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QUANN, JAMES. Rank: Lance Corporal. Regiment or Service: Manchester Regiment. Unit: "C" Coy. 16th Battalion. Age at death; 21. Date of Death: 28-September-1917. Service No: 27033. Born in Waterford. Enlisted in Manchester. Killed in Action. Supplementary information; Son of James and Bridget Quann, of 118, Taylorson St, Salford, Manchester. Native of Waterford. Grave or Memorial Reference: C. 5. Cemetery: Pond Farm Cemetery in Belgium..
QUANNE/QUANN/QUANE, JAMES. Rank: Serjeant/Sergeant Major. Regiment or Service: Royal Irish Regiment Unit; : 3rd Bn. Age at Death: 43. Date of Death: 17-08-1916. Service No: 8012. Born in Tipperary and enlisted there also. Died at home. Extract from the Tipperary Star 1916;
Late Sergeant-Major Quann, Tipperary. The death has occurred in Tipperary of Sergeant major James Quann, 3rd Batt, Royal Irish Regiment, who before he re-joined the army, over a year ago, had been a drill instructor of the National Volunteers in Tipperary District. The deceased, who was aged about 46 years, was a native of Tipperary. At an early age he joined the army, in which he had 21 years service. He served in India, and was through the Samaria (1897) and Punjab frontier engagements (1897-8). He passed unscathed through the South African War, in which he had some interesting and exciting experiences. About three years ago he retired on pension and when the Volunteer movement started he was appointed Drill Instructor for Tipperary Town and the surrounding districts. He had a magnificent voice for drilling, and through the excellence of his methods those under his tuition made exceptionally rapid and satisfactory progress. At the great review of the Volunteers in Dublin on Easter Sunday, 1915, the fine military bearing of the Volunteers from Tipperary District, under the command of the deceased, was very favourably commented on all sides. Some months after the Dublin review he re-joined the Army. Less than a fortnight ago he came home to Tipperary from Dublin on sick leave, having been ailing for some weeks. His leave was to have expired on Wednesday last, but feeling very unwell he went to the Military Hospital at Tipperary, where he was detained, and where he passed away on Tuesday evening, the cause of death being heart failure. His demise was totally unexpected, and was received with sincere regret by everybody in the town and district, where he was universally and exceptionally popular. Deep sympathy is felt with his bereaved wife and five children. The funeral took place a10-30 on Saturday morning from the Military Barracks to the new Cemetery, with full military honours. The remains were carried on a gun carriage drawn by four horses. In front of the bier marched a firing party of 25 men of the Royal Irish Regiment with arms reversed, under the command of Sergeant O’Brien, Dublin Fusiliers. Following them came the band of the Irish Command Depot, Tipperary, under the direction of Captain Patterson. Behind the bier marched a party of 200 men at the Depot. The band played the Dead March in ‘Saul’, and Chopin’s Funeral March, and as the procession slowly passed up Bridget Street, and through the main Street to the New Cemetery, a very large and representative number of the Townspeople joined in. The burial service was read by Right Rev. Monsignor Ryan P. P., V. G, assisted by Rev M. S. Ryan, Chaplain. Three volleys were fired over the grave by the firing party after they presented arms, and the Last Post was sounded by eight buglers with thrilling effect. The chief mourners at the graveside were; Mrs Quann (wife of the deceased), Christopher and Cornelius Quann (sons).
Supplementary information; Husband of Annie Quanne, of 5, Davitt St, Tipperary. Grave or Memorial Reference: E. H. 1. Cemetery: St Michaels New Cemetery, Tipperary Town.
