Ballymena and district
Throughout the war the Ballymena Observer published lists of local recruits to the army, including the regiment they had joined. Shown below are the 112 men who joined the North Irish Horse.
| Publication date | Name | Address | NIH Number | When enlisted |
| 1914 | ||||
| October 2 | Sergeant Major R.J. Blakley | Ballymena | 4786 |
Regular/reservist |
| Sergeant James McIlroy | Mill Street | 51 |
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| John Montford | Lisnamurrican | 618 |
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| Christie Carter | Suffolk Street | 657 |
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| Robert Hearne [Herron] | Kilgad | 827 |
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| James Craig | Albert Place | 1129 |
Joined since outbreak of war | |
| James McKeergan | Kinhilt Street | 1130 |
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| Samuel Millar | Albert Place | 1133 |
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| William Blakes | Albert Place | 1128 |
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| F.R. Skillen | Claremont | 1232 |
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| October 23 | W.G. Crawford | Glenarm | 857 |
Regular/reservist |
| November 20 | Samuel Robinson | Castle Street | 1316 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| Joseph Devlin | Broughshane Street | .. |
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| December 25 | D. Taggart | Broughshane | 1356 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| 1915 | ||||
| January 1 | H. Mercer | Ulster Bank, Ballymena | 1366 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| January 29 | Robert Burnett | Kilcurry, Ahoghill | 1358 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| May 7 | Corporal Kinnear | Glarryford | 617 |
Regular/reservist |
| S. Hanna | Ballymena | 1355 |
Joined since outbreak of war | |
| May 28 | Jack Dryburgh | Galgorm Road | .. |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| June 18 | Staff-Sergeant Farrier William McMichael | Linenhall Street | 1300 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| June 25 | Bob Millar | Formerly Albert Place, served as a postman in Belfast for ten years and for some time was also in Ballymena PO | 1691 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| October 24 | Frank McBurney | Ballylig | .. |
Joined this week |
| James Currie | Ballyloughan | |||
| November 5 | C. Elliott | Ulster Bank | Joined this week | |
| John Aiken | Queen Street | 1758 |
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| November 12 | Lance Corporal D. Kerr | Greenmount Terrace | .. |
Joined this week |
| William Ferguson | Albert Place | 1812 |
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| S. Montgomery | Greenmount Terrace | 1815 |
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| W. Johnston | Broughshane Road | |||
| S. Crawford | Tullymore, Broughshane | 1804 |
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| W.J. McAuley | Tamlaght | 1759 |
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| E. Gordon | Andraid | 1781 |
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| Fred Thompson | Andraid | 1773 |
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| David Kernohan | Groggan | 1730 |
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| November 19 | James Tennant | Harryville | Joined this week | |
| Sam Steele | Alton Terrace | 1838 |
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| David Buchanan | Waveney Road | 1837 |
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| Thomas Montgomery | Kinhilt Street | 1909 |
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| [William John] Richmond | Ballymena | 1885 |
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| November 26 | George Beattie | Church Street | 1912 |
Joined this week |
| December 3 | John Forbes | Hillmount | 1924 |
Joined this week |
| George Forbes | Hillmount | 1915 |
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| James Anderson | Brocklamont | 1981 |
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| William Stevenson | Crankill | 1985 |
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| Harry Welsh | Cullybackey | 1975 |
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| December 10 | Herbert William McClean | Provisional Bank House | 1952 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| David James Johnston | 46 Mount Street | 1803 |
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| Farrier Jerry Cupples | Lisnevenagh | .. |
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| Thomas McAteer | Duke Street | 1919 |
Joined since outbreak of war. Ballymena First Presbyterian Church. | |
| John McCartney | Moat Road | 1905 |
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| Joseph Bailie | Princes Street | 1949 |
Joined this week | |
| December 17 | James Graham | Clough | 1983 |
Joined this week |
| Bob Walker | Clough | 1855 |
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| Samuel Wilson | Railway Street | 2019 |
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| December 31 | William Craig | Ballywatermoy, Glarryford | 1864 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| 1916 | ||||
| January 14 | Edward McClure | Gracehill | 1918 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| February 25 | J.D. Martin | Bradford, formerly of Waveney Road, Ballymena | 2105 |
Joined this week |
| June 2 | William Gillespie | Ballycraigy | 2185 |
Joined this week |
| June 9 | James Russell | Partick Place | Recently joined | |
| June 23 | Samuel Wallace | Kinacolpagh | .. |
Joined this week |
| September 1 | William J. Bones | Clarence Street | 2255 |
Joined this week |
| September 8 | William Parke | Ballywatermoy | 2256 |
Joined this week |
| James Francey | Ballee | 2268 |
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| William McCarley | Casement Street | 2252 |
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| George Marks | Casement Street | 2251 |
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| September 29 | William Kyle | Union Terrace, Mossend, formerly Ballymena | 2278 |
Joined this week |
| Joseph Caldwell | Tamlaght, Rasharkin | 71736 |
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| October 27 | John Henry McKibben | Dunnyvadden | Joined this week | |
| November 10 | Samuel Marshall | Gavarghy, Portglenone | 2303 |
Joined this week |
| November 24 | Harry Mehaffey | Woodvale, Ballymena | 71744 |
Recently joined |
| James Alex. Ritchie | Ballylig, Broughshane | 2306 |
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| Robert Dempsey | Castletown, Ahoghill | .. |
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| December 8 | Corporal David Kelly | Craigywarren | 2107 |
Joined since outbreak of war |
| Samuel Mulvenna | Craigywarren | 1973 |
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| Thomas Johnston | Clough | .. |
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| William Finlay | Frocess | |||
| Robert Watt | Frocess | .. |
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| 1917 | ||||
| March 9 | Hugh McCahon | Moneyleck | .. |
Joined in the past month |
| George Killock [Killough] | Rasharkin | 2363 |
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| John Johnston | Drumcon, Rasharkin | |||
| John Scott | Parkmore | 2372 |
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| June 8 | Hugh Hall Johnston | Ballyreagh, Clough | .. |
Joined during past fortnight |
| Joseph Mullan | Tyanee, Portglenone | |||
| June 15 | John Gilchrist | Dunaird, Broughshane | 2466 |
Joined during present month |
| July 6 | James Leitch | Crankill, Ballymena | Joined during past three weeks | |
| Thomas McKillop | Millisle, Carnlough | |||
| August 10 | David Kennedy | Blackstown, Broughshane | .. |
Joined during past month |
| John Ramsey | Drumnicle, Broughshane | 71936 |
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| John Barr | Broughshane | 2649 |
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| December 21 | William McGregor | Brookvale Terrace | .. |
Joined during past two months |
| Hugh Reynolds | Tully Hill, Portglenone | |||
| 1918 | ||||
| January 25 | Daniel Park | Ballywatermoy | .. |
Joined during past month |
| Joseph Shaw | Loughconnolly, Broughshane | .. |
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| William Reynolds | Tyanee, Portglenone | .. |
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| John Scott | Tyanee, Portglenone | .. |
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| February 8 | R.C. Herbison | Drumfin | .. |
Joined in present month |
| February 22 | Henry Ferguson | Queen Street | Joined during past fortnight | |
| Samuel H. Madill | Crankill | .. |
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| William Clarke | Ballinacaird, Broughshane | .. |
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| May 3 | Arthur Smith | Leighinmohr, Ballymena | .. |
Joined during past fortnight |
| Samuel Redmond | Broughshane | 72086 |
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| Alex. Lynn | Raceview, Broughshane | .. |
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| July 5 | James Hanna | Crumkill | .. |
Joined during past seven weeks |
| Hillis Wright | Killyless, Cullybackey | 72116 |
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| July 19 | Charles Reid | Rasharkin | Joined during past fortnight | |
| September 20 | William Harkness | Broughdone, Cullybackey | .. |
Joined during past fortnight |
| September 27 | Thomas Service | Clarence Street | .. |
Joined this week |
| October 4 | William Knox | Ballykeel | Joined this week | |
| James Ramsey | Galgorm Street | |||
| John Patterson | Galgorm Street | .. |
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| October 18 | Henry McMaster | Killyless, Cullybackey | 72187 |
Joined this week |
| James Black | The Bally, Ballymena | .. |
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| October 25 | William Adams | Aughnadore, Broughshane | .. |
Joined this week |
| November 8 | John Cathcart | Moat Road | .. |
Joined this week |