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226094 Pte. Samuel Hanna British Army 8th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers from:Eliza Street, Belfast (d.4th May 1916) Samuel Hanna served with the 8th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, in the 36th Division, comprising of 28 Battalions mostly of Irish Regiments. They arrived in France in February 1916 and were assigned to the Loos sector. The soldiers experienced trench warfare and suffered casualties during this early period in the front line. They were in the trenches at Hulloch when the Germans launched a gas attacks on 27th and 29th of April 1916. Of the 1980 casualties, 570 were killed and many of the wounded died later from respiratory diseases. 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 the 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.**