Robert James Corry and Thomas Wilton in Egypt
In July and August 1915, a small number of North Irish Horsemen were sent to the Egyptian and Gallipoli theatre as military policemen. Two of these men were Robert James Corry, a 36 year-old tramway motorman, and Thomas Wilton (or Welton).
The caption to this article was as follows: "Lance-Corporal R. Corry, formerly a Belfast motorman, who entered the tramway service a very young trace boy, and has been in it every since, without a 'bad mark' against him; and T. Wilton, another Belfastman, two close chums, belonging to the North Irish Horse. They spent four months with that regiment at Suvla Bay, and took part in the famous charge, when the heights were carried. They left Suvla Bay with the Australians, and are now in Egypt. The photograph shows the Sphinx itself, and the Great Pyramid. The two men, both lance-corporals, are doing military mounted police duty in Egypt. The figure to the left is Corry, and the figure to the right is Wilton."
Image, from the Belfast Evening Telegraph, 2 March 1916, kindly provided by Nigel Henderson (see Fitzroy Presbyterian Church: Wartime Service and Sacrifice).