John Joseph Egan

Rank:	Private
Street:	37 Glover Street
Townland:
Town/Village:	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Civil Parish:
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Country:
Alternative Address:	Healy's Terrace, Longford.
Census 1901:	Residing at Healy's Terrace www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/Healy_s_Terrace/1555900/
Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	Seaforth Highlanders / [Royal Defence Corps, 181 "B" Coy]/ [Labour Corps, 12th Coy] / [Royal Scottish Fusiliers]
Regiment Number:	18071 / [95233] [16986]/ [6772]
Date of Death:
Cause:	Survived the war
Memorial:
Information:	John Egan was born in Longford 5 January 1899. The Egan family moved to Scotland in the early 20th century. Prior to enlistment in the army in 1916, John was working as a labourer and a railway fireman (stoking steam engines). During the war, Private Egan served in France, as well as England, Scotland and, briefly, in Ireland. John Egan was a brother of Private Michael Egan, also of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, who was killed on the Western Front in May 1915.
Parents Names:	Son of the late Michael and Mary Egan.
Notes:	The Great War took a toll on Private Egan's health, and he suffered from cardiac (heart) problems for a period due to fatigue duties.
Links:	Link to civil birth record;

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