Friends of the Somme - Mid Ulster Branch  
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21063   Private Thomas Convery
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Dated added: 01/01/2016   Last updated: 12/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died: 01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
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Summary      
Thomas Convery was born in Maghera. He enlisted in Magherafelt. Private Thomas Convery was serving with the 10th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916. Private Convery has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Further Information
Thomas Convery was born in Maghera.
Thomas Convery enlisted in Magherafelt.
Medal card
Private Thomas Convery was serving with the 10th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916.
Private Convery has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
There is a Thomas Connery listed on the Castledawson WWI War Memorial, on a plaque in Castledawson Memorial Hall and in Curran Presbyterian Church. It is possible this is the same man as no other details can be found for him.
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Relevant Magherafelt Area Locations
No Location Region Location Notes Longtitude Latitude
1 Maghera area Maghera Born in Maghera area 54.840059 -6.669680
2 Magherafelt Town Magherafelt Town Enlisted in Magherafelt Town 54.754036 -6.605801
References and Links
No Link Reference Map Doc
1 National Archives UK Medal Card can be purchased here
Magherafelt District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2014-2023