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Sgt. James Hogan
British Army 12th Btn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment
from:County Tipperary, Ireland
James Hogan was my paternal grandfather. He never spoke of his time in the First World War.
We have a copy of his Certificate of 'Transfer to Reserve' on demobilization, dated 18/4/1919, which is not fully legible.
Family members, who have since passed, have said that my grandfather was escaping the Germans by swimming the river Somme and that he was shot 5 times. He was put in the "Dead Shed" and whilst a dead body was brought in afterwards, it was noticed that he was moving and taken out.
This is the full extent of our knowledge of James Hogan's service in the British Army and we would be obliged if anyone could furnish us with any further information whatsoever.
Thank you in advance for anything you may be in a position to let us have.