James Doherty

Rank:	Private
Street:	Harbour Row
Townland:
Town/Village:	Longford
Civil Parish:	Templemichael
Catholic Parish:	Templemichael
Country:
Alternative Address:
Census 1901:
Census 1911:	Possible 1911 entry www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/Harbour_Row/651380/
Regiment/Unit:	Labour Corps/ [Leinster Regiment, 7th Battalion]
Regiment Number:	222707/ [3531]
Date of Death:
Cause:	Survived the war
Memorial:
Information:	James was born in Longford c. 1885. He enlisted in October 1915 at Longford, and his sister Mrs. Nanny (Annie) Cahill of Harbour Row was listed as his next-of-kin. Doherty was sent to the Western Front in France that December, and served there through 1916 and 1917, and was later discharged on medical grounds. He received the 1914/15 Star, and the British War and Victory Medals.
Parents Names:	Son of Patrick Doherty, Harbour Row, Longford
Notes:	James's age on enlistment was stated as being 30, however he may have been somewhat older, possibly closer to 38 judging by the 1911 census entry above.
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