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04 Oct 2025

Remembering the forgotten fallen of Cloone

Trench warfare was a brutal affair, especially in the fields of France.
BOHAN, Joseph: Royal Irish Rifles, 1st Bn; Died: Jul 1, 1916, Somme. Info: son of Charles & Anne Bohan, Drumhalla, Cloone.

BOHAN, Joseph: Royal Irish Rifles, 1st Bn; Died: Jul 1, 1916, Somme. Info: son of Charles & Anne Bohan, Drumhalla, Cloone.

CANNING, Michael: Royal Canadians, 7th Bn; Died: Jun 7, 1917, Flanders. Info: son of Patrick & Mary Canning, Annaghmacooleen, Cloone.

CONNOLLY, John: Irish Guards, 1st Bn; Died: Feb 6, 1915, France. Info: son of Mrs K Connolly, The Glebe, Cloone.

DOYLE, John: Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 25th Bn; Died: Oct 31, 1917, Egypt. Info: son of John & Elizabeth Doyle, Drumhalla, Cloone.

FOY, Harry: Connaught Rangers, 6th Bn, Died: Apr 6, 1916, France. Info: born in Cloone.

JOHNSTON, Edward J: Royal Irish Fusiliers, 7th Bn; Died: Sept 5, 1915, Somme. Info: born in Cloone.

KEEGAN, Francis: King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1st/4th Bn; Died: Jul 8, 1916, Somme. Info: brother of John P Keegan, Cankee, Cloone.

McDOWELL, Robert J: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 8th Bn; Died: Sept 9, 1916, Somme. Info: born in Cloone, son of Anne McDowell.

McKIERNAN, Frank: Lancashire Fusiliers, 9th Bn; Died: Aug 17, 1915, Gallipoli. Info: born in Cloone.

McLOUGHLIN, Peter: Royal Irish Rifles, 2nd Bn; Died: Mar 24, 1918, France. Info: son of Patrick and Catherine McLoughlin, Sennaugherty, Cloone.

MURPHY, Michael: Black Watch, 2nd Bn; Died: Apr 16, 1915, France. Info: born in Cloone.

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