| The History of Coagh booklet lists Lance Corporal William J McCann as having served with the 7th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the war.
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| A newspaper report from January 1916 records that William McCann of Drumconvis was with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 29th January 1916: Coagh
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| Two more recruits from the district joined Kitchener’s Army last week. Private John Bradley, of the 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, writes to his sister, Mrs Hugh Shields, Urble, to say he is quite well and received the parcels all right. Private Bradley, who belongs to Ballinderry, went out to the front in August and he received his baptism of fire at Chocolate Hill, where he got badly wounded in the leg by shrapnel. After spending some time in hospital in Alexandria, he is now all right and has been sent to Serbia. He says he came across a good many of the ‘home’ boys since he went out there, among them being John McGuckin, Ballinderry, and William McCann, Drumconvis, who were in the regiment. He hopes to see all his old friends round home soon again.
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| There was a Private James McCann (No 2454) from Coagh who served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and then with the Special Reserve. He did NOT serve in WW1.
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| There was also a Rifleman William McCann who served with the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He was born in Stewartstown and went to live in Belfast. He died in the war.
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| There was a Private Patrick McCann who served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He was born in the Ardtrea / Stewartstown area. He died in the war.
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