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Stephen Callaghan
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Hidden in a Drawer – Private Ernest Charles Watts, Hampshire Regiment
Over a decade ago, an uncle of mine was renovating a cottage he bought. It was cluttered with various things which needed to be sorted or...
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Stephen Callaghan
Jul 3, 20202 min read
'A very fine young officer' - Second Lieut Gerald White, Royal Irish Regiment
Today’s post is themed to coincide with the 104th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. It focuses on Gerald John Davis White, a...
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Stephen Callaghan
Jun 26, 20204 min read
The Great War and the McDonalds of Birr, County Offaly
A few years ago I came across a single 1914-15 Star awarded to Private Frederick McDonald of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling...
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Stephen Callaghan
May 10, 20202 min read
A Soldier and a Poet – Captain William John Tipping
William was born on 17 February 1888 at Cookstown, County Tyrone. He was the son of Royal Irish Constabulary inspector John Tipping and...
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Stephen Callaghan
May 9, 20203 min read
The Gallagher’s of Birr, County Offaly – Three Generations at War
While casually browsing the 1901 or 1911 census it is possible to pick up on interesting or peculiar facts about different families...
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