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255196 Fus. John McConnel "Jock" McGarvey British Army 1st Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from:County Antrim, Doagh (d.10th Jan 1943) John McGarvey joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, although had been caught by police three times for deserting. His last place of arrest was in London. After several fines, they had enough and he was sent to prison, although within two weeks he was sent out with his regiment to Burma. My understanding of his death was that he and another soldier were in a tank when a grenade of some sort was thrown in killing John but the other man survived to tell this story. To my knowledge it was a soldier he knew from a town close to the village where he lived. 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 type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**