Tralee, Ballymullen Road
Eire
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A pPhotograph of a First World War Commemorative panel can be viewed by selecting here.
The First World War Memorial for Tralee is a black marble pillar with a dedication in gold lettering. This is surrounded by two panels.
The left hand panel commemorates men of the Royal Munster Fusiliers who lost their lives in the war.
The right hand panel commemorates the men from Tralee who served in other regiments.
125 men from the Tralee area are identified as having lost their lives in the First World war, and are commemorated on the right hand panel.
1 soldier who served with he Yorkshire Regiment iscommmeorated onthis memorial.
Private William Raymond
33674. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Raymond of Ballymullen, Tralee, Co. Kerry, and the late M. J. Raymond. Killed 1 October 1917. Aged 20.
Born Ballymullen (Tralee, Co. Kerry), Enlisted Tralee, Resided Ballymullen.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Mark Hifle ()mhifle@yahoo.com has researched Private Raymond's military career, and pieced together a very thorough service history. Select the link below to download this as a PDF file.
Private William Raymond, 33674. 9th Battalion.
Photograph
Photograph: Irish War Memorials website