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Two uncles remembered
Two uncles remembered
Material relates to the two uncles of the contributor.
Barry St. John Galvin was a Military Cross winner with 8th batallion Royal Irish. Captured by the Germans and held prisoner at Archangel. Lived until 1940s and was 'quite a character'. Champion chess player, learned in captivity whilst he had time. Later solicitor and barrister. A great wit and orator.
His brother, Daniel J. Donal' G…
Contributors
- Magdalen OConnel
Subject
- World War I
- World War I
- Barry St.John Galvin
- Daniel J. 'Donal' Galvin
Type of item
- Story
Contributors
- Magdalen OConnel
Subject
- World War I
- World War I
- Barry St.John Galvin
- Daniel J. 'Donal' Galvin
Type of item
- Story
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Creation date
- 2012-03-21 16:30:13 UTC
- 2012-03-21
- 2012-03-21
Provenance
- DU18
Source
- UGC
Identifier
- https://1914-1918.europeana.eu/contributions/3370
- 3370
Language
- eng
- English
Is part of
- EnrichEuropeana
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-11T08:36:30.942Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-06-05T08:05:33.085Z