John Comerford**

Rank:	Private
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Town/Village:	Kilcogy, Co Cavan
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Alternative Address:	Clonthumper, Esker, Co. Longford; Dalmuir, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Census 1901:	Resident in Kilcogy www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Kilcogy/Kilcogy/1050400/
Census 1911:	Resident at Kilcogy www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Kilcogy/Kilcogy/347823/
Regiment/Unit:	Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) 1st Squadron & (Infantry); [RCR, 6th Battalion]; {Middlesex Regiment}
Regiment Number:	105293; [23915]; {G/42057}
Date of Death:	27-03-1918
Cause:	Killed in Action
Memorial:	Pozieres Memorial, Pozieres, Somme, Picardy, France.
Information:	John Joseph Comerford was born on or around the 19 March 1895 in Kilcogy, Co. Cavan; his father was a shopkeeper in the village. John lived in Kilcogy until at least 1911, his mother Margaret had moved to Esker, Co. Longford by the time of his death in 1918 and resided there until her death in 1953. Prior to his service with the Machine Gun Corps, John served with the Middlesex Regiment and the 6th RCR (Royal Canadian Regiment?), before joining with the Machine Gun Corps at Clydebank, Scotland where he gave his residence as Dalmuir. The exact details of his service and enlistment are not known, as it appears that his service records have not survived. John was serving in France with the Machine Gun Corps, when he was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive, possibly in Battle of Rosieres, part of Operation Michael. However, John's body was not recovered and his name is inscribed on the Pozieres Memorial near Albert.
Parents Names:	Son of Nicholas Comerford and Margaret (nee Connolly)
Notes:	IrelandsGreatWarDead.ie entry includes: Formerly he was with the 6th R.C.R., where his number was 23915. Born Kilcogy, County Cavan (Soldiers Died In The Great War) Longford (1911 Census).
Links:	Link to CWGC entry; link to Civil Record of Birth (please ensure link ends in .pdf); link to Pensions Index (Fold 3, paid subsription site)