Life story: Patrick Joseph Barrett | Lives of the First World War

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1894

birth Dungarvan Ireland Source:7956196 11th March 1894

1897

sibling Joseph Barrett Source:7961670 18th April 1897

1900

sibling Thomas Barrett Source:7958659 1900

1901

dates Age 7 Source:7958667 31st March 1901

1901

location 16 Kickham Street, Clonmel, Tipperary Ireland parents address Source:7958667 31st March 1901

1905

sibling Mary Bridget Barrett Source:7958659 1905

1908

sibling James Barrett Source:7958659 1908

1910

sibling Kathleen Barrett Source:7958659 1910

1910

sibling William Barrett Source:7958659 1910

1911

dates Age 17 Source:7958659 2nd April 1911

1911

employment Labourer Clonmel Ireland Source:7958659 2nd April 1911

1911

location 8 James' Street, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland Ireland parents address Source:7958659 2nd April 1911

1912

employment Van man Source:8723252 29th July 1912

1912

enlistment Clonmel Ireland Source:8723252 29th July 1912

1912

service British Army Private 10536 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8723252 29th July 1912 - 25th August 1919

1913

location South Raglan Barracks, Devonport, Plymouth United Kingdom military residence address Source:8479577 2nd October 1913 - 13th August 1914

1914

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7956196 13th August 1914 - 21st March 1918

1914

location Army billets, Tasnieres France military residence address Source:7958673 17th August 1914 - 19th August 1914

1914

location Army billets, St. Remy France military residence address Source:7958673 20th August 1914

1914

location Army Billets, Mons Belgium military residence address Source:7958673 22nd August 1914

1914

location Battalion bivouac in a small field, Amfroipret France military residence address Source:7958673 24th August 1914 - 25th August 1914

1914

location Army Billets, Beaurevoir France military residence address Source:8479577 27th August 1914

1914

location Courcelles France military residence address Source:8479577 26th September 1914 - 1st October 1914

1914

location Billets in Vieille Chapelle France military residence address Source:7958673 13th October 1914

1916

location On leave at 9, Flora Street, Plymouth United Kingdom their own address Source:8479358 6th April 1916

1916

marriage Elisabeth Jane Luscombe Source:8479358 7th April 1916

1918

internment pow Source:7956196 21st March 1918

1918

location An open field behind enemy lines France other group residence address Source:7956196 22nd March 1918

1918

internment pow Kassel, Hesse Germany Source:7956196 5th May 1918

1918

internment pow Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany Source:7956196 29th May 1918

1918

location Cassel POW camp Germany military residence address Source:7956196 29th May 1918

1918

location Mannheim POW Camp Germany military residence address Source:7956196 19th August 1918

1918

internment pow Langensalza, Thuringia Germany Source:7956196 20th August 1918

1918

internment pow Heuberg, Baden-Wurttemberg Germany Source:7956196 5th September 1918

1919

children Kathleen Hayes Source:7961673 13th November 1919

1919

employment General Labourer (Army Pensioner) Plymouth United Kingdom Source:7961673 13th November 1919

1919

location 9 Octagon Street, Plymouth United Kingdom their own address Source:7961673 13th November 1919

1927

children Louis Kenneth Barrett Source:7961675 21st June 1927

1927

location 44 Flora Street, Plymouth United Kingdom their own address Source:7961675 21st June 1927

1932

location Anstis Street, Plymouth United Kingdom their own address Source:8457717 8th May 1932

1945

location Camel's Head Inn, St Budeaux, Plymouth United Kingdom their own address Source:8457730 1945

1949

location Camel's Head Inn, Plymouth United Kingdom their own address Source:8457709 1949

1956

employment Publican Plymouth United Kingdom Source:7956362 24th February 1956

1956

location Camel's Head Inn, Camel's Head, Plymouth United Kingdom their own address Source:7956201 24th February 1956

service British Army Private 10536 Royal Irish Regiment Source:216383

service British Army Private 10536 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:216383

1956

death Not War Related Died of natural causes, probably thrombosis after a leg injury Plymouth United Kingdom Source:7956360 25th February 1956

burial Weston Mill Cemetery Non-War Cemetery Plymouth United Kingdom Source:7956358

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Patrick Joseph
Initials	PJ
Last Name	Barrett
Source	7956196

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
16 Kickham Street, Clonmel, Tipperary	Ireland	parents address	known 31st March 1901
44 Flora Street, Plymouth	United Kingdom	their own address	known 21st June 1927
8 James' Street, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland	Ireland	parents address	known 2nd April 1911
9 Octagon Street, Plymouth	United Kingdom	their own address	known 13th November 1919
An open field behind enemy lines	France	other group residence address	known 22nd March 1918
Anstis Street, Plymouth	United Kingdom	their own address	known 8th May 1932
Army Billets, Beaurevoir	France	military residence address	known 27th August 1914
Army Billets, Mons	Belgium	military residence address	known 22nd August 1914
Army billets, St. Remy	France	military residence address	known 20th August 1914
Army billets, Tasnieres	France	military residence address	17th August 1914 - 19th August 1914
Battalion bivouac in a small field, Amfroipret	France	military residence address	24th August 1914 - 25th August 1914
Billets in Vieille Chapelle	France	military residence address	known 13th October 1914
Camel's Head Inn, Camel's Head, Plymouth	United Kingdom	their own address	known 24th February 1956
Camel's Head Inn, Plymouth	United Kingdom	their own address	known 1949
Camel's Head Inn, St Budeaux, Plymouth	United Kingdom	their own address	known 1945
Cassel POW camp	Germany	military residence address	known 29th May 1918
Courcelles	France	military residence address	26th September 1914 - 1st October 1914
Mannheim POW Camp	Germany	military residence address	known 19th August 1918
On leave at 9, Flora Street, Plymouth	United Kingdom	their own address	known 6th April 1916
South Raglan Barracks, Devonport, Plymouth	United Kingdom	military residence address	2nd October 1913 - 13th August 1914

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	10536	Royal Irish Regiment		Private
British Army	10536	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd Battalion	Private
British Army	10536	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd Battalion	Private

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Kathleen Hayes	daughter	13th November 1919
Louis Kenneth Barrett	son	21st June 1927

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Bridget Maxey	mother
Thomas Barrett	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Thomas Barrett	brother	1900
Mary Bridget Barrett	sister	1905
James Barrett	brother	1908
Kathleen Barrett	sister	1910
William Barrett	brother	1910
Joseph Barrett	brother	18th April 1897

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Elisabeth Jane Luscombe	wife	7th April 1916

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1911-04-02	Roman Catholic

Media

Private Patrick Joseph Barrett

In uniform

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ICRC (Red Cross) POW record

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ICRC POW record

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ICRC POW record

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Obituary for Patrick Joseph Barrett

Obituary from local paper

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Obituary for Patrick Joseph Barrett

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Obituary for Patrick Joseph Barrett

Cutting from local newspaper

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Private Patrick Joseph Barrett's Medal Roll

Photograph of original medal roll document

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Fair Day, Grattan Square, Dungarvan, circa 1900

A view of Grattan Square on Fair Day, circa 1900

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Camel's Head Pub, Plymouth

Photograph of the Camel's Head Pub, Camel's Head, Plymouth

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Kathleen Hayes, Private Patrick Barrett's daughter

Kathleen Hayes aged about seven years old

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Louis Kenneth Barrett, Pte. Patrick Barrett's son

Photograph of Louis Kenneth Barrett aged about 1 year old (1928)

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Kickham Street, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland

A photograph of Kickham Street, Clonmel

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Patrick and his wife Elizabeth (nee Luscombe)

Patrick Barrett in uniform with his wife Elizabeth

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Joseph Barrett (younger brother)

The photograph shows Joseph Barrett, Patrick Barrett's younger brother, and comes from his passport issued in September 1928

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Uncle Joe's passport

A photograph of the passport of Joseph Barrett (Patrick Barrett's younger brother) which shows his date of birth to be 18th April 1897.

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Patrick Barrett's daughter's Birth Certificate

The photograph shows a copy of Patrick Barrett's daughter's birth certificate and gives evidence of his address in 1919.

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Patrick Barrett's son's birth certificate

A photograph of a copy of Patrick Barrett's son's birth certificate which shows his address on 21 June 1927.

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Flora Street in 1897

The image shows the entrance to Flora Street off Union Street at around the turn of the century. This area looks very different now after over 100 years and, perhaps most importantly, the Blitz.

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Old Warehouse on Octagon Street, Plymouth

The modern photograph shows a nineteenth century warehouse on Octagon Street that survived the Blitz

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Elizabeth and Patrick Barrett with their daughter

Elizabeth and Patrick Barrett with their daughter Kathleen circa 1926/27

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Patrick Barrett circa 1925

Patrick Barrett in the twenties

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Kathleen Barrett

The photograph shows Patrick Barrett's sister Kathleen, who remained in Clonmel, Ireland and lived in the family home on James Street.

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Patrick Barrett's home on James Street

The photograph shows 8 James Street, Clonmel, Ireland, where Patrick Barrett lived with his parents and brothers and sisters before the war.

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Mary Bridget Bowler, Patrick's eldest sister

This photograph shows Mary Bridget Bowler, Patrick Barrett's eldest sister. She moved away from Ireland and lived in London with her husband Cliff.

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Patrick and his wife's grave

Private Patrick Barrett's grave in Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth

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Medal Roll for 1914 (Mons) Star

This is an image of the medal roll that shows that Private Patrick Barrett was eligible for the 1914 (Mons) Star

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The Wedding of Bert and Em

This photograph from the family collection shows Patrick Barrett (standing at the back on the far right) at the wedding of his sister-in-law Emily Luscombe to Stoker Petty Officer Herbert John Mahoney GC on 25th February 1924. His wife Elizabeth (May) is standing beside him and his daughter Kathleen is the little girl standing next to the bride.

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Patrick Barrett with his grandson Tony

This photograph shows Patrick Barrett standing in the garden of the Camel's Head Inn with his baby grandson Tony Hayes in his arms circa autumn 1949.

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Patrick Barrett's family

This photograph shows Patrick Barrett with his family in the garden of the Camel's Head Inn circa 1949

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Patrick Barrett with his son Ken

This is a studio photograph of Patrick with his four year old son Ken in May 1932.

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The Camel's Head Inn, St Budeaux, Plymouth

This shows the Came's Head Inn, St. Budeaux, Plymouth, where Patrick Barrett was the landlord for many years through WW2 and after.

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Patrick Barrett's marriage certificate

This is a certified copy of Patrick Barrett and Elizabeth Luscombe's marriage certificate

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The Catholic Church of St. Mary and St. Boniface

This is a photograph of the church in Plymouth where Patrick Barrett married Elizabeth Luscombe on 7th April 1916

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Patrick Barrett and Elixabeth Luscombe

Patrick Barrett in uniform with his wife Elizabeth Luscombe

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Kickham Army Barracks, Clonmel

The photograph shows Kickham Army Barracks, Clonmel, which once housed the Depot for the Royal Irish Regiment

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Devonport Railway Station

Devonport Railway Station at which Private Patrick Barrett entrained for Southampton.

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Clonmel

Main Street, Clonmel

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Marriage certificate of SPO Herbert John Mahoney

This image shows a copy of the marriage certificate of Emily Luscombe, Patrick Barrett's sister-in-law, to Herbert John Mahoney on 25th February 1924. Patrick Barrett was a witness to the marriage.

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Patrick Michael Barrett

This photograph shows Patrick Joseph Barrett's grandson, Patrick Michael Barrett, born in 1963

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Patrick Barrett's granddaughters...

The photograph shows Patrick Barrett's granddaughters, Vivien (born in July 1952), Judith (born in October 1953) and Louise (born in October 1956)

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Raglan Barracks

Raglan Barracks, Devonport, Plymouth

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The Royal Irish Regiment in Plymouth

This photograph shows the Royal Irish Regiment marching through Lockyer Street, Plymouth, on the way to entrain for France.

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Private Patrick Barrett

Private Patrick Barrett in his review uniform, probably at Kickham Army Barracks in Clonmel in 1912

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Number 9, Octagon Street

Number 9, Octagon Street, Plymouth

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Private Patrick Barrett's enlistment record (1)

From the National Army Museum's enlistment books of the five disbanded Irish regiments.

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Private Patrick Barrett's enlistment record (2)

From the National Army Museum's enlistment books of the five disbanded Irish regiments.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The Memorial to the Royal Irish Regiment at Mons overlooks the ground on which the 2nd Battalion fought on the 23rd August 1914. It was unveiled by Lord Ypres on 11th November 1923.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The plaque at the base of the Mons memorial to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. The memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1923 at La Bascule crossroads.

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport

Raglan Barracks, Devonport, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was based prior to their embarkation for France in August 1914.

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SS Herschel

SS Herschel, the ship which transported the Royal Irish Regiment across the channel to France. They disembarked in Boulogne on 14th August 1914.

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The area to the east of Mons

The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

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The area to the east of Mons

The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

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The road along the eastern edge of the cemetery

The road running along the eastern edge of Mons Communal Cemetery down which the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment retreated on the 23rd August 1914

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The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery

The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery close to where a half platoon of B Company of the Royal Irish Regiment, under Lieutenant F.C.Ferguson, was placed covering the exit between the hospital and the cemetery.

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La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium

La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force. The memorial to the 2nd Battalion, a Celtic cross, was unveiled in 1923 at the crossroads and is clearly visible in this photo.

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La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium

La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force.

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Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche

Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche on the site of the former Chateau Gendebien which was used as a Red Cross hospital at the time of the Battle of Mons

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Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.

The road south on the western edge of Bois La Haut, Mons. The Royal Irish Regiment were hotly pursued down this road by the Germans on the afternoon of the 23rd August 1914.

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The bridge over La Trouille near Hyon

The 3rd position of A Company at around 5.30 pm 23rd August 1914 on a small bridge over La Trouille near Hyon, Mons.

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Maison Communale, Hyon

The Maison Communale in Hyon, which was the 8th Brigade's Headquarters on 23rd August 1914.

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Maison Communale, Hyon

The Maison Communale in Hyon, which was the 8th Brigade's Headquarters on 23rd August 1914.

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A typical pave (pa-vay) road

The pave (pa-vay) road along which the Royal Irish Regiment hurriedly retreated with the Germans close behind around 6pm on 23rd August 1914, Mons, Belgium. These roads were hard on the feet of the retreating soldiers of the BEF, especially those reservists whose feet had grown soft and had not had sufficient time to grow accustomed to day-after-day of hard marching.

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A typical pave (pa-vay) road

The pave (pa-vay) road along which the Royal Irish Regiment hurriedly retreated with the Germans close behind around 6pm on 23rd August 1914, Mons, Belgium. These roads were hard on the feet of the retreating soldiers of the BEF, especially those reservists whose feet had grown soft and had not had sufficient time to grow accustomed to day-after-day of hard marching.

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4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914

The field which was the 4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914, where they were attacked by the Germans at dusk.

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Map of the Battle of Mons

Map of the Battle of Mons from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium

St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium, where 26 Royal Irish Regiment casualties of the Battle of Mons are buried and some 65 unknown British soldiers around 12 of whom are almost certainly soldiers of the RIRgt.

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Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier

Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons

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Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers

Unknown Royal Irish Regiment soldiers buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons

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Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery

Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery where 4 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are buried: Second Lieutenant John Denys Shine, Lance Corporals John Finn and Thomas Kelly and Private Edward Comber.

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The fields between Caudry and Audencourt

The fields between Caudry and Audencourt where the fighting between the Royal Irish Regiment and the advancing Germans took place on 26th August 1914.

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Bethencourt

Bethencourt from which direction the Germans attacked Caudry on 26th August 1914

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Bethencourt Communal Cemetery

Bethencourt Communal Cemetery where Company Quartermaster Serjeant Herbert Joseph Kearley and Corporal George Henry Graham are buried.

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Audencourt (from the west)

Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

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The church in Audencourt

Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

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8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt

The location of the 8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt on the 26th August before the bombardment

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Audencourt (from the south)

Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

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The road south from Audencourt

The road south from Audencourt down which the 8th Brigade hurriedly retreated on the 26th August 1914

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The road cutting south west of Audencourt

The road cutting south west of Audencourt where Lieutenant Colonel Cox, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was severely wounded at around 10 am on the morning of 26th August 1914.

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Caudry (on the road to Audencourt)

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Hotel de Ville, Caudry

C and D companies of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment were positioned on the north eastern outskirts of Caudry on the 26th August 1914.

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Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt

Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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Caudry Old Communal Cemetery

Caudry Old Communal Cemetery where there are quite a few graves of unidentified soldiers who were killed in the fighting on the 26th August 1914.

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The grave of three unknown officers

The grave of three unknown officers, killed in the fighting on the 26th August, in Caudry Old Communal Cemetery.

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Caudry British Cemetery

Caudry British Cemetery which was completed after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the German Cemetery and Audencourt British Cemetery, which lay between the villages of Audencourt and Beaumont, in the middle of fields. It was made by the Germans after the Battle of Le Cateau, and Plot 1 contained the graves of 66 soldiers from the United Kingdom (mainly of the 2nd Royal Scots and the 1st Gordons) who fell in that battle. It may therefore contain some of those unidentified soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment who fell and have no known grave.

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Orly-sur-Morin

Orly-sur-Morin where the Royal Irish Regiment came in contact with the enemy on 8th September 1914

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Orly-sur-Morin Communal Cemetery

Orly-sur-Morin cemetery with its ten WW1 graves, six of which are unidentified and three of which belong to identified privates of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment: Patrick Lydon, Edward Farrell and William Power.

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8th Brigade crossing the bridge at Vailly

Drawing of the 8th Brigade crossing the bridge at Vailly sur Aisne on the 13th September 1914

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Vailly-sur-Aisne before the war

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La Ferme de St Pierre, Vailly-sur-Aisne

La Ferme de St Pierre, Vailly-sur-Aisne, where the battalion was billeted and the brigade had its headquarters on the 14th September 1914.

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Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne

Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne, in the vicinity of which the Royal Irish Regiment were dug in during the fighting in September 1914

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Courcelles

Courcelles where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment rested and refitted after the Battle of the Aisne

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Vieille Chapelle after the first bombardment

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Le Riez, Nord

Le Riez - where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment entrenched on the night of 18-19th October 1914

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Le Riez, Nord

Le Riez - where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment entrenched on the night of 18-19th October 1914

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Major Daniell's position at Le Riez

The position from which Major Daniell directed the attack on Le Pilly on the 19th October.

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The fields between Le Pilly and Le Riez

The view across the fields from Le Pilly to Le Riez

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Location of the ditches occupied by RIRgt

The location of one of the ditches which were occupied by A Company of the Royal Irish Regiment at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October 1914 and where they were surrounded and eventually “wiped out”.

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Location of the ditches occupied by RIRgt

The location of one of the ditches which were occupied by A Company of the Royal Irish Regiment at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October 1914 and where they were surrounded and eventually “wiped out”.

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Location of the ditches occupied by RIRgt

The location of one of the ditches which were occupied by B Company of the Royal Irish Regiment at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October 1914 and where they were surrounded and eventually “wiped out”.

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Location of the ditches occupied by RIRgt

The location of one of the ditches which were occupied by B Company of the Royal Irish Regiment at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October 1914 and where they were surrounded and eventually “wiped out”.

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The approximate position of C Company

The approximate position of C Company on Rue du Pilly - looking west towards Herlies.

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The approximate position of D Company

The approximate position of D Company, dug in on the battalion's right flank - looking north towards Le Riez.

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The station where the wounded were treated

The station building in Le Pilly where Lieutenant Jackson of the RAMC tended to the wounded after the battalion had been overwhelmed.

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Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Nord

Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Nord, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment met its destruction

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Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly

Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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Panel 11 (upper) of the Le Touret Memorial

Panel 11 of the Le Touret Memorial on which are commemorated the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment who fell in this sector of the Western Front in October 1914 and who have no known grave. The memorial was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930.

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Panel 11 (lower) of the Le Touret Memorial

Panel 11 of the Le Touret Memorial on which are commemorated the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment who fell in this sector of the Western Front in October 1914 and who have no known grave. The memorial was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930.

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Panel 12 (upper) of the Le Touret Memorial

Panel 12 of the Le Touret Memorial on which are commemorated the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment who fell in this sector of the Western Front in October 1914 and who have no known grave. The memorial was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930.

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Le Touret Memorial

The Le Touret Memorial commemorates those who fell in this sector of the Western Front from the beginning of October 1914 to the eve of the Battle of Loos in late September 1915 and who have no known grave. It was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are to be found on panels 11 and 12.

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Location of Royal Irish graves at Le Pilly

Privates Edward Byrne 10896, Daniel Cronin 10888, John Murphy 8804 and Patrick Sweeney 6645 were originally buried close to, it is assumed, where they fell at Le Pilly by the Germans – approximately where D Company were positioned on the battalion’s right flank. The CWGC concentration form gives the co-ordinates of the location where their bodies were found (36.T.5.b.30.05.) along with 2 other unknown British soldiers. They were buried together "in one grave and are believed to be proper German Burials". Four out of the six bodies were identified as soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment (through clothing, boots, G.S.buttons, numerals and discs). The bodies were exhumed in April 1927 and reburied in Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent Blangy.

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Location of Royal Irish graves at Le Pilly

Privates Edward Byrne 10896, Daniel Cronin 10888, John Murphy 8804 and Patrick Sweeney 6645 were originally buried close to, it is assumed, where they fell at Le Pilly by the Germans – approximately where D Company were positioned on the battalion’s right flank. The CWGC concentration form gives the co-ordinates of the location where their bodies were found (36.T.5.b.30.05. -indicated by the red balloon) along with 2 other unknown British soldiers. They were buried together "in one grave and are believed to be proper German Burials". Four out of the six bodies were identified as soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment (through clothing, boots, G.S.buttons, numerals and discs). The bodies were exhumed in April 1927 and reburied in Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent Blangy.

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Concentration document

Concentration document for Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent Blangy, which indicates the original position of graves at Le Pilly.

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Bailleul Road East Cemetery

The graves of the six soldiers, including Privates Edward Byrne 10896, Daniel Cronin 10888, John Murphy 8804 and Patrick Sweeney 6645, who were originally buried in Le Pilly and then exhumed and reburied in Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent Blangy in 1927.

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Location of Royal Irish graves at Le Pilly

Private Joseph Dempsey 10766 was originally buried very close to the station in Le Pilly along with at least three other unidentified British soldiers (one of which was identified as a Lieutenant of the Royal Irish Regiment) The CWGC concentration form gives the co-ordinates of the location of their graves as 36.T.5.d.60.85. They were exhumed in 1922 and reburied in Rue Petillon Military cemetery. The close proximity of the original site of their graves to the station (actually in the garden next to the building) suggests that they may have been among those wounded who were treated by Lieutenant Jackson of the RAMC between October 20th and 23rd and who subsequently died and were then buried nearby.

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Location of Royal Irish graves at Le Pilly

Private Joseph Dempsey 10766 was originally buried very close to the station in Le Pilly along with at least three other unidentified British soldiers (one of which was identified as a Lieutenant of the Royal Irish Regiment) The CWGC concentration form gives the co-ordinates of the location of their graves as 36.T.5.d.60.85. - indicated by the red balloon. They were exhumed in 1922 and reburied in Rue Petillon Military cemetery. The close proximity of the original site of their graves to the station (actually in the garden next to the building) suggests that they may have been among those wounded who were treated by Lieutenant Jackson of the RAMC between October 20th and 23rd and who subsequently died and were then buried nearby.

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Concentration document

A concentration document for Rue Petillon Military Cemetery which indicates the original position of Royal Irish Regiment graves in the garden next to the station at Le Pilly where the wounded were treated by Lieutenant Jackson of the RAMC.

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Fournes-en-Weppes German Military Cemetery

Privates Patrick Doyle 5938, Robert Morrissey 6388 and William Roberts 10941 were buried by the Germans in Fournes-en-Weppes German Military Cemetery, a short distance from Le Pilly, in October 1914 (co-ordinates 36.O.31.d.8.2.). After the war, their bodies were exhumed and reburied in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery along with at least 32 other unidentified British soldiers from the same location, two of whom were officers of the Royal Irish Regiment. It is reasonable to assume that these men are some of those who fell at Le Pilly. It is also possible that others were not discovered and exhumed and so remain in Fournes-en-Weppes German Military Cemetery.

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Original location of Royal Irish graves

Privates Patrick Doyle 5938, Robert Morrissey 6388 and William Roberts 10941 were buried by the Germans in Fournes-en-Weppes German Military Cemetery, a short distance from Le Pilly, in October 1914 (co-ordinates 36.O.31.d.8.2. - indicated by the red balloon). After the war, their bodies were exhumed and reburied in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery along with at least 32 other unidentified British soldiers from the same location, two of whom were officers of the Royal Irish Regiment. It is reasonable to assume that these men are some of those who fell at Le Pilly. It is also possible that others were not discovered and exhumed and so remain in Fournes-en-Weppes German Military Cemetery.

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Concentration document

Concentration document for Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery which indicates the original position of graves at Fournes-en-Weppes German Military Cemetery and lists 16 unknown British soldiers who are quite likely to have been men of the Royal Irish Regiment who fell at Le Pilly.

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Concentration document

Concentration document for Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery which indicates the original position of graves at Fournes-en-Weppes German Military Cemetery and lists 16 unknown British soldiers who are quite likely to have been men of the Royal Irish Regiment who fell at Le Pilly.

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Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier

Unknown soldier of the Royal Irish Regiment buried in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery

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Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers

Unknown soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment buried in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery

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Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery

Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, where some of the men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment who were killed at Le Pilly, were finally laid to rest.

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La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial

The La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates 3,740 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fell at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the Aisne between the end of August and early October 1914 and have no known graves...The memorial was designed by George H. Goldsmith, a decorated veteran of the Western Front, and unveiled by Sir William Pulteney, who had commanded the III Corps of the BEF in 1914, on 4 November 1928. (From CWGC Cemetery Details)

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Communities

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Patrick63223
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Patrick63223
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Patrick63223
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Patrick63223
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Patrick63223
Ireland Census 1901 Transcription	Patrick63223
Ireland Census 1911 Transcription	Patrick63223
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Patrick63223
Prisoners of War 1914-1920 Transcription	Patrick63223

External Evidence

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1914-1918 Prisoners of the First World War ICRC historical archives	Patrick63223
Evening Herald Newspaper, Obituaries	Patrick63223
The Barrett Family Tree researched by Sheila Conran hosted on Ancestry website	Patrick63223
The 1911 Population Census of Ireland	Patrick63223
The 1901 Census of Population from the National Archives of Ireland	Patrick63223
"Luftwaffe bombs and bobbies on the beat in Swilly"	Patrick63223
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
'Within Four Walls'	Patrick63223
Soldiers' Records: National Army Museum	Patrick63223
“The Mons Star: The British Expeditionary Force 1914”	Patrick63223
The Battle of Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Ireland and the First World War - the Battle of Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Le Pilly honours 177 Irish men killed in first World War battle.	Patrick63223
Wherever the Firing Line Extends	Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Private Patrick Joseph Barrett	Patrick63223
ICRC (Red Cross) POW record	Patrick63223
ICRC POW record	Patrick63223
ICRC POW record	Patrick63223
Obituary for Patrick Joseph Barrett	Patrick63223
Obituary for Patrick Joseph Barrett	Patrick63223
Obituary for Patrick Joseph Barrett	Patrick63223
Private Patrick Joseph Barrett's Medal Roll	Patrick63223
Fair Day, Grattan Square, Dungarvan, circa 1900	Patrick63223
Camel's Head Pub, Plymouth	Patrick63223
Kathleen Hayes, Private Patrick Barrett's daughter	Patrick63223
Louis Kenneth Barrett, Pte. Patrick Barrett's son	Patrick63223
Kickham Street, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland	Patrick63223
Patrick and his wife Elizabeth (nee Luscombe)	Patrick63223
Joseph Barrett (younger brother)	Patrick63223
Uncle Joe's passport	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett's daughter's Birth Certificate	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett's son's birth certificate	Patrick63223
Flora Street in 1897	Patrick63223
Old Warehouse on Octagon Street, Plymouth	Patrick63223
Elizabeth and Patrick Barrett with their daughter	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett circa 1925	Patrick63223
Kathleen Barrett	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett's home on James Street	Patrick63223
Mary Bridget Bowler, Patrick's eldest sister	Patrick63223
Patrick and his wife's grave	Patrick63223
Medal Roll for 1914 (Mons) Star	Patrick63223
The Wedding of Bert and Em	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett with his grandson Tony	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett's family	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett with his son Ken	Patrick63223
The Camel's Head Inn, St Budeaux, Plymouth	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett's marriage certificate	Patrick63223
The Catholic Church of St. Mary and St. Boniface	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett and Elixabeth Luscombe	Patrick63223
Kickham Army Barracks, Clonmel	Patrick63223
Devonport Railway Station	Patrick63223
Clonmel	Patrick63223
Marriage certificate of SPO Herbert John Mahoney	Patrick63223
Patrick Michael Barrett	Patrick63223
Patrick Barrett's granddaughters...	Patrick63223
Raglan Barracks	Patrick63223
The Royal Irish Regiment in Plymouth	Patrick63223
Private Patrick Barrett	Patrick63223
Number 9, Octagon Street	Patrick63223
Private Patrick Barrett's enlistment record (1)	Patrick63223
Private Patrick Barrett's enlistment record (2)	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	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
The road along the eastern edge of the cemetery	Patrick63223
The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche	Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.	Patrick63223
The bridge over La Trouille near Hyon	Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon	Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon	Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road	Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road	Patrick63223
4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914	Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons	Patrick63223
St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier	Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers	Patrick63223
Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
The fields between Caudry and Audencourt	Patrick63223
Bethencourt	Patrick63223
Bethencourt Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the west)	Patrick63223
The church in Audencourt	Patrick63223
8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt	Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the south)	Patrick63223
The road south from Audencourt	Patrick63223
The road cutting south west of Audencourt	Patrick63223
Caudry (on the road to Audencourt)	Patrick63223
Hotel de Ville, Caudry	Patrick63223
Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt	Patrick63223
Caudry Old Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
The grave of three unknown officers	Patrick63223
Caudry British Cemetery	Patrick63223
Orly-sur-Morin	Patrick63223
Orly-sur-Morin Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
8th Brigade crossing the bridge at Vailly	Patrick63223
Vailly-sur-Aisne before the war	Patrick63223
La Ferme de St Pierre, Vailly-sur-Aisne	Patrick63223
Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne	Patrick63223
Courcelles	Patrick63223
Vieille Chapelle after the first bombardment	Patrick63223
Le Riez, Nord	Patrick63223
Le Riez, Nord	Patrick63223
Major Daniell's position at Le Riez	Patrick63223
The fields between Le Pilly and Le Riez	Patrick63223
Location of the ditches occupied by RIRgt	Patrick63223
Location of the ditches occupied by RIRgt	Patrick63223
Location of the ditches occupied by RIRgt	Patrick63223
Location of the ditches occupied by RIRgt	Patrick63223
The approximate position of C Company	Patrick63223
The approximate position of D Company	Patrick63223
The station where the wounded were treated	Patrick63223
Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Nord	Patrick63223
Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Panel 11 (upper) of the Le Touret Memorial	Patrick63223
Panel 11 (lower) of the Le Touret Memorial	Patrick63223
Panel 12 (upper) of the Le Touret Memorial	Patrick63223
Le Touret Memorial	Patrick63223
Location of Royal Irish graves at Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Location of Royal Irish graves at Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Concentration document	Patrick63223
Bailleul Road East Cemetery	Patrick63223
Location of Royal Irish graves at Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Location of Royal Irish graves at Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Concentration document	Patrick63223
Fournes-en-Weppes German Military Cemetery	Patrick63223
Original location of Royal Irish graves	Patrick63223
Concentration document	Patrick63223
Concentration document	Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier	Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers	Patrick63223
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery	Patrick63223
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial	Patrick63223

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