MacNeice, Louis b. September 12, 1907 d. September 3, 1963 Author. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A member of the Thirties Generation, he moved to England, where published many volumes of poetry, criticism and journalistic articles and worked for the BBC from 1941 to 1961. Among his books are "Letters from Iceland", "Autumn Journal", "Autumn Sequel", "Holes in the Sky", "Out of the Picture", "The Dark Tower", "Prayer Before Birth", and "The Strings Are False." He died in Hertfordshire, England. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Carrowdore Church of Ireland Churchyard, Lisnevin, County Down, Northern Ireland Plot: Beside his mother
Scott, Robert b. July 4, 1874 d. February 21, 1961 Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Lancashire, England, he served as a Private in the 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment, British Army. During the attack on Caesar's Camp, in Natal, January 6, 1900, Private Scott with another Private occupied a sangar, on the left flank when other men from their unit had been shot down and their positions occupied by Boers. Private Scott although wounded, with his two companions held their post for fifteen hours without food or water and under...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Christ Church Cemetery, Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland
b. September 12, 1907 d. September 3, 1963
