( Alick ) real name malachy , used this alias so the army would not find out that he was infact to young to actualy be in the armed forces . It was probably that all his brothers before him was in the army and he wanted to join up . It is only recenly that i found out where he was buried . No one knew where he died .So it gives me great pleasure to give him his name back and soon put flowers on his grave . when he joined ,his army records say he was 129lbs and 5ft 4 . he was very young and most definatly very scared . He joined the connacht rangers 3rd battalion on the 24-10-1913 age 16 , he was killed in action at french and flounders in 7-4-1915, leaving his mother mary devestated as her other sons has also been killed in the forces leaving two alive ,one being my grt grnd father thomas ,who also fought for the connaght rangers .RIP malachy furey .
( Alick ) real name malachy , used this alias so the army would not find out that he was infact to young to actualy be in the armed forces . It was probably that all his brothers before him was in the army and he wanted to join up . It is only recenly that i found out where he was buried . No one knew where he died .So it gives me great pleasure to give him his name back and soon put flowers on his grave . when he joined ,his army records say he was 129lbs and 5ft 4 . he was very young and most definatly very scared . He joined the connacht rangers 3rd battalion on the 24-10-1913 age 16 , he was killed in action at french and flounders in 7-4-1915, leaving his mother mary devestated as her other sons has also been killed in the forces leaving two alive ,one being my grt grnd father thomas ,who also fought for the connaght rangers .RIP malachy furey .
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Malachy Fuery
Gravesite Details
Private, 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers. Killed in action. Son of William and Mary Furey, of Bride St., Loughrea, Co. Galway. Age: 18.
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