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Royal Irish Fusiliers No. 1 Section, 'A' Company

Royal Irish Fusiliers No. 1 Section, 'A' Company

Corporal John Goldrick, Royal Irish Fusiliers Regiment Nos 10451/621991 (pictured in the back row, second from the right) was born on 2nd September 1891 in Cavan town, Ireland, and was the son of Patrick and Mary Goldrick. He joined the British Army on the 6th of July 1910, and was honourably discharged from same on 17th July 1919. At the time of the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Corporal John Goldrick was stationed with his regiment in Quetta, India. The regiment was recalled to England and subsequently sailed to Le Havre, France, arriving there on 19th December 1914. His unit, 82nd brigade/27th division were based in a small village called Bois Grenier which is located on the French/Belgian border near the town of Armentieres. In mid September 1915 his unit was transferred to Salonika and remained there until September 1917 when they were again transferred to Palestine, Egypt. His brother Thomas was killed on 7th November that year, fighting in the third battle of Gaza.

Corporal John Goldrick survived until the end of the war and was honourably discharged from the British Army on 17th July 1919. He returned to Ireland and in 1922 joined the anti-treaty forces in the Civil War that followed the signing of the Treaty between Britain and Ireland, and was a member of the Four Courts garrison. He was subsequently arrested by the Free State forces and incarcerated in Kilmainham Jail for some time during this war. He again survived this war and he married Julia Mary Lalor of Trim, Co Meath in December 1926. They had three children, Julia Mary Goldrick born in November 1927, Brigid Goldrick born in May 1930, and Sean born in February 1933. John Goldrick lived a long and fruitful life working in a number of positions. He died of natural causes on 21st November 1973.

This photograph shows members of the Royal Irish Fusiliers No. 1 Section, 'A' Company posing with a placard naming their group followed by the words: 'Pretty Polly with the green wing Home Rule for Ireland And John Redmond our King'

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Creator:
Thomas Goldrick
Date:
1916
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Salonika, Gulf of (Greece), Dublin, Ireland
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The copyright of this item belongs to the family of Thomas Goldrick. It was donated to the Inspiring Ireland project by the owner, Mary O'Connor, to be shared under a CC BY (Attribution Only) licence.
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English