Service Details
Name:
 JEFFARES
Given Name:
 RICHARD THORPE
Initials:
 R T
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 Royal Irish Rifles
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Unit:
 4th Bn.
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Unit 2:
 attd. 2nd Bn.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly British South African Police 1635
Date of Death:
 1917-10-06
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Date of Birth:
 1890-10-18
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 21 Dec 1917, pg. 13372
Additional
Information:
Son of Michael Henry and Catherine Jeffares, of Lower Seskin, Leighlinbridge, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow. Served also in German East Africa. British South African Police 1635 - Attested: Oct-1912
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 III. J. 16.

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