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Pte. John Crawford 2 Bn Leinster Regiment.
Birthplace: Ireland
Request for information on great-grandfather who served in Jamaica
in 1895 ? John Crawford's wife was Mary. My grandfather John Gerald
Crawford was born in Newcastle Jamaica 24th may 1899 and was baptised by
Rev. P Kayser S.J. I have a certified true copy of the birth certificate
and would appreciate any information.
Michael James Crawford
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Pte Samuel Evans 1 Bn Leinster Regiment
Birthplace: Wicklow, Ireland & his Birth Year was 1891. He joined the
Leinsters in 1914
Pte Evans was my Gt. Grand Uncle. He died of wounds at Ypres on May 4th
1915. He was the son of Margaret & Ernest Evans, Colley St. Wicklow
Town, Ireland. He was formerly with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and came
from India to enlist in Naas Co. Kildare. He is remembered on panel 44 of
the Menin Gate memorial.
John Goodman
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Private John Hughes 2 Bn Leinster Regiment
Birthplace: Killoe, Co. Longford. Birth Year was 27 May 1881
Date joined the Regiment: c.1900 and late 1914/early 1915
John served with an unknown regiment in the earlier part of Boer War.
c.1900-'02 and c.1915-'18(?)
John Hughes (my grandfather) was at the Battle of Colenso (15 Dec. 1899)
and must, therefore, have been in the entire Natal campaign. He was later
transferred to the Leinsters. I have a photo of him with a tug-o'-war team
and the medal which he won. The picture clearly shows the Leinster
insignia and the letter "E" appears on each man's jersey
(obviously "E" Coy, but I do not know which battalion). I also
have a formal portrait of himself and two other soldiers in uniform with
their service medals, taken in Pretoria probably in 1902. My grandfather
is said to have met Jan Smuts. His Boer War service medals have been lost.
In WWI, his number was 4036. He was at Neuve Chappelle and the Somme. He
was friendly with another Longford-man in the 2nd. Leinsters, Sgt. John
Byrne, killed on 14 March 1915. I have a postcard he sent to his fiancée
in which he refers to Byrne's death. I have another card (undated) on
which he mentions in the address "details coy".
Any further information or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Martin Morris Note: Martin does not have access to email
but it will be possible to forward information to him via the webmaster.
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Trio of Sergeants