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Register of 233 Tralee men who fought in WWI

Jun 9, 2021 13:17 By radiokerrynews
Register of 233 Tralee men who fought in WWI
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A directory of 233 Tralee men who fought in World War I is now available in Kerry County Library.

It includes names, regiment numbers, addresses, date of death and place of burial or memorial stone where their names appear.

It is the culmination of years of research by John Sheehan from Tralee and Liam Nolan, Francis O'Connor and Adrian Foley from the Royal Munster Fusiliers Association.

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Chair of the association, Liam Nolan says many of those who signed up from Tralee were from very poor areas:

Kerry Independent councillor Sam Locke, who was part of the campaign to erect a memorial in Ballymullen says he is pleased that this register has been put together.

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Chair of the Royal Munster Fusiliers Association, Liam Nolan says the document, available in the library in Tralee, will be a valuable tool for those researching their ancestors:

 

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