We remember John O'brien

We remember John O'brien

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birth St Michael's, Limerick Ireland Source:8690011
1914
location Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address Source:8690014 11th August 1914
enlistment Limerick Ireland Source:8690011
service British Army Private 9243 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8690011
1914
death Killed in Action Private John O'Brien was killed in action in Vailly-sur-Aisne on the 15th September 1914. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial. Vailly-sur-Aisne France Source:7317300 Source:8690011 15th September 1914
burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France Source:7317300

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name O'brien
Source 3298088
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 9243 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

Media

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  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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    Patrick63223

  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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    Patrick63223

  • 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 Battle of the Aisne

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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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 from the advancing enemy.

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    Patrick63223

  • The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery
    The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery. The 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment first came into contact with the enemy in the vicinity of the cemetery.

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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

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

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    Patrick63223

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

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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium
    St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium, where 24 soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment are buried and some 65 unknown British soldiers around 12 of whom are almost certainly members of the RIRgt.

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    Patrick63223

  • Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery
    Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery where 2 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are buried: Second Lieutenant John Denys Shine and Lance Corporal John Finn.

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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

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

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    Patrick63223

  • Audencourt (from the west)
    Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

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    Patrick63223

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

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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • Audencourt (from the south)
    Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • Caudry (on the road to Audencourt)
    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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    Patrick63223

  • Caudry Hotel de Ville
    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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    Patrick63223

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

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    Patrick63223

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

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    Patrick63223

  • Map of the battle 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)

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

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

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Map of the action at Orly
    Map of the action at Orly on 8th September 1914 (from the War Diary and drawn by Major St Leger)

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    Patrick63223

  • 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.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • Vailly-sur-Aisne before the war

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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

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

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    Patrick63223

  • 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 – Field Marshal John French - on 11th November 1923.

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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

  • 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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    Patrick63223

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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
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 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
“The Mons Star: The British Expeditionary Force 1914” Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne 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
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium. Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons Patrick63223
St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery Patrick63223
The fields between Caudry and Audencourt Patrick63223
Bethencourt Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the west) Patrick63223
The church in Audencourt Patrick63223
8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the south) Patrick63223
The road cutting south west of Audencourt Patrick63223
Caudry (on the road to Audencourt) Patrick63223
Caudry Hotel de Ville Patrick63223
Caudry Old Communal Cemetery Patrick63223
Bethencourt Communal Cemetery Patrick63223
Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt Patrick63223
Orly-sur-Morin Patrick63223
Map of the action at Orly 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
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial Patrick63223

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