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Pte. John Best

British Army 1st Btn. Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment

from:Dublin

(d.15th Mar 1915)

Pte. John Best served with the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) and was killed in action in Flanders in March 1915.

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This man was my father's uncle. He was 18 when he was killed. His parents were Patrick and Elizabeth Best from Cole's Lane in Dublin city centre, just off Moore Street. He has a brother, William who was younger but joined the 8th Hussars later in the war. He survived. His father Patrick also joined up having received the news of his son's death. I'm told he died too later in the war but I cannot confirm this. I've tried but cannot find out how he died, as in what operations he was involved in. I know he was killed near Ypres and I think there was on that date, a number of disputed trenches which were changing hands quickly enough. His name is on the Menin Gate memorial which suggests his body was never recovered so I assume he was killed by artillery fire. Any more information would be welcome.

Robert Best






This man was my great uncle he is listed on the Menin gate memorial as a man without a grave his niece, my aunt is still alive. He never lived to see a free Ireland and he has never been found so has no grave.

Johanna Anderson






Patrick never died in the war he was discharged in 1919. I am the granddaughter of Willy and John's sister Elizabeth also known as Eliza or Betty. Elizabeth was born in 1904 and in 1911 she was living with her aunt Rosanna Best who was married to a man called John Maloney. Patrick's wife died around about 1904 after their daughter Elizabeth (my grandmother) was born she can be found in the Irish census in 1911 under the name Eliza Best. Living with Rosanna Maloney nee Best also living in the house at the time was Patrick's brother Dennis Best. I hope you get this message as I have other facts I can tell you, about John and the rest of the family.

Johanna Anderson

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John Best was my great uncle his sister was my grandmother. John was a bit of a scallywag before joining the army. His father joined the army in 1917 at the age of 50, he joined as a Pioneer. I have just also found out that his youngest son William also later joined the army and thankfully both his father and his brother survived the war.

Johanna Anderson

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This man was my grandmother’s brother. His father Patrick Best who was in the Road building section of the Pioneers of the Royal Engineers survived the Great War. But died from TB in 1921. Patrick was my maternal great grandfather and John was my grand uncle he was 17 when he died.

Johanna Anderson

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