John Condon (British Army soldier)

John condon

Gravestone of John Condon at the Poelcapelle British Cemetery
Born (1896-10-05)5 October 1896
Waterford City, Ireland
Died 24 May 1915(1915-05-24) (aged 18)
Ypres, Belgium
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1913-1915
Rank Private
Unit Second Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (1684)
Battles/wars World War I, Second Ypres

John Condon (5 October 1896 - 24 May 1915) was an Irish soldier long believed to have been the youngest Allied soldier killed during the First World War, at the age of 14 years, as shown on his gravestone.

It is now believed from a birth certificate, census, war diaries and other records that John Condon would have been 18 years old at the recorded date of his death and that the wrong individual is named on the grave. At the present time, the headstone in Poelkapelle Cemetery and the CWGC record continue to assert the challenged data.[1][2][3][4]

It is asserted[1] and documented that

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Campaign for War Grave Commemorations Analysis of Commonwealth War Graves Commission error
  2. Waterford News (2007) Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Waterford News (2003) Archived August 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Reading Room Manchester (1915-05-24). "Commonwealth War Graves Commission database record for John Condon". Cwgc.org. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  5. Reading Room Manchester (1915-06-16). "Commonwealth War Graves Commission database record for Patrick Fitzsimmons". Cwgc.org. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  6. Rifleman Valentine Joe Strudwick at Find a Grave

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