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257625 Pte. William Griffin British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers from:Dublin (d.24th May 1915) >William Griffin served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in WW1. He left for France on 23rd of August 1914 aboard the ship SS Caledonia. After their training in India, near St Julian, they fired the first shot from all the Irish Regiments on the 24th of May 1915. The 2nd Battalion's trench was only 60 metres from the German lines. They heard the valves being released on the gas machines in Shell Shock Farm. It was the first time gas was used on the Western Front. William perished with almost the whole battalion on the morning of 24th of May 1915. He was 20 years old. He has no known grave but is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium. William came from Carmens Hall, Francis St., Dublin. He was my Irish great uncle. My English side had 9 other family members fight, two in WW1 and seven in WW2. We have another unknown grave in Mesopotamia. 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.**