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Private Leslie McIlree’s date of disembarkation is given as 7th August 1915. |
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Mrs McIlree of Drapersfield, Cookstown, has eight sons serving in the army at present, which probably constitutes a record for County Tyrone. John and David are at present at Randalstown, in the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; Herbert and Andrew are in the North Irish Horse; Leslie is in the 6th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; which has gone to the front lately; William is in the Welsh Mountain Artillery; Sandy is in the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Samuel is in the Field Artillery at the front. Three of them (John, David and Andrew) have South African war medals. John and Andrew were also in the Indian frontier war, 1897-98. |
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From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 23rd January 1915: |
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Private Leslie McIlree served with the 6th battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in World War One. |
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The 1911 census does not list Leslie as living with the family at house 23 in Tullyveagh, Red Row Village, Coagh, Tyrone. |
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The 1901 census lists Leslie as age 14, living with the family at house 6 in Duffless in Tullaghogue, County Tyrone. Leslie had left school and was a linen weaver. His father was an agricultural labourer. |
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Known family: John McIlree, Eliza Martha McIlree, Herbert McIlree, Andrew McIlree (born about 1871, Ardboe), Elizabeth McIlree (born 14th February 1871), John McIlree (16th October 1872), William McIlree (born 21st January 1875), Robert McIlree (born 28th May 1877), David McIlree (born 27th September 1879), Hessie McIlree (born 26th May 1882), Samuel McIlree (18th July 1884), Leslie McIlree (born 27th May 1886), Mary Martha McIlree (born about 1889), Alexander Sandy McIlree (born 29th September 1890), Maggie Agnes McIlree (born 3rd June 1893). |
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Leslie was born on 27th May 1886 in the Coagh area. |
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Leslie McIlree was the son of John and Eliza Martha McIlree (nee McGee). |
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Leslie McIlree was listed on Panel Two of the World War One memorial in Coagh Orange Hall to those who served. He was one of eight brothers who served, four of whom were listed on the memorial. |
