Thomas Egan

Rank:	Drummer Boy
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Town/Village:	Ballymahon
Civil Parish:	Shrule
Catholic Parish:	Shrule
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Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1st Battalion / Royal Irish Regiment, 4th Battalion [previously Officer Cadet Battalion, No. 17]
Regiment Number:	32679 / 6284
Date of Death:
Cause:	Survived the war
Memorial:
Information:	Thomas Egan was born in Ballymahon on 17 March 1901. He enlisted in the Officer Cadet Battalion initially in 1917 as a drummer boy and again at Athlone in September 1919. He was discharged in January 1920 as being no longer physically fit for war service.
Parents Names:	Nephew of Michael Egan, Derlock (probably Derrylough), Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Notes:	Had been treated in Fargo Military Hospital, part of the Larkhill Garrison, near the village of Durrington, Wiltshire.
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