Rev Stephen Clarke, Chaplain 9th Lancashire Fusiliers, killed near Passchendaele, Belguim on October 4th 1917, aged 29. Born in Doon, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan. In 1911 Census as student in Maynooth. The family story is that he was blown up while giving last rites to casualty in No Mans Land, and his remains were never found. Commemerated at Tyne Cot Military Cemetery, near Passchendaele. Name next to that of Father Willie Doyle. || Memorial card for Rev Stephen Clarke

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

In the attached interview, Paul Oliver discusses his father Henry's war; an underage conscript who fought as the Somme, Ypres, and Passchendaele, where everlasting memories were created of the horror of the battlefield. Contributed via Age Exchange (http://www.age-exchange.org.uk) as part of the Children of the Great War project (http://www.childrenofthegreatwar.org.uk) at a collection day at Leyton Orient supporters club, London, UK. To see all material contributed by Age Exchange, or to see more contributions from this collection day, follow the links at http://www.childrenofthegreatwar.org.uk/archive.html - For further information email: greatwar@age-exchange.org.uk || || Henry Oliver || W Bright, Empire Studios, 106 High Street, Shoreditch || Postcard || Henry William Alfred Oliver of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, in 1917 || || Page from Henry Oliver's Small Book (for soldiers) || Book || Paul Oliver points out that the Small Books were printed by Walter Rose in 1915 || || Book || The rest of the book remains blank. This page gives Henry's place of birth as the parish of Stoke Newington || another page from Henry's Small Book || || Henry Oliver's demobilization papers || Henry Oliver || || Henry Oliver || Interview with Paul Oliver || Interview