Commissioners of Irish Lights Service personnel who served in the First World War, 1914-18
Commissioners
R.H. Scovell Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps
Office Staff
G.G. Duggan Captain, Royal Irish Fusiliers (died of wounds at
Dardanelles)
W.H. Sargaison Lieutenant, Connaught Rangers (killed in action
at Salonica).
A.J. England Lieutenant, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
J. Watson Trooper, XI Hussars (killed in action)
S.F. Hill Corporal, Royal Engineers' Motor Cyclists
Corps
G.S. Worthington Eyre Lieutenant, Royal Engineers
P. Murray Private, Royal Irish Rifles
A.E. Orpen Lieutenant, Army Service Corps
Steamers Staff
E. Argue Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
W. Fitzgerald AB, Royal Naval Reserve
L. Brady Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve
R.R. Patterson Engine Room Artificer, Royal Naval Reserve
(awarded DSM)
W.H. Davis Lieu. Commander, Royal Naval Reserve (Royal Naval
Reserve Officers' Decoration)
M. Sullivan AB, Royal Naval Reserve
J.J. Devine Assistant Engineer, Royal Naval Reserve
G. Williams Private, Royal Irish Lancers
W. Dunn AB, Royal Naval Reserve
Lighthouse Staff
E. Fortune Private, Irish Guards
J. O'Reilly Corporal, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
John Keane AB, Royal Fleet Reserve F.J. Corish Private, Royal
Dublin Fusiliers (mentioned in despatches)
Lightship Staff
E.F. Butler AB, Royal Naval Reserve
W.H. Longmore Stoker, Royal Naval Reserve
G. Connor AB, Royal Naval Reserve
L.J. O'Neill AB, Royal Naval Reserve
J. Forsyth AB, Royal Fleet Reserve
J J. Reilly Private, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
R. Harrington AB, Royal Naval Reserve
J. Reville AB, Royal Naval Reserve
P.J. Harrold AB, Royal Fleet Reserve
G. Roddy AB, Royal Naval Reserve
James Hawkins AB, Royal Naval Reserve
F.A.P. Hill AB, Royal Fleet Reserve
District Stores Staff
J. Bishop Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
W. Kendrick Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
J. Carey Royal Naval Reserve
A. Kearns Private, West Yorkshire Regiment
J. Duff Private, Royal Irish Fusiliers
J. Moran Private, Irish Guards
W.H. Daly Royal Naval Reserve
D.J. O'Sullivan Sapper, Royal Engineers
C. Frazer Private, Royal Field Artillery
J. Ryan Royal Field Artillery
J. Gallagher Sergeant, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
J. Seddon Sergeant, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
J. Gleeson Private, Royal Irish Fusiliers
P. Shaughnessy Stoker, Royal Naval Reserve
T. Hunt Private, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
L. Smailes Private, Leinster Regiment
R. Finlay Private, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Resident Engineer G. Carlyle Lieutenant, Royal Engineers
The Commissioners of Irish Lights had reluctantly to refuse many other applications from all branches of the Service for permission to volunteer for Active Service.
25 July 1916
Researched by Liam Dodd, Senior Storekeeper, Irish Lights Headquarters