My wife would love to know who posted this information as this is her grandfather and she didn't know about his brother being killed or that he even had a brother.
Parents Dnis Daly and Johanna Godfrey marrie in St Johns,Tralee.
Eugene joined RMF militia in 1896.
1901 census, living in Nelson Street, Tralee.
1914 Departed to Le Harve with the Royal Munster Fusiliers, took part in battle of Mons 1914,. Brother Denis killed in action May 1915. Eugene wounded in 1915.
In 1916 sent to 6th Battalion RMF in Egypt/Palistine.
In 1918 returned to France, wounded at Le Cateau France. 1919 re enlisted in Army Sent to Alexanderia, Egypt until 1922, then discharged.
Married Catherine Conway, Dominick Street Tralee.
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| Date of Birth | 2nd Jul 1881 | |
| Date of Death | 1st Nov 1954 | |
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Saturday 20th October 2018 12:51AM
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Thanks for the reply, I have a lot of information on Eugene and family, just to make sure we have the correct Eugene, could you tell e which of Eugene's children were your wife's parents please?
jackTT
Saturday 20th October 2018 06:04PM -
Hi, Ann's related to Eugene through his daughter, Johanna Mary, who married James Dalton. Dalton was Carrick-on-Suir. Johanna had sister, Margaret (Peggy) who married Christy Burns, Frances Mary and a brother, Dennis, who later in life changed his name to Conway. She also thinks that there was a brother named Jimmy about whom she knows nothing. And also, she believes, a sister named Catherine who died as a child.
That is as much as she knows!
Thanks for contacting as you are basicallly the first person to have contacted her through the net.
Saturday 20th October 2018 11:16PM -
Hi, Ann's related to Eugene through his daughter, Johanna Mary, who married James Dalton. Dalton was Carrick-on-Suir. Johanna had sister, Margaret (Peggy) who married Christy Burns, Frances Mary and a brother, Dennis, who later in life changed his name to Conway. She also thinks that there was a brother named Jimmy about whom she knows nothing. And also, she believes, a sister named Catherine who died as a child.
That is as much as she knows!
Thanks for contacting as you are basicallly the first person to have contacted her through the net.
Saturday 20th October 2018 11:16PM -
Gordon and Anne from Australia?
jackTT
Saturday 20th October 2018 11:51PM -
Yes that is us. I can't find a War Grave for Denis.
Sunday 21st October 2018 12:48AM -
He is buried in Chocques Military Cemetary france, died 9th May 1915, most likely at the battle of Loos. He was killed at Rue du Bois
He left a wife, Mary and 3 children, Mary Christine, 1912, Denis Patrick 1910 and Jeremiah 1908 .His wife died in 1918 and the children were all put into an industrial school, he left a will.
Eugene also had brothers Henry and George, sisters , Hannah Margaret and Christina.
jackTT
Sunday 21st October 2018 05:05PM -
PS. He also had 7 children.
jackTT
Sunday 21st October 2018 05:06PM -
I am sorry, but I can't find the reply where I thanked you for the grave details. I apologise if I was remiss in doing so. I was able to find it using your extra bit of info. Thanks. Do you know if anybody has ever visited the grave?
Ann and Gordon Coleman
Saturday 27th October 2018 10:41PM -
Not as far as I am aware, however the Munsters association have organised visits to their war dead's graves.
there is also a battle map from 1915, showing his place of death.
jackTT
Sunday 28th October 2018 01:10PM
