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Captain JOHN MACKEY BRIGGS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Irish Rifles

18th Reserve Bn.

Date of Death

Died 02 October 1916

Age 47 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HOLYWOOD CEMETERY

605.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Col. Briggs; husband of Mrs. E. Briggs, of Glenside, Holywood.
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Buried or commemorated at

HOLYWOOD CEMETERY
County Down United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 25
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