James Cassidy

Rank:	Private
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Townland:	Garryandrew
Town/Village:	Edgeworthstown
Civil Parish:	Mostrim
Catholic Parish:	Mostrim
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Census 1901:	Resident at Garryandrew www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Edgeworthstown/Garryandrew/1551430/
Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	Connaught Rangers, 5th Battalion/ Special Guard M.G.W.R.
Regiment Number:	5489
Date of Death:	07-12-1915
Cause:	Killed in action, Salonika
Memorial:	Doiran Memorial, Doriani, Macedonia, Greece
Information:	James was born c.1886 in Edgeworthstown and was one of 5 children, including a brother called John. Prior to the war it would seem that James worked for the Midland & Great Western Railway (MGWR), as he is noted to have enlisted with their Special Reserve in a Longford Leader article in May 1915. Interestingly, he was recorded as having enlisted in Athens, which likely denotes his joining the 5th Connaught Rangers. Pte Cassidy was one of 5 Longford men who died at Salonika on the same day.
Parents Names:	Father: John and Elizabeth Cassidy, of Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford.
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Links:	Longford Leader, 1 May 1915, Edgeworthstown Notes;

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