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There is some dispute as to his real age, but the tombstone of the boy from Waterford, Ireland says he died at the age of 14 at the Second Battle of the Ypres in 1915. This means he is the youngest soldier to perish in World War I. The Boy Soldier. Condon was born in Waterford and enlisted in the Royal Irish Regiment’s 3rd Battalion in 1913.
Second Battle of Ypres †. Pte. John Condon (5 October 1897 – 24 May 1915) was an Irish soldier born in Waterford. He was mistakenly believed to have been the youngest Allied soldier killed during the First World War, at the age of 14 years; he lied about his age and he claimed to be 18 years old when he signed up to join the army in 1913.
Jul 28, 2014 · The crosses have been placed recently by British schoolchildren of the same age as the boy buried here a century ago – Private 6322 John Condon, aged 14. Pte Condon, one of thousands of lads who ...
John Joseph Condon was the only son of Alice Condon. His father had died in 1934. John grew up in Yonkers, New York with his mother and two sisters, Florance and Mildred. He graduated from Commerce High School, and worked as a pharmacy clerk. Regarding military service, John told his widowed mother "I’ll go when they send for me".
Feb 2, 2003 · However, some very unpleasant circumstances leave me no other option. Since last summer I have done extensive research about Private JOHN CONDON (born Waterford, Ireland), the youngest soldier (age 14) who died in Flanders in the Great War (24 May 1915), and officially buried at Poelcapelle British Cemetery (near Ypres).
May 20, 2014 · John Condon was just 14 years old when he was killed on the bloody battlefields of Flanders in Belgium in May 1915. The young private, from Waterford city, had lied about his age in 1913 - a year ...
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Aug 11, 2018 · The popularity of the grave is undimmed despite the documentary evidence which suggests that John Condon was 18 not 14 when he died. His birth certificate states that he was born on October 16th ...
