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24/09/2021
24/09/2021
24/09/2021 Private John McNally is commemorated locally on Dungannon War Memorial.
24/09/2021 Private John McNally is buried in Quarry Cemetery in Montauban in France. It lies about ten kilometres east of Albert.
24/09/2021 Family: John McNally, Harriet McNally, Mary McNally (born 16th April 1875), Peter McNally (born 26th September 1876), Charles McNally (born 10th June 1880), Catherine McNally (born 20th September 1882), James Joseph McNally (born 8th September 1884), John McNally (born 10th September 1886), Michael McNally (born 19th July 1888).
24/09/2021 John McNally was born 10th September 1886 at Derry, Coalisland. He was one of seven children, all born in the Coalisland area.
24/09/2021 John McNally was a son of John and Harriet McNally John McNally and Harriet Darby were married on 7th July 1874 in the district of Dungannon.
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30/12/2015 Mr John McNally, Derry, Coalisland, has received the distressing intimation that his son, Private John McNally, Royal Irish Fusiliers, was killed in action on the 6th September. Prior to volunteering the deceased soldier was in the employment of Messrs. L Clark & Sons Ltd, Coalisland..
30/12/2015 The 1911 census shows John as 24 years old. He was still living with the family at Derry, Tullyniskane, Tyrone. John worked as a cotton drawer-in for Ledlie Clark & Co., a weaving factory in Coalisland.
30/12/2015 John enlisted in Coalisland. He was originally with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (20307) but was transferred to the 7th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
30/12/2015 Private John McNally was killed in action in the Somme region on Wednesday 6th September 1916. He was four days short of his 30th birthday.
30/12/2015 From the Tyrone Courier dated 5 October 1916:
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30/12/2015 Intimation has been received by Mr John McNally, Derry, Coalisland, that his son, Private John McNally, Irish Fusiliers, was killed in action on the 6th September. Prior to volunteering he was in the employment of Messrs L Clark & Sons.
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30/12/2015 The photo above is believed to be a photo of the staff of Coalisland Weaving Mill, Ledlie Clark & Co. The photo was taken in 1909.
30/12/2015 The 1901 census records John as 14 years old. He was living with the family at Derry, Tullyniskane, Tyrone. He had left school and was working in a factory. His father is a labourer.
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30/12/2015 The CWGC record Private John McNally as the son of John and Harriet McNally of Derry, Coalisland, County Tyrone.
30/12/2015 From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 7th October 1916: Private McNally Coalisland
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