John Patrick Callaghan

Rank:	Private
Street:	22 St Mel's Road
Townland:	Deanscurragh
Town/Village:	Longford
Civil Parish:	Templemichael
Catholic Parish:	Templemichael
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Census 1901:	Residing on St Mel's Road with family www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/St__Mel_s_Road/1556135/
Census 1911:	Residing on St Mel's Road with family www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/St__Mel_s_Road/651631/
Regiment/Unit:	Leinster Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Regiment Number:	32266
Date of Death:	21-10-1919
Cause:	Accidental death
Memorial:	Portsdown (Christ Church) Military Cemetery, Cosham, Hampshire U.K.
Information:	John was born in St. Mel's Road on or around the 3 May 1900. He was the eldest boy in the family. His father, John, was the town schools attendance inspector. Little is known, to date, about John's life and service as it does not appear that his army file survives. He likely enlisted shortly after his 19th birthday, in 1919. He tragically died some months later in Cosham, Hampshire likely after being struck by a train.
Parents Names:	Son of John Callaghan and Rose Anne (née Meleady), St Mel's Road, Longford
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Links:	Link to CWGC entry; link to Find A Grave entry; link to Civil Record of Birth (please ensure web address ends in .pdf);

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