FIRST WORLD WAR
THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED
AND DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE UNDERNOTED GALLANT OFFICERS
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN
BELONGING TO COMBER AND DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING
AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1918
Lieut Col Lawrence Arthur Hind MC
Capt George James Bruce DSO MC Bar
Capt Alfred Squire Taylor
Lieut Samuel McKee Geddis
Sec Lieut Edmund De Wind VC
Sec Lieut James Wilson McBurney
Sec Lieut Thomas McRoberts
Sgt William J Brown
Sgt Henry Burgess
Sgt James Proctor
Sgt John Quinn
Sgt Albert E Young
Cpl James M Dugan
Cpl Frank Geddis
Cpl Robert H Marshall
Cpl James Patterson
L/Cpl George T Boyd
L/Cpl Thomas Coey
L/Cpl Harry Earney
L/Cpl John A Hare
L/Cpl William J Quail
L/Cpl Jack M Spence
Stkr Hector Hiles
Gnr Thomas Simpson
Sap Nathaniel Ferguson
Rfl John Allen
Rfl James Auld
Rfl William Beers
Rfl Robert J Black
Pte Edward Campbell
Rfl James Casey
Rfl John Cathcart
Rfl David Coey
Rfl William Coleman
Rfl Robert J Dempster
Rfl Andrew J Dempster
Rfl Alexander Dines
Rfl John Donaldson
Rfl James Donaldson
Rfl Samuel Donaldson
Pte James E Drake
Rfl Thomas J Fisher
Rfl James Fisher
Pte James Gabbey
Rfl David J Gamble
Rfl Alexander Glover
Rfl James Harris
Pte Robert J Ireland
Rfl Hugh Kelly
Pte Andrew Lowry
Rfl John Magill
Pte Robert Marshall
Rfl James Morrison
Rfl Alexander Mullan
Rfl John H McBratney
Rfl John McCulloch
Rfl John McCutcheon
Rfl John McIlveen
Rfl William H McIlveen
Rfl Alexander McIlwrath
Rfl Albert E Nelson
Pte Robert D Niblock
Pte Ellis Oliver
Rfl Robert J Orr
Rfl James Patton
Rfl John Price
Pte Henry D Ritchie
Rfl George Sloan
Rfl David Smyth
Rfl John Smyth
Rfl David J Smyth
Rfl Thomas Strickland
Rfl John Swindle
Pte William Tompsett
Rfl William J Thompson
Pte John Walker
Rfl James Walsh
Dvr George Casey
Rfl Alexander Skillen
Also listed on three plaques:
THE UNDERNOTED ALSO VOLUNTEERED
AND SERVED WITH HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES
DURING THE WAR
Comber and District War Memorial
was unveiled and dedicated on 14 April 1923
and, in the lists below, information from the booklet
has been added to information on the plaques
| Adair W C | Adams Henry | Adams William |
| Allen Thomas | Allen James G | Allen George W G |
| Allen J J C | Alexander James | Anderson John |
| Anderson George | Anderson Robert | Andrews William |
| Andrews Harold James | Bailie William J | Bassett James |
| Bassett Charles | Barry Alex | Bates F N |
| Baxter William J | Baxter Robert | Beers Robert |
| Bennett Hugh | Bennett William | Bennett Andrew |
| Bennett John | Bishop Hamilton | Blackstock James |
| Boal Norman | Bowman Henry | Bowman William |
| Boyd James | Boyd James Jr | Boyd Andrew |
| Bradley W J | Brown Joseph | Brown David |
| Brown Samuel | Burgess Samuel R | Burgess Alex |
| Burgess Robert | Byers D | Cairns Samuel |
| Cairns Charles | Caldwell Victor | Campbell John |
| Campbell R | Campbell F | Campbell G |
| Campbell H | Cannavan William | Carson James |
| Carroll R H | Casey Thomas | Casey William |
| Cathcart John | Crighton John | Cinnamond H P |
| Cinnamond L P | Clarke R | Clarke John |
| Coates John | Connelly Samuel | Cooke William |
| Coulter W C | Coulter John | Coulter Richard |
| Craig Alex | Craigen Robert | Cranston G |
| Crawford R | Crilly David | Crilly John |
| Culverwell G H | Culverwell J S | Culverwell O G |
| Culverwell E R | Culverwell F M | Dempster Robert |
| Dempster Thomas | Dempster James | Dickson John |
| Dickson William | Dickson James | Dines Thomas |
| Dodds Thomas | Donaldson W J | Donnam William |
| Drain Henry | Drake S D | Duff William |
| Dugan H | Dugan William | Dumican D S |
| Dunbar John | Dunbar James | Dunseath Hugh |
| Edgar John | Finlay James | Fisher Robert |
| Fisher George | Fisher John W | Fisher William J |
| Fitzpatrick J | Frame James | Gabbey Hugh |
| Gabbey William | Gabbey James | Galway William |
| Galway Samuel | Gamble John | Gibson G |
| Glover William J | Glover John | Glover Joseph |
| Gordon William | Graham John | Graham Archibald |
| Graham Louis | Graham Donald | Graham Norman |
| Graham William | Grainger Thomas | Griffiths Thomas |
| Guiney Robert | Gunning James | Halliday James |
| Hamilton Robert | Hamilton James | Hanna D |
| Harris Robert | Harris William | Hedley Matthew |
| Hedley James | Hedley William | Herron Albert |
| Herron Samuel | Herron William | Hiles Robert G |
| Hiles T R | Hood W J | Hood J |
| Hood A | Horner Jacob | Houston C B |
| Humphreys William | Ireland William | Irwin John |
| Irwin C | Jamison Robert | Johnston James |
| Johnston Samuel | Kielty John | Kelly James |
| Kelly H M | Kennedy Robert | Kennedy John |
| Kerr R F | Kirk James | Kirk D G |
| Lamont Robert | Lamont John | Lemon John |
| Lieberman C | Lightbody J | Loughran James |
| Lowry Samuel | Lowry William | Maguire James |
| Maitland Samuel | Manning C C | Marshall Adam |
| Marshall W | Marshall John | Martin John |
| Mason David | Mawhinney Robert | Maxwell William |
| Maxwell Thomas | Megraw Andrew | Miller John |
| Milligan Sam | Milligan Robert | Milligan Martin |
| Mills William | Minnis George | Minnis Thomas |
| Miskimmon S | Mitchell D | Mohan James |
| Montgomery Sam | Montgomery D | Montgomery J H |
| Montgomery W J | Moore Thomas | Morgan Robert |
| Morrow T H | Mullan Charles | Mullan George |
| Munn D | Murdoch R | Murphy Joseph |
| Murphy James | Murphy Andrew | Murray D J |
| Murray G L | Murray D | McAllister Samuel |
| McAllister John | McAllister Robert | McBratney Samuel |
| McBratney John | McBride James | McBride L |
| McBurney Edward | McCann Albert | McCann Robert |
| McCarthy J | McCartney J | McLean James |
| McClelland Robert | McClelland R J | McClements Thomas |
| McClure R H | McClure Samuel | McClurg Robert |
| McConnell William | McConnell H | McCormick H |
| McCutcheon James | McDowell Thomas |
| McDowell James | McGrath Hugh | McGreeghan Andrew |
| McGreeghan Hugh | McIlveen A | McIlwrath James C |
| McKeag J | McKnight H | McKnight A |
| McMillan William | McMorran James | McMorran James Jun |
| McMullan William | McMurray R | McNeill Thomas |
| McQuade Thomas | McQuade William | McQuade Thomas Jun |
| McQuoid W J | McWatters Thomas | Niblock Stewart |
| Niblock Frank | Nolan W | Oliver Thomas |
| Oliver John | O’Prey John | O’Prey William |
| Patton David | Patton Joseph | Parker William |
| Petts John | Petts Alfred | Porter William |
| Press John | Proctor Hugh | Proctor John |
| Purdy William | Pyper Thomas | Quinn John |
| Quinn W J | Redpath James | Ritchie J A |
| Roberts William | Roddy George | Rodney Robert |
| Russell David H | Sailes H | Sailes W J |
| Savage J | Scott W | Scott Albert |
| Semple William | Shanks D J | Shannon W |
| Shaw Alex | Simpson F J | Simpson J M |
| Simpson Joseph | Simpson John | Skillen David |
| Skillen M | Sloane J M | Smiley J |
| Smyth Robert | Smyth Hugh | Smyth Samuel |
| Smyth David | Smyth G | Smyth Thomas |
| Smyth Alex | Smythe B | Speers James |
| Speers Samuel | Speers William | Spence William |
| Stafford J K | Stevenson Alex | Stewart Albert |
| Strange R G | Strange George | Stratton Albert |
| Strickland H | Taylor D R | Thompson Alex |
| Thompson George | Thompson Gordon | Thompson Hans |
| Thompson James | Thompson Robert | Todd Hugh |
| Todd John | Todd Joseph | Turner S |
| Vogan Samuel | Wallace John | Wallace James |
| Walsh James | Walsh Samuel | Warner Fred |
| Warner W | Watt Hamilton | Watt Robert |
| Watt James | Wells Samuel | Wherry Alex |
| Wherry David | Wilson Henry | Wilson F R |
| Wilson Matthew | Wilson Thomas | Withers S H |
| Withers William G | Woods F J | Wright John |
| Wright John Jun | Young David | Young James |
SECOND WORLD WAR
THIS GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY
OF THE UNDERNOTED MEN
BELONGINGING TO COMBER AND
DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
ABS Hans Calvert
AB/ST Jordan Cooke
Sgt/Obs Tom McCloud
LAC Ritson Petts
Sgt James Shields
Gnr John Sturgeon
LAC Irwin Taylor
Cpl Matthew Wilson
ABS Thomas Wilson
AND TO THE FOLLOWING MEN
AND WOMEN WHO ALSO SERVED
| Adair J | Bennett J | Carse H |
| Adamson R | Bennett N | Carson J |
| Adamson W | Bennett S | Caughey J |
| Allen K | Bennett W | Caughey W |
| Allen S | Bennett W J | Clarke R |
| Anderson W J | Black F | Coey J |
| Andrews E D M | Blackstock I | Coey R |
| Andrews H F | Blemmings H | Cooke T |
| Andrews T G | Boyce J | Coulter M |
| Andrews W | Bradshaw W H A | Craig H |
| Annett H | Brown T | Crockard J |
| Annett T W | Burgess A | Davies G |
| Baillie F | Burgess H | Davies I D |
| Ballentine A | Cairns W | Dempster C |
| Barry A | Calvert A | Dempster R |
| Bassett K | Campbell J | Dempster W T |
| Baxter M | Cannavan J | Dickson D |
| baxter W | Cannavan R | Dickson H |
| Beers G | Cannavan W | Dickson N |
| Beers R | Carroll D | Donaghy J |
| Bennett A | Carroll M | Donaldson S |
| Bennett H S | Carroll R | Dougan J |
| Drain H | Kirk H G | Oliver J |
| Drain H | Lowry E | Patton A |
| Draper H | McAllister J | Pollock R |
| Dugan R | McBurney M | Pollock W |
| Duggan A | McCann R | Porter J McK |
| Dunseath S | McClure J | Porter T H |
| Dunwoody J | McDowell R | Quinn F |
| Edgar A | McGreeghan J | Quinn J |
| Edgar J | McGreeghan R J | Quinn R |
| Edwards C H | McIlveen J | Ramsden A |
| Evans R | McKernon N | Robinson J McK |
| Evans W | McKeag G | Robinson R |
| Ferguson R | McKeag T R | Robinson W |
| Fisher K | McKnight A | Roddy R |
| Fisher N | McKnight H | Rodgers R |
| Gabbey J | McMillan D | Rowan W |
| Galway I | McMorran D | Scott V |
| Galway R | McMurray J | Seales W J |
| Gillespie O | McMurray W | Shields A |
| Glover F | McQuaid W | Smith F G |
| Glover W J | McWatters B | Smyth F M |
| Gordon S | McWatters M | Spence D |
| Gordon W | McWatters R | Steenson J |
| Halliday W H | McWatters S | Stewart G |
| Hanna C | McWatters T | Strickland H |
| Hanna J | McWilliams J | Sturgeon J |
| Heaney R | McWilliams T J | Sturgeon S |
| Henry J | Macdonald J | Sturgeon W |
| Herron B | Macdonald N | Thompson D |
| Herron M | Magimpsey W | Thompson G |
| Hill W J | Magowan M | Thompson J |
| Hogg W | Magowan V | Thompson R |
| Hollran W | Marshall J | Todd M |
| Holmes J | Marshall N | Watson R |
| Holmes W | Mason D | Watson R |
| Hood W J | Meharg J | Watson T |
| Houston A | Meharg W | Watt W |
| Humphreys H | Milling F | Watterson M |
| Humphreys J | Mills J | Watterson R |
| Hunter E | Minnis N | Watterson W |
| Hunter L | Montgomery J | Wilson J |
| Ireland J | Montgomery J | Wilson S A |
| Jamieson G | Moore A | Wilson T |
| Johnston P | Moore J K B | Wright L |
| Kelly H | Morgan H | Young J |
| King J O | Munn D | Young W |
| Kirk E | Murdoch T McK | |
| Lappin W J | ||
| Lappin M |