My Gt.Uncle Timothy - son of James and Julia of Ireland. James, Timothy's father, witnessed the death of his cousin by the English in 1850's in Ireland . James, therefore, was always bitter and pressed his son Timothy not to fight for the English? Because of this Timothy married , as only single men were called to fight for their country. He was eventually forced to go, as married men were needed after such great loss. What an impossible situation this must have been Timothy, but you were born and bred in England and joined the Kings Own Rifles - you were 35 and after just 6 months of going to war, you were killed on the Somme God Bless you and my Hennessey family.. Eileen Cowell/Hampshire/Hennessey

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