248087 L/Cpl. John Sherlock British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers from:Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland (d.12th Apr 1915) Following the death of his son George in the vicinity of Sanctuary Wood, John Sherlock joined up in Taunton, Devon, 17 September 1915, as a Shoeing Smith, ASC Remount, K Squad, Service Number 9586.
He 'Specially Enlisted' and was to be paid 5 shillings per day. 'Specially Enlisted' appears to cover the fact that he was by then 65 years of age, an age altered to one more respectable by a connivance with the Recruiting Officer.
George Sherlock was just 23 at the time of his death, being born 09 Aug 1891 at O'Rourke's Cottages, Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland,
Although John Sherlock was determined to repay the German's in kind for the loss of his son, he was worn down by his hard life as a Blacksmith, and he was subsequently discharged as unfit for further War Service 9th of June 1916.
Upon that discharge he was described as suffering from Senility, and his address was given as 29 Upper Blessington Street, Dublin.
Subsequently he was awarded a pension of 15s weekly on the 21 Sep 1917 but died soon after on 28th Feb 1922, still grieving for the loss of his son.
His wife Alice Sherlock, later lived at 10 Norton Avenue, Phibsborough, she passed 28 Feb 1933 at 197 Phibsborough Road, Dublin, Ireland.
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