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The Irish Guards in The Great War
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Irish Guards |
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Officers: Wounded in Action |
E.
H. Dowler. 2nd Lieut. (twice wounded) - 31.7.17;10 Oct.
1917 (third battle of Ypres)
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W.O.s, N.C.O.s and Men Killed in Action or Died of Wounds or
Disease |
| Name |
No. |
Rank |
Battalion |
Death |
| Dooley, James |
9075 |
L.-Cpl. |
2nd |
k. in a. 9.10.17 |
| Dooley, John |
2331 |
L.-Cpl. |
2nd |
k.
in a. 31.7.17 |
| Dooley, John |
10479 |
Pte. |
2nd |
k. in a.
31.7.17 |
| Dowler, John |
10524 |
Pte. |
1st |
d. of w. 9.10.17 |
| Dowler, Michael |
7128 |
Pte. |
1st |
k. in a.
10.12.16 |
| Dowling, Albert M. |
10130 |
L.-Cpl. |
2nd |
k.
in a. 9.10.17 |
| Dowling, Bernard |
1978 |
L.-Cpl. |
1st |
k. in a.
18.5.15 |
| Dowling, Edward |
2648 |
Pte. |
1st |
k. in a. 6.11.14 |
| Dowling, Edward |
7077 |
Pte. |
2nd |
k.
in a. 15.9.16 |
| Dowling, Michael |
6221 |
Pte. |
2nd |
d.
10.12.17 |
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W.O.s, N.C.O.s, and Men First and Second Battalions Rewards -
Military Medal |
| Name |
No. |
Rank |
Battalion |
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| Doolan,
J. |
2786 |
Pte. |
1st |
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| Doolan, P. |
2867 |
Sgt. |
1st |
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This was for the combination of action on the 15th and 25th of
September 1916. On the 14th the 1st Battalion Irish
Guards moved out of their shell holes and fragments of
trenches. They waited in the cold in formation on the
front between Delville Wood and Ginchy until 0620 hours on the
15th. The objective was, with other units, to take the
northern outskirts of Lesboeufs.
"They waited the hour and occupied themselves, many
times over, with trivial details, repetitions of orders and
comparisons of watches and compasses." "The
Doctor and Priest seemed to loom unnaturally large, and the
Sergeants were busier than was necessary over short-comings,
till, ten minutes or so before Zero, Father Browne, who had
given Absolution, spoke to the companies one by one as they
knelt before him, their bayonets fixed and the searching
dawn-light on their faces. He reminded them that the day
was one set apart to Our Lady, and, ere many minutes, not few
of them would be presenting their homage to Her in
person. They realized that he told more than
truth." - Page
157, The Irish Guards in The Great War, The First Battalion by
Rudyard Kipling (His Forgotten Masterpiece).
The 'Irish' charged into horror and death. The source
book for this information is a well crafted account that graphically
describes the action and I recommend it to readers.
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to Military Medal |
| Name |
No. |
Rank |
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| Doolan,
J. |
2786 |
Pte. |
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Source: The Irish Guards in The Great War, by
Rudyard Kipling (His Forgotten Masterpiece)
Published by Spellmount, Staplehurst 1997
The First Battalion (ISBN 1-873376-72-3)
The Second Battalion (ISBN 1-873376-83-9)
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Monument Inscription
High Street, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
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Our Glorious Dead
1914-1919
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DOWLING. R. PTE R. WAR.R
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[Private R. Dowling probably lived in Harpenden when called up or when
he volunteered, R.WAR.R. stands for the Royal Warwickshire
Regiment. It is common for soldiers to be attached to County
regiments for which they have no affiliation.]
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