Breen, James

James
Breen
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Ross Road, Enniscorthy
Alias
Brien
Address
Ross Road, Enniscorthy.
Service No.
5387
Enlisted
Wexford
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action in France during The Battle of Festubert (15–25 May 1915)
Other Biographical Details

The son of the late James, and Margaret Breen née Habernathy, of 66 Ross Road, Enniscorthy. Brother of Thomas Breen (4370). Prior to enlisting on the 18th September 1914, James was employed as a shop assistant at Mr. W.K. Stamp's, Market Square, Enniscorthy. 2nd Division, in which Breen's battalion was serving, lost over 5,000 men.

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Bass, Joseph Warren

Date of Birth
Address
Carrigbeg House, Gorey.
Service No.
6401
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action near the village of Le Mensil, France.

Birney, John

Date of Birth
Service No.
2942
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
France and Flanders, Killed in Action

Brooke, George

Date of Birth
Address
Ballyfad, Coolgreany
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died of wounds. France

Byrne, James

Date of Birth
Service No.
1462
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action during the First Battle of Ypres, Flanders (19 October-30 November 1914).

Byrne, William

Address
Ballythomas, Tinahely, Co. Wicklow.
Service No.
2894
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action in the Ypres sector during the period of Winter operations, 1914-15 on the Western Front.

Canavan, Michael

Date of Birth
Address
Kilcavan, Tara Hill, Gorey
Service No.
5872
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action, France and Flanders

Crowe, Michael

Date of Birth
Address
Darkley, Co. Armagh
Service No.
7753
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action France and Flanders

Dempsey, Simon

Date of Birth
Service No.
6282
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in France

Donohoe, Patrick

Date of Birth
Address
Hammersmith, London
Service No.
3056
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in France

Doyle, James

Date of Birth
Service No.
9918
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in Flanders

Ferris, Charles

Date of Birth
Address
Wexford
Service No.
2416
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action France and Flanders

Forrestal, David

Date of Birth
Address
Shannon, Enniscorthy
Service No.
3517
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in Flanders

Hogan, Patrick

Date of Birth
Service No.
10589
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died of wounds in Belgium

Hughes, Peter

Date of Birth
Service No.
11590
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action France and Flanders

Humphreys, Thomas Tector

Date of Birth
Service No.
3311
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died of wounds in a French hospital

John Michael Grogan

Date of Birth
Service No.
9444
Rank
Guardsman
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in France

Kavanagh, Patrick

Date of Birth
Address
Tomcoyle, Co. Wexford
Service No.
3509
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in Belgium

Kavanagh, William

Date of Birth
Address
Cloneranny, Co. Wexford
Service No.
1258
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in Belgium

Kelly, James

Service No.
6255
Rank
Private
Regiment
Irish Guards
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died from pneumonia while serving with the Irish Guards in France and Flanders

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