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Ireland | http://www.longfordatwar.ie/soldiers/146 |
One of at least seven children of John and Bridget (née Rhatigan) Farrell, he appears with them and a couple of his older siblings in the 1901 census in Lisrevagh in the Rathcline parish of Longford.
He emigrated to the US in May 1915. Just four months after arrival, he enlisted in the New York National Guard in the 69th Infantry Regiment (widely known as the “Fighting 69th” and later changed to the 165th Infantry). After two years in New York and on the Mexican border, he re-enlisted and was sent overseas in late October of 1917, much earlier than most members of the American armed forces.
Patrick was serving at Baccarat in May 1918 when he was killesd by a German shell.
Journalist Megan Smolenyak included a biography of Patrick in her article for Irish America, Jersey Boys: Irish Soldiers in WW1
Source: Longford at War
| Additional Information | ||
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| Date of Birth | 10th Apr 1882 | |
| Date of Death | 3rd May 1918 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | John Farrell Lisnacush, Lanesborough | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Bridget (likely née Rhatigan), Lisnacush, Lanesborough | |
