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Sgt. George Brady
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Inchicore, Co. Dublin
(d.15th Aug 1917)
George Brady was born in Cork and enlisted at Bottle, Lancs.
He was killed in action and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
Update:
Sergeant George Brady, born in 1885, was the son of Mary Brady of Cork and husband of Ellen Albertine Anquetil of Crabbie, Alderney. He had three children, George Clifford, Patrick and. Eileen Mary. In the 1911 census he was a L/Cpl in the Channel Islands.
He enlisted in 1905 and transferred to reserve at his own request in May 1913 to emigrate to Canada. He re-mobilised at Clonmel on 1st September 1914. His service records describe him as a labourer age 19 at the time of his enlistment. He was 5'6" with azure blue eyes, fresh complexion and dark brown hair. He had a younger brother, George.