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This text presents a comprehensive list of those from County
Wexford who died during the First and Second World Wars. It
includes data and never-seen-before correspondence and photographs.
Have you ever wondered where your town or townland name came from?
Do you want to know more about an Irish locality? Well if so this
is the book for you. Featuring a comprehensive breakdown of the all
available place names in their anglicised form and broken down into
their relevant word or words this work by Tom Burnell will become
the standard text for all those searching for authentic place-name
information. In it the challenges of conflicting interpretations
are tackled impartially and missing letters explored. It is an
invaluable tool for researchers, amateur historians, the merely
curious and general readers.
The Offaly War Dead, a comprehensive list of those from Co. Offaly
who died during the First World War, is the fourth in this series,
following the successful The Tipperary War Dead, The Wicklow War
Dead and The Wexford War Dead. The men honoured in The Offaly War
Dead died during the First World War or following it, while in the
service of the British Army, the Australian Army, the New Zealand
Army, the American Army, the Indian Army, the Canadian Army, the
South African Army, the Royal Navy or the British Mercantile
Marine. Such a list, combined with intricate data and
never-before-seen correspondence and photographs, is an essential
addition to any local historian or military enthusiast's bookshelf.
"The Clare War Dead" is a comprehensive record of those men from
County Clare who died during the World War I, and is the next
instalment in this prolific author's series on the subject. His
tireless research has been undertaken to honour those who died in
service, and to shine a light on an aspect of Irish history which
has for too long gone unexamined and unrecognized. Such a list,
combined as it is with intricate data and previously unpublished
correspondence and photographs, is an essential addition to any
local historian or military enthusiast's bookshelf. This is Tom
Burnell's seventh book in this series, following on from the
success of similar titles on Waterford, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow,
Tipperary, and Carlow.
Following on from the success of the War Dead series in counties
Tipperary, Wexford, Wicklow, and Offaly, Tom Burnell now turns his
attention to County Waterford and the unfortunate soldiers from
this area who lost their lived during the First World War. After
tireless research Tom Burnell has put together a comprehensive
record of the soldiers, officers, sailors, airmen, and nursing
sisters, who listed their next of kin as being from Waterford. The
men and women honoured in "The Waterford War Dead" died in the
service of the British Army, the Australian Army, the New Zealand
Army, the American Army, the Indian Army, the Canadian Army, the
South African Army, the Royal Navy or the British Mercantile
Marine. Such a list, combined with intricate data and
never-before-seen correspondence and photographs, is an essential
addition to any local historian or military enthusiast's bookshelf.
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