Edward McCormack

Rank:	Private
Street:
Townland:	Kilcommock
Town/Village:	Kenagh
Civil Parish:	Kilcommock
Catholic Parish:	Kilcommock
Country:
Alternative Address:
Census 1901:
Census 1911:	Possible entry at Collnahinch (visitor) www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Kilcommock/Coolnahinch/581822/
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Irish Regiment, 5th Battalion
Regiment Number:	2092
Date of Death:	16-08-1915
Cause:	Killed in action, Gallipoli
Memorial:	Helles Memorial, Turkey
Information:	Edward was born c.1887 in Kenagh. He enlisted in Longford and was killed in action in Gallipoli, possibly as a result of actions at Olive Grove, as no casualties are noted in the Regimental Diary for the day of his death. His sister Mary was noted as his next-of-kin.
Parents Names:	Son of John and Margaret McCormack of Kenagh.
Notes:	McCormack was one of two Longford men in the RIR who died at Gallipoli on this day, Pte John Cullen of Edgeworthstown was the other.
Links:	Link to CWGC entry;

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