8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) (British Army)
Died:
28/06/1918 (Killed in Action)
Age:
19
Summary
John McGinlay’s connection with Fivemiletown seems to be that his widowed mother remarried and moved to live in Cooneen, Fivemiletown. John McGinlay was the son of Hugh and Annie McGinlay. John was born about in 1899 in Greenock, Scotland. John McGinlay was living in Greenock when he enlisted at Stirling Castle. Rifleman John McGinlay was serving with the 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) of the London Regiment when he was killed in action in France & Flanders on 28th June 1918.
Further Information
John McGinlay’s connection with Fivemiletown seems to be that his widowed mother remarried and moved to live in Cooneen, Fivemiletown.
John McGinlay was the son of Hugh and Annie McGinlay. John was born about in 1899 in Greenock, Scotland.
Annie Shields is listed in the 1912 Belfast Street Directory, Fivemiletown section, as having refreshment rooms. There is no listing of her in the 1911 Irish census.
John McGinlay was living in Greenock when he enlisted at Stirling Castle.
Rifleman John McGinlay was serving with the 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) of the London Regiment when he was killed in action in France & Flanders on 28th June 1918. He was 19 years old.
Rifleman John McGinlay is buried in Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, ten kilometres from Albert in France. His inscription reads: UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS R.I.P.
Rifleman John McGinlay is commemorated locally on Fivemiletown War Memorial.
The CWGC record Rifleman J McGinlay as the Son of Annie Shields (formerly McGinlay), of Cooneen, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, and the late Hugh McGinlay.
Rifleman John McGinlay is listed on page 66 of the Fivemiletown book, from which most of these details come from. Many thanks to Mark Byers for the information.
