John Doolan Private 28004 Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Machine gun corp 160104 born Thomastown Co. Kilkenny Ireland 1896 joined up October 1916. Drafted to France January 1917 to join with the 8th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Saw action at Messines Ridge June 7th 1917. Wounded 16th August 1917 in an attempt to capture Borry Farm. Rejoined his unit late October at Yprs, transferred to the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. 15th of June 1918 transferred to the Machine gun corp. Later part of the Army of Occupation of the Rhine in Cologne with the 29th division. Demobbed 18th November 1918, returned to Thomastown where he died in 1973. Received Victory medal and British medal. || Photographs taken during his service on the Western Front. || || Military field service post card. Sent to his mother December 1917. || John Doolan || Field service post card || Postcard || || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown comrades || Photograph || || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown German P.O.W's || Photograph || Photograph of John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown German P.O.W's || Prisoners of War || || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown comrades || Photograph || || Photograph || John Doolan Royal Dublin Fusiliers with unknown comrade 1917 || John Doolan Royal Dublin Fusiliers with unknown comrade || || Photograph || Unknown German P.O.W's 1918 Western Front || Unknown German P.O.W's || Prisoners of War || || Photograph || John Doolan with unknown comrades || || Unknown German P.O.W's || Unknown German P.O.W's with John Doolan Machine Gun Corp || Photograph || Prisoners of War || || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown comrade || Photograph || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown comrade 1918 || || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown comrades 1918 || Photograph || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown comrades || || Photograph || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with wound stripe || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with wound stripe 1918 || || Photograph || John Doolan Machine Gun Corp with unknown comrades || || John Doolan || Ration Book issued on Demobisation || Ration Book 21st October 1919 || Official document || || Christmas Card || Christmas Card from John Doolan || Postcard || || 200th Machine Gun Corp 1918-19 Team || Photograph || 200th Machine Gun Corp 1918-19 || || Photograph || Unknown men Machine Gun Corp || || P. O' Leary || Photograph || P. O'Leary C.coy 8th Royal Dublin Fusiliers friend of John Doolan || || John Doolan || Picture taken of John Doolan when joined 1916. || Recruitment and Conscription || Photograph

John Huggins, born in 1885, was from 112 Evergreen Road, Cork City, Ireland. He joined the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1914 aged 27. He had served in another force - possibly earlier Cork militia - but had left. He served in France, was invalided home for 3 months, and was sent back to France. He was captured on 21 March. On 2 May his wife informed the local War Office that he was in a POW camp (camp not listed but likely Limburg where the Irish were mainly sent). He returned (released) on 2 October 1918. It is known whether this was on medical grounds. He was discharged on 9 February, 1919. He was married to Mary, from Cork. || World War I trio of medals

John Spalding was 1 of 10 children born to a mill working family in Saltaire in 1899. His parents were Charlie and Annie nee Kaiser, a German immigrant. At the outbreak of war the family's loyalty is questioned and John takes this personally. Age 15 he disappears. There is one photograph of him in uniform but his military career is a mystery. He may have enlisted and fought under the name John Wade. Nothing is known or heard of him after 1915, presumed killed. He is probably still only 15 and still a boy when he dies. No letter of condolence, no memorial, no medal, overlooked and forgotten except by his family. God bless you John, loyalty and bravery never in doubt. || 1 photograph || || Photograph || Photograph of John Spalding || John Spalding || Front