Casualty of the Great War,Private George served with the 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers.,service no. 6446510. He died from wounds when ambushed while travelling in a train at Headford County Kerry,during the Irish War of Independence.The guerrilla war in Kerry escalated rapidly in the spring of 1921. The county was occupied by the British Army, Auxiliary Division and Black and Tan paramilitary police, and the ordinary Royal Irish Constabulary police.
The Second Kerry Brigade (South Kerry) of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambushed a train carrying British troops at Headford Junction railway station (near Killarney, County Kerry).At least 16 people died in the incident – 10 British soldiers, 2 IRA volunteers and 4 civilians (including an informer killed after the ambush).
Other casualties of the Headford Ambush with place of interment where known,include:
Lieutenant C E Adams d.Mar. 21, 1921 Sutton Cemetery of Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield,
Nottinghamshire,England
Private Frederick George West d. Mar. 21, 1921 Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Private Benjamin James Whiting b. 1894 d. Mar. 21, 1921 Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Dublin
Private Frank Edward Woods, d. Mar. 21, 1921Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Private George Edward L.Young, b. Sep., 1900 d. Mar. 21, 1921 Fulham Palace Road Cemetery,Fulham
Lance Corporal Edward Albert Chandler d. Mar. 21, 1921 Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Sgt George Brundish b. 1889 d. Mar. 21, 1921,St Peter Churchyard,Thundersley,Essex.
The Second Kerry Brigade (South Kerry) of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambushed a train carrying British troops at Headford Junction railway station (near Killarney, County Kerry).At least 16 people died in the incident – 10 British soldiers, 2 IRA volunteers and 4 civilians (including an informer killed after the ambush).
Other casualties of the Headford Ambush with place of interment where known,include:
Lieutenant C E Adams d.Mar. 21, 1921 Sutton Cemetery of Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield,
Nottinghamshire,England
Private Frederick George West d. Mar. 21, 1921 Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Private Benjamin James Whiting b. 1894 d. Mar. 21, 1921 Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Dublin
Private Frank Edward Woods, d. Mar. 21, 1921Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Private George Edward L.Young, b. Sep., 1900 d. Mar. 21, 1921 Fulham Palace Road Cemetery,Fulham
Lance Corporal Edward Albert Chandler d. Mar. 21, 1921 Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Sgt George Brundish b. 1889 d. Mar. 21, 1921,St Peter Churchyard,Thundersley,Essex.
Casualty of the Great War,Private George served with the 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers.,service no. 6446510. He died from wounds when ambushed while travelling in a train at Headford County Kerry,during the Irish War of Independence.The guerrilla war in Kerry escalated rapidly in the spring of 1921. The county was occupied by the British Army, Auxiliary Division and Black and Tan paramilitary police, and the ordinary Royal Irish Constabulary police.
The Second Kerry Brigade (South Kerry) of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambushed a train carrying British troops at Headford Junction railway station (near Killarney, County Kerry).At least 16 people died in the incident – 10 British soldiers, 2 IRA volunteers and 4 civilians (including an informer killed after the ambush).
Other casualties of the Headford Ambush with place of interment where known,include:
Lieutenant C E Adams d.Mar. 21, 1921 Sutton Cemetery of Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield,
Nottinghamshire,England
Private Frederick George West d. Mar. 21, 1921 Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Private Benjamin James Whiting b. 1894 d. Mar. 21, 1921 Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Dublin
Private Frank Edward Woods, d. Mar. 21, 1921Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Private George Edward L.Young, b. Sep., 1900 d. Mar. 21, 1921 Fulham Palace Road Cemetery,Fulham
Lance Corporal Edward Albert Chandler d. Mar. 21, 1921 Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Sgt George Brundish b. 1889 d. Mar. 21, 1921,St Peter Churchyard,Thundersley,Essex.
The Second Kerry Brigade (South Kerry) of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambushed a train carrying British troops at Headford Junction railway station (near Killarney, County Kerry).At least 16 people died in the incident – 10 British soldiers, 2 IRA volunteers and 4 civilians (including an informer killed after the ambush).
Other casualties of the Headford Ambush with place of interment where known,include:
Lieutenant C E Adams d.Mar. 21, 1921 Sutton Cemetery of Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield,
Nottinghamshire,England
Private Frederick George West d. Mar. 21, 1921 Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Private Benjamin James Whiting b. 1894 d. Mar. 21, 1921 Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Dublin
Private Frank Edward Woods, d. Mar. 21, 1921Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Private George Edward L.Young, b. Sep., 1900 d. Mar. 21, 1921 Fulham Palace Road Cemetery,Fulham
Lance Corporal Edward Albert Chandler d. Mar. 21, 1921 Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Brookwood,Surrey
Sgt George Brundish b. 1889 d. Mar. 21, 1921,St Peter Churchyard,Thundersley,Essex.
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