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6979562   Fusilier Michael John Herron
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Dated added: 30/12/2015   Last updated: 15/02/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died: 19/04/1942 (Unknown)
Age: 22
Summary      
Michael John Herron was the son of Thomas and Catherine Hoey. He was born about 1920. Fusilier Michael John Herron was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he died between 18th – 19th April 1942. Fusilier Michael John Herron has no known grave and is commemorated on Face 11 of the Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar / Burma. He is commemorated locally on Dungannon War Memorial.
Further Information
Michael John Herron was the son of Thomas and Catherine Hoey. He was born about 1920.
Fusilier Michael John Herron was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he died between 18th – 19th April 1942.
Fusilier Michael John Herron has no known grave and is commemorated on Face 11 of the Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar / Burma.
Many thanks to Tony Buckley of www.asiawargraves.com who has supplied the images of the Rangoon Memorial.
Michael John Herron is commemorated locally on Dungannon War Memorial.
The CWGC record Fusilier Michael John Herron as the son of Thomas and Catherine Hoey of Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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Relevant Dungannon Area Locations
No Location Region Location Notes Longtitude Latitude
1 Dungannon area Dungannon Central CWGC lists parents in Dungannon 54.508494 -6.774702
References and Links
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1 Asia War Graves Photo of Fusilier Herron's inscription on Rangoon Memorial
Dungannon District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2015-2023