McGann, Thomas ("King")

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McGann, Thomas ("King") Private 3356 1st Bn., Irish Guards d. Friday, 6th November 1914 30 Born in Ennistymon.  Enlisted in Ennis.  Son of Patrick and Jane McGann (Ennistymon?) Grand-uncle of Tom Coughlan. Was saving hay in Blackwell’s field when the train came in from Kilrush.When he heard the _ _ _ _ (band?) he stuck the fork in the ground and went off saying "Tell my mother I’ll write". He was killed soon afterwards. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper. West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Panel 11

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