2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
01/05/1887
Died:
07/12/1915 (Died)
Age:
27
Summary
John Philip Doran was the son of James and Hessie Doran. Philip John Doran was born in Randalstown. Jack Doran, as he became known, was a clerk at Toome Railway Station. Jack was a pianist of exceptional merit, and was in high demand at entertainments and social functions in the district, according to a report in the Belfast Newsletter. John Doran enlisted in Glasgow at the outbreak of the war. Private John Philip Doran was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, when he died on Tuesday 7th December 1915.
The Cemetery is on the northern outskirts of Thessalonika, it lies on the west side of the road to Serres, Langada Street, adjoining the Roman Catholic, French and Italian War Cemeteries.