Waterford

Eire

The First World War Memorial for Waterford, Eire, was unveiled on Sunday 6 October 2013.
The memorial is located on a site beside King John's Castle, and is a polished granite wall with the names of 1,100 men and women of Waterford carved into it. The names are divided up into the Counties of Waterford and the City of Waterford. For a full transcription of all the names, select the link below.

Waterford Memorial Names, - Waterford County and Waterford City ("A" - "Bu")
Waterford Memorial Names, - Waterford City ("Bu" - "W")

Major Roddy Bailey, an ex-serving Officer of the Green Howards, wrote about the memorial and the Yorkshire soldiers who are named on it (2 from Yorkshire Regiment and 1 from the York and Lancaster Regiment) in Issue 16, April 2014, of "The Green Howard".
Details of the 2 men shown on the memorial are as below.

CQMS Edward Hasker

3677. 11th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Margaret Taylor (formerly Hasker), of Ballymacan, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. Died at home 16 October 1915. Aged 48. Born Sunderland, Enlisted Richmond, Resided Newcastle on Tyne. Buried NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (ST. ANDREW'S AND JESMOND) CEMETERY. (According to Hartlepool Roll of Honour was a resident of West Hartlepool) (Shown under "Waterford County, Killea/Crooke/Faithlegge" on the memorial).

Serjeant William Lemmon

9350. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Mary Lemmon. of 105, Grange Rd. East. Middlesbrough. Died 21 August 1915. Aged 22.
Born Waterford, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(Shown under "Waterford City" on the memorial)

Photograph

The First World War Memorial for Waterford (with Eugene Power, left) and Brian Kenny)
< (Photo : IBrian Kenny.)

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