First Name: | Arthur |
Last Name: | O'Flaherty |
Rank: | Private |
Regiment: | 1st Irish Guards |
Military Number: | 6261 |
Place of Birth: | St. Bridget's Terrace |
Place of Death: | Belgium ( Killed in Action) |
Date of Death: | 26-Mar-15 |
Age: | 20 |
Additional Information: | Killed in Action: (Belgium) 26 March 1915. Age 20. Supplementary Notes: Enlisted: Galway. Son of Michael & Anne O’ Flaherty of 37 St. Bridget’s Terrace, Galway. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission record the date of death as 28 march 1916 . However, the Family have a letter of condolence written by father Brown ( Irish Guards chaplain) dated 27 of March 1915. The letter states that he was killed on 26 March. It was included in the Galway and the the Great war, P.175 Buried: Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery – ieper – West – Vlaanderen – Belgium (E.14) |