Lives of the First World War

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ID: 220617

Reference: WO372/2

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1206206
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0220782

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7731752

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Adrienne2953

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0047165

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 7731755

Reference: ire_nat_rollofhonour1914-1920

Title: Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription

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UPP: IRE/MIL/NATROLLHONO1343

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 7731770

Name: Extract from 'The Story of the Munsters at Etreux, Festubert, Rue du Bois and Hulted (1918)

Title: The Munsters at Rue du Bois, May 9th 1915

Description: Book written by Mrs. Jessie L. Richard to commemorate the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, in which Private Christopher Barry was awarded the DCM.

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URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45625/45625-h/45625-h.htm
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ID: 7731801

Name: Royal Munster Fusiliers Association

Title: The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois

Description: Site gives details of the general absolution given by Chaplain Fr. Gleeson before the Assault at Aubers Ridge, in which Private Barry and many hundreds of his comrades were killed.

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URL: http://www.rmfa92.org/rmfa_la/absolut2.html
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ID: 7731804

Title: The Last General Absolution of the Munsters....

Description: Blessing given to Private Barry's Regiment before assault on Aubers Ridge

Connected by: Adrienne2953

Additional: 1915

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ID: 7731819

Name: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Title: Burial details of Pte. C. Barry, DCM

Description: Details from CWGC in relation to burial place of Private Barry

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URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/584872/BARRY,%20C
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ID: 8525172

Title: Display in Fitzgeralds Park Museum Cork, Ireland

Description: Christopher "Christy" Barrys display in Fitzgralds Park Museum in Cork City, Ireland containing his soliders book, letter from Captain Fulgate, Victory and service medals, Christmas box, Christys letter to his mother from the trench, and a letter from Chaplin Gleeson

Connected by: Declan73215

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ID: 8525180

Title: Christophers Story

Description: This is the information board from the Fitzgeralds Park Museum display in Cork City, Ireland.

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ID: 8525185

Title: Christys Soldiers Book

Description: Christys soliders book dated 28 October 1913. His age is noted as 18 years and 10 months putting his birth around December 1894. I believe his full name was Christopher John Barry.

Connected by: Declan73215

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ID: 8526827

Title: Picture of Christy

Description: This is the only picture I know of Christy

Connected by: Declan73215

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ID: 8931803

Title: Munsters at the Front, Boy Hero from Cork

Description: Article that appeared in The Freeman's Journal dated 5th July 1915.It is a letter to a man from Monkstown Cork from his brother who was in Christy's regiment and witnessed his death. It describes in details the lead up to the battle and a detailed account of how Christy died.

Connected by: Dave91795

Additional: This is a copy of an article that appeared in the newspaper "The Freeman's Journal" dated 5th July 1915. It is the copy of a letter sent to a man in Monkstown Co Cork.

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ID: 8931836

Title: Photo of Christopher Barry's Headstone

Description: Photo of Christy's grave with a plaque placed their by the Munster Fusiliers association to remember the centenary of his death.

Connected by: Dave91795

Additional: This image came from the Munster Fusiliers Associate website. Thank you very much from remembering my 2x great uncle.

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