Find A Grave - County Antrim

Best, George b. May 22, 1946 d. November 25, 2005
Football (Soccer) star. The son of a Belfast, Ireland shipyard worker he became one of Europe's most famous footballers. At the age of seventeen he made his professional debut with the Manchester United. He led his team to the English championships in 1965 and 1967 but his greatest triumph came when, in 1968, he led the United to England’s first European Cup championship. Later that year he was named England’s 'Footballer of the Year' and the “European Player of the Year”. During his ten year...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Caldwell, Johnny b. May 7, 1938 d. July 11, 2009
Professional Boxer, Olympic Athlete. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he represented his country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and won a bronze medal while fighting out of the Flyweight Division. He was recognized as the World Bantamweight Champion by the European Boxing Union, when he defeated France's Alphonse Halimi in 1961. He relinquished the title after a knockout loss to Eder Jofre less than three months later. Caldwell retired in 1965 after compiling a record of...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carlin, Patrick b. 1832 d. May 11, 1895
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. Born in Belfast, Ireland, he served as a Private in the 13th of Foot Regiment, Somerset Light Infantry. At Azumgurh, India, during actions April 16, 1858, Private rescued a wounded Naik of the 4th Madras Rifles, after killing a mutineer Sepoy who fired on him while he was carrying his wounded comrade on his shoulders off the field. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal in June 29, 1858. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Friar's Bush Graveyard, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Colvin, Hugh b. February 1, 1887 d. September 16, 1962
World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, he served as a Second Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. During an attack on a German positions at Ypres, Belgium on September 16, 1917, when all the other officers of his company had become casualties, Second Lieutenant Colvin took command. Under heavy fire, he went with only two men to a dug-out, entered it alone and brought out 14 prisoners. He then proceeded to clear other dug-outs, alone or with only...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Carnmoney Cemetery, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dunlop, Joey b. February 12, 1952 d. July 2, 2000
Sportsman. He was considered by many to be the greatest ever motorcycle road racer of all time. Born in Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in 1969 he started his racing career on Irish road circuits. His greatest successes were on the formidable Isle of Man TT circuit, where he won 26 times, a record that still stands today. He was awarded the MBE in 1986 for his services to motorcycle sport and in 1996 he was awarded an OBE for his outstanding humanitarian work for children in...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul Narramore)
Garryduff Presbyterian Churchyard, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ervine, David b. July 21, 1953 d. January 8, 2007
Irish Political Leader. Ulster politician and prominent figure in the Northern Irish peace process. A member of the Loyalist paramilitary underground in his youth, Ervine spent five years in prison after being caught driving a car that contained a bomb. After his release, he maintained his links to protestant paramilitaries by becoming a member of the Progressive Unionist Party. However, Ervine grew disillusioned with violence by the 1990's. His efforts proved crucial in pursuading one of...[Read More] (Bio by: Anglofranc)
Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
McMaster, Valentine Mumbee b. May 16, 1834 d. January 22, 1872
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Assistant Surgeon, in the 78th Foot Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders. During an advance at lucknow, India, September 25, 1857, Assistant Surgeon McMaster showed great bravery in exposing himself to the fire of the enemy when bringing in and attending to the wounded. For most prestigious valor, he was promoted Surgeon and awarded the Victoria Cross Medal in June 1858. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
McQuirt, Bernard b. 1829 d. October 5, 1888
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Private, in the 95th Regiment, Sherwood Foresters. On January 6, 1858, at the capture of the town of Rowa, India, Private McQuirt was dangerously wounded in a hand-to-hand fight with three men, of whom he killed one, wounded another while protecting comrades in the success of the battle. For most prestigious gallantry, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Quigg, Sgt. Robert b. February 28, 1885 d. May 14, 1955
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. He was awarded the VC for his actions at the Battle of the Somme. From his London Gazette citation: "On 1 July 1916 at Hamel, France, Rifleman Quigg advanced to the assault with his platoon three times. Early next morning hearing a rumour that his platoon officer was lying wounded, he went out seven times to look for him under heavy shell and machine-gun fire, each time bringing back a wounded man. The last man he dragged in on a waterproof sheet from...[Read More] (Bio by: derrick unwin)
Billy Parish Churchyard, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sands, Bobby b. March 9, 1954 d. May 5, 1981
Irish Nationalist. The leader of the Irish Nationalist prisoners being held on H-Block in the infamous Belfast prison known as "The Maze”, he and nine others protested the continued presence of British troops in Northern Ireland through a huger strike that gained continued world wide coverage. The attention to the plight of the Hunger Strikers also drew international attention to the plight of Irish Catholics in the Ghettos and slums of Belfast and led indirectly 20 years later to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Mark S)
Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
White, George Stuart b. July 6, 1835 d. June 24, 1912
Second Afghan War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Portstewart, Ireland, he served as a Major in the 92nd Regiment of Foot, British Army. During the engagement at Charasiah, Afghanistan, on the October 6, 1879, when artillery and rifle fire failed to dislodge the enemy from a fortified hill, Major White led an attack upon it in person. Advancing with two companies of his regiment and climbing from one steep ledge to another, he came upon a body of the enemy. With his men being exhausted and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Broughshane First Presbyterian Churchyard, Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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