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Military details courtesy of the War Graves Ulster Project page on Facebook |
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Private Joseph Milligan was serving with the 27th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was discharged on 24th October 1918 due to wounds (SWB No 508908). |
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Joseph Milligan enlisted on 14th November 1914, and was deployed to France in October 1915. |
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Private Joseph Milligan is buried in St Swithin’s Church Of Ireland, Magherafelt. |
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Joseph Milligan was the eldest child of Joseph and Margaret Milligan. Joseph Milligan married Margaret Magill on 26th October 1888 in the district of Magherafelt. |
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Joseph Milligan was born on 1st August 1889 in Magherafelt town. |
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Family: Joseph Milligan, Margaret Milligan, Joseph Milligan 12 (born 1st August 1889), Thomas Milligan (born 25th February 1892, died 11th September 1895), William Milligan 7 (born 24th February 1894). |
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The 1901 census lists Joseph as age 12 living with the family at house 44 in Rainey Street, Magherafelt. His father was a shoemaker. |
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The 1911 census lists Joseph as age 21 living with the family at house 58 in Rainey, Magherafelt, Londonderry. His father and both surviving sons were shoemakers. |
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Joseph Milligan died at home from those wounds on 3rd December 1918. He was 29 years old. |
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The CWGC record Private J Milligan as the son of Joseph and Margaret Milligan of Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry. |
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Private Joseph Milligan was home on leave in December 1916 and it was noted then that he was with the 10th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. |
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From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 2 December 1916: Magherafelt |
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Private Joseph Milligan, Rainey Street, is home on leave. He belongs to the 10th Inniskillings. |
