John Dalton

Rank:	Driver
Street:	Pound Street
Townland:
Town/Village:	Edgeworthstown
Civil Parish:	Mostrim
Catholic Parish:	Mostrim
Country:
Alternative Address:
Census 1901:	Residing on Pound Street, Edgeworthstown (sister was listed as head of household) www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Edgeworthstown/Edgeworthstown/1551520/
Census 1911:	Residing on Pound Street, Edgeworthstown www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Edgeworthstown/Pound_Street/585180/
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Field Artillery
Regiment Number:	101461 (sometimes transcribed as 107461)
Date of Death:	20-02-1947
Cause:	Natural causes
Memorial:	Edgeworthstown cemetery
Information:	John Dalton was born in Edgeworthstown on or around the 8 March 1894. The Dalton family ran a public house on Pound Street, Edgeworthstown; this later became The Dolphin which no longer stands. Based on anecdotal evidence, it is believed that John served with the Royal Field Artillery as a Driver, likely No 101461; this soldier was discharged on medical grounds on 7 Nov 1917, and could claim his pension from 7 Nov 1919. His sister, Mrs Kiernan of Pound Street was noted as next-of-kin. John appears to have suffered from mental illness, likely from his wartime service, and died in what is now St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar in 1947.
Parents Names:	Son of James Dalton and Margaret (née Hanly, of Edgeworthstown
Notes:	Chelsea No: M.R.F./8844
Links:	Link to Civil Record of Birth; Link to Civil Record of Death (ensure web address ends in .pdf); likely Pensions Index 01 (Fold3.com, subscription site); Register of Soldiers Effects (Fold3.com);