We remember Denis Walsh

We remember Denis Walsh

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Timeline

Timeline

1875
birth Affane, Cappoquin, County Waterford Ireland Source:7445621 Source:8677646 1875
1909
children Vincent Walsh Source:8677654 1909
1910
children Wilfred Walsh Source:8677654 1910
1911
location Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands United Kingdom military residence address Source:8677637 2nd April 1911
1914
location Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address Source:8733949 11th August 1914
enlistment Dungarvan, County Waterford Ireland Source:8677646
marriage Margaret Lenane Source:8677654
service British Army Serjeant 4969 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8677646
1914
death Killed in Action Serjeant Denis Walsh was killed in action at the Battle of Mons on the 23rd August 1914. He is buried in the nearby St Symphorien Military Cemetery. Mons Belgium Source:7445621 23rd August 1914
burial St. Symphorien Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hainaut Belgium VI A 7 Source:8677647

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Denis
Initials D
Last Name Walsh
Source 4597468
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands United Kingdom military residence address known 2nd April 1911
Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address known 11th August 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 4969 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Serjeant
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
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Vincent Walsh son 1909
Wilfred Walsh son 1910
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Denis Walsh father
Margaret Walsh mother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Lenane wife

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Patrick63223
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Patrick63223
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Patrick63223
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 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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Serjeant Denis Walsh's grave Patrick63223
Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands Patrick63223
Cappoquin, County Waterford Patrick63223
Serjeant Denis Walsh Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium. Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
SS Herschel Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road Patrick63223
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Grave Registration Document Patrick63223
Grave Registration Document Patrick63223
St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport Patrick63223
Affane, County Waterford Patrick63223
Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands Patrick63223

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