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Robert O'Connor, Sergeant with the Leinster Regiment 1914
Robert O’Connor (1880-1917) was Sergeant with the Leinster Regiment and brother-in-law of Captain DD Sheehan MP (RMF). Born in Tralee Ireland, he joined the British Army at an early age and served in the South African Campaign, then with the Seaforth Highlanders before he transferred to the "A" Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Leinster Regiment (Service No. 9337) during World War I. He married …
Contributori
- Niall O'Siochain
Creatore
- unknown unknown
Argomento
- World War I
- Remembrance
- Trench Life
- Prima guerra mondiale
Tipo di oggetto
- Drawing
- Disegno
Data
- 1914
- 1914
- 1914
Contributori
- Niall O'Siochain
Creatore
- unknown unknown
Argomento
- World War I
- Remembrance
- Trench Life
- Prima guerra mondiale
Tipo di oggetto
- Drawing
- Disegno
Data
- 1914
- 1914
- 1914
Fornitore di contenuti
Aggregatore
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Data di creazione
- 2012-04-09 16:59:30 UTC
- 2012-04-09
- 2012-04-09
Periodo
- europeana19141918:timespan/623e9f76e1b4a7b54ce9fb81d1ca3669
Luoghi
- Western Front
- Youghal, Ireland
Fonte
- UGC
Codice di identificazione
- 46599
- https://1914-1918.europeana.eu/contributions/3840/attachments/46599
Estensione
- 19
Lingua
- English
- eng
Fa parte di
- EnrichEuropeana
Anno
- 1914
Paese fornitore
- Europe
Nome della collezione
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- 2019-09-11T08:42:07.585Z
Ultimo aggiornamento dal fornitore di contenuti
- 2023-06-05T08:05:33.085Z
Tabella dei contenuti
- Robert O’Connor (1880-1917) was Sergeant with the Leinster Regiment and brother-in-law of Captain DD Sheehan MP (RMF). Born in Tralee Ireland, he joined the British Army at an early age and served in the South African Campaign, then with the Seaforth Highlanders before he transferred to the "A" Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Leinster Regiment (Service No. 9337) during World War I. He married when on home leave in Youghal, county Cork in April 1916, then met his death on 31st July 1917 during the Third Battle of Passchendaele. He has no known grave, but his name is commemorated on panel 44 of the Menin Gate Wall in Ypres, Belgium. His only son Robert (Bob) was born shortly after he was killed, in August 1917. He later became Sergeant in the Irish Army at the Collins Military Barracks, Cork and father of three daughters, Eleanor, Mary and Noreen.