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Stkr. Andrew Francis McNally
Royal Navy HMS Fauvette
(d.9th March 1916)
Andrew Francis McNally served as a Stoker on HMS Fauvette and died at age 29 on the 9th March 1916. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
Andrew was born in Stockton 1887, son of the late Patrick and Bridget McNally nee McNally of 48 Pearson Place, Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 105 Back High, Jarrow with Bridget(50) widow, born in Rossgray, Tipperary, who had 7 children and 5 are living at this address. Ellen(25) a spinner in ropeworks, Andrew(21) and John(18) are general labourers in the shipyard, Kattie(16) is a bobbin carrier in the ropeworks and Daniel(14) is at school. His younger brother Daniel McNally is also among the fallen.
Andrew McNally
British Army Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Glasgow
Andrew McNally served with Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Pte. Daniel McNally
British Army 1/5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.26th Oct 1917)
Daniel McNally served in the 1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers and died on the age 20 on the 26th October 1917. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and Tyne Cot Memorial. His older brother Andrew Francis McNally is also among the fallen.
Daniel was born in Jarrow 1897, son of the late Patrick and Bridget McNally nee McNally of 48 Pearson Place, Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 105 Back High, Jarrow with Bridget(50) widow, born in Rossgray, Tipperary, who had 7 children and 5 are living at this address. Ellen(25) a spinner in ropeworks, Andrew(21) and John(18) are general labourers in the shipyard, Kattie(16) is a bobbin carrier in the ropeworks and Daniel(14) is at school.
Gnr. Edward Hugh McNally
British Army 38th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Waterford, Ireland
My Grandfather, Edward McNally, was born on 6th June 1879 in Poonamallee, Madras India (as were 4 brothers & a sister) to John & Louisa (Moran) McNally. His father was a 3rd Class Master Gunner, with G Battery, 6th Brigade RFA. Edward enlisted on the 5th of Sept 1893 with 72nd Battery, 38th Brigade RFA in Kirkee India. At some point he went to Ireland and in 1907 married Ellen Mary Cuddihy. Went back in 1907 and was stationed in Cork, Waterford & Belfast. According to a letter by my great Aunt he got "Sick & Tired" of the "Black & Tans" and so he got stationed back in Waterford RFA. Then to France in 1914, he received the 1914 Star with Clasp. He transferred to 291st RFA, then was Gassed sometime in 1917, I believe it was Aug-Oct timeline and discharged 7th of June 1918, with Silver War badge #411157. He died 3rd of July 1925 in Waterford Hospital Ireland.
All I have of Edward McNally is a painting of him done in India abt 1896. When I checked with the Records Department they said his records were destroyed yet my Great Grand father's are completely furnished to me. The records I do have are the War Badge, Medal Index, Roll of Individuals, 1911 Census Waterford, Ireland & Birth, Death & Marriage Documents.
Rfm. F. McNally
British Army 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. F. McNally
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
F McNally was discharged in 1918
Pte. Francis McNally
British Army 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:8 St. James Street, Brierfield, Burnley, Lancashire
(d.23rd August 1918)
Frank McNally is my great-great uncle (paternal uncle of my maternal grandfather), and was born in Brierfield, in Burnley, Lancashire. His father is unknown, and he was born out of wedlock in 1900 to a mother, Margaret, of Irish parents and who was a cotton weaver. He spent the first few years of his life growing up in John McNally's, his grandfather's, home before moving two doors down with his mother. He had four younger brothers, John Thomas, William, Edward, and Alexander who were aged between 7 and 10 when he was killed, tragically aged just 18. He was formerly with the 72nd Training Reserve Battalion.
L/Cpl. James Joseph McNally MM.
British Army 11th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
(d.29th Sept 1917)
Pte John McNally
British Army 2nd Btn King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:31 India St Glasgow
(d.3rd Oct 1917)
John was third born of 6 brothers to Catherine and William McNally. Keen to do his bit, he followed his two older brothers into service with KOSB during WW1. Andrew: (Argyle and Southern Highlanders) and William: (a rifleman in the Army and then Royal Navy).
John was said to have a lovely singing voice and had won a singing competition in his home city of Glasgow.
He was brought up in the East End of Glasgow, his eldest brother Andrew was a pretty tough character and William was an amateur boxer, John was just a young lad.
He had three younger siblings who all went on to serve in WW2, Joe, Dominic and Frank.
Sadly John did not make it home and records show he died aged 20 on 1917-10-03 from gun shot wounds.
He was and still is very much remembered by all of his family.
Pte. Joseph Brunton McNally MM.
British Army 149th MGC Machine Gun Company
from:Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Joseph McNally was born in the Walker area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne enlisted as No 5/1334 in 1/5th Nortumberland Fusiliers
On the outbreak of War in August 1914 the Regiment consisted of the
1st Battalion at Portsmouth in the 9th Brigade,
By November 1918 the Regiment had raised a further 44 Battalions, earned 67 Battle Honours, won five Victoria Crosses and sustained an estimated 16,000 casualties- 3rd Division,
- the 2nd Battalion at Sabathu, India,
- the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, which mobilised to train recruits, and
- four Territorial Force Battalions,
- The 4th at Hexham,
- 5th at Walker, Newcastle-upon- Tyne,
- 6th at St George’s Drill Hall, Northumberland Road, and
- 7th at Alnwick.
Joseph served in the 1/5th Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers, on the outbreak of War was at Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne part of the Northumberland Brigade, Northumbrian Division, (later called the 149th Brigade, 50th Division) . On Tyne defences until April 1915 and then sent to France.
The 50th (Northumbrian) Division
The Northumbrian Division, a pre-war Territorial Force formation, was drawn from Northumberland, Durham, North Riding and East Riding of Yorkshire. The Divisional HQ was at Richmond Castle. Brigade HQs at Newcastle, Malton and Durham, and titled Northumberland , York & Durham and Yorkshire Brigades. The Infantry came from Alnwick, Newcastle (2), Hexham, Stockton, North-Allerton, Scarborough, Hull, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Bishop Auckland.
The Artillery Brigades, No I Northumberland concentrated at Newcastle,
- No II at Hull,(a battery at Scarborough),
- No III at Seaham Harbour (batteries at Durham and West Hartlepool),
- No IV Howitzer Brigade at South Shields (a battery at Heburn) and the
- Heavy Battery from Middlesborough.
The Field Companies their HQ and No 1 Signal Company were at Newcastle. The Field Ambulances were at Newcastle, Darlington and Hull. The Divisional Transport and Supply Column companies were at Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Hull. On the 3 August, units returned from their annual training camps. On 4 August orders to mobilise were received, the Division became part of the Central Force, Home Defence; it garrisoned the Tyne Defences and trained for war.
Early April 1915 the division was informed it would be sent to France, embarkation orders were issued 5 April. 16 April units began to entrain for the ports of Southampton and Folkestone. After crossing to France the 50th Division completed its concentration in the vicinity of Steenvoorde on 23 April 1915. The next day, units of the division were under fire.
The 50th (Northumbrian) Division was engaged in the following actions in France and Belgium.
1915
Battles of Ypres
4 April/3 May Battle of St Julien (V Corps, Second Army until 28/4 then Plumer’s Force “The St George’s Gazetteâ€, the Regimental Magazine of the Northumberland Fusiliers, reported that Joseph was wounded in action in April 1915. There are no further details recorded. Thus we do not known when (or if) Joseph returned to his Battalion on recovery, or indeed if he was required to leave the Battalion.
11/13 May Battle of Frezenberg Ridge (V Corps, Second Army)
24/25 May Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge (V Corps, Second Army)
16 June Bellewaarde (149 Bde) (V corps, Second Army)
1916
149th Brigade Machine Gun Company formed in the 149th Infantry Brigade from the machine gun sections of the 1/4th, 1/5th, 1/6th and 1/7th Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers on 6 February 1916. Joseph was a founder member of this unit. He transferred, willingly into the Machine Gun Corps and allotted the number 23981. The following incomplete list is of men with similar numbers who therefore transferred at the same time:
23962 Pte Walker J NF 1645 Disch 050918
- 23963 Lcpl Irwin J NF 1751 Kia 031016 149 Co, 50 Division
- 23964 Pte Robinson J NF 1035 Dismb 150119
- 23965 Cpl Gordon FH NF 1744 Dismb 110319
- 23967 Pte Callender G NF 19 Battalion, A Co
- 23968 Pte Simpson S NF 50 Battalion
- 23969 Pte Turnbull J NF 1942 Demob 250219
- 23970 Pte Lowrey W NF 558 Dismb 030219
- 23973 Pte Robson J NF 2733 Dow 190916 150 Co, 50 Division
- 23980 Pte Nesbitt C NF 2616 Dismb ??0119 5 Battalion
- 23981 Pte McNally J MM NF 1334 Dismb 110319
- 23982 Pte Bly J NF 1371 Disch 14??18
- 23983 Pte Fox A NF 1890 Demob 090319
- 23984 Pte Oldham A NF 2357 Demob 100219
- 23985 Sgt Gascoigne J MM NF 2373 Died 030118 218 Co, 18 Division
- 23986 Pte Bell WJ NF 2471 Dismb 190219
- 23987 Lcpl Douglas J MM NF 2988 Dismb 150319 50 Battalion
- 23988 Lcpl Plumb C NF 2994 Dow 271016
- 23989 Pte Young A NF 3172 Dismb 150419 50 Battalion
- 23890 Cpl Wilding JH NF 2495
Battles of The Somme:
15/22 September Battle of Flers-Courcelette (III Corps, Fourth Army)
25/28 September Battle of Morval (III Corps, Fourth Army)
1/3 October Battle of the Transloy Ridges (III Corps, Fourth Army)
In mid May 1917 the 245th Machine Gun Company disembarked in France from Grantham and joined the Division on 30 May 1917.
1917 Battles of Arrass:
11/14 April First Battle of the Scarpe (XVIII Corps until 11/4 - VII Corps, Third Army
13/15 April Capture of Wancourt Ridge (VII corps)
23/24 April Second Battle of the Scarpe (VII Corps, Third Army)
Battles of Ypres:
26 October/9 November Second Battle of Passchendaele (XIV Corps until 29/10 XIX Corps Fifth Army
50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps formed February 1918, with the unification of 149th, 150th, 151st and 245th Machine Gun Companies, which then became “A†to “D†Companies, of the battalion.
1918
Battles of The Somme:
21/23 March Battle of St Quentin (Fifth Army Reserve til 21/3 - XIX Corps, Fifth Army)
23 March Actions at the Somme Crossings (XIX Corps,)
26/27 March Battle of Rosieres (XIX Corps, Fifth Army)
Battles of The Lys
9/11 April Battle of Estaires (XV Corps, First Army)
12 April Battle of Hazebrouck (XV Corps, First Army)
Friday 26 April the Division entrained for the Aisne. 28 April detrained joining IX Corps, under the Sixth French Army. Monday 6 May moved into the line taking over the Beauriex Sector from the French.
27 May/6 June Battle of Aisne (IX Corps, Sixth French Army until 29/5 Fifth French Army)
Between 3 and 5 July the Division returned to the British Zone, by 14 July it was in the Dieppe area, where it reorganised. (Due to the heavy casualties sustained whilst under French command. For example, 21 officers of the 50th Battalion were captured during this action).
The Advance to Victory:
Battle of The Hindenburg Line
1 October Battle of the St Quentin Canal (XIII Corps, Fourth Army)
3/5 October Battle of the Beaurevoir Line (XIII Corps, Fourth Army)
8 October Battle of Cambrai (XIII Corps, Fourth Army
11/12 October Pursuit to the Selle (XIII Corps, Fourth Army)
The Final Advance in Picardy
17/18 October Battle of the Selle (XIII Corps, Fourth Army)
The London Gazette published the award of a Military Medal to 23981 Pte J McNally on 21 October. No citation was published at that time.
4 November Battle of the Sambre (XIII corps, Fourth Army)
After crossing the Sambre the division remained in the line until it was relieved on 10 November. By this date it had fought its way forward to Solre le Chateau. 11 November in billets between Flourcies and Monceau. On 2 December HM the King accompanied by Major General Jackson visited le Catelet where the division had crossed the St Quentin Canal in October. On 3 December His Majesty visited the division in its billeting area. In the middle of the month the division moved back to billets in the le Quesnoy area.
Demobilisation started in December and continued steadily until units were reduced to cadre and ceased to exist in France.
Joseph was transferred to the Army “Z†reserve on 11 March 1919, a veteran of the Corps. A VETERAN OF THE CORPS
Dvr. Joseph McNally
British Army 57th T.M. Battery, Z Coy. Royal Field Artillery
from:Liverpool
(d.7th July 1917)
Joseph McNally was from Liverpool, he served with Z company, 57th T.M. Battery, Royal Field Artillery. He was killed in action on 7th July 1917 and is buried in Cite Bonjean Military cemetery, Armentieres, France.
Pte Michael McNally
British Army 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Newcastle under Lyme
(d.12th November 1914)
Pte. Patrick McNally
British Army Army Veterinary Corps
from:Sligo
(d.25th May 1917)
Private McNally was the husband of Mary Anne McNally of Carrowmore, Cloverhill, Sligo.
He was 39 when he died and is buried in the north-west part of the old ground in the Kilmacowen Cemetery, Kilmacowen, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
Rrobert Henry Mcnally
British Army 64th Battery, 5th Army Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Fatfield, Co Durham
Sgt William McNally VC.
British Army 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:Merton
William McNally's Victoria Cross Citation reads "For most conspicuous bravery and skilful leading during the operations on the 27th October 1918, across the Piave, when his company was most seriously hindered in its advance by heavy machine-gun fire from the vicinity of some buildings on a flank. Utterly regardless of personal safety, he rushed the machine-gun post single-handed, killing the team and capturing the gun. Later at Vassola, on the 29th October, when his company, having crossed the Monticano River, came under heavy rifle fire and machine-gun fire, Sergeant McNally immediately directed the fire of his platoon against the danger point, while he himself crept to the rear of the enemy's position. Realising that a frontal attack would mean heavy losses, he, unaided, rushed the position, killing or putting to flight the garrison and capturing a machine gun. On the same day, when holding a newly-captured ditch, he was strongly counterattacked from both flanks. By his coolness and skill in controlling the fire of his party he frustrated the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Throughout the whole of the operations his innumerable acts of gallantry set a high example to his men, and his leading was beyond all praise."
Pte. Harold Allan McNamara
Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn.
from:Kentucky, New South Wales.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Cpl. John McNamara VC.
British Army 9th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
(d.16th Oct 1918)
John McNamara died on 16th of October 1918, aged 29.
An extract from the London Gazette, dated 12th Nov., 1918, records the following:- "For conspicuous bravery, initiative, and devotion to duty. When operating a telephone in evacuated enemy trenches occupied by his battalion, Cpl. McNamara realised that a determined enemy counter-attack was gaining ground. Rushing to join the nearest post, he made the most effective use of a revolver taken from a wounded officer. Then seizing a Lewis gun he continued to fire it till it jammed. By this time he was alone in the post. Having destroyed his telephone, he joined the nearest post, and again displayed great courage and initiative in maintaining Lewis gun fire until reinforcements arrived. It was undoubtedly due to the magnificent courage and determination of Pte. McNamara that the other posts were enabled to hold on, and his fine example of devotion is worthy of the highest praise."
Pte John McNamara
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Tipperary, Ireland
(d.7th June 1917)
Pte. Martin McNamara
Australian Imperial Forces 36th Btn.
from:136, Victoria St., Petersham, New South Wales
(d.10th Jun 1917)
Michael McNamara
British Army Royal Horse Artillery
My grandfather, Michael McNamara (extreme right against post in this photo), served I am told with the Royal Horse Artillery during WW1.
If anyone could give me some more info on this attached photo I would be very thankful.
Seaman/2cl. Michael John McNamara
United States Navy
Gnr. Rody McNamara
British Army 50th Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Waterpark, Scariff
(d.27th Mar 1916)
Rody McNamara was the son of Daniel and Catherine McNamara of Waterpark, Scariff. He was 34 when he died and is buried South East of the ruins in the Scariff (Moynoe) Cemetery, Moynoe, Co. Clare, Ireland.
Pte. Thomas McNamara
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Mohill Ireland
(d.1st July 1916)
Thomas McNamara is buried in Gordon Dump Cemetery
Pte. Edward Michael McNamee
Australian Imperial Force 9th Infantry Battalion
from:Australia
Edward Michael McNamee was born at Orange, New South Wales, in 1888. The 26-year-old labourer enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 18th December 1914 and left Brisbane with reinforcements for the 9th Infantry Battalion aboard HMAT Seang Choon on 13th February 1915.
In May 1915 McNamee joined the battalion on Gallipoli. After serving on the peninsula he was sent to the Western Front in March 1916. In his diary McNamee recorded short daily entries describing his experiences of trench fighting on the front in 1916 and 1917. One such entry concerned the opening stages of Pozières on 22n July 1916, which he called "the great Australian attack in France", and commented on the Australian advance against heavy machine-gun fire.
McNamee continued to serve on the Western Front for the remainder of the war and on two occasions in 1918 was admitted to hospital due to the effects of gas attacks. He returned to Australia in early 1919 and was discharged in March that year.
Pte James Henry McNamee
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:88, Sunbeam Rd., Old Swan, Liverpool
(d.22nd Aug 1918)
McNamee, James, Henry. Private, 66270, Killed on 22nd August 1918. Aged 19 years.
Buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord, in grave II. C. 5.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James McNamee, of 88, Sunbeam Rd., Old Swan, Liverpool.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte. Patrick McNaney
British Army 1/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Easington Collliery
(d.26th June 1917)
Patrick McNaney was only 17 years of age when he joined up, seeing it as an adventure which avoided him having to work in the mines. Patrick was killed in the Battle of Arras but his body never found. His name appears on the wall of the cemetery in Arras.
Pte. James McNaught
2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Dumfries
(d.5th January 1915)
Pte Duncan McNaughton
Royal Scots Fusiliers 11th Battalion
from:Lochearnhead, Perthshire
(d.26th September 1915)
Pte. Henry McNaughton
British Army 11th Battalion Royal Scots
from:Abernethy, Perth
(d.8th Nov 1916)
Henry McNaughton was the 2nd son of John and Betsy McNaughton. He was born in Abernethy, Perthshire on 6th of June 1897 and was much loved by his brothers and sisters, Bryce, Bessie, Mary and Johanna. He is commemorated on the War Memorial in Abernethy.
Pte. James Charles McNaughton
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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