CELBRIDGE ROLL OF HONOUR 1915

LEINSTER  LEADER 2  JANUARY  1915.

Celbridge Roll of Honour

Paragraphs  have  appeared  in  the  newspapers from time to time  showing how different districts have responded to the call for volunteers for the front, but we think in this connection Celbridge, having regard to the area  and population,  holds an unique  position,  according to particulars obtained locally some forty-four  have joined the  army from the district, and of these 25 have joined since the war broke out, while 27 of  them belonged [to] the National Volunteers.  The following list has been complied of those who have joined from the locality and speaks for  itself:- Archer, William, Union  Lane (wounded in action); Berns, Michael, Straleek; Berns,  Andrew,  do.;  Berns Frank,  do.;  Bolger,  James,  Kiladoon;  Bolger,  Christopher,  do.;  Buckley, Hugh,  Celbridge  (died of wounds,  R.I.P.);  Buckley,  Peter,  do.; Burgess, Patrick,  do.;  Burke,  Thomas, Lyons.;  Brien,  John,  Kilwogan.;  Brien,  John,  Castletown,  Brien, Thomas,  do.; Clarke,  Patrick,  Tea  Lane;   Clowney,  Timothy,  Killeenlea;  Clowney,  Daniel,  Celbridge; Colgan,  William, Celbridge  Abbey;  Connell,  Richard,  Union  Lane; Connell,   Thomas,  do.;  (wounded   in action);  Connell, Patrick, do.,  (wounded in action); Connell,  Christopher, do.;  Cousins, Andrew,  Hazelhatch  (returned from  Argentine  to enlist); Cummins,  Patrick,  Union  Lane;  Daly, Lawrence,  Killeenlea; Dempsey,  Edward, Union  Lane;  Delahunt, James,  Lyons;  Farrell,  James,  Tea  Lane;  Ferrar, John, Straffan; Graydon,  Charles,  Celbridge;  Hare,  Wm.  Straffan;   Harris, Wm.  do.; Kerwan,  John,  Castletown;  Kerson,  Donald,  Straffan;  Looney,  John,  Lyons;  Lucas,  Alfred, Straffan;  McGarr, William, Celbridge;  McGarr,  Frederick, do.;  Paisley,  Richard,  do.;  Rafferty,  Thomas,  Simmonstown;  Remmington, George,   do.;  Smith,  Christopher,  Celbridge  Abbey;  Smith,  Matthew,  do.;  Thompson,  James,  Kiladoon;  White,  James,  Union  Lane.