Hi Phil how can i ever thank you enough,what an amazing read,the amount of detail enclosed,i never thought i would have ever known John's height,weight and the colour of his hair & eyes,it said that John was a widow at 17 years old ( but i think he may have been a few years older than he says )very sad to read that,i didn't even know he was married before he wed my G Grandmother Catherine ( who was also known as Mary )i have found a Denis in the national archives of Ireland and on his army records it says a Daniel Patrick ?,i also have Mary Ann Born 1909 in my records
also John had put his sisters as next of kin, one being Kate Wardell then later he put as next of kin Bridget Sheridan ?
so with all this new information to go on i shall be a very very busy bee
many many thanks
Pat
