Jerome Walsh (born abt 1876 Cork City, died 5 Apr 1918 Somme France)

Dear All,

Jerome Walsh is remembered as a Sergeant in the 6th Btn Northamptonshire Regiment on the War Memorial in my village of Wadenhoe, near Oundle, in Northamptonshire, so he must have had some connection with our village which I have not found. I have found him on the Irish National Roll of Honour, Service No.200758, residence Dillon's Cross, Cork, enlisted Oundle, Northamptonshire. The question is how did he come to be in Northamptonshire, and are there any relatives out there? He is also remembered on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, Picardie, France. I seem to have found him on the 1901 Irish Census as a 24 yr old Grocers Assistant, single, born Cork City, staying as a nephew with Mary Reynolds, 48, at 2 St.Luke's Place, North-East Ward, Cork. I then seem to have him on the 1911 England Census as a 35 yr old Grocer, single, on his own at 30 Ashley Road, Bristol, England. There appears to be no surviving Service History, but I find he did get awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. He is on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

Any help would be appreciated, please.

Kind regards,

Trevor Pocknell