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262554 Pte. Patrick McCann British Army 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers from:1 Lotts Cottages, Kilternan, Dublin My great-grandfather, Patrick McCann, had been in the Royal Field Artillery until 1909. He was a labourer by trade and joined up for service in WW1 as a member of Kitchener's New Army. He was deployed to France in December 1915. He was injured by machine-gun fire in both an arm and a leg and was discharged as unfit for further service in early 1919. He suffered from shell-shock and would roam the house at night with a cudgel waiting for the Germans. His 12 year old son John had to commit him to Grangegorman Asylum in Dublin in 1922 after he attacked his wife and nearly killed her. He died in November 1922. 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 put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**