thanked God, Germany did not win. Concluding, Mr Doey said they owed a debt to the men who had returned, and they must confess that debt was not being discharged as it ought to be discharged. It was theirs to give these men at least the means of livelihood, to give them the opportunity of working, Many of them gave up good positions. They were promised openings on their return, and those promises had not been kept. Others filled their places today. There they had the tragedy of the thing. They must, as a nation, as a community, as employers, as individuals, recognise the debt they owed to these gallant fellows. They were worthy to fight. Surely they were worthy to work. Those who had not returned gave their lives for liberty, for righteousness, and for truth. Had they got these things? They owed it to the dead to complete the work they begun, and they owed full consecration to God, Who gave them victory.

The special offertory was to supplement the subscriptions to the memorial. During the offertory the choir, under the leadership of Mr A E Boyd, rendered the anthem, “Crossing the Bar.”

A Proud Memory.

Afterwards, Dr H S Morrison, DL, MP, and Lieut-Colonel R S Knox, DSO, proceeded to the pulpit.

Dr Morrison intimated that owing to the inclemency of the weather they had decided to go through as much as possible of the unveiling proceedings in the church. Out of that parish 205 of their young people had volunteered to fight for their country in the great war, and 35 of them were killed. They had thought it seemly that some public and permanent record of their admiration and gratitude should be erected as a feeble recognition of their great services. That monument would always be one of their most valued possessions. It would tell to coming generations of their people and all who cared to read a simple story of perfect citizenship. It would keep the sad but proud memory of heroic deeds sweet and green in the minds of relatives and friends and neighbours in that fair land of theirs for which their young manhood had fought and died. They hoped also that as people passed that spot they would think of the loyalty, faith and courage for which the memorial stood, and get such a vision of high unselfish service as would enable them to go forward with buoyant spirits and resolute wills in every path of life where duty called them.

Rev. R N Lyons then read portion of the 124^th psalm and Revelations vii, 9.

The hymn, “Abide with Me,” was sung by the choir and congregation, and while all were standing the Rev. S. E. Foot read the inscription and names on the front panel of the obelisk, as follows:-

 “To the honour and glory and in grateful memory of those from this parish who served in the Great War, 1914-1919. These made the supreme sacrifice ; –

Archibald, W. Barr, T. Campbell, J. Campbell, J. Dempsey, J. Devennie, R. Dinnen, W. Dinnen, J. M. Dogherty, J. Downs, J. Dunlop, A. H. Hall, A. Harkin, W. J. Harkin, W. J. Kane, G. M. Kennedy, A. H. Livingston, T. G. Lynn, J. McCafferty, S. Macauley, W. McGugan, J. W. McIntyre, J. McKeeman, R. Millen, J. Neill, S. J. Peden, R. Stewart, T. Stewart, H. Taylor, W. Walker, J. Woodend, W. Workman, R. Knox, Nurse A. K. Shirley.

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.”

The “Last Post” was sounded by Buglers R and S Platt (Coleraine) and the congregation resumed their seats.

Dr Morrison said he would like, on behalf of the people of the district, to say that they felt greatly honoured in that the unveiling ceremony was to be performed by Lieut-Colonel Knox, one of Ulster’s most distinguished soldiers, and who was a leader of the Ulster Division almost since its inception. Colonel Knox was not only a distinguished military officer, but he was also a courteous and modest gentleman. He had won almost every distinction it was possible for an officer to win. They felt that Colonel Knox belonged to their own district, as there was only the thin dividing line of the Bann between them and place where he was born.

“Fighting D” Company.

Lieut-Colonel Knox, DSO, expressed thanks to the committee for asking him to unveil the memorial, and for an opportunity which it gave him of saying a few words on the course of the war and the gallant part played by the men of the Aghadowey district. In the past they knew that the Aghadowey men were always to be found on the side which stood for the vindication of right, and the war proved that this splendid spirit was still alive in the district. Most of the men from Aghadowey served in “D” Company of the Tenth Inniskillings. Men in the army were found of giving nicknames, and soon that unit became known as “Fighting D.” As the war went on “D” Company fought in a manner worthy of the title. They were engaged in many critical phases of the great struggle, and always kept their end up. He remembered how they took the slag heap at the Canal-du-Nord at Cambrai. It made him sad as he listened to the names which had been read by Mr Foot, as many of them were familiar to him. They looked at that memorial with mingled feelings of sorrow and pride. These men went out to fight for the right. They went out with the idea that Germany was a big bully who had broken a treaty with the ultimate intention of invading England. The enemy made many efforts to carry out that intention. Before the Ulster Division went out, at the first battle of Ypres, the Germans tried to push through to Paris. They recognised their mistaken tactics, and then tried to rectify them by pushing through Ypres to the channel ports. There were three battles of Ypres in which the same intention was apparent, and many of the men whose memory they honoured that day had died at Ypres in frustrating those efforts. The enemy tried an attack further south, and again the Ulster Division was there. They always had the idea that the German programme would not stop with the invasion of England, but that it also included the invasion and conquest of Ireland. The devastation in France made the men fully realise what an invasion of the home country would mean. Even those who had since visited the battlefields could not have anything like an adequate idea of what had happened there. In some villages there were not two bricks together, and in these villages the man lived, fought and died. There were square miles of woods in which one could not find a standing tree. Yet these men endured it all without complaint. He never more fully realised the wonderful spirit of the men than in the retreat from St Quentin in 1918. At that time most of their battalion had been split up. Mile after mile, in face of great odds, they were forced to retreat, but they had many scraps on the way. In fact, the Ulster Division did hold part of the line for a day or two, when the holding of it was of vital importance. It was hard to get the men to retreat; the greater the difficulty the more splendid did they become. He would ask them not to forget then men who had returned, some of whom were badly wounded and broken in health. Some of the men had gone wrong since they came home, but it never should be forgotten that they had for years been living in a hell upon earth, and all should be ready to extend to them a helping hand. These men were giving their lives for the King’s shilling a day when men at home were having a prosperous time which unfortunately could not be continued. He earnestly appealed to them to give those men their sympathy. The men did not want to talk of their awful experiences, and it was only when groups of them gathered together by chance that a little of what they had suffered was revealed. That Providence played a big part in the victory was admitted but the officers realised that one of the great factors in the reaching of the successful issue was the man in the front line trench. The officers made their plans, but these were of little use had not the men in the front line stuck to their posts.

One Who Was Missed.

Dr Morrison thanked Colonel Knox for coming, and also the friends from Coleraine and other places who had joined with them in that expression of affection for the men who fought and died for them. There was one name and one face – and he said this on behalf of the committee – which they missed that day. His name would have been on the memorial had his health enabled him to pass the test. That was the name of their former secretary, the late Mr Christopher Moon. He had all the drudgery and toil of the writing and dealing with the correspondence on behalf of the committee in getting this memorial perfected. It would have been a proud and happy day for him had he been there that day. Out of respect for him and his family, the committee had asked Mrs Moon, on behalf of the friends and relatives of the fallen, to place a wreath on the memorial after it had been unveiled.

The service concluded with the benediction, after which the congregation retired to the plot of ground where the memorial is situated. Miss Betty Morrison presented Lieut-Colonel Knox with a pair of silver scissors. The plinth was draped with a massive Union Jack, and as Lieut-Colonel cut the cord the four beautiful panels were disclosed to view. The front panel bears the names of the fallen and the inscriptions as read at the service by Mr Foot. The other three panels bear the names of those who also served, with the inscriptions:- “The men of Ulster have shown how nobly they fight and die. – King George;” “Their name liveth for evermore,” and “The path of duty was the way to glory.” Rev Thomas Doey delivered the dedicatory prayer, and reveille was sounded by the buglers. Mrs J T Moon, Ballydevitt, on behalf of the people placed a laurel wreath at the base of the memorial. Floral tributes were afterwards placed there by the relatives and friends of those who made the supreme sacrifice. The proceedings terminated with the singing of the National Anthem.