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Patrick Egan
| Rank: | Private |
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| Townland: | Ballymacormack |
| Town/Village: | Longford |
| Civil Parish: | Ballymacormack |
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| Alternative Address: | Templemichael, Longford |
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| Regiment/Unit: | Leinster Regiment, 7th Battalion |
| Regiment Number: | 3/4641 |
| Date of Death: | 01-09-1916 |
| Cause: | Killed in action, near Guillemont (Battle of the Somme), France |
| Memorial: | Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Somme, France |
| Information: | Patrick was born in Templemichael and lived in Ballymacormack. He had at least one sister called Mary. Pte Egan enlisted with the Leinster Regiment in Longford Military Barracks. He was killed in action at the one of the engagements of the Battle of the Somme. |
| Parents Names: | Son of Annie Egan, Longford |
| Notes: | Pte Egan was not eligible for either the 1914 (Mons) Star or the 1914-15 Star, it is likely that he first went to the front in 1916. |
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