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Rflmn. John Armstrong
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast
(d.16th Aug 1917)
John Armstrong was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Langemarck, which was part of the 3rd Battle of Ypres. He enlisted in Holywood, County Down on 10th of April 1915. His body was never found, but he is commemorated on the wall at Tyne Cot Memorial near Passchendaele, Belgium. He was only 21 when killed, and he is remembered with honour by his great-nephew.