Irishmen
These are the photos of Frederick Weir with his father and unknown man from the WW1. I don’t know much about Fred’s service record as it was destroyed during the Blitz. All the information I have is that he served in the Royal Irish Fusiliers based in Armagh. His service number is 8532. He was born in County Cavan in 1883 and died on January 13 1956. His only injury according to his son, is that he lost part of a finger during the war. His brother Alfred served in the Royal Navy during the war. That is all I could find on him.
CONTRIBUTOR
pol o frithil
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
2
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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Two Irishmen in France
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The man standing is Bartholomew Deasy. He came from Cork City, Ireland. He joined the British Army and was in the regiment of the Munster Fusiliers. He served in France for about four years. In this picture, he is standing at the grave of his brother-in-law whose name is Joseph O'Donnell. Joseph was killed in France in June 1916, aged about 20. He was killed just before the Battle of the Somme. Joseph O'Donnell is buried in a civilian cemetery in the City of Calais (Northern part of France). || Photography. || || Bartholomew Deasy standing at the grave of his brother-in-law Joseph O'Donnell || Photograph