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7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment
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Those known to have served with7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bracken John. Pte.
- Bracken Patrick. Pte. (d.17th Sep 1916)
- Brady Edward. Pte. (d.1st Nov 1915)
- Brennan John. Pte. (d.5th Nov 1916)
- Caffrey Christopher. Pte.
- Cahill William. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917)
- Carroll Thomas Frederick. Pte.
- Coleman Christopher. Pte. (d.3rd Sep 1916)
- Coonan John . Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917)
- Coughlan David Francis. Pte. (d.3rd Sep 1916)
- Courtney Frederick John. Pte. (d.27th June 1916)
- Crosbie William. Pte. (d.20th April 1916)
- Daly Patrick. Cpl. (d.8th Mar 1917)
- Fogarty Thomas. Pte. (d.6th August 1917)
- Gardner Edward. Pte. (d.9th Sep 1917)
- Glennon James. Pte. (d.7th Aug 1917)
- Hassett Patrick. Pte. (d.26th June 1916)
- Kerr J. Pte. (d.23 Sep 1916)
- Lynch Patrick. Sgt. (d.3rd September 1916)
- Maloney Martin. Pte. (d.13th March 1917)
- McGowan DCM. William. 2nd Lt. (d.9th Sep 1916)
- McWilliam Patrick. Pte. (d.3rd September 1916)
- O'Beirne Thomas. Sgt. (d.2nd Aug 1917)
- O'Boyle Francis Alexander. Pte. (d.12th July 1916)
- O'Brien Frank.
- Potter Harry. Pte. (d.7th June 1917)
- Quinn Michael. Pte. (d.21st February 1917)
- Quinn Michael. L/Cpl. (d.21st February 1917)
- Rahilly M.. Pte. (d.6th June 1918)
- Read George Averil. Capt. (d.8th March 1917)
- Roads Albert Arthur. Pte. (d.22nd April 1917)
- Roads Albert Arthur. Pte. (d.22nd April 1917)
- Rolfe Frederick William. Pte. (d.31st July 1917)
- Sharkey E.. Cpl. (d.4th Sept 1916)
- Timmins Joseph John. Sgt.
- Willman George. Pte. (d.27th Mar 1918)
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2nd Lt. William McGowan DCM. 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.9th Sep 1916) William McGowan was the son of Laurence and Dorethea (Dora) McGowan of Killargue, Dorahair, Co. Leitrim
He worked as a draper in Sligo prior to enlisting as with the 7th Btn., Leinster Regiment in March, 1915.
He was promoted to Sergeant and arrived in France on 19th of December 1915. William was promoted to Temporary 2nd Lieutenant vide London Gazette 14th of August 1916 and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal vide London Gazette 19th of August 1916 For conspicuous gallantry in preparing, laying and firing successfully Bangalore torpedoes in the enemy’s wife, in order to prepare exits for raiding parties, the whole operation being performed under heavy machine gun fire.
He was Wounded in action at Guillemot during the Battle of the Somme, 9th of September 1916 and died of wounds the same day. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme.
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Sgt. Thomas O'Beirne 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.2nd Aug 1917) Thomas O'Beirne was born to a family of seven, 4 girls and 3 boys. His father Patrick became ill and died at their small home at 10 George's Hill, Dublin. It was a struggle for his mother Bridget to cope, so as my grandmother Mary Kate didn't get sick she, at the age of 12, was sent to stay with relatives in Maynooth. My grandma was the only child of the seven to live past 25 years of age.
Thomas been the oldest surviving boy of the O'Beirne family. After fighting in France for two years, he would die on 2nd of August 1917, aged 21, during the Battle of Passchendaele.
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Pte. Thomas Fogarty 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment (d.6th August 1917) Thomas Fogarty loving son of Joseph and Mary Fogarty of Kilbeggan Co Westmeath. He died at War only 24 years old and is buried in Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres.
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Sgt. Patrick Lynch 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.3rd September 1916) Sergeant Patrick Lynch aged 22 was killed on 3rd of September 1916 as he helped stretcher a wounded officer from the bloody Somme battlefield.
He was the son of James and Jane Lynch, of 11 Mary Street, Drogheda, he served with the Leinster Regiment during World War I. His memory is commemorated on the Drogheda Cenotaph at the end of the street where his family lived, at the Thiepval Memorial to the missing servicemen who died in the various battles of the Somme between 1915 and 1918, and on the headstone marking his parent's final resting place in Calvary Cemetery, Drogheda.
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Pte. John Bracken 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment John Bracken was the son of Patrick Bracken and Anne Dalton. He enlisted at Athlone on the 26th of October 1916.
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Pte. James Glennon 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment (d.7th Aug 1917) James Glennon served with 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment.
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Pte. Christopher "Christy" Caffrey 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment  Christopher "Christy" Caffrey, was my great grandfather. He was born Q1 1891 Navan Hospital, Navan, County Meath and died 13 Nov 1922 Navan, County Meath, Ireland of pneumonia.
He was never the same after coming back from the trenches and taking in the gas which weakened his lungs. He married Annie Brady Q4 1914 Navan. He had 4 children, the eldest was my grandmother born 4th May 1915 followed by her brother Christopher "Christy" 2nd October 1917 (but who sadly died of pneumonia, 12th May 1935, after going fishing with friends and getting wet and then going on to a football match so the story goes). Annie was born and died in Q4 1919 Navan and finally Patrick "Mannix" arrived 23rd July 1921 (d 2004). The family lived at 18 St Finian's Terrace in Navan.
I have two letters Christy sent when he was held at Gustrow POW camp in 1918 which are lovely but ever so fragile. I have totally transcribed one of them but not so the other as it appears to be written in pencil. They were sent by Christy to his sister Bridget who was a nurse and living in Chester, England.
I was always told he was given a large military funeral when he died and I have a picture of it although there was also another member of the family who died in 1923 and this may have been their funeral as I know that was large. I am guessing there would be a newspaper article on it?
It's a very sad story as Annie had to bring up her three children on her own and then her eldest son dies when he is 17. Annie gets a war pension which is decreased when she remarries in 1938. Annie lived until 1981 in 18 St Finian's Terrace. Christy Snr is buried in St Mary's Cemetary in Navan. I don't ever see his name anywhere which is a real shame so it would be good for him to be recognised somewhere.
He did not die directly in the war but indirectly so in many ways was a casualty which letters on file attest to from people who knew him at the time. There are lots of letters on file back and forth for years while Annie Caffrey fights relentlessly to get her husband's pension as he died in service but they said he died of double pneumonia so he was not killed or died due to anything military related. She mentions she is destitute in one letter and it is heart breaking. It's an interesting story as I am sure you come across many.
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Pte. Albert Arthur Roads 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.22nd April 1917) Albert Roads initially enlisted as a Private with the Bedfordshire Regiment. Although he lived in Barnet, he joined up in Bedford, probably with Roads cousins from that area. He later served with the 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment He died of his wounds in hospital in Cork.
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Pte. Frederick William Rolfe 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.31st July 1917) Frederick Rolfe fell at the Battle of Pilkem, on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres. He appears to have no relatives remaining in the area and we would love to know more about him, especially how he came to be in an Irish regiment. We are researching all the men of Godmanchester who died during the Great War.
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Pte. Harry Potter 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.7th June 1917) To commemorate the Centenary of the Great War we are researching the 100+ names on the War Memorial at St Mary's Plaistow, Bromley, Kent. Some men we know a lot about, but for Harry Potter only what is in the record.
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Pte. Martin Maloney 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.13th March 1917) Private Maloney was the husband of Ellen Maloney of Castlemitchell, Athy.
He was 33 when he died and is buried in the south west part of the Geraldine Old Graveyard, Kilberry, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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Pte. M. Rahilly 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.6th June 1918) Private Rahilly served as O`Rahilly. He is buried in the north west part of the Cullen Old Cemetery, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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Sgt. Joseph John Timmins 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment  Joseph Timmins, my grandfather, left his wife and three sons to enlist in Fermoy (why Fermoy? He lived in Belfast) on a short service engagement on 20th November 1914. He was immediately posted to the 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment. He transferred to the Army Cyclists Corps and was posted to the 16th Battalion on 16th January 1915. He then transferred to the Royal Inniskilling Fuseliers and was posted to the 7th Battalion. Posted to no. 54 POW company of the Labour Corps on 15th April 1917 as a corporal. He was promoted to sergeant on 15th July 1918.
Joseph was discharged due to ill health. He died of rheumatic fever on 29th August 1919 at a military hospital in Hilden, Lisburn. He caught the fever in the trenches.
Joseph had different service numbers at different times - 4820, then 29533, and finally 569393.
It was recalled that at his funeral, his coffin was draped with the Union Jack on a gun carriage and the last post was played at his graveside. He is buried in Milltown cemetery. His reasons for joining up are a mystery. Catherine Timmins MacMahon
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Pte. Michael Quinn 7th Batt. Leinster Regiment (d.21st February 1917) Michael Quinn was my great grandfather. He died during WW1 and is buried in France at the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. He fought in the 7th Batt Leinster Regiment.
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Capt. George Averil Read 3rd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.8th March 1917) George Read, served as a Captain with the 3rd Battalion Leinster Regiment, he was the elder son of Turner Oliver and Emily Marvelle Read of Dungar, Roscrea. George was killed in action while serving with the 7th Battalion at Spanboekmolen, Belgium on the Kemmel to Messines Road on the 8th of March 1917.
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Pte. Albert Arthur Roads 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.22nd April 1917) I came across Albert Roads' grave in New Southgate Cemetery, Brunswick Park Road, London.
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Pte. Frederick John Courtney 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.27th June 1916) Fred Courtney was the third child of William Thomas Courtney of the Royal Irish Constabulary, and Sarah Anne Courtney. They lived in Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary. Fred was killed whilst servinf with the 7th Btn Leinster Regiment and is buried in St Patrick's Cemetery Loos, in France.
Fred had seven siblings, of whom Samuel Ardell Courtney saw service with a Canadian Unit. Several family members had emigrated to Canada.
His father's brother Isaac John Courtney had emigrated to Tasmania, Australia and his two sons, Will and Roy (Fred's cousins) enlisted. Will, in the 13th Battalion AIF, disappeared without trace on 11th April 1917 the First Battle of Bullecourt. His cousin Sam wrote from Canadian High Command in Hastings, England, trying to get news of him, without success.
Roy saw service at Gallipoli, in the 26th Battalion AIF, then was transferred to the 2nd Pioneer Battalion and nearly made it through the War. He was promoted to Corporal but received a terrible head wound in the last Australian action in the War on 3rd of October 1918, was shipped home and died in July 1919 in Launceston, Tasmania. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.
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Pte. William Crosbie 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.20th April 1916) Billy Crosbie was killed in action on 20th April, 1916, aged 19. He is buried in the British Cemetery at Vermelles, Pas de Calais. He was the youngest son of William and Elizabeth Crosbie, R.I.C.Barracks, Clogher, Ballaghadereen, Co. Mayo.
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Cpl. Patrick Daly 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment (d.8th Mar 1917) Patrick Daly is interred in the Pond Farm Cemetery. On the day that he was killed the Battalion diary records that there was a heavy German Artillery bombardment lasting from 3.00pm to 6.00pm, as a result of which 1 officer and 11 other ranks were killed and 22 other ranks wounded.
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Pte. John Brennan 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.5th Nov 1916) John Brennan served with the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), 7th Battalion. He died in November 1916.
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