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Joseph Ward
| Rank: | Private |
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| Townland: | Cooleeny |
| Town/Village: | Longford |
| Civil Parish: | Templemichael |
| Catholic Parish: | Templemichael |
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| Census 1901: |
Resident at Cooleeny www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Longford_Rural/Cooleeny/1555343/ |
| Census 1911: |
Resident at Cooleeny www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Longford_Rural/Cooleeny/650933/ |
| Regiment/Unit: | Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own), 1/8th (Territorial Force) Battalion |
| Regiment Number: | G/41959 |
| Date of Death: | 16-08-1917 |
| Cause: | Killed in action, Battle of Langemarck (3rd Battle of Ypres). |
| Memorial: | Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Information: | Joseph was born 30 November 1893 in Cooleeny, just outside Longford town; Joseph's father Michael was also previously a soldier. Pte Ward was killed in action during the Battle of Langemarck, an action of the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele). |
| Parents Names: | Son of Michael Ward and Bridget (née Kelly) of Cooleeny, Longford. |
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