Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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Matthew Lynch Horan
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 57591
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: King's Liverpool Regiment
- Unit/Ship: 19th Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 19
- Date of Death: 03.08.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 4 & 6
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 43 Crescent Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Agnes Cavanagh McDonald (formally Horan) 43 Crescent St, Dundee
- Father:
Joseph P. Horan
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Matthew Lynch Horan
Matthew has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Matthew Lynch Horan 57591 King’s Liverpool Regiment
HORAN___Reported missing 3rd August, 1917, now reported killed in action, No 57591 Private Matthew Horan, second eldest son of Agnes Horan, 45 Crescent Street, Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 27th April 1918
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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