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In 1938, however, a local newspaper, The Waterford News, claimed that John Condon’s brother Patrick had stowed away, pretending to be his older brother. Patrick’s older cousin Nicholas was the source of that particular story. Perhaps neither John or Patrick Condon is the body buried in Poelcapelle Cemetery.
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).
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- Poelcapelle Village
- Varlet Farm
- S-Grafentafel
Poelcapelle is located about five miles north-east of Ypres, reached by following the N313. During the war it was a strongly fortified German position, which the British struggled to take during the Third Battle of Ypres. Although the line ran through the outskirts of the village for some time, it was not until the 22nd of October 1917 that the vil...
Varlet Farm is located south-east of Poelcapelle, about midway between it and Passchendaele. It is well-signposted with yellow Information signs. It was marked on trench-maps during the war, and was taken by the Anson Battalion of the Royal Naval Division at 7.20 a.m. on the 26th of October 1917. A plaque was recently unveiled at the farm to commem...
A little further to the south of Varlet Farm is the tiny hamlet of s-Graventafel (the name is spelt several different ways in various accounts). There are two sites of interest here, the first being a memorial to New Zealand soldiers. This is located at the cross-roads, and has an inscription in English on the front, and in French and Flemish on ei...
Apr 26, 2021 · Among those buried in the cemetery is 6322 Private John Condon, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, 12th Brigade, 4th Division, He died on 24 May 1915, age 14, and is thought to be the youngest battle casualty of the First World War commemorated by the Commonwealth War Grave Commission. Grave LVI.F.8.
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 ...
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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 ...
