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2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment    2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment were at Cork with 17th Brigade in 6th Division when war was declared in August 1914. They returned to England and moved Cambridge on the 18th of August then on to Newmarket. They proceeded to France on the 12th of September 1914 landing at St Nazaire. They marched at once across to the Aisne to reinforce the hard-pressed BEF. In mid October 1915 they transferred to 73rd Brigade, 24th Division. In 1916 they suffered in the German gas attack at Wulverghem and then moved to The Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Guillemont. In 1917 they were in action at The Battle of Vimy Ridge in the Spring, The Battle of Messines in June and Third Battle of Ypres in October before moving south where they were in action during The Cambrai Operations when the Germans counter attacked. On the 1st of February 1918 the transferred to 47th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division at Tincourt and absorbed troops from disbanded 7th Btn. On the 13th of April 1918 they absorbed troops from disbanded 6th Connaught Rangers and on the 23rd of April 1918, transferred to 88th Brigade in 29th Division. They were in action during the Advance in Flanders, including the The capture of Ploegsteert and Hill 63. After the Armistice 29th Division selected to occupy the Rhine bridgeheads in Germany and they crossed the Belgian-German border at Malmedy on the 4th of December 1918 and arrived in Cologne on the 9th. The 29th Division was demobilised in early 1919. 4th Aug 1914 Orders 15th Aug 1914 On the Move 17th Aug 1914 On the Move 18th Aug 1914 Training 31st Aug 1914 On the March 7th Sep 1914 Preparations 8th Sep 1914 Move 9th Sep 1914 On the Move 10th Sep 1914 On the Move 12th Sep 1914 On the Move 12th Sep 1914 On the Move 13th Sep 1914 On the Move 14th Sep 1914 On the Move 14th Sep 1914 Orders 15th Sep 1914 On the March 15th Sep 1914 Orders 16th Sep 1914 On the March 17th Sep 1914 On the March 18th Sep 1914 In Billets 19th Sep 1914 On the March 19th Sep 1914 Reliefs 20th Sep 1914 Orders 20th Sep 1914 In Action 21st Sep 1914 Reliefs 21st Sep 1914 Reliefs 22nd Sep 1914 In Action 22nd Sep 1914 Reliefs 23rd Sep 1914 Patrols 24th Sep 1914 Trench Raid 25th Sep 1914 Line Reinforced 26th Sep 1914 Quiet 27th Sep 1914 Patrols Ordered 28th Sep 1914 Snipers Active 29th Sep 1914 Recconaissance 30th September 1914 Tobacco 30th Sep 1914 Quiet Day 6th Oct 1914 Outflanking Manoeuver 10th Oct 1914 On the Move 12th Oct 1914 Enemy Encountered 13th Oct 1914 In Action 15th Oct 1914 Advance 17th Oct 1914 Advance 18th Oct 1914 Advance 19th Oct 1914 Digging In 20th Oct 1914 In Action 20th Oct 1914 Attack 30th Oct 1914 Ammunition Short 18th Jan 1915 Bravery Recognised 8th May 1915 The "Second Battle of Ypres". 1st Battalion fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgium 1915.   The 1st Battalion Royal Scots position on 8th May 1915 shown on map (1/R. Scots) 1st Battalion fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgium. 1st Battalion Royal Scots ordered to form part of Composite Brigade with 2 Companies each. 2nd Brigade Royal Irish Fusiliers and 2nd Brigade Leinster Regiment. Lt. Col. Callender to command composite Brigade with Captain H. E. Stanley-Murray as Staff Officer - Command of the battalion devolved upon Major H.F. Wingate with Cap. J. Burke as Acting Adjutant. Composite dissolved at 6pm and the battalion proceeded with all speed to the Zouave Wood (Hooge) under command of Lt. Col. Callender. The Germans attacked the area of woods south of the Menin Road after a horrendous artillery bombardment all day. Heavy fighting near Hooge and North of Menin Road. The 1st Battalion Royal Scots were sent up the line in support of 81st Brigade. The 81st were in a small salient and the northern side was ' sagging '. When the 1st Royal Scots arrived they found the unit to their left had been forced from their trenches and the Germans were in the process of occupying them. The 1st RS fixed bayonets and charged, evicting them in disarray. The 1st Royal Scots and their territorial companions in the 9th Royal Scots held these trenches, without losing a sap, until relieved on the night of 22nd/23rd May. About 6pm orders were received to proceed to Sanctuary Wood. The battalion arrived soon after dusk and were halted at Zouave Wood. Officers went ahead and inspected trenches held by 2nd Gloucester's, and the battalion took over these trenches before dawn the following day. Disposition of battalion - A & D Coys fire trenches, B & C Coys support trenches. 3rd Aug 1915 Reliefs 16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 18th Oct 1915 Recce 19th Oct 1915 Reliefs 22th Oct 1915 Reliefs 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 1st Dec 1915 Route March 5th Dec 1915 Football 8th Dec 1915 Route March & Football 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 11th Dec 1915 Route March 14th Dec 1915 Route March 31st Dec 1915 Inspection 6th Jan 1916 On the March 10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 14th Jan 1916 Reliefs Completed   19th Jan 1916 Reliefs   23rd Jan 1916 Reliefs Complete   27th Jan 1916 Reliefs   9th February 1916 Call Ups 11th Feb 1916 Reliefs   1st Mar 1916 In Reserve 2nd Mar 1916 Success 12th Mar 1916 In the Trenches 1st Apr 1916 In the Trenches 12th Apr 1916 Reliefs 24th Apr 1916 Reliefs 19th Jun 1916 Reliefs 4th Jul 1916 Reliefs 1st Aug 1916 Baths 2nd Aug 1916 On the March   3rd Aug 1916 Training   4th Aug 1916 Training   5th Aug 1916 Training   6th Aug 1916 Lecture   7th Aug 1916 Training   8th Aug 1916 Move   9th Aug 1916 Training   10th Aug 1916 Training   11th Aug 1916 Into Reserve 12th Aug 1916 Working Parties 13th Aug 1916 Working Parties 14th Aug 1916 Working Parties 15th Aug 1916 Working Parties 16th Aug 1916 Orders 17th Aug 1916 Orders 18th Aug 1916 Attack Made   19th Aug 1916 Reliefs   20th Aug 1916 Reliefs   21st Aug 1916 Carrying Parties   22nd Aug 1916 Move   23rd Aug 1916 Reliefs   24th Aug 1916 Shelling   25th Aug 1916 Heavy Shelling 26th Aug 1916 Reinforcements   27th Aug 1916 Heavy Rain   28th Aug 1916 Training 29th Aug 1916 Training 30th Aug 1916 Reliefs   31st Aug 1916 Ground Lost and Regained   1st Sep 1916 Ground Regained   1st Sep 1916 Attacks Made 2nd Sep 1916 In Action   2nd Sep 1916 Reliefs 2nd Sep 1916 Line Held 3rd Sep 1916 Attacks Made 4th Sep 1916 Reliefs 5th Sep 1916 Relief Complete 6th Sep 1916 Reliefs 11th February 1917 Marched to Maroc 1st Jun 1917 Training 2nd Jun 1917 Training 4th Jun 1917 Training   18th Jun 1917 Reliefs Completed 31st Jul 1917 In Action 2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation   9th Jan 1918 Change of Command 5th Mar 1918 Reliefs 14th Oct 1918 British advance towards Lys.  On the 14th of October 1918, the 29th Division including the 1st Dublins & 2nd Leinsters, 40th division & 36th, began an advance towards Lys. They achieved considerable success on the first day. There was little resistance and it is said that the Germans were standing with their kit, ready to march away as prisoners. However their resistance increased in the afternoon. 16th November 1918 Reliefs If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment? There are:5359 items tagged 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Allen Abraham. Pte. (d.12th April 1917) Allen Thomas. Pte. (d.14th June 1918) Barlow Cornelius. Pte. (d.10th March 1917) Bate Albert Francis. Lt. (d.14th Mar 1915) Bates Hermann Robert Alfred. Pte. (d.27th Mar 1918) Best William George. Pte. (d.2nd May 1916) Bond Alfred. L/Cpl. (d.4th Sep 1918) Bowes John. Pte. (d.12th Aug 1915) Bowles Augustine. Sgt. (d.10th Sep 1918) Boyd Robert. Pte. (d.17th November 1915) Brady James. Sgt. (d.6th November 1917) Brazil James. Pte. (d.5th April 1916) Bridge Albert. L/Cpl. (d.2nd Mar 1918) Brophy Thomas Joseph. 2nd Lt. (d.22nd Mar 1918) Brown Thomas. Sgt. (d.18th Aug 1916) Burke J.. Pte. (d.10th Jun 1917) Burke John. Pte. (d.15th September 1917) Byrne Peter. Pte. (d.4th June 1916) Cavanagh Michael. Pte. (d.9th June 1917) Chambers David Proudlock. Pte. Christie Myles. Pte. (d.12th March 1915) Connolly John. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1918) Conroy John. Cpl (d.11th August 1916) Craig John. Pte. (d.31st March 1917) Cunningham VC. John. Pte. (d.16th April 1917) Cunningham VC. John. Cpl. (d.16th April 1917) Curry Patrick. Pte. (d.10th Oct 1914) Cushen Patrick Joseph. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1918) Cushing Charles Edward. Pte. (d.3rd May 1915) Cutts Harry. Pte. (d.25th August 1916) Daly Jeremiah. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1914) Dinnegan Michael. Pte. (d.19th June 1915) Dix MC. Stephen Hamilton . Lt.Col. (d.4th October 1917) Duffy George William. Pte. (d.24th Jun 1917) Farrell Peter. Pte. (d.25th Aug 1916) Farrell Peter. Piper. Fay James. Pte. (d.12th Aug 1915) Frost Charles. Pte. (d.4th Feb 1918) Ginn Stephen. Sgt (d.5th March 1916) Gorry Michael. Pte. (d.30th September 1916) Hendricks Harry. Pte. (d.23rd Aug 1918) Hope Thomas. Pte. (d.2nd March 1915) Kinnarney W.. Pte. (d.9th Jun 1917) Matthews Alfred William. Pte. (d.21st Oct 1918) McAuley Patrick. Pte. (d.22nd March 1918) McAuley Peter Michael. Pte. McAuliffe MM. Patrick. Pte. McKenna James. Pte. (d.10th Nov 1914) Molloy Lawrence. L/Cpl. (d.4th Sep 1918) Mulhall T.. Pte. (d.19th January 1918) Mullins Edward. Pte. (d.7th June 1917) Murphy Thomas. Pte. (d.3rd August 1918) Nolan Thomas. Pte. (d.26th December 1918) O'Donohue John. Pte. (d.11th Jan 1917) Ransom George John. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1917) Ransom George John. Pte (d.10th August 1917) Reilly J.. Pte. (d.12th January 1918) Toole Michael Joseph. L/Cpl. (d.16th March 1916) Walsh Patrick. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1914) Walsh Patrick. Pte (d.20 October 1914) Wood MM. William Henry. Sgt. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 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If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Pte. John Cunningham VC. 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.16th April 1917) John Cunningham died of wounds on the 16th of April 1917, aged 29 and buried in the Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension in France. He was the son of Johanna and the late Joseph Cunningham, of Stradavoher St., Thurles, Co. Tipperary. The second son lost to a widowed mother in the war. An extract taken from The London Gazette, dated 8th June, 1917 records the following: "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when in command of a Lewis Gun section on the most exposed flank of the attack. His section came under heavy enfilade fire and suffered severely. Although wounded he succeeded almost alone in reaching his objective with his gun, which he got into action in spite of much opposition. When counter-attacked by a party of twenty of the enemy he exhausted his ammunition against them, then, standing in full view, he commenced throwing bombs. He was wounded again, and fell, but picked himself up and continued to fight single-handed with the enemy until his bombs were exhausted. He then made his way back to our lines with a fractured arm and other wounds. There is little doubt that the superb courage of this N.C.O. cleared up a most critical situation on the left flank of the attack. Corporal Cunningham died in hospital from the effects of his wounds." John Fanning Add to this record.   Pte. Patrick Joseph Cushen 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.20th Oct 1918) Patrick Cushen was born in 1894 in Mount Bolus, County Offaly, Ireland to Michael Cushen and Ellen Keogh. He joined the British Army in 1914, joining the 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment and served in World War I. He fought in the final battle of Ypres in Belgium and died of his wounds on 20 October 1918, he was 24 years old. He is buried in Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery. According to family legend, Patrick met his brother William on the battlefield just prior to the final battle. Patrick was wounded and died several days later in the battlefield hospital. It was told that William felt guilty about leaving Patrick. William Cushen also served with the Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment, Number 9687. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star and British War Medal. Patrick and William's father Michael was also in the military. He served in India in the 2nd Bengal European Fusiliers from 1853-1859. He fought at the Siege of Delhi battle for which he was awarded the India Mutiny Medal. He then enlisted in the Royal Artillery on 9 January 1860 in County Cork, Ireland as a gunner, regimental number 1929. His record of service: Royal Artillery, 9th Brigade. He was stationed in England from January 1860 to September 1869 and then again in India from September 1869 to March 1875 and from 1875 to 1880 in England when he retired on a general disability due to malaria contracted in India and as a result of engaging in the siege of Delhi in 1857. He was a Master Tailor. Maureen Lennon Add to this record.   Pte. Patrick Curry 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.10th Oct 1914) Private Patrick Curry of 2nd Leinster's did not make a will. However, sometime between August and October 1914 Patrick had written a letter to his mother stating that he was trusting in God and keeping the faith, and advised his mother to do the same. He made reference that should anything happen to him, then his mother gets his property. In his letter, Patrick made reference to when the conflict finishes, then the soldiers at the front would get 6 weeks leave and a lump sum of £6. The War Office (Accounts 4) in 1916 deemed that Mrs Curry's letter from her late son was an unofficial will under the Wills Act of 1837. The National Archives of Ireland reference relating to Pte. Patrick Curry's will is NAI E/159090. These are online. I am researching the origins of the AB 64 Soldier's Active Service Pay Book, introduced in 1906; Accounts 4 (soldier's estates and wills) and the Irish soldiers' wills now housed at the NAI. Dr John Black Add to this record.   Pte. Myles Christie 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.12th March 1915) Myles Christie served with the 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment in WW1. He died 12th of March 1915 and is buried Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery at Houplines in France. Maureen Christie Add to this record.   Sgt. James Brady 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment (d.6th November 1917) James Brady was my great uncle, brother to my maternal grandmother. He was born in Aldershot Barracks as his father was based there with the Leinsters. James was in the South Lancs but transferred to Leinsters. He is buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery. Phil Canty Add to this record.   Pte. Alfred William Matthews 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment (d.21st Oct 1918) Alfred Matthews served in Gallipoli Peninsula or Mesopotamia and Flanders. He died on the 21st of October 1918 and is buried in Dadizeele New British Cemetery in Belgium. His brother Charles died on 28th of October 1918 from war wounds. Nothing else known. Anthony D E Jones Add to this record.   Pte. Hermann Robert Alfred Bates 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment (d.27th Mar 1918) On 17th Dec 1891 Hermann Bates was born in Bloomsbury, London to Andrew Wright Bates (1854-1920), a Police Constable from Chatham in Kent, and Beatrice Marie Bates (nee Milton, 1856-1952), of London. Hermann was baptised on 15 Feb 1891 in the Parish of St George, Bloomsbury. Taking employment as a porter, on 20 Dec 1914, he was married to Louisa Maria Vettraino, the daughter of Italian immigrants, at St Simon's Church Hammersmith, with an address given of 17 Anley Road, Hammersmith. At some point he enlisted in the military, but his detailed enlistment records were lost in the London Blitz of 1940. He is recorded as being Killed in Action on 27th of Mar 1918, in France (and Flanders) and is buried in Ste. Emilie Valley Cemetery at Villers-Faucon, Somme, France. This cemetery is about 17kms to the west of the town of Peronne. The list of UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 by the British and Irish Military Databases, published by The Naval and Military Press Ltd. give Hermann�s details as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), with the Regimental Number 5425. However, this reference also lists him as formerly 146917, Royal Field Artillery and while there is no reason to doubt the veracity of this information, there is no other evidence to corroborate it. It could well be that he was enlisted into the RFA, but transferred to the Leinsters shortly after enlistment, it would not have been an unusual occurrence. While his date of enlistment is unknown, Hermann and Maria had a baby daughter Gladys May on 15th of May 1915 and she was baptised four days later on 19th May. On the baptism register, Hermann's occupation is given as Post Office Porter, so it may be safe to assume that he enlisted after this date. Tim Smith Add to this record.   L/Cpl. Lawrence Molloy 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.4th Sep 1918) My grandfather Lawrence Molloy was killed on the 4th of September 1918, his brother was killed in March 1918, they were both in the 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment. Marie Molloy Add to this record.   Pte. Michael Dinnegan 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.19th June 1915) Michael Dinnegan was killed on the Western Front. May they all rest in peace Add to this record.   Cpl. John Cunningham VC. 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment (d.16th April 1917) On the 12th April 1917 a relative of mine, Corporal John Cunningham, received a Victoria Cross in the attack on Bois-en-Hache at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. I used to look at a copy of the dispatches my father kept as a boy and thought I would create a memorial video, as he died 101 years ago today on April 16th 1917 of wounds received. John was buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery, near Noeux-les-Mines, France. As he was unmarried, the VC was presented to his mother by King George V outside Buckingham Palace on 21st July 1917. In addition to the VC he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal 1914-19. His medals were acquired on loan by the Imperial War Museum in August 2006 and are displayed in the Ashcroft Gallery. Martin Ryan Add to this record.   Lt.Col. Stephen Hamilton Dix MC. 12th/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.4th October 1917) Stephen Dix was born on the 20th August 1879, son of Stephen and Annie Marina Dix, he was the husband of Ida Mary Dix and father of Michael Lewes Dix-Hamilton. He lived in Chudleigh, Devon. Initially he enlisted with the 2nd Battalion Leinster Fusiliers. He rose through the ranks, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 14th February 1900 and by 1914 he was a Captain. On 25th June 1917 he was attached on commission to the 12th/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. On 4th October 1917 they took part in the Battle of Broodseinde (part of the third Ypres, Passchendaele Battle) as part of the 62nd Brigade of the 21st Division. He was killed in action age 39 years and is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1889-92, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com. Caroline Hunt Add to this record.   Pte. Patrick McAuliffe MM. 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment Patrick McAuliffe was born in Cork, Ireland 1885. He attested to 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment in 1903 at the age of 18 years 6 months. He served in Mauritius for one year and India 4 years before returning to Ireland in 1911. He moved with the Battalion to Southampton and sailed to St.Nazaire landing on the 10th September 1914. Simon Mcauliffe Add to this record.   Piper. Peter Farrell 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment My grandfather joined the British Army before the Great War despite having received an educational scholarship. He was a piper in the 2nd Leinsters. He was injured at some point with an injury to his head. Following the disbandment of the Regiment he received a British Army pension, however, he lost this due to his involvement with the fight for Irish independence (something I still feel angry on his behalf about). He married my grandmother and they had 12 children. He died in 1969. He is mentioned a few times in a publication called Stand To. A diary of the trenches by Captain F.C Hitchcock. Carmel McKenna Add to this record.   Sgt. William Henry Wood MM. 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment Will Wood served in the Second Battalion of the Leinster Regiment, firstly in India where life was quite pleasant. He returned home with a collection of Benares-ware, a bracelet of Indian annas, and a pair of sunglasses with thick lenses and side pieces designed for the Indian sun. He returned to the Regiment's base in Cork and returned to England to leave the Army and marry his childhood sweetheart. When WWI broke out he was on the reserve list and found himself in France quite quickly. He just had time to see his newly born son before he left. The Second Battalion was made up of regular soldiers and remained in France and Belgium throughout the war. William Henry Wood was awarded the Military Medal in 1916. His name appeared in the London Gazette Supplement of 11 October 1916 and he was mentioned in despatches on 13 November 1916. The Regimental history of the Leinsters provides some details of its engagements and also comments on the heavy drinking of the Irish, who seemed to enjoy their rum ration. Who could blame them! William Wood became a heavy drinker in civilian life. William Wood was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in the London Gazette Supplement of 17 June 1918, possibly for length of service. He also received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal with Oak Leaf, the latter being awarded to those mentioned in despatches, issued on 8 August 1919. His 1914 Star with Clasp or Mons Star was approved in 1917 and awarded to all who served in France and Belgium between 5 August and 22 November 1914: fewer than 400,000 were awarded. By June 1918 he was Acting Quartermaster Sergeant attached to the 73rd Infantry Brigade at Crawley Barracks. William Wood never spoke about his experiences but it appears that a bullet passed between his legs and lodged in his greatcoat. He certainly experienced gas attacks and it seems probable that these had long term effects on his health. After the war, William Wood refused to give his consent to his son's joining the army and would not allow him to read 'The History of the Great War'. I remember him as a fat man who sat with his nose bleeding over a bowl for a very long time. There was no trace of the somewhat arrogant-looking young soldier who was photographed with his horse 'somewhere behind the lines' in 1916. Paula Bryars Add to this record.   Pte. J. Reilly 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.12th January 1918) Private Reilly was the son of T. Reilly, of Wagstown, Trim. He was 26 when he died and is buried about 11 yards beyond the ruin in the Moymet Old Graveyard, Moymet, Co. Meath, Ireland. S Flynn Add to this record.   L/Cpl. Michael Joseph Toole 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.16th March 1916) As the train pulled out of Bray station Michael Toole sang "When the fields are white with daisies I'll return". He never came back. (This was reported in the local newspaper at the time.) He died in Etaples Military hospital and is buried in the cemetery there. Julie Garvin Add to this record.   Pte. John O'Donohue 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.11th Jan 1917) John O'Donohue was also known as Pte. John Donohue was the son of John and Catherine O'Donohue, of Camas Riad, Cashel, Co. Tipperary. He served in the South African Campaign and on the North West Frontier of India. He was aged 52 when he died and is buried in the North-West angle of the Cathedral in the Cashel (Rock of Cashel) Graveyard in Cashel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. s flynn Add to this record.   Pte. T. Mulhall 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.19th January 1918) Private Mulhall was the Son of David and Mary Mulhall, of Bridewell St., Carlow; husband of T. Mulhall, of Brewery Lane, Carlow. He was 45 when he died and is buried in the South-East corner of the Carlow Old Cemetery in Co. Carlow, Ireland. s flynn Add to this record.   Pte. John Burke 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.15th September 1917) Private Burke is buried In the South-East part of old catholic ground in the Cahercibeen (Killavarnogue) Cemetery in Co. Kerry, Ireland. s flynn Add to this record.   Sgt. Augustine Bowles 2nd Btn. Leinster Regiment (d.10th Sep 1918) Augustine Bowles was the son of the late Joseph Bowles and Elizabeth Bowles. He had previously served with the 1st Connaught Rangers. Adam D'Arcy Add to this record. 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