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1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers (British Army) |
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20/10/1894
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12/07/1916 (Died of Illness) |
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21 |
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Donald Alister Greer was born on 20 0ct 1894 in County Kildare. He was a son of Henry Francis Greer, of "Glenbarr", Palmerston Road, Dublin and of Mrs. M.E. Greer, later of 152 Chorley New Road, Rolton-le-Moors, Lancashire. Donald studied at Trinity College, Dublin. The Connaught Rangers reported 2nd Lieutenant D A Greer’s arrival from Sandhurst 17 December 1914. Lieutenant Donald Alister Greer was with the 1st Battalion of the Connaught Rangers when he died on 12th July 1916. Age 21.
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Amara is a town on the left bank of the Tigris some 520 kilometres from the sea. The War Cemetery is a little east of the town between the left bank of the river and the Chahaila Canal.
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1901 Census lists Greer family
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Lists Donald A as age 6 at house 385 in Palmerston Road, Rathmines & Rathgar East, Dublin |
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Irish War Memorials
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Lists a Lt D Greer, Connaught Rangers, on Monkstown Football Club memorial |
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Irish War Memorials
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Listed on 1914-1919 Memorial, Reading Rooms, Trinity College Dublin |
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Irish War Memorials
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Listed on 1914-1919 Memorial, Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School, Dublin |
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Irish War Memorials
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Listed on 1914-1919 Memorial, Christ Church, Leeson Park, Dublin |
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National Archives UK
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Medal Card can be purchased here |
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Our Heroes Irish Website
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Brief information on D. A. Greer |
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The Peerage
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Includes family history and date of birth. |
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Tonbridge School, Kent
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Full biography and photo |
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