Irish Guards Tug of War team 1915 in action
Irish Guards Tug of War team photographed training and displaying their divisional trophies won in 1915. Location Garrison/HQ, London. Pictured near the end Pte John (Jack) Sheehan (1885-1937) who served with the Irish Guards 1914-18. He was brother of Captain DD Sheehan (Royal Munster Fusiliers) MP for mid-Cork. Pte Sheehan was later severely disabled at the front.
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Niall O'Siochain
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eng
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Europeana 1914-1918
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