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In memory of John Condon a soldier boy who died at the age of 14
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- LaMax61auc
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.
Private John Condon (No. 6322) of 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment came from Waterford in Ireland. He is believed to have been the youngest soldier killed...
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- Janet Dowd
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 ...
This is a beautiful song about the youngest soldier to die in the British Army in WW1. He was in the Royal Irish Regiment from Waterford, Ireland and died o...
Sep 23, 2017 · Often when talking about the FWW the subject gets around to boy soldiers and John Condon. I have no idea of how many 14-year-olds enlisted to fight for the empire in the FWW or indeed the reasons why. I do know that John Condon was at least 18 when he died. The soldier in John Condon’s grave is almost certainly not him either.
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Jun 2, 2019 · Private Strudwick has been fourteen years old when he had enlisted and fifteen years old when he had been killed in action. In recent years, stories of other boys who died whilst on active service have emerged. In the city of Waterford in Ireland, there is a memorial to Private John Condon.
