westkent78 Posted 26 May , 2005 Share Posted 26 May , 2005 I'm hoping someone can check SDITGW and enlighten me about those "Killed in Action" from the 1/Royal Irish Fusiliers on 6/7/1915. Reportedly there were 9 killed on that day and about 32 wounded. These are the men I've identified so far: Albert Camp Arthur Coulahan Edward Dunne William Graham James Kelly George Oates William O'Hara. I have the SDITGW details for these individuals. Additional casualities look to have included: Bartholomew Colrain DOW 7/7/15 Francis Mohan DOW 9/7/15 John Rooney DOW 15/7/15 Frederick Smith DOW 7/7/15 Patrick Collier DOW 10/7/15 (Listed as 2nd Bn) Any help in adding to these lists or additional details will be greatfully received. Thanks for looking at the posting. Regards, Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 26 May , 2005 Share Posted 26 May , 2005 Hi Matthew SDGW lists one more KIA which is not on your list being Private James O'Reilly 18968 KIA 6.7.15 Born Londonderry Enlisted Uddington Lanarkshire Formerly 11909 Hussars of the line Your list of DOWs checks out, do you need their SDGW details as well? Looks like you're still missing one of the 9. Hope this helps Hambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 26 May , 2005 Author Share Posted 26 May , 2005 Thanks Hambo, That's greatly appreciated. I have all of their details except for Collier. He is probably listed as a 2nd Battalion man. I wonder if you could look to see if there are any other 2nd Battalion men who were killed on the pertinent date? Maybe the missing man is there? Incidentally, are their any others listed as dying of wounds in the week following this event or have I identified the lot? Thanks, Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curranl Posted 27 May , 2005 Share Posted 27 May , 2005 Hello Matthew, I think I may have found your missing man in Ireland's Memorial Records; Stanley, Henry James. Reg. no. 18970. Rank Private, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers, Killed in Action, France, July 15th, 1915. Born Saltcoats, Lanarkshire. If you want a copy of his entry send me a PM with your email address. Regards, Liam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 27 May , 2005 Share Posted 27 May , 2005 Matthew Details as follows;- Collier, Patrick Sergeant 7937 DOW 10.7.15 Born Dublin Enlisted Dublin Residence, Naul, Co Dublin Only other man who may fit the bill is Private Thomas Cantwell who was KIA on the 6th of July listed as 2nd Battalion also he's the only casualty with that date of death. There a couple of other KIAs in the week after but Collier is the only DOW Hope Cantwell's the missing man Hambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 28 May , 2005 Author Share Posted 28 May , 2005 Liam and Hambo, Thank you both for your suggestions. I've done a bit more research on CWGC and with the Battalion history. It looks like Thomas Cantwell is a fair bet for the missing KIA as he is buried in Artillery Wood Cemetery in line with Kelly, Dunne and Camp. O'Reilly, O'Hara, and Graham are also buried in close proximity to them. As for Stanley, it appears that he was one of the unfortunate victims of a prematurely exploding grenade during bombing practice on the 15th. Rooney was another casualty of this event. The other two fatalities appear to be 11044 Pte. Patrick Behan and 10901 Pte. James McKenna both listed as 2nd Bn men. All 4 were buried in Houtkerque Cemetery ( There are only 7 WW1 graves there in total) It appears that many of the casualties on these two dates were either new recruits, Albert Camp only entered France on 28th June, or previously wounded 2nd Bn men who had joined the 1st Bn, such as Collier. Would it be possible to get the SDITGW details for Cantwell, McKenna and Behan to complete the picture on these two dates as they don't appear in the battalion history? I'm interested to see whether McKenna and Behan are also listed as KIA even though they were well behind the lines. Regards, Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 28 May , 2005 Share Posted 28 May , 2005 Matthew The details you requested as follows:- Private Thomas Cantwell 9967 2nd Battalion KIA 6.7.15 Born Dublin Enlisted Dublin Private Patrick Behan 11044 2nd Battalion DOW 15.7.15 Born Dublin Enlisted Dublin Private James McKenna 10901 2nd Battalion KIA 15.7.15 Born Glasslough, Co. Monaghan Enlisted Armagh Residence Glasslough If you need anymore let me know Hambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 29 May , 2005 Author Share Posted 29 May , 2005 Thank you very much Hambo. Your help is greatly appreciated. Regards, Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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