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John McDermott
| Rank: | Private |
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| Townland: | Abbeycartron |
| Town/Village: | Longford |
| Civil Parish: | Templemichael |
| Catholic Parish: | Templemichael |
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| Census 1901: |
Possible entry www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Longford_No__2_Urban/Abbeycartron/1555438/ |
| Census 1911: |
Possible entry www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Longford_No__2_Urban/Abbeycartron/906986/ |
| Regiment/Unit: | Leinster Regiment, 7th Battalion |
| Regiment Number: | 4/4081 |
| Date of Death: | 11-08-1916 |
| Cause: | Killed in action |
| Memorial: | Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Information: | John was born c.1885* in Longford. Prior to the war he was working as a carter in Longford. Pte McDermott enlisted in Longford Barracks. His brother, Edward, also served with the British Army with the 1st General Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers (G279), in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai). |
| Parents Names: | Son of the late Edward and Bridget McDermott of Abbeycarton, Longford. |
| Notes: | The Commonwealth War Graves Commission suggest a birth year of c.1879 for John as they claim he was 37 when he died. |
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