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• ww1
• germanarmy
• libraryofcongress

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A dead German soldier in a shell hole on the Western Front, World War I

from National Library NZ on The Commons

• Simon Claessen said:

  must be an old shell hole. its completely grown over. the dead german looks fresh dough

• Zonked Recess said:

  someone's son

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from SDASM Archives

• TVL1970 said:

  Michele Mario 'Mike' Carlone (May 24, 1923 - May 19, 1944), Killed in Action (KIA) As per the Imperial War Museum's (IWM) American Air Museum website, "Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Berlin, after knocking down Me109, spun in and crashed 25 miles SE Wittenburg in P-51 42-106668 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4989." See: www.americanairmuseum.com/person/159903

Leo Fitzgerald, killed in action.

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 9 older comments, and then…
• Sharon Corbet said:

  Fitzgerald Leo. Volunteer, B Company, 3rd Battalion, Dublin Brigade, Irish Volunteers. He was Killed in Action on the 14th of March 1921 aged 31 during the War of Independence, he was part of an IRA unit keeping guard over a meeting attended by Sean McBride at Saint Andrews Club, 144 Brunswick Street, the meeting was raided by Police and he was killed in the ensuing gun battle. Fought at Boland’s Mills Boland’s Bakery during the Rising. from Irish Medals.
  
  Most of his family were also involved in the War of Independence, according to Irish Medals. He’s here with his family in Great Brunswick St. (now Pearse St.) 1901. By 1911, most of them at Gaelicised their name.

• beachcomber australia said:

  More background story to the "Pearse Street Ambush" - www.theirishstory.com/2015/01/26/the-pearse-street-ambush...
  
  There is a commemorative plaque there now - streetview - goo.gl/maps/DQcyT8ukDbXKfixo8
  
  The house is now part of Dublin City Library & Archive - via Dublin City Libraries
  

• beachcomber australia said:

  Via Trove only one article describing military and auxiliary forces searching mourners and the church vaults at a special Mass for Leo Fitzgerald and David Kelly - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212397212

• beachcomber australia said:

  Flickr is sometimes amazing! Is this block of flats in Hogan Place Dublin named after Leo Fitzgerald? via picturesbyJOE
  

• Augusta Godenot said:

  rarely do you see the phrase "killed in action on *** street", so specific and so personal. Love the Irish!