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Pte. John McConaghy
British Army 9th (Tyrone) Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Sion Mills
(d.1st July 1916)
John McConaghy, oldest son of David and Mary McConaghy of Sion Mills, Co. Tyrone, Ireland enlisted in the 9th (Service) Battalion (The Tyrones) Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1914, Service no. 16330.
He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme – 1st July 1916. He has no known grave and his name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial, France. He was 34 years old and had married Margaret Elvin, of Sion Mills on 10th July 1913.