Service Details
Name:
 WHELAN
Given Name:
 HENRY GEORGE
Initials:
 H G
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Munster Fusiliers
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Unit:
 2nd Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1918-04-11
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Age:
 28
Cause of Death:
 Died on active service
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 25 August 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. During a night attack he drove the enemy into their third line of defence, and though wounded early in the attack, hung on to his position till he was ordered to withdraw."
Additional
Information:
Son of George and Nelly Whelan, of 15, Hopson Avenue, Davenport Rd., Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Germany
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Locality:
 Kassel, Hessen
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Cemetery:
 NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 II. J. 7.

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