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McQuiston and The Second World War
On Sunday 8th November 2020 the congregation marked the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of The Second World War with a special Remembrance Service.

The Order of Service from the special Remembrance Sunday service is included below alongside a video of the service itself.  The service also includes a video detailing the names of men and women from the congregation who served in the war.

McQuiston and The Great War

With the centenary of the Armistice of the First World War on 11 November 2018 the congregation wanted to mark that occasion in a very special way.  We also uncovered the Order of Service for the unveiling of the War Memorial Tablet and Roll of Honour on 30 January 1921.  It is recorded that 358 men enrolled for King and Country and sadly 69 of them were either killed in action or died on active service during the Great War.
 
Whilst the names of the men who died were read at the service in 1921 they have never been read in church since.  This changed in 2018 as their name, rank and regiment were read by members of the congregation. 
 
We wanted to discover some further details of those men and that can be access below.  For specific information please click on the photograph of each soldier/sailor,  You will note that some of the details may be limited and if you can provide further information on any of those men please contact the church website.
 
We also recognise those men who were specifically decorated during the war. (See Medal Roll of Honour below)
 
In collating this information thanks are extended to Bobby Cosgrove, David Goble, Nigel Henderson, John Shivers and Craig Wootton.  We also acknowledge records gleaned from the 1901 and 1911 census, British Army WW1 Medal Roll Index Cards, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Find a grave, Find my past, the Presbyterian Historical Society and the War Museum, Belfast.
 
Below is a copy of the Order of Service from 11 November 2018  and a Visual Record of the 358 men who served.
 
Please take a few moments to review these details.  We trust you will find this informative.
 
Should you have any additional information on these men please contact the church website.

Sunday, 11th November 2018
Order of Service

Names of the 358 men from the congregation who served 

Medal Roll of Honour WWI

​D Anderson                Sergeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers                                      36th Divisional Certificate
C Coulter                    Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 13th Battalion                 Military Cross
James Davison          Sergeant Royal Field Artillery                                                 Military Medal
James Dewar             Sergeant Major                                                                          Military Medal
A G Ervine                   Q M Sergeant Royal Irish Rifles 14th Battalion                     Military Medal and Meritorious Service Medal
John Gowdy                Sergeant Infantry Brigade 109th Battalion                           Military Medal
Joseph Gowdy            QMS Infantry Brigade 109th Battalion                                   Military Medal and Meritorious Service Medal
R J Gray                        Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 10th Battalion                 Military Medal
Gordon Mitchell          Sergeant Royal Irish Rifles 14th Battalion                             Military Medal
Robert McDowell       Captain North Staffordshire                                                     Military Cross
D McMullan                 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion                   Military Medal
B McQuoid                   2nd Lieutenant                                                                          Croix De Guerre with Silver Star
A T Richmond             Captain Royal Navy                                                                  Distinguished Service Order
Robert Rea Waid        Lance Corporal Canadian Signallers                                     Military Medal with Bar

McQuiston Memorial Roll of Honour, The Great War 1914 - 1918

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William John Beggs
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John Joseph Benson
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Arthur E. Birch
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​William Colman Black 
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Arthur William Bothwell
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James Boyd
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Dawson James Clarke
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William George Clifford
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James Close
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Samuel Thomas Clydesdale
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Samuel Crothers
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James Herbert Cull
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Samuel Cull
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James Currie
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Charles James Ervine
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Thomas Ferguson
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Samuel Fulton
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William "Galy" Galbraith
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Aaron Watson Gardner
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Joseph Gardner
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William Gardner
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Fred Campbell Grant
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Alfred William Ground
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John Ground
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Stephen Halliday
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Charles Andrew Hamilton
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Edward Hamilton
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Francis Hanna
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William Harper
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James Hodgen
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Walter Gordon Hogg
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James Hughes
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Samuel James Ireland
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Lester Jackson
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James Johnston
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William James Keith
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John F. Kerr
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Samuel Currie Kerr
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Daniel Laverty
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William Aiken Laverty
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Gordon William Lockhart
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William Matier
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Joseph Smyth Mayberry
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David Mills
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John Mills
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Samuel Miskelly
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James Moore
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Samuel McBride
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Hugh McConnell
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William Beattie McDonald
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Robert McDowell MC
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George McKinney
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James Nickell
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David Edward Orr
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Henry Pascoe
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Robert Patterson
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James Kay Pirret
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Edward Pollen
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Archibald Rowan
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James Scott
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John Scott
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J A Scott
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John Snowden
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William Henry Taylor
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George Wauchope
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Jack Welch
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William George Whitley
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William Bell Wilson
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Wallace McMullan Woodside

Presbyterian Roll Of Honour

The Roll of Honour is a hard bound book stored in Church House, Belfast and contains over 24,000 names of the men and women from a Presbyterian background who served during the Great War. 

For various reasons it is far from complete as many congregations made no returns whilst others were late in recording details of congregational members who served. 

Here are the pages relating to McQuiston Memorial.
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