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The Boys in Green

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 31 older comments, and then…
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  As best as I can see, the following is written on the reverse of the Postcard.
  
  Left to Right, Corporal Peter Golden, Sergeant Major Kehoe, Corporal O’Mahony,
  Sergeant Bailey, xxx Zerhusen, xxx Kavanagh
  Corporal O’Callaghan, xxx Quinlisk

• Niall McAuley said:

  We have heard of the Irish Brigade before - Roger Casement's plan to recruit Irishmen in German POW camps to fight for Ireland instead. He made an agreement with the Germans in Dec 1914, and managed to get 50 or so men to sign up. I think the plan ended with his death, so this must be in 1915 or early 16.

• Niall McAuley said:

  Wikipedia has the same photo, and says 1915.

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  Niall McAuley Date done.

• Niall McAuley said:

  The wiki image gives names for all the men, but I don't know where the names come from: Cpl Peter Golden, Sgt Maj Keogh, Cpl O'Mahony, Sgt Daniel Julien Bailey (alias Beverley), Interpreter Zerhussen, Cpl Kavanagh, Cpl O'Callaghan, QMS H. Quinlisk