9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
10/12/1894
Died:
01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
21
Summary
Daniel Love was a son of Henry and Sarah Love. He was born on 10th December 1894 in Magherafelt. He lived in Dunamoney, Magherafelt and worked on the family farm. Lance Corporal Daniel Love was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on Saturday 1st July 1916. He was 21 years old.
The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, next to the village of Thiepval, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929). Each year a major ceremony is held at the memorial on 1 July.
