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Pte. Henry McConaghy
British Army 9th (Tyrone) Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Sion Mills
(d.1st July 1916)
Henry McConaghy, was the youngest son of David and Mary McConaghy of Albert Place, Sion Mills, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Henry enlisted in the 9th (Service) Battalion (The Tyrones) Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1914, Service No. 13938.
He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme – 1st July 1916 and is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France. He was 21 years old.