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12/02/2016 The CWGC record Private David McNaught as the son of Mrs Bessie McNaught of Bellaghy, Co. Londonderry.
12/02/2016 Private McNaught has no known grave and is commemorated on Helles Memorial.
12/02/2016 Private David McNaught was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action at Gallipoli on Saturday 21st August 1915. He was 19 years old.
12/02/2016 David McNaught enlisted in Omagh.
12/02/2016 It is suspected that the David Louden listed in the 1911 census reference below is David McNaught. However, there are no obvious matches in GRONI regarding births, deaths or marriages of the family.
12/02/2016 David McNaught was the son of Bessie McNaught. He was born about 1896 in County Londonderry.
30/12/2015 Inserted by his sorrowing father, mother and brothers.
30/12/2015
30/12/2015 MCNAUGHT - Private David McNaught, Machine Gun Section, 3rd Inniskilling Fusiliers, Bellaghy, killed in action at the Dardanelles on 21st August 1915.
30/12/2015 ‘Sleep, David, sleep - the parting’s not for ever;
30/12/2015 Soon the weary ones who weep, will a golden harvest reap.
30/12/2015 When we meet in everlasting thongs,
30/12/2015 And join in everlasting songs,
30/12/2015 With the redeemed beyond death’s river.
30/12/2015 From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 30th September 1916:
30/12/2015 But harder still it is to part without one farewell tear’
30/12/2015 Tis hard to part on earth with one we loved so dear,
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