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Lurgan's Dead from
The Great War 1914-18 Joseph Collins
Rifleman Collins, Joseph
16/30
16th Bn.
Royal Irish Rifles
who died on
Monday, 8th November 1915, aged 18
Additional Information:
Son
of William John and Minnie Collins, of
Donaghcloney, Lurgan
Private Joseph Collins had taken ill and was invalided home from France to Brynkinalt Hospital, Wrexham, Wales, where after undergoing an operation he died on his eighteenth birthday. His mother received letters of sympathy from Captain H. F. Shepard, Lieutenant E. Somerfield, Rifleman R. McKeown and Rifleman W. J. Dreaning who wrote on behalf of the servicemen from Donaghcloney and district. Joseph was born in Donaghcloney and enlisted in Lurgan, prior to his enlistment he had been employed by Liddell and Sons.
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Cemetery:
CHIRK (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Denbighshire, United Kingdom |
| Grave or Reference Panel Number:
East of church.
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Compiled by Ken Austin from information supplied by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. www.cwgc.org. Our thanks to Richard Edgar for additional information.
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