Christopher McMahon

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olivia
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Christopher McMahon

Post by olivia » Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:46 pm

where can i get some information about Christopher McMahon from Ennis who died 16 th Aug.1915.
he was a member of Royal Irish Fusiliers.He died in Turkey........we are doing family tree and wonder if he is part of our family.....any help would be appreciated.

Lucille
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Re: Christopher McMahon

Post by Lucille » Mon Jul 14, 2014 6:05 pm

This site might help - it lists your Christopher McMahon, but you have to register.
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/namesearch/

I can't find a suitable entry in the 1911 census, but this is a possibility in the 1901 census
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... e/1069835/

Good luck

Lucille

pj.culligan
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Re: Christopher McMahon

Post by pj.culligan » Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:13 pm

Son of Francis McMahon & Margaret Fitzpatrick born 27/5/1891 per Ennis baptism records
http://www.ennisparish.com/genealogy/ . Service/No. 16182 Private 5th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, killed in action on 16 Aug 1918. he enlisted in Salford Manchester while living in Dublin. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial in Turkey http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casua ... HRISTOPHER

olivia
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Re: Christopher McMahon

Post by olivia » Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:24 pm

thankyou so much !!!!i cannot thanku enough !!!i thought it was the right person?????He was my husbands great uncle!!!!!His sister Mary came from Ennis and lived in Dublin for ???and then she mooved to Liverpool and gave birth to my husbands Mother Margaret Mary Mcmahon......she then mooved to Manchester.Had another son called Nicholas and then married Daniel Mccann and had 3 more children.Sadly she died accidently on St Paricks day 1942.....and my husband remember waving her off as the coffin was transported to Ennis for buried as this was always her wish.......we are tring to find out where she is buried......once more thanku so much.

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