We remember James Doherty

We remember James Doherty

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Timeline

Timeline

birth Guarshuay, County Derry Ireland Source:8686895
1914
location Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address Source:8735488 11th August 1914
enlistment Manchester United Kingdom Source:8686895
service British Army Private 8932 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8686895
1914
death Killed in Action Private James Doherty was killed in action in the fighting around Caudry and Audencourt on the 26th August. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial. Caudry/Audencourt France Source:7444922 Source:8735488 Source:8686895 26th August 1914
burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France Source:7444922

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James
Initials J
Last Name Doherty
Source 1661166
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address known 11th August 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 8932 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Patrick63223
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Patrick63223

External Evidence

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The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922 Patrick63223
"There's a Devil in the Drum" by J.F.Lucy Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport Patrick63223
SS Herschel Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium. Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons Patrick63223
The fields between Caudry and Audencourt Patrick63223
The road cutting south west of Audencourt Patrick63223
Audencourt, looking towards Caudry, France Patrick63223
8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt Patrick63223
Caudry, France Patrick63223
Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt Patrick63223
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial Patrick63223
Caudry Old Communal Cemetery Patrick63223
The grave of three unknown British soldiers Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the south) Patrick63223

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