205133 Pte. Joseph Dunne British Army 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers from:Chapelizod, Dublin (d.27/29th Apr 1916) My Great Grandfather Joseph Dunne s/n 14020, 8th Battalon Royal Dublin Fusiliers part of the 16th division, enlisted in Dublin in the summer of 1915, they were sent to the Curragh army camp in kildare for training and in Sept 1915 they moved to Blackdown near Aldershot in Surrey England for trench training. They remained there till 18th of December when they were sent to France. They were introduced to trench warfare trauma for the first few weeks of 1916, then they found themselves in the front line trenches in Hullach near Loos. There he stayed till his death 27th/29th April 1916 and this is stated on his death cert, the reason was because the Germans gased the trenches on the 27th and nobody returned till the 29th and this is why 27th/29th is stated on his cert. We found his name on the wall of the Loos Memorial 200, 2 panel 127 - 129. He is also mentioned on a plaque in Hueston Station Dublin and this states "In memory of the following members of staff of the Great Southern & Western Railway who laid down their lives for their country in the Great War 1914-1918."
Other than this I cannot find anything else about him no photos, notes or diary. I would love to find a photo of him.
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