Cpl. ( Bandsman)
Matthew Whelan
Military Details
Service Number: 26/1297
Regiment & Unit / Ship
3rd Tyneside Irish 26th Service Northumberland Fusiliers
Enlisted
21 September 1914
Awards and Medals
Military Medal
The Victory Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
21 September 1914
Place of Enlistment
Newcastle
Residence at Enlistment
Newcastle
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
4 Tyneside Irish 27 Service
Service History
Matthew Whelan enlisted in 1914 , Service no 10023 , in the Northumberland Fusiliers while working in Newcastle . The attestation papers show He had 6 years service in the 3rd Battalion Border Regiment ( expired) him as discharged from military service on 6/11/1914 Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal The London Gazette Publication date: 17 July 1917 Supplement: 30188 Page: 7270 Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) Date Of Award: 18/07/1917 Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the advance he entered an enemy dug-out and captured two officers and thirty-seven other ranks. Throughout the operations he rendered most valuable servioes.
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1881
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor , Cumberland
Religion
R.C.
Address
Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
7 Wyndham Street , Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
Cleator Moor
Parents
Patrick & Anatasia Whelan (nee Fleming)
Siblings
Mary A ,Ellene ,Mathew,Catherine ,Annie ,Micheal,Pat , Bridget
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Coal Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
2nd September 1917
Age at Death
37
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion/Vessel at Death
3rd Tyneside Irish 26th Service
Rank at Death
Cpl. ( Bandsman)
Notes
Cpl. Mathew Whelan is listed on the Waterford Roll of Honour ( some record indicate he was born in Waterford ?)
Buried or Commemorated at
HARGICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
France
Grave Position: I. D. 20.
Private Memorial: St Marys RC Church Cleator WW1 memorial
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