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Oct 28, 2014 · A re-touched photograph of John Condon. While the sculpture is dedicated to the youngest recorded Allied soldier killed in World War I, it is primarily a memorial to the 1,100 Waterford Men, Women and Children who fought and died in the armed services of many nations but principally serving with the British Army on the Western Front.
May 20, 2014 · An Irish boy soldier, who went down in history as the youngest casualty of World War I, was honoured in a special ceremony in his native Waterford. John Condon was just 14 years old when he was ...
19K subscribers in the waterford community. Waterford's John Condon is usually said to be the youngest solider to die in WW1 at the age of 14 in 1915, Yet the 1911 census shows that he is 15 years old, so would have been at least 18 at time of his death.
May 23, 2014 · RETIRED British servicemen have paid tribute to the youngest soldier to die in World War 1 – 14-year-old Waterford native John Condon. A long awaited memorial to the Boy Solider was unveiled in Waterford City in front of members of the British Legion and the Naval Service Reserve, among others.
Jul 12, 2020 · Some photos from Waterford's National Day of Commemoration ceremony at the John Condon Memorial.
Jan 30, 2006 · Pte John Condon, just 14 when he died fighting with the Royal Irish Regiment in the Second Battle of Ypres, has his name on the memorial. He was recruited in Waterford on October 24th, 1913, where ...
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Nov 11, 2014 · A song from around 100 years ago plays over old battle-scene footage from World War One, all part of an exhibition to remember the 1,100 local men who died fighting in the British army. The ...
