From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 6th March 1915:
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At the meeting of Holdfast L.O.L. No 1620 on Monday evening, 1st March, the following resolution was proposed by Bro J Nixon.:- �We express our profound regret at the death of Lord Northland, and we hereby tender our heartfelt sympathy to Lord and Lady Ranfurly and Viscountess Northland in the irreparable loss they have sustained.� Bro R Menagh seconded, and the resolution was passed in silence, the members standing; and the secretary was instructed to convey the resolution to Lord and Lady Ranfurly and Viscountess Northland.
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From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 17th April 1915:
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Holdfast L.O.L. No. 1620 met in the Orange Hall, Dungannon, on Monday, Bro James Nixon, W.M., presiding, and Bro John McMinn, in the vice-chair. The Earl of Ranfurly wrote acknowledging the Lodge�s resolution of sympathy on the death of Lord Northland. He said:- �We had all hoped for a brilliant future for my son, both in doing his duty to his country at the front, and in Ulster later, supporting our old traditions of civil and religious liberty. However it was not to be, and Dungannon and Ulster have lost one of their most energetic supporters and we have lost our only son � making a gap that nothing can ever replace.�
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From the Belfast Newsletter dated 10th June 1915: Dungannon L.O.L. No. 1620
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Holdfast L.O.L. No. 1620 met in the Orange Hall on Monday, Bro. James Nixon, W.M., presiding, assisted by Bro. McConnell in the vice-chair. The secretary reported that twenty-six of their members were at present in the army. The W. Master expressed in fitting terms the feelings of the lodge toward these patriotic brethren and expressed the hope that the war will soon be ended and that their military brethren will be restored to them safe and sound. Communications from America were dealt with and the lodge was closed.
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From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 1st December 1915: Dungannon Orange Lodge�s Record
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Holdfast L.O.L. No. 1620, Dungannon, of which Mr James Nixon is W M, has thirty-one members on active service out of a total membership of fifty. The following is the list:-
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Lieutenant Charles Newell, Royal Engineers
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Trooper Harry Kewell, North Irish Horse
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Trooper James Davis, North Irish Horse
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Sergeant Joy Davis, Army Service Corps
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Private Robert Hodgett, Canadian Army Service Corps
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Corporal W J Telford, York and Lancaster Regiment (deceased)
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Saddler Thomas Gracey, Royal Field Artillery
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Private Robert Anderson, Royal Irish Rifles
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Corporal Adam Harbinson, 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
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Private Jack Williamson, 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
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Private W C Steenson, 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
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Private Robert Averall, 3rd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (deceased)
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Sergeant Joseph Rainey, 6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private W E Wolsey, 6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Sergeant P J Weir, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Corporal R J Dickson, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Corporal James McPeake, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private Robert Wilson, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private William McMenemy, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private Thomas Henry, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private William Weir, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private R J Lecky, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private Thomas Harbinson, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private William Harbinson, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private Samuel Lamb, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private Thomas Ferguson, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private John Lecky, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private Joseph Benson, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private Charles Weir, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private Robert Anderson, 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Private William Lockhart, 12th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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