Son of Francis Walsh and Kate Walsh formerly Heffernan, of Bridge Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo
His father was a Harness Maker/Saddler.
Captain William Walsh.
The Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
Aged 26.
The following is taken from The Western People Newspaper.
He was shortly to be demobbed and to have settled at home in the practice of his profession. He went into the army late in 1917 after passing his final examination, and after spending some time at home depots in England and Wales, was sent to France, in time to participate in the ceaseless onward movement and deadly fighting that continued day after day 'till the Armistice suspended hostilities last November.
He arrived home on the 9th January to enjoy a hard-earned holiday. For the greater part of the journey over, he was in the best of health and spirit, but became ill before reaching his journey's end at Ballina. He immediately lay up, and everything that medical skill and devoted care by his family could do was done to nurse him back to health, but notwithstanding all, influenza developed into pneumonia, which finally brought the fatal result.
The morning of his Mass and funeral, the Mass was celebrated by his cousin, Rev. J. Heffernan, CC., Ballycroy, a remarkable tribute of respect was paid to his memory by the military authorities, when two aeroplanes arrived over the town and saluted in the regulation manner. The coffin was borne to the family burial ground in the Abbey by friends and companions of the late officer; next a firing party of the Cheshire Yeomanry with arms reversed, and also by a number of recently demobbed soldiers, still wearing the uniforms of their respective regiments. The firing party having been drawn up, three volleys were fired over the grave, after which a bugler sounded 'The Last Post'.
His father was a Harness Maker/Saddler.
Captain William Walsh.
The Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
Aged 26.
The following is taken from The Western People Newspaper.
He was shortly to be demobbed and to have settled at home in the practice of his profession. He went into the army late in 1917 after passing his final examination, and after spending some time at home depots in England and Wales, was sent to France, in time to participate in the ceaseless onward movement and deadly fighting that continued day after day 'till the Armistice suspended hostilities last November.
He arrived home on the 9th January to enjoy a hard-earned holiday. For the greater part of the journey over, he was in the best of health and spirit, but became ill before reaching his journey's end at Ballina. He immediately lay up, and everything that medical skill and devoted care by his family could do was done to nurse him back to health, but notwithstanding all, influenza developed into pneumonia, which finally brought the fatal result.
The morning of his Mass and funeral, the Mass was celebrated by his cousin, Rev. J. Heffernan, CC., Ballycroy, a remarkable tribute of respect was paid to his memory by the military authorities, when two aeroplanes arrived over the town and saluted in the regulation manner. The coffin was borne to the family burial ground in the Abbey by friends and companions of the late officer; next a firing party of the Cheshire Yeomanry with arms reversed, and also by a number of recently demobbed soldiers, still wearing the uniforms of their respective regiments. The firing party having been drawn up, three volleys were fired over the grave, after which a bugler sounded 'The Last Post'.
Son of Francis Walsh and Kate Walsh formerly Heffernan, of Bridge Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo
His father was a Harness Maker/Saddler.
Captain William Walsh.
The Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
Aged 26.
The following is taken from The Western People Newspaper.
He was shortly to be demobbed and to have settled at home in the practice of his profession. He went into the army late in 1917 after passing his final examination, and after spending some time at home depots in England and Wales, was sent to France, in time to participate in the ceaseless onward movement and deadly fighting that continued day after day 'till the Armistice suspended hostilities last November.
He arrived home on the 9th January to enjoy a hard-earned holiday. For the greater part of the journey over, he was in the best of health and spirit, but became ill before reaching his journey's end at Ballina. He immediately lay up, and everything that medical skill and devoted care by his family could do was done to nurse him back to health, but notwithstanding all, influenza developed into pneumonia, which finally brought the fatal result.
The morning of his Mass and funeral, the Mass was celebrated by his cousin, Rev. J. Heffernan, CC., Ballycroy, a remarkable tribute of respect was paid to his memory by the military authorities, when two aeroplanes arrived over the town and saluted in the regulation manner. The coffin was borne to the family burial ground in the Abbey by friends and companions of the late officer; next a firing party of the Cheshire Yeomanry with arms reversed, and also by a number of recently demobbed soldiers, still wearing the uniforms of their respective regiments. The firing party having been drawn up, three volleys were fired over the grave, after which a bugler sounded 'The Last Post'.
His father was a Harness Maker/Saddler.
Captain William Walsh.
The Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
Aged 26.
The following is taken from The Western People Newspaper.
He was shortly to be demobbed and to have settled at home in the practice of his profession. He went into the army late in 1917 after passing his final examination, and after spending some time at home depots in England and Wales, was sent to France, in time to participate in the ceaseless onward movement and deadly fighting that continued day after day 'till the Armistice suspended hostilities last November.
He arrived home on the 9th January to enjoy a hard-earned holiday. For the greater part of the journey over, he was in the best of health and spirit, but became ill before reaching his journey's end at Ballina. He immediately lay up, and everything that medical skill and devoted care by his family could do was done to nurse him back to health, but notwithstanding all, influenza developed into pneumonia, which finally brought the fatal result.
The morning of his Mass and funeral, the Mass was celebrated by his cousin, Rev. J. Heffernan, CC., Ballycroy, a remarkable tribute of respect was paid to his memory by the military authorities, when two aeroplanes arrived over the town and saluted in the regulation manner. The coffin was borne to the family burial ground in the Abbey by friends and companions of the late officer; next a firing party of the Cheshire Yeomanry with arms reversed, and also by a number of recently demobbed soldiers, still wearing the uniforms of their respective regiments. The firing party having been drawn up, three volleys were fired over the grave, after which a bugler sounded 'The Last Post'.
Inscription
In Loving Memory Of
CAPTAIN WILLIAM WALSH
M.R.C.V.S.
Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Bridge Street Ballina
died 27th February 1919
aged 26 years.
and his father
FRANCIS WALSH
died 14th November 1945
aged 89 years.
also his mother
KATE WALSH
died 28th November 1946
aged 87 years.
R. I. P.
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