Menin Gate Memorial
Roll of Honour
Q - R
2640 Private
Clive William Quinn
34th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
9th June 1917, aged 21.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of William and Amy Asenath Quinn, of "Springfield," Parkville, New South Wales. Native of Seaham, New South Wales.
Photo courtesy of Louis Dodd and submitted by Harry Willey
Clive William Quinn
34th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
9th June 1917, aged 21.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of William and Amy Asenath Quinn, of "Springfield," Parkville, New South Wales. Native of Seaham, New South Wales.
Photo courtesy of Louis Dodd and submitted by Harry Willey
1729 Private
Claude Vivian Radford
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
10th June 1917, aged 26.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Hermon and Mary Jane Radford. Native of Angaston, South Australia.
Claude Vivian Radford
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
10th June 1917, aged 26.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Hermon and Mary Jane Radford. Native of Angaston, South Australia.
2295 Private
Harold Randall
47th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th June 1917, aged 19.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Walter and Mary Ann Randall, 46, Carter St., Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland.
Harold Randall
47th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th June 1917, aged 19.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Walter and Mary Ann Randall, 46, Carter St., Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland.
2712 Private
Edward Rawes
51st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
26th September 1917.
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Edward Rawes
51st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
26th September 1917.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
6801 Lance Corporal
Edward Marius Thomas Reboul
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
6th October 1917, aged 21.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Marius Alphonse and Norah Reboul, of "Bruree," Leicester Avenue, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales.
Edward Marius Thomas Reboul
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
6th October 1917, aged 21.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Marius Alphonse and Norah Reboul, of "Bruree," Leicester Avenue, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales.
4301 Private
Ernest Gilmour Reeves
6th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
4th October 1917, aged 29.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Arthur Thomas and Ada Elizabeth Reeves, of Station St., Korumburra, Victoria. Native of Orbost, Victoria.
Ernest Gilmour Reeves
6th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
4th October 1917, aged 29.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Arthur Thomas and Ada Elizabeth Reeves, of Station St., Korumburra, Victoria. Native of Orbost, Victoria.
572 Warrant Officer Class 1
James Thomas Richards
39th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th June 1917, aged 20.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of James and Margaret Elizabeth Jane Richards, of Warrenheip, Victoria. Native of Ballarat.
James Thomas Richards
39th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
8th June 1917, aged 20.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of James and Margaret Elizabeth Jane Richards, of Warrenheip, Victoria. Native of Ballarat.
Lieutenant
John Sameul Thompson Rigby M. M.
21st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
4th October 1917, aged 29.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Thomas and Martha Rigby, of "Hybla," Pallamallawa, New South Wales. Native of Coleraine, Victoria.
John Sameul Thompson Rigby M. M.
21st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
4th October 1917, aged 29.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Thomas and Martha Rigby, of "Hybla," Pallamallawa, New South Wales. Native of Coleraine, Victoria.
846476 Gunner
James Riley
"A" Bty. 315th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
3rd June 1917.
Panel 5 and 9.
Lived at 3 Clay Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
James Riley
"A" Bty. 315th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
3rd June 1917.
Panel 5 and 9.
Lived at 3 Clay Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
Lieutenant
James Roadknight
37th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
12th October 1917, aged 25.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of James and Annie M. Roadknight, of Bairnsdale East, Victoria. Native of Johnsonville, Victoria. His brother Walter Roadknight also fell and is buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension
James Roadknight
37th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
12th October 1917, aged 25.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of James and Annie M. Roadknight, of Bairnsdale East, Victoria. Native of Johnsonville, Victoria. His brother Walter Roadknight also fell and is buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension
1973 Corporal
Leslie Henry Robinson
54th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
26th September 1917.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Leslie Henry Robinson
54th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
26th September 1917.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
7972 Sergeant
Wilfred Gower Robinson
3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
25th April 1915.
Panel 8.
Son of William George and Clara Mary Ann (Nee Shave) Robinson from Chelmsford, Essex, England. Brother to Agnes, John, 2nd Lt. Alfred Elliott (Royal Scottish Fusiliers - died Jun 16, 1915, Pas de Calais, France) and Harriet. Long time friend of Dorothy Winifred Gowers.
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Image courtesy of Craig Nichols (Family Member)
Wilfred Gower Robinson
3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
25th April 1915.
Panel 8.
Son of William George and Clara Mary Ann (Nee Shave) Robinson from Chelmsford, Essex, England. Brother to Agnes, John, 2nd Lt. Alfred Elliott (Royal Scottish Fusiliers - died Jun 16, 1915, Pas de Calais, France) and Harriet. Long time friend of Dorothy Winifred Gowers.
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Image courtesy of Craig Nichols (Family Member)
15880 Rifleman
James Edward Kelly Ross (known as Edward)
10th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
DOB: 12th June 1896, Portrush, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 7th June 1917 at the Battle of Messines, killed in action but body never found
Edward was the son of Hugh and Annie Ross and my grandfather’s brother. He was unmarried and died just 5 days before his 21st birthday. He lived at home with his parents in Belfast at 364 Donegall Road and later at 46 Lecale Street off the Donegall Road in Belfast. The 1911 Census has Edward working as an ‘Office Boy’.
Records show that a year after his suspected death, his mother Annie was awarded his pension of 6 shillings a week. Not much for a soldier who sacrificed his life for his country and for others.
His cousin Samuel ROSS also served with the Royal Irish Rifles in the 1st Battalion. Samuel died on the 31stJuly 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Yprés), probably at the Battle of Pilckem Ridge.
Both Samuel and Edward are commemorated together on Panel 40 of the Menin Gate Memorial.
Thank you for your service, Edward. You are not forgotten.
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We shall remember them.”
Lynn Coles neé Ross (grandniece)
James Edward Kelly Ross (known as Edward)
10th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
DOB: 12th June 1896, Portrush, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 7th June 1917 at the Battle of Messines, killed in action but body never found
Edward was the son of Hugh and Annie Ross and my grandfather’s brother. He was unmarried and died just 5 days before his 21st birthday. He lived at home with his parents in Belfast at 364 Donegall Road and later at 46 Lecale Street off the Donegall Road in Belfast. The 1911 Census has Edward working as an ‘Office Boy’.
Records show that a year after his suspected death, his mother Annie was awarded his pension of 6 shillings a week. Not much for a soldier who sacrificed his life for his country and for others.
His cousin Samuel ROSS also served with the Royal Irish Rifles in the 1st Battalion. Samuel died on the 31stJuly 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Yprés), probably at the Battle of Pilckem Ridge.
Both Samuel and Edward are commemorated together on Panel 40 of the Menin Gate Memorial.
Thank you for your service, Edward. You are not forgotten.
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We shall remember them.”
Lynn Coles neé Ross (grandniece)
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10418 Lance Corporal
Samuel Ross
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
DOB: 28th January 1891, Portrush, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 31st July 1917 at the Battle of Pilckem Ridge on the first day of the 3rd Battle of Yprés (Passchendaele) He was 26 years old.
Samuel enlisted in Coleraine in September 1914. He first served with the 16th Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (Service number C/92) and appears to have enlisted with pals from the same streets in Portrush. He was one of thirteen men to join from the ‘Lad’s Brigade’ at their parish Church, Holy Trinity in Main Street, Portrush. He is wearing the KRRC cap badge in some photos.
It is unclear when or why he transferred to the Royal Irish Rifles but assumed he may have been injured and on return to fitness, he joined the RIR. He served in France with the KRRC but did not receive the 14-15 Star medal which has a cut off date of December 1915.
A local newspaper cutting in 1916 states ‘The first of the boys serving with the King’s Royal Rifles in France, to arrive home on short furlough. Rifleman Ross, who is a son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Ross, Bazaar Street, reached Portrush on Saturday evening last, his clothes and boots showing traces of French mud, as he had come direct from the trenches, he has had over three months experience. Before the war, he was well known in football circles frequently sporting the Bushmills and Portrush colours.’
He died on the 31st July 1917, possibly at the Battle of Pilckem Ridge, on the first day of the 3rd Battle of Yprés (Passchendaele). His body was missing. It had rained heavily that day and the battlefield was a quagmire of mud. Many soldiers’ bodies were never recovered.
Samuel was a son of Samuel and Mary Ann Margaret Ross, Bazaar Street, Portrush. He was one of 13 children of whom only 5 survived in to teenage years. Samuel was a twin to his sister Annie. His father Samuel was a well known fisherman from the town and he was involved in setting up and crewing the Portrush Life Boat along with another brother of Samuel, Hugh.
His cousin, Edward ROSS, served with the 10th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles and died on the 7th June 1917 at the Battle of Messines.
Both are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial on Panel 40. Samuel is also listed on the Portrush War Memorial in the town centre.
Thank you for your service Samuel. You are not forgotten.
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We shall remember them.”
Lynn Coles neé Ross (1st cousin, twice removed)
Samuel Ross
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
DOB: 28th January 1891, Portrush, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 31st July 1917 at the Battle of Pilckem Ridge on the first day of the 3rd Battle of Yprés (Passchendaele) He was 26 years old.
Samuel enlisted in Coleraine in September 1914. He first served with the 16th Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (Service number C/92) and appears to have enlisted with pals from the same streets in Portrush. He was one of thirteen men to join from the ‘Lad’s Brigade’ at their parish Church, Holy Trinity in Main Street, Portrush. He is wearing the KRRC cap badge in some photos.
It is unclear when or why he transferred to the Royal Irish Rifles but assumed he may have been injured and on return to fitness, he joined the RIR. He served in France with the KRRC but did not receive the 14-15 Star medal which has a cut off date of December 1915.
A local newspaper cutting in 1916 states ‘The first of the boys serving with the King’s Royal Rifles in France, to arrive home on short furlough. Rifleman Ross, who is a son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Ross, Bazaar Street, reached Portrush on Saturday evening last, his clothes and boots showing traces of French mud, as he had come direct from the trenches, he has had over three months experience. Before the war, he was well known in football circles frequently sporting the Bushmills and Portrush colours.’
He died on the 31st July 1917, possibly at the Battle of Pilckem Ridge, on the first day of the 3rd Battle of Yprés (Passchendaele). His body was missing. It had rained heavily that day and the battlefield was a quagmire of mud. Many soldiers’ bodies were never recovered.
Samuel was a son of Samuel and Mary Ann Margaret Ross, Bazaar Street, Portrush. He was one of 13 children of whom only 5 survived in to teenage years. Samuel was a twin to his sister Annie. His father Samuel was a well known fisherman from the town and he was involved in setting up and crewing the Portrush Life Boat along with another brother of Samuel, Hugh.
His cousin, Edward ROSS, served with the 10th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles and died on the 7th June 1917 at the Battle of Messines.
Both are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial on Panel 40. Samuel is also listed on the Portrush War Memorial in the town centre.
Thank you for your service Samuel. You are not forgotten.
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We shall remember them.”
Lynn Coles neé Ross (1st cousin, twice removed)
3624 Corporal
Reginald Rowland
31st Bn . Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
26th September 1917, aged 25.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Harold and Sarah Ann Rowland; husband of Eileen G. Rowland. Native of Bundaberg, Queensland.
Picture courtesy of Jim Donald
Reginald Rowland
31st Bn . Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
26th September 1917, aged 25.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Son of Harold and Sarah Ann Rowland; husband of Eileen G. Rowland. Native of Bundaberg, Queensland.
Picture courtesy of Jim Donald
2412 Sergeant
John Patrick Ryan
31st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
10th October 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
John Patrick Ryan
31st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
10th October 1917, aged 23.
Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
