9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Formed at Omagh in September 1914 from the Tyrone Volunteers including 2 companies of the Volunteers who had already joined the 5th & 6th Service Battalions.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 712 recorded WW1 deaths for the 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
CLARKE, T. Private, 13644. 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France. 01-07-1916. Age 24. Son of Joseph Clarke of Arundel Avenue, Sefton Park, Liverpool, UK.
CLAY, Thomas. Company QuarterMaster Serjeant, 11237. 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 29-09-1918. Age 27. Son of Mary Clay of Lambeg, Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland & the late Thomas Clay.
COSTA, Hyman. Private, 43606. 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Dranoutre Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 12-05-1917. Age 37. Son of Raphael & Rachael Costa. Husband of Hannah Costa of Chippenham Road, Maida Hill, London, UK.
DOBSON, Robert James. Private, 11292. 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Authuile Military Cemetery, Authuille, Somme, France. 08-05-1916. Age 18. Son of Matthew & Eliza Dobson of Ballymacool, Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland.
HAMILTON, J. Private, 11330. 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. New Irish Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 10-08-1917. Age 27. Husband of Janet Hamilton of Pope Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
MARSHALL, (MC+Bar). Edward Leslie. Captain. 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Meteren Military Cemetery, Nord, France. 01-09-1918. Age 26. Son of Andrew Chambers Marshall & Annie M. Marshall of Holywood, Belfast, Ireland.
Military Cross with Bar.
SMYTH, David Patterson. Corporal, 16333. 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Bray Vale British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France. 01-07-1916. Age 24. Son of the late D.P. Smyth of Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Ireland.
WINTLE, Armar Lowry-Corry. Captain. 9th (Service) Battalion, (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 22-08-1917. Age 20. Son of Florence & the late Colonel Fitzhardinge Wintle (87th Punjabis) of Bamba House, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.