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06/01/2021
06/01/2021 Private George Bratty is commemorated on Lisburn War Memorial and on the Roll of Honour in Christ Church, Lisburn.
06/01/2021 Private George Bratty is buried in St Sever Cemetery in Rouen, France.
06/01/2021 Private George Bratty was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he died of wounds on Monday 17th July 1916.
06/01/2021 Prior to enlisting, he lived at 12 Barrack Lane, Lisburn with his wife and three small children.
06/01/2021 George was employed by the Inland Navigation Company.
06/01/2021 The 1911 census records George as being married to Maria. They had two sons, Thomas and John. They were living on a “house ship” at Kilmore, County Down. The house ship seems to be a barge on an inland canal called “Primrose” a 58 tonne lighter.
06/01/2021 George went to Friends School in Lisburn.
06/01/2021 George Bratty was born in Lisburn about 1886.
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30/12/2015 Private George Bratty is commemorated on Lisburn War Memorial and Christ Church, Lisburn Roll of Honour.
30/12/2015 George died of wounds on 17th July 1916.
30/12/2015 Private George Bratty enlisted at Moy, County Tyrone.
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