James Cahill

Rank:	Sergeant (Battery Quarter Master Sergeant)
Street:	58 West Terrace, Fairlawn Park
Townland:	Sydenham
Town/Village:	Lewisham, London, U.K.
Civil Parish:	Clonbroney
Catholic Parish:	Clonbroney
Country:
Alternative Address:	Garvagh, Edgeworthstown;
Census 1901:
Census 1911:	Minden Barracks, Deep Cut, Deep Cut, Farnborough, Hants (rank of Bombardier)
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Field Artillery, 235th Brigade/ 6th Battery/ 115th Battery; 88th Battery (1890s)
Regiment Number:	28036 (Chelsea No. 10396)
Date of Death:
Cause:	Survived WW1
Memorial:	Unknown
Information:	James was born in Clonbroney in 1876 and was a carreer solider that enlisted in the Royal Artillery in May 1898, and within a year obtained his 3rd and 2nd Class certificates in education, and was trained as a gunner and signaller. James intially served in the 2nd Boer War from 1899, gaining medals and clasps for action in the Orange Free State, Cape Colony and others. James married Florence Edith Pearce (?) on the 6th November 1907 in Lewisham. They had two daughters, Phyllis (1908) and Gertrude (1913) In WW1, James was one of the earliest soldiers deployed into battle, arriving in France on the 16 Aug 1914. He was wounded a number of times in the field including a gun shot wound to the head on or around the 17 August 1916 in Boulogne, Nevertheless, James is listed as having served in France for the duration of the war, up to 1919. He steadily rose in ranks from Corporal to Sergeant. He was discharged on the 24 Jun 1919.
Parents Names:	Son of Thomas Cahill, Garvagh, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
Notes:	In James's medal rolls index gave a contact address of 15 Norwich St, Stratfield, Sydney, NSW, Australia, but no additional information is available. Their daughter, Phyllis married in Queensland in 1927.
Links:	Link to British Army attestment and service on ancestry.co.uk, (paid subscription site); pension index 1 on Fold3.com (subscription)