Notes
The College website (see references) provides the following additional information: 'Accepted 1914 but did not come into residence. Military Service: 2nd Lieutenant 1st Battalion, Royal. Munster Fusiliers. Died 7 June 1917 during the capture of Wytschaete, Battle of Messines. Quote from letter from Commanding Officer. “Your gallant boy was actually in command of his company on the day of the attack; he was a fine soldier, and is a great loss to the battalion.” His senior officer officer writes: “The company your son commanded on the day of the attack was given the village of --- as its objective; he was one of the foremost to enter the village, and just as the objective was taken he was hit by a shell splinter, death being instantaneous. He died a soldier's death when victory was certain and his task had been achieved.”'