211764 Pte. Jeremiah Toomey British Army 1st Btn. London Regiment Jeremiah Toomey, I was told, was killed in action in WW1 and his name is on the Menin Gate. I have Jeremiah's death plaque. I started by looking for him on the CWWGC site nothing showed for him, then it was on to the Imperial War Museum and was informed the next of kin could claim it if his wounds had contributed to his death. He was medically discharged in 1919 where had been since being wounded in 1916. I then went to the National Archives checked the medal index from which I learned when he was wounded and when he was discharged. And from the war dairy of the 1st London Regiment have obtained his date of enlistment, as for the name on the Menin Gate, when my uncle died in 2006 it confused things even more. On clearing a garden shed not only was the plaque discovered but a very badly damaged photograph of a solider in a seargent's tunic taken in the London E14 area of London. The photographer's name is on it and I can't be sure but there was writing on the back in pencil but is so faded you can only make out what may be words. I would like to know if there is anything more of Jeremiah.
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