Newry News and Irish Fun
Historical articles covering the last 60 years
We will shortly return to listing residents of Newry streets from ninety years ago so that some comparison is possible with these Army Lists. Also we strongly recommend our readership to consult the 1911 Census now on line courtesy of the National Archives. Please continue your comments on Threads.
Where was Patrick’s Place? It is notable from these lists how religious or ethnic background was irrelevant when it came to National Service. Note also father and son Tom Cahill from Hyde Market. If you have any comment, open up a new Thread, please.
I found it disturbing to learn that the document to follow – a list of all those Newry people who voluntarily enlisted in the British Army and Navy from the outbreak of war up to the end of April 1915 – was recovered from a rubbish skip where it had been idly set aside!
It is appropriate in November, the month of remembrance, that we print the photo below of Newry veterans of the War to end all Wars.
It was almost two weeks after the murder, before McGladdery, who was continually being followed, cracked and led the police inadvertently to the scene of the septic tank just a few hundred yards from his home where he had secreted the blood-stained missing clothes and other items from the murder scene.
The pathologist gave detailed evidence about the injuries inflicted on the young girl Pearl Gamble during life – the description of which we will curtail for the sake of propriety.
Detective Sergeant Robert Knox testified that on January 28th (only hours after the murder) at 9.45 am he went to Pearl Gamble’s home with Head Constable O’Hara and other police.
It was the single most dreadful moment in Mrs Gamble’s life.
Perhaps it’s just that I got into trouble, no matter what job or assignment I was given!
Some years later still I was interned along with my brothers Jack and Eugene (RIP).