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Cpl. William Healey
British Army 1/5th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
(d.1919-11-06)
Pte. William Healey
British Army 2nd Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Gloucester Swan Rd
(d.15th May 1915)
Pte. William F. Healey
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
William Healey enlisted on the 11th of December 1915 and was discharged as wounded on the 27th of July 1918, aged 30 years.
Pte. Denis Healy
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Cork
Denis Healy served with the 8th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers and the 1st Garrison Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers in WW1. He had served in South Africa with the the North Cork Militia 9th (Militia) Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corpsfrom 1st of May 1893 to 2nd of May 1903.
On 24th of August 1915 at age 44 Denis Healy rejoined the army this time serving with The Royal Munster Fusiliers0. He served in France from 19th of December 1915 to 7th of July 1917, which entitled him to the 1915 Star Medal. It would appear from the initial date in France that he would have been with the 8th Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers, which was formed in Sep/Oct 1914 at Fermoy as part of the Second New Army, then moved to Mitchelstown, County Cork and joined the 47th Brigade of the 16th Division. In 1915 Moved to Templemore in February then back to Fermoy in May then in September to Blackdown, Aldershot. On the 18th of December 1915 they mobilised for war and landed at Havre. They were engaged in various actions on the Western Front including, The Battle of Guillemont and The Battle of Ginchy. On the 23rd of November 1916 the Battalion was disbanded in France and the remaining personnel moved to the 1st Battalion which transferred to the 47th Brigade of the 16th Division and continued to engage in action on the Western Front. During 1917 he saw action in The Battle of Messines, The first Battle of Cambrai, Third Battles of Ypres.
We then have a gap in Denis's service from 7th of July 1917 to 22nd of December 1917. Could he have been recovering from multiple neuritis at that time? He may have been admitted to the Royal Hospital Chelsea as an award of a War Disablement Pension was subsequently made in respect of the condition multiple neuritis, regrettably no payment details remain at The War Pensions Agency.
Presumably, on 22nd of December 1917 he joined the Royal Irish Fusiliers and according to the RIF Attestation Book he served in India until 25th of September 1920. He was discharged in Dublin on 23rd of November 1920 with his address given as 25 Gould Street, Cork. It appears that the only RIF battalion in India was the 1st Garrison Btn RIF which in February 1916 had deployed to India and in May 1917 deployed to Burma.
Lt. George Ernest Healy
British Army Royal Army Service Corps
from: Birchington, Kent
(d.3rd March 1919)
George Healy was the son of the Rev. Canon G. W. Healy, B.D., and Eva Healy, of Rhakista, Birchington, Kent. Born in Cork. B.A., T.C.D. He was aged 23 when he died of pneumonia following malaria on service in Solonika. He is buried in the Blackrock (St. Michael) Church of Ireland Churchyard in Co. Cork, Ireland.
Pte. J. M. Healy
British Army 8th Btn East Surrey Regiment
(d.22nd Sep 1918)
My Grandfather, Private J.M. Healy, was killed in action on the 22nd of Sept and is buried in Templeux-Le-Guerard British cemetery.
Cpl. Joseph Gregory Healy
British Army 1st Battallion Gordon Highlanders
from:Clydebank
(d.12th May 1917)
Corporal Joe Healy was the brother of my grandfather John Healy. He was killed in action at the Battle of Arras on 12th of May 1917, aged only 19 years old. He had enlisted in the early days of the Great War and had been in France for 2 years and 6 months.
An article in the local newspaper the ˜Clydebank Press, dated 15th of June 1917 states that he had seen much heavy fighting and was recommended for the Military Medal for bravery in the field in the early days of the Battle of the Somme, but nothing further transpired beyond the recommendation. The newspaper article states that: "In a letter from his sergeant, he writes ˜It was when we went into battle at the beginning of May and had met heavy shellfire up until then that Corporal Joseph Healy was killed. On the night of the 12th when the platoon bombing post was being relieved he was struck by a bullet and death was instantaneous. An officer was wounded there too and died half an hour later. We carried Joe's body back from ˜No Man's Land" and buried him decently behind the front line. We erected a cross on which I wrote the inscription. I can assure you that he suffered no pain, and his death was greatly regretted by us all. He was bright and willing man and greatly liked by all the NCO's of his platoon, and was a great help to all his fellow NCO's, because duty calls us in all these hot days".
Pte. Patrick Healy
British Army Highland Light Infantry
from:Leith
My grandfather Patrick Healy was a patient at the Dunlop Auxiliary Hospital having been gassed whilst on active service. My grandmother, Jeanie Moffat McGuire was the daughter of the head gardener James McGuire, at Dunlop House, living at West Lodge. She used to walk up to the big house and write letters for the soldiers resident there. She met my grandfather there and they later married. He died when my mother was 10, due to the effects of the gas.
Pte. Patrick Healy
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
(d.9th Apr 1916)
Pte. Patrick Healy
British Army 14th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:West Calder
We believe that my grandfather, Patrick Healy, gave his birth date 2 years younger than he was, perhaps he would have been too old to join up at the time he signed up to the 14th Highland Light Infantry. All I know is that one point he attached to 120th Machine Gun Company. Then to 2nd Highland Light Infantry.
He was badly gassed at some point and ended up at the Dunlop House Red Cross Hospital in Ayrshire where he met my grandmother. She was the daughter of the Head Gardener of the big house and according to my 96 year old mother would go up to the Hospital to write letters for the invalided soldiers. They eventually married, but he died at an early age in 1932 when she was 10, having been troubled by lung problems since the war.
Pte Richard Healy
British Army 1st Btn Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Blarney
(d.28th Jun 1915)
My husband's grandfather and two brothers fought in the war. It was only when I showed a relation's father the 1910 census that he said "I never remember having an uncle Richard" that I was able to put a name on the brother that never came back.
Having looked into it I found out he was killed in Gallipoli.
I wonder does anyone know of any group that arrange tours of the Gallipoli?
Thanking you. Deirdre
Pte. William Healy
British Army 3rd Garrison Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Cloonslanor, Strokestown
(d.21st October 1917)
Private Healy was the son of William and Ann Healy of Cloonslanor, Strokestown, Co Roscommon. His brother James also fell.
He is buried in the south-east part of the Cloonfinlough Old Graveyard, Co. Roscommon, Ireland.
Cpl. William Healy
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Cork, Ireland
William Healy was 30-years-old when he joined the 8th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. He received a gun shot wound to his right foot on 3rd September 1916 at the Battle of Guillemont and received The Irish Brigade Certificate from Major-General W B Hickie, Commander of the 16th Irish Division for his 'gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field on 13th of Sept 1916'.
William had five sons and one daughter and died on 16th May 1949.
Sgt. Arthur Heanes
British Army Machine Gun Corps
My great uncle, Sgt Arthur Heanes, ex Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry, is the goal keeper in this MGC Football team - location unknown - only clue, is the picture was produced in Grantham.
Pte. Joseph Heaney
British Army 3rd Btn. Royal Irish Fusileers
from:31 Waring St, Lurgan, County Armagh
Joseph Heaney was born in May 1887 and enlisted in the Royal Irish Fusiliers on October 23rd 1916. He was sent to France with the BEF on 6th of February 1917. He was wounded by a gun shot to the left hand and was discharged on 9th April 1918. He was declared "No longer fit for war service and entitled to wear one gold braid wound distinction strip."
Joseph died from gangrene in the early 1920s and his name was not recorded on the local War Memorial, as may be the case for many thousands around the country. His dog tags say he was in the 4th battalion but his discharge papers say the 3rd battalion.
Pte. Patrick Heaney
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Londonderry
(d.21st Jul 1916)
My great grandfather Patrick Heaney, aged 36 years, died of wounds at Bethune Military Hospital on the 21st Jul 1916. He is buried at Bethune Cemetery, France.
Sapper Edgar John Heap
British Army 130th Field Company Royal Engineers
from:Blackpool
(d.23rd October 1918)
Pte. F. Heap
Australian Imperial Force. 3rd Salvage Coy.
Cpl. Robert Robinson Heap
British Army 6th Btn. Border Regiment
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. Joseph Moses Heaps
British Army 11th Btn. Suffolk Rgt.
from:Doddington
(d.1st July 1916)
Pte. Robert Heaps
British Army 1/4th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
(d.9th Oct 1915)
Robert Heaps died on the 9th of October 1915.
Sapper. Albert Heard
British Army 9th LRO Company Royal Engineers
from:Aston, Birmingham
(d.15th May 1918)
Sadly I know very little about my brave Great Uncle, Albert Heard. We have one photo of Albert in civilian attire but nothing else.
Sgt. Douglas Arthur Hearder
South African Army
My grandfather Douglas Arthur Hearder vas a POW at Stalag 4B, POW Number: 224223.
Pte. Charles Albert Hearn
British Army 9th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:121 Oxford Road, Windsor, Berkshire
(d.16th Sept 1918)
Bertie Hearn was my wife's uncle on her mother's side, she was Bertie's sister, Rosa Jessie Hearn. I found him during research of the family tree.
On 23rd May 2015 my wife and I were taken to Sunken Road Cemetery at Boisleux-St.Marc. We believe that we are the first of the family to visit his grave. Our son Matthew had purchased a duplicate set of Bertie's medals to which he was entitled. We photographed his headstone with the medals and left two wooden crosses with personal messages from his niece Valerie Swinnerton and two great, great nephews.
Unfortunately we never knew about Bertie from the family, so we do not know of any existing photos of Bertie himself.
Pte. Frederick Joseph Hearn
British Army 15th Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Portsmouth
(d.5th Aug 1917)
Fred Hearn enlisted in December 1915, his battalion was a part of 41st Division 122 Brigade and took part in the Battle of Flers on the 15th of September 1916) as a part of the Somme Offensive that had commenced on 1st July 1916. The village was taken with the help of four tanks. The Battalion suffered nearly 300 casualties. The 15th Battalion were further engaged in the Somme area before being transferred to the Ypres sector on 20th October 1916.
Frederick Hearn was killed with the Battalion whilst engaged at the 3rd Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele, on 5th August 1917. The Battalion's objective was the village of Hollebeke, Fred would have 'gone over the top' at 3.50 am on the 31st of July 1918, advancing behind the artillery creeping barrage the objective was the village of Hollebeke. The village was taken; the battalion were able to occupy trenches in the immediate vicinity of the village. The Battalion War Diary gives an account of attempts by the Germans to re-take Hollebeke on 5th August under cover of a thick mist, successfully taking nearby Forret Farm.
A counter attack was put in by the 15th Hampshire and 12th East Surrey regiment, the counter attack was a success and some 17 prisoners taken. What is clear from the war diaries is how depleted the above Battalions were after 6 days of fighting.
Fred is commemorated on the Menin Gate, his body was never recovered. I was able to visit the Menin Gate in 2015 and pay my respects. Fred was 23 years old at the time of death. He was my great uncle on my mother's side.
Pte. John Hearn
British Army 16th Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:Bideford
(d.2nd Sept 1918)
John Hearn from Bideford was in the Devonshire Regiment in 1915 at Gallipoli in conflict against the Turks and also fighting against flies, disease and dysentery until Dec 1915. Then to Egypt just in time for 1916 New Year celebration and fighting the Turks again.
In January 1917, at Moascar, Egypt the two North Devon Regiments, The Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry and the Royal North Devon Hussars were amalgamated into one unit and renamed the 16th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. John and the 16th Devons were sent to the front at Gaza fighting against the Turks in the Invasion of Palestine, and the Second and Third Battles of Gaza, including the capture of Beersheba and the Sheria Position.
They left Egypt in April 1918 and arrived in France in May. By August 1918 John Hearn, in the 16th Devons was taking part in some of the Battles on the Somme, and from 21st August to 3rd September 1918 they were fighting at what becomes known as the Second Battle of Bapaume second phase of the battle of Amiens.
In the evening of 1st of September 1918 the 16th Devons, attached to 229th Brigade, 74th Division, took over trenches from the 58th Division east of Bouchavesnes. They had orders to attack the German lines at 5.30 the next morning. Next morning, 2nd September, at zero hour the West Somersets led the attack with the Fifes and Forfars in support. A and B Companies of the 16th Devons were to follow them up, and as they passed Moislains the Devons were to veer off to clear the village, believing that little opposition, if any, was there. But as they went forward the West Somersets and the Fifes and Forfars were enfiladed with gun-fire from trenches near the village and suffered terribly. As A and B Companies of the Devons went forward they ran into a hail of machine-gun fire, and they too suffered terribly and were stopped at the outskirts of Moislains.
This was the day that John Hearn was killed. He has no known grave but is Remembered with Honour at the Vis En-Artois Memorial in France. His widow Edith was left with their three young daughters. Edith remarried and had another four children, but soon after the birth of her youngest, both mother and baby died. They are buried together at East-the-Water, Bideford, North Devon.
Act Cpl Cecil Hearnden
Army Royal Fusliers
from:South London
My father served in WW1 having falsified his age to join up, he enlisted with the London Regiment and served with the Royal Fusilers and later the Army Service Corps. He was in the reserve at start of WW2 and went to France with the BEF, he was wounded and captured, ending up in Stalag XXB.
If anyone has any information on his service during the Great War I'd be very grateful.
Ab.Sea. Charles Wilson Hearne
Royal Navy H.M.S. "P.C.61"
from:Dover
(d.4th May 1919)
Able Seaman Charles Wilson Hearne was the son of George Hearne, of 159, Clarendon Place, Dover.
He was 29 when he died. He is buried in the north part of the Aughaval (Holy Trinity) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Able Sea. Charles Wilson Hearne
Royal Navy HMS PC61
from:Dover
(d.4th May 1919)
Able Seaman Hearne was the son of George Hearne of 159 Clarendon Place, Dover. He was 29 when he died and is buried in the north part of the Aughaval (Holy Trinity) Church of Ireland Churchyard in Aughaval, Co. Mayo, Ireland.
L/Cpl. James Hearne
British Army 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
from:16 Charlemont Villas, Ranelagh Rd., Dublin.
(d.19th Mar 1915)
Lance Corporal Hearne was the Husband of Mrs. A. Hearne, of 16, Charlemont Villas, Ranelagh Rd., Dublin. He is buried in the South east part of the Tallaght (St. Maelruan) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Tallaght, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
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