lives in the sacred cause of Freedom and Humanity.
Their Names are Inscribed on the adjoining Tablets
"They were a wall unto us both by night, and day" 1st Sam. 25-16
| Surname | Name | Rank | Service No | Regiment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | R | ||||
| Allen | S | ||||
| Anderson | R | ||||
| Bryans | Harry | Private | 8793 | 4th Hussars | Killed in Action |
| Bryans | F | ||||
| Black | E | ||||
| Boyd | W.J | ||||
| Best | Robert | Rifleman | 652 | 9th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Booth | Thomas | S.Q.M.S. | S/15284 | Army Service Corps | Home |
| Beattie | R | ||||
| Burnside | J | ||||
| Cooper | R | ||||
| Close | Wm, James | Rifleman | 14506 | 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Crawford | James | Stoker | 7821S | H.M.S. Black Prince | Lost |
| Crawford | D | ||||
| Cully | J | ||||
| Commack | Edward | L/Cpl. | 8968 | 2nd Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Coates | W.J | ||||
| Coates | Matthew | Private | 26276 | 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Coates | T | ||||
| Campbell | H | ||||
| Croll | N | Rifleman | 14224 | 9th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Crossett | John | Rifleman | 8215 | 2nd Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Courtney | Thomas | Rifleman | 43023 | 2nd Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Cassidy | W | ||||
| Cosgrove | G | ||||
| Corrigan | Wm. Henry | Private | 26306 | 7/8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Davidson | T | ||||
| Dillon | J | ||||
| Donnelly | S | ||||
| Dodds | John | Private | 6945 | 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Died of Wounds |
| Edgar | James | Rifleman | 11141 | 6th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Falls | Thomas | Rifleman | 10934 | 6th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Ferris | Samuel | Rifleman | 9153 | 2nd Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Gildea | J | ||||
| Grundy | Charles | Private | 13731 | 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Died of Wounds |
| Green | G | ||||
| Gorman | Samuel | Rifleman | 14715 | 9th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Harkness | A | ||||
| Harkness | Hugh | Rifleman | Royal Irish Rifles | Died | |
| Hamilton | J | ||||
| Hamill | David | Private | 12945 | 4th Royal Irish Fusiliers | Home |
| Hanley | J | ||||
| Hill | Leonard | Rifleman | 3531 | 8th Royal Irish Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Hoy | S | ||||
| Hoff | R.J | Private | 10862 | 8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Hughes | Isaac | Corporal | 11649 | 8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Died of Wounds |
| Irvine | R | ||||
| Irvine | W | ||||
| Jackson | Victor E. | Rifleman | 12666 | 11/13th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Johnston | W | ||||
| Kincaid | W | Rifleman | 197 | 10th Royal Irish Rifles | Died of Wounds |
| Kyle | J | ||||
| Kennedy | J | ||||
| Kelly | J | ||||
| Laughlin | Albert | Private | 15139 | 14th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Lavery | W.J | Private | 26071 | 5th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Larkin | Robert | Rifleman | 783 | 10th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Lyness | W | ||||
| Lucas | R | ||||
| Lyle | William | Sergeant | G/40 | 1st Garrison Irish Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Maginness | A | ||||
| Mathers | T.W | ||||
| Matthews | W | ||||
| Martin | J | ||||
| Martin | T | ||||
| Martin | J | ||||
| Moreland | R | ||||
| Moore | John Henry | Private | 26103 | 8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Moore | A | ||||
| Moreland | Robert | L/Cpl. | 44141 | 110th Field Ambulance | |
| McConachie | Samuel | Private | S3/030986 | Ulster Div. A.S.C. | Died |
| McCarroll | George | Private | 1491 | 9th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| McCoy | James | Private | Killed in Action | ||
| McCrory | W | ||||
| McCurrie | Robert | Private | DM2/161694 | 58th M.T Coy. A.S.C. | |
| McCormick | W | ||||
| McConnell | J | ||||
| McConnell | T | ||||
| McCready | G | ||||
| McGuiggan | William | Rifleman | 1355 | 9th Royal Irish Rifles | Died of Wounds |
| McGuiggan | J | ||||
| McIhagga | J | ||||
| McKendry | H | Rifleman | 6086 | 7th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Power | J | ||||
| Quinn | Char. Wesley | Sergeant | 11734 | 20th Chinese Labour Corps | |
| Reid | T | ||||
| Robinson | T | ||||
| Robinson | James G. | Rifleman | 19/122 | 14th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Rodgers | Thomas | L/Cpl. | 15823 | 9th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Rosbotham | Samuel | Corporal | 3390 | 7th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Saulters | William | Private | 10639 | 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action |
| Shaw | W.J | ||||
| Shane | Samuel | Rifleman | 1457 | 9th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Smyth | R | ||||
| Smyth | Joseph | Rifleman | 3467 | 9th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Smith | A | ||||
| Smiley | George | Able Seaman | 231456 | H.M.S. Black Prince | Killed in Action |
| Sillery | Robert | Rifleman | 13486 | 15th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Simpson | J | ||||
| Sinclair | J | ||||
| Singleton | G | ||||
| Swindell | J | ||||
| Spence | W | ||||
| Stitt | Robert | Rifleman | 1458 | 15th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Steenson | Robert | Private | 9823 | 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers | Died |
| Trew | J | ||||
| Taylor | C.V | Rifleman | 570 | 16th Royal Irish Rifles | Died of Wounds |
| Thompson | John Lawless | Rifleman | 17/217 | 15th Royal Irish Rifles | Killed in Action |
| Walsh | S | ||||
| Walker | Claude A.L | 2nd Lieut. | 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | Killed in Action | |
| Weir | W | ||||
| Williamson | T |