Ballywalter Presbyterian Church
Following a split in the congregation in the 18th Century there were two Presbyterian churches in Ballywalter:
First Ballywalter Presbyterian Church
Second Ballywalter Presbyterian Church
The two churches reunited in 1925 and the disused church (located on the Greyabbey Road) is now used as a store.
FIRST WORLD WAR
Presbyterian Church in Ireland Roll of Honour
First Ballywalter
McCormick | William | Springvale | Private | 2nd Hants. | |
McCullough | Wallace | Ballywalter | Private | 7th Tank Batt. | Wounded |
Murland | Geo. | Ballywalter | Sapper | R.E. | |
Scott | Chas. B. | Ballyobrian | Private | Can. F.A. |
Second Ballywalter
Cromie | Alex. | Whitechurch | Private | 8/9 R.I.R. | |
Cromie | David | Ballywalter | Private | 13th R.I.R. | Killed in Action |
Cromie | Robt. Jas. | Ballywalter | Private | E. Yorkshire Regt. | |
Cromie | Thos. | Ballywalter | Private | 11/13 R.I.R. | Wounded |
Dickson | Wm. Henry | Ganaway | Private | H.Q. 37th Div. | |
Gunning | James | Ballywalter | Private | 11th R.I.R. | |
Gunning | Walter | Ballywalter | Lance-Corporal | 13th R.I.R. | Killed in Action |
Hamilton | Saml. | Ballywalter | Private | R.I.R. | Wounded |
Harper | Hugh | Ballywalter | Seaman | R.N. | |
Hunter | Wm. | Carrowdore | Private | 11/13 R.I.R. | |
Johnston | David | Dunover | Private | R.I.R. | |
Lemon | Hugh | Ballywalter | Private | 16th R.I.R. | |
Lemon | Wm. | Ballywalter | Private | R.I. Fus. | |
McCappin | Thos | Ballywalter | C.P.O. | R.N. | |
McDowell | Wm. | Ballywalter | Private | 11th R.I.R. | Wounded |
O’Neill | John | Ballywalter | Private | 13th R.I.R. | Killed in Action |
O’Neill | Samuel | Ballywalter | Private | H.Q. R.I.R. | |
O’Neill | Wm. | Ballywalter | Private | 20th R.I.R. | |
Orr | Frank | Ballyhaskin | Private | 3rd R.I.R. | |
Orr | Hugh | Ballyhaskin | A.B. | R.N. | |
Orr | John | Ballyhaskin | Private | 12th R.I.R. | Killed in Action |
Reid | Wm. | Springvale | Private | A.S.C. | |
Thompson | Robt. | Ballyferris | C.M.S. | K’s.O.R. Lancasters | Killed in Action |
Thompson | R. J. | Ballywalter | Seaman | R.N. | |
White | Gordon | Ballywalter | Lance-Corporal | 8/9 R.I.R. | Killed in Action |
Young | Andrew | Dunover | Ship’s Corporal | R.N. | |
COLONIAL FORCES | |||||
Boyle | Alexander | Kilbright | Private | Australians | |
Dorrian | James | Ballywalter | Private | Canadians | Killed in Action |
Dorrian | John | Ballywalter | Private | Canadians | |
Harper | John | Ballywalter | Private | Canadians | Twice Wounded |
Orr | Andrew | Ballyhaskin | Private | Canadians | Killed in Action |
Orr | Nicholas | Ballyhaskin | Private | Canadians |
THIS ORGAN WAS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD
ON THE 27TH JULY 1975
THE ORIGINAL ORGAN ERECTED AS SHOWN BELOW
IS INCORPORATED IN THIS ENLARGED PIPE ORGAN
THE GENEROUS GIFT OF
WALTER FRANCIS & ROBERT HUGH RALSTON OF GANAWAY
THIS ORGAN IS ERECTED
TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF THE FOLLOWING
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919
Alexander Boyle
David Cromie
James Dorrian
Walter Gunning
John O’Neill
Andrew Orr
John Orr
Robert Thompson
Gordon Whyte
ROLL OF HONOUR
OF THE SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BALLYWALTER
TO PERPETUATE THE NAMES OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
WHO FREELY SERVED IN HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES
DURING THE LATE WAR 1914 – 1919
ARMY | ||
Daniel Birch | Hugh Hamilton | John McCready |
Alexander Cromie | John Harper | Hugh McCready |
Thomas Cromie | William Hunter | Robert McCready |
Robert J Cromie | David Johnston | William McDowell |
William H Dickson | Robert Johnston | R A Morrison |
John Dorrian | Robert B Johnston | Frank Orr |
Bertie Filson | Hugh Lemon | Sandy Orr |
James Gunning | William Lemon | Nicholas Orr |
Samuel Hamilton | James Lyons | Samuel O’Neill |
William O’Neill | ||
William Reid | ||
NAVY | ||
Thomas McCappin | James Orr | Hugh Orr |
Andrew Young | Hugh Harper | Alexander McDermott |
George Johnston | ||
MERCHANT SERVICE | ||
John McAlpine | Andrew Fergie | James Lemon |
FIRE SERVICE | ||
Frank Thompson |
SECOND WORLD WAR
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE
FOLLOWING WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II
James McNeilly Belshaw
Harry Cromie
Robert Cromie
David Cromie
ROLL OF HONOUR
OF BALLYWALTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
TO PERPETUATE THE NAMES OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
WHO FREELY SERVED IN HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES
DURING WORLD WAR II 1939 – 1945
ARMY | |
James Reid | Laveen Davidson (ATS) |
ROYAL NAVY | |
William Beattie | Hubert Lemon |
John Monan | James Monan |
Neil Monan | David J Cromie |
Alex McCracken | Jim Curry |
Gordon Whyte | |
Mary M Boyle (WRENS) | Betty Blair (WRENS) |
MERCHANT NAVY | |
John Bell | John McD Lemon |
Samuel J Drysdale | George Orr |
ROYAL AIR FORCE | |
Robert J Lindsay | James L Morrison |
David Reid | David McKee |
Harry Davidson | Robert Lemon |
John Lemon | |
Norah Blair (WAAF) | Keta Cromie (WAAF) |