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Private William Byrne

Photograph in uniform and war medal.
My GrandFather,He fought in the Darnieulles in france with the 'second leinsters' (Dublin Fusileers). From 4 Watkins Buildings, The Combe Dublin. 7215 PTE William Byrne. He survived the war. (Unit title unclear ?)

Private William Byrne
Medal
Trench Life
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CONTRIBUTOR

Michael Creagh

DATE

1914 - 1918

LANGUAGE

eng

ITEMS

1

INSTITUTION

Europeana 1914-1918

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Creator

Michael Creagh

Source

UGC

Contributor

europeana19141918:agent/25805472c7c2bb69345fc6abe032114e

Date

1918
1914

Type

Story

Language

eng
English

Country

Europe

DataProvider

Europeana 1914-1918

Provider

Europeana 1914-1918

Year

1918
1914

DatasetName

2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

Begin

1914

End

1918

Language

mul

Agent

Michael Creagh | europeana19141918:agent/25805472c7c2bb69345fc6abe032114e
William Byrne | europeana19141918:agent/cc354cca738c7d8e132f32a28a6d8701

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2019-09-11T08:08:02.968Z
2020-02-25T08:02:56.240Z
2012-03-20 20:11:46 UTC
2012-03-20 20:13:11 UTC

Provenance

UNKNOWN

Record ID

/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_3329

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