Send a Message via the The Wartime Memories Project Website
Send a Message via The Wartime Memories Project Website
Your message will be forwarded to the last contact details we have, your email address will not be passed on, they can reply to you via this messaging system.
Please scroll down to send a message.
219237
Pte. Daniel Tanney
British Army 26th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Cowpen
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Daniel Tanney was a single man in his early 40's who had been born in Pomeroy, Ireland and before joining up had been a coal miner. He was killed on the 1st day of the Battle of the Somme. He left his undrawn Army income of £3 ten shillings and ninepence to be distributed amongst his nieces and nephews including Arthur Tanney who fighting with the Australian army and was killed in France on the 22 August 1918.