Will O'Brien Posted 14 September , 2005 Share Posted 14 September , 2005 As per CWGC Name: SHINE, JOHN JOSEPH Initials: J J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Irish Regiment Unit Text: "C" Coy. 2nd Bn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 14/09/1914 Service No: 10537 Additional information: Son of John and Kate Shine, Croanwalsh, Clonmel. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 14 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 14 September , 2005 & the memorial info Cemetery: LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL Country: France Locality: Seine-et-Marne Location Information: La Ferte-sous-Jouarre is a small town 66 kilometres to the east of Paris, located on the main road (N3) running east from Paris. The Memorial is situated in a small park on the south-western edge of the town, on the south bank of the River Marne, just off the main road to Paris, The Memorial Register is kept at the Town Hall. The La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates nearly 4,000 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force who died in August, September and the early part of October 1914 and who have no known grave. The monument consists of a rectangular block of stone, 62 feet by 30 feet and 24 feet high, with the names of the dead engraved on stone panels on all sides of the monument. The monument is surmounted by a sarcophagus and a trophy carved in stone. At the four corners of the pavement are stone piers with urns, carved with the coats of arms of the Empire. No. of Identified Casualties: 3740 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 14 September , 2005 Share Posted 14 September , 2005 SDGW Born: Powerstown, Co Tipperary En: Clonmel, Co Tipperary Res: Powerstown KiA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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