Roll of Honour - Isle of Man

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JURBY WAR MEMORIAL

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Jurby is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man and is located in the north-west of the island. The Jurby war memorial stands in the gorunds of St Patrick's Church, at the end of the minor road towards the shore from Jurby West crossroads, Jurby, Isle of Man. It takes the form of a white marble Celtic cross with Celtic carvings on the wheel and upper shafts, surrounding a circle within which is carved the Christogram IHS; the tapered shaft is set on a battered marble plinth carrying the incised inscriptions, and is mounted on a two step stone base. There are four names listed for World War 1 and one for World War 2.

Jurby © David Long (WMR-28207)

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

GOLDIE	John William	Lance Corporal 12930, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 7 September 1917. Aged 25. Born 1892 in Jurby, enlisted Douglas, Isle of Man, and resident Jurby. Son of William and Eleanor Jane Goldie (nee Craine). Buried in ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 17. Extract from Isle of Man Courier - Friday 18 May 1917, page 2: CORPORAL J. W. GOLDIE. In a recent issue we recorded the fact that Private (now Lance Corporal) J. W, Goldie, Coldstream Guards (son of Mr W. Goldie, of East Loughan, Jurby), had been commended for gallantry in repeatedly carrying messages as company runner during a heavy barrage on September 14th, 1916. A comrade of Lance-Corporal Goldie’s, who was recently invalided and is now at the regimental depot at Windsor, writes home to his relatives in Douglas as follows:— “l saw by the papers that Corporal Goldie has been mentioned for gallantry. That’s the chap who was in my section out there, He doesn’t care a rap for anything. One chap who has just come back out of the same section told me the other day that on the 14th March last, Goldie got out of the trench in broad daylight (10 o’clock in the morning), and went over to the German line and had a look round, and then brought back information to the officer. When I was out there, they always talked of him, and how he has deserved recognition. They say he deserves the V.C., but he seems to be one of those unlucky ones that do not get rewarded for their deeds.” Extract from Isle of Man Courier - Friday 21 September 1917, page 3: PRIVATE JOHN GOLDIE. Private John Goldie (25), is reported killed in action in France. He was in the ColdstreamGuards, and was mentioned in Dispatches. There are no details to hand. He was a son of Mr J. Goldie, of The Loughan, Jurby.
CALLISTER	John Robert aka Bobby	Private 23807, posted 2nd Battalion 11 February 1916 reposted 8th Battalion 2 June 1916, Border Regiment. Died of wounds 11 September 1916. Born 1890 in Jurby, Isle of Man, enlisted Keswick, Cumberland, 11 December 1915. Son of William and Mary E Callister (nee Morrison); brother of Miss Margaret Eleanor Callister, of 14, Alexander Drive, Douglas, Isle of Man, later of 7, Berkeley Street, Douglas; brother of Thomas William Callister. Single. Medical examination 9 February 1916, aged 24 years 2 months, a Farm Servant, height 5 feet 5¼ inches, weight 132 lbs, chest 35-37 inches. Embarked aboard "Golden Eagle" at Folkestone 1 June 1916, arrived Etaples 2 June 1916, wounded in action 4 September 1916, died from wounds 11 September 1916. In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born Isle of Man, son of William and Mary E Callister, resident Nappin Cottage, Jurby, Isle of Man. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot B. Row 21. Grave 1. Extract from Isle of Man Examiner - 23 September 1916, page 1: DEATHS. CALLISTER.--Died from wounds received in action, on 11th Sept., Private John Robert (Bobby) Callister, Border Regt., aged 25 years, youngest son of the late William and Mary E. Callister, of Jurby West.
QUAYE	Robert Alfred	Private 2996, 58th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Killed in action 10 May 1917. Born 7 July 1890 Douglas. Baptised 1890 in Douglas, Isle of Man, resident 10 Frederick Street, ouglas, Isle of Man. Enlisted 8 August 1916 in Australia, resident Camsie, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Robert and Eleanor Jane Quaye (nee Forsythe), of Jurby, Isle of Man. Associated with Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Religious denomination Church of England. Embarked for England aboard H.M.A.T. Afric A19 at Sydney with 6 to 9 Reinforcements (between October 1916 - August 1917). In the 1901 census he was aged 20, born Doulas, Isle of Man, son of Robert and Ellen Quaye, resident Crawyn, Ballaugh, Isle of Man. He was a farmhand when he emigrated to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 17 November 1911 aboard the 'Ballarat', a P & O Liner. No known grave. Commemorated on VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
JOUGHIN	Andrew	Private G/66806. 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 9 October 1918. Aged 20. Born 1898 in Jurby, enlisted Ramsey, Isle of Man, and resident Jurby. Son of Andrew and Margaret Rosanna Joughin (nee McHale). In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Jurby, Isle of Man, at school, son of Andrew and Margaret Joughin, resident West Nappin, Jurby, Isle of Man. Buried in GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XVI. Row D. Grave 7. Extract from Isle of Man Courier - 18 October 1918, page 3: JOUGHIN.—At 56th Casualty Clearing Station, France, on Oct. 9th, died of wounds received in action, Private Andrew Joughin. Royal Fusiliers, beloved son of Andrew and Margaret Joughin, of the Nappin, Jurby, aged 20 years and 6 months.--His duty nobly done.
THEY SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES, AND WERE VICTORIOUS BY THE CROSS OF OUR SALVATION, WE ARE UNITED. ALSO IN MEMORY OF
MOUGHTIN	Percy	Driver T/100924, 2 G.H.Q Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in action in France 27 May 1940. Aged 20. Born 1919, and resident, Isle of Man. Son of Thomas and Margaret Moughtin (nee Craine). In the 1921 census he was aged 1, born Jurby, Isle of Man, son of Thomas and Margaret Moughtin, resident Ballasalla, Jurby, Jurley, Isle of Man. Buried in LES MOERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row B. Grave 12. Extract from Isle of Man Times - Saturday 8 June 1940, page 7: FIRST JURBY MAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE. Driver Percy Moughtin Killed in Action. At the week-end came the sad news of the first Jurby man to lay down his life in the present conflict. He was Driver Percy Moughtin, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Moughtin, of Ballasalla Farm, and his parents received a telegram informing them that their son had been killed in action on May 27th. Percy Moughtin was only 20 years of age when he joined up last November as a driver in the R.A.M.C. In January he was transferred to an artillery company and sent out to France. His letters home were always full of cheerfulness, but at the week-end came the sad news. He was the youngest of four children and for some time was employed at Tate’s Garage, Ramsey. A memorial service was held at Jurby parish church on Sunday, when a tribute to Driver Moughtin’s memory was paid by the vicar, the Rev. J. R. C. Gamble. He said Percy Moughtin was one of the first lads from the district to join up and was the first from the parish to be killed in action in the present war. He was a young man who showed great cou;age and confidence in this time of strife.
WHO FELL IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945

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