7th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
23/11/1893
Died:
17/08/1915 (Killed in Action)
Age:
21
Summary
John James Cuddy was the eldest son of James and Catherine Cuddy. John Cuddy was born on 23rd November 1893 in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. The family worked for the railways. Private John Cuddy was serving with the 7th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers when he was killed in action at Gallipoli on 17th August 1915. He was 21 years old.
The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat- Bigali Road. From this junction travel into the main Anzac area. Follow the road to Helles, opposite the Kabatepe Museum, at 14.2 kms. take a right turn at the 'T' junction and at 14.3 kms. take the left fork. After a total of 22.8 kms, take a right turn to the memorial along a rough track 500m long. The Helles Memorial stands on the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It takes the form of an obelisk over 30 metres high that can be seen by ships passing through the Dardanelles.
