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My Granduncle William Reardon was killed on August 5th 1917 near poperinghe . His brother John O'Riordan my grandfather was along with Will one of the first members of the B.E.F. to land in France in 1914. He later returned to become a very importatnt member of the IRA in the war of independence. He was training officer and trained the Mansfields,Px Whelan and company in the use of firearms. He devised the plan for the Piltown ambush along with GEORGE lennon and this has been acknowledged as the most succesful operation of the War Of Independence in terms of weapons seized..Later interned by the British in 1921 he became head of the escape committee in Bllykinlar. By an extraordinary twist of fate he was rescued from execution by an old WW1 comrade Penney who vouched for him as a veteran of the war. I am interested to know if you have any details on the death of Will. I know where he is buried and have visited his grave. Also John Lannon strand st Dungarvan who died in 1917 in the april offensive by Ludendorf near Saint Quentin..I have also visited his grave.