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223721 Pte. Michael Beglan British Army 2nd Battalion Irish Guards from:Mullingar, Ireland (d.14th Oct 1915) Private Michael Beglan died in in action in France. The news was learned in Mullingar with deep regret. Michael who was a son of Mr Thomas Beglan, of Austin Friars, Mullingar, was well known and highly popular in the town. Before enlisting, less than four months earlier, he was employed as an assistant on the licensed premises of Mr Hugh Fallon, Mount Street, Mullingar. The particulars of the manner in which he met his end make very sad reading. It appears he was being carried from the trenches, having received a wound in the side, when a shell burst close to the stretcher bearers. A piece of shrapnel struck Michael on the head, killing him almost instantaneously. The stretcher-bearers were knocked down, and had themselves to be attended to. It is probable that it was in the vicinity of the fighting near Loos during the great attack, when the Germans were completely vanquished, that Michael Beglan met his end. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**