9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died:
08/05/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
32
Summary
Joseph Henry Dennis was the son of Francis and Margaret Dennis. He was born about 1884. By 1901, Joseph was a farm labourer living near Brookeborough. Joseph Dennis married Margaret O'Hara on the 4th July 1906 in the district of Fermanagh. They lived in Corralongford, near Fivemiletown and had four children. Private Joseph Dennis was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on Monday 8th May 1916. On the date Private Dennis was killed, his unit was involved in a midnight raid on the German front line trenches north of Thiepval Wood.
Authuile (now Authuille), is a village 5 Kms north of Albert. Authuile Military Cemetery is on the south side of the village. The Cemetery is signposted on the main road (D159) through the village.
