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Second Donagheady Presbyterian Church, Sandville, Donagheady Parish, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland: Unveiling of the War Memorial Tablet 1920

Extracted from the Londonderry Sentinel May 11, 1920
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

 

SECOND DONAGHEADY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

UNVEILING OF WAR MEMORIAL TABLET

On Sunday a special service was held in the above church. Rev. John Knowles, B.A., C.F., of Newtowncunningham [Co. Donegal], conducted the service and preached a most impressive and appropriate sermon, which was much appreciated by a large and attentive audience, in which were many members of the neighbouring church and visitors from a distance. In the presence of ex-soldiers and members of session and committee, Mr. Knowles unveiled the tablet which has been erected in the vestibule of the church. The tablet is of silveroid metal, mounted on black Kilkenny marble and has the following inscription

To the glory of God and in honoured memory of

SAMUEL MCCOURT, Mountcastle and THOMAS STEVENSON, Killyclooney

who gave their lives for their country in the great war. Also in grateful recognition of the services rendered in the war by the following members of this congregation:

Name Name
Robert ADAIR David BARR
William BOAK John BROWN
Thomas CARNWATH, D.S.O. George CURRIE
Ralph CURRIE John J. DAILEY
David FULTON Andrew LOVE
James LOVE Walter LOVE
Stephen LOWERY, D.C.M., M.M. William MCCAY
John MCGOWAN Thomas MCGOWAN
Robert PORTER William WOODS
Robert WOODS Samuel J. WRAY
Sarah MATHERS Annie PORTER
Mary A. STEVENSON Elizabeth STEVENSON, A.R.R.C.
Nellie STEVENSON R.R.C. Margaret STEVENSON

Rev. Gordon D. Erskine, B.A., B.D., led in prayer and after the singing of the hymn “O God our Help” Rev. James Connell, B.A., pronounced the Benediction and the service was concluded with the National Anthem. The choir, under the leadership of Mr. R. Boyd, and augmented by friends from Derry, led the praise service most acceptably.