Post Easter Rising Casualties

johnny_doyle

the 2/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment came over to Dublin on the RMS Ulster as part of the waves of units brought from England to quell the Easter Rising.

They followed after the Sherwood Foresters and were lucky to have only 2 wounded during the stay in Dublin. They then travelled down to Kerry and then on to Fermoy. 2 members of the battalion were drowned 17/18th November 1916 when the river flooded. They had been sent from the barracks to get supplies and were swept away on the return journey.

Pte Hedley Jewell
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=jewell&GSfn=hedley&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1916&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=82106458&df=all&

Cpl Bertie Smith
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=smith&GSfn=bertie&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1916&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=82106399&df=all&


Does anyone have knowledge of any other soldiers who went through the Rising but subsequently died in Ireland?

enfield

GALLERY, JOHN. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Leicestershire Regiment. Unit; 13th Battalion. Date of Death: 01-April-1918. Service No:35267. Formerly he was with the Northumberland Fusiliers where his number was 29586. Born in,St John, Northumberland. Enlisted in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland while living in Scotswood, Northumberland. Died at home. Supplementary information; Husband of Mrs. M. Gallery, of 6, Lady's Lane, Parnell St., Limerick. Grave or Memorial Reference: 31843. Cemetery: Limerick (St. Lawrence’s) Catholic Cemetery, Limerick.

johnny_doyle

enfield wrote: »

GALLERY, JOHN. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Leicestershire Regiment. Unit; 13th Battalion. Date of Death: 01-April-1918. Service No:35267. Formerly he was with the Northumberland Fusiliers where his number was 29586. Born in,St John, Northumberland. Enlisted in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland while living in Scotswood, Northumberland. Died at home. Supplementary information; Husband of Mrs. M. Gallery, of 6, Lady's Lane, Parnell St., Limerick. Grave or Memorial Reference: 31843. Cemetery: Limerick (St. Lawrence’s) Catholic Cemetery, Limerick.

thanks Tom. What was this chap's link to the Easter Rising?

enfield

I have no idea, he was just a member of the Leics that is buried here after his death in 1918.
Cheers.
Tom.

johnny_doyle

OK, no prob.

What I was hoping to find was any soldiers that stayed on in Ireland in the aftermath of the Rising and subsequently died in Ireland. Can't imagine there would be too many as most units were earmarked for France.

enfield

I would have a lot of lads who were involved in the rising but later, when they became casualties, they were buried abroad as they fell in foreign fields.
Cheers.
Tom.

enfield

I was sent a few scans from 'Ireland's Unknown Soldiers' by Terence Denman, as it contained some relevant references for me. The images impressed the heck out of me. I ordered a copy from my local library and await it arrival with great anticipation.
Cheers.
Tom.