The only details I can find on
Sgt. John Mannion Reg#1445 are
(link),
and from another site that his residence was given as Woodlawn, Co. Galway and his place of birth Galway, but I cannot find anything further.
I am aware that many records were destroyed but where could I look for more information on this man?Herein lies my interest
I posted last year
(Link) about a strange coincidence in my researching
I found that my children had two distant relatives that had died on August 21 1915 in Galipoli.
each was from a different side of the family, i.e. one maternal and one paternal,
each was from a different part of Ireland, Roscommon & Dublin;
and most likely would not have known each other,
both joined the Connaught Rangers;
one in Dublin before the Boer War
and one in St. Helen's, England for the First World War.
Andrew Mannion 24.02.1885-21.08.1915 Reg#620 was my paternal Grand uncle
Richard Lee/Leigh 10.03.1871-21.08.1915 Reg#3216 was my OH's maternal GGF's 1st cousin
In looking at these men last week, I found reference to the sixty men who died that same day
including John Mannion.
My maternal GGGM was from Woodlawn, Co. Galway and had a sister who married a man named MANNION; I have not investigated this line but my interest is now piqued as Woodlawn very small townland and Mannion an uncommon name there. On the 1911 census there were 77 residents in Woodlawn and no Mannions; there were 632 residents in the parish of Killaan and no Mannions, and just one named MANNING.
If I prove a connection it would make it an even more bizarre coincidence to think my children would have three (unrelated to each other) relations to have died in the same regiment on the same day in the same place in 1915! But I don't want to go off on a wild goose chase either!!
Any and comments or pointers looked for
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