Patrick Cunningham
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 8559. Driver. R.G.A. (Royal Garrison Artillery). Reservist . Reported Oct. Nov. 30 - (hitch about allowances) Parcel sent in Dec. . Several letters received & sent since. Married. Address 119 H Battery. 8 Div. British Expeditionary Force Called May 21. Family removed to 15 Duke Rd. He is well & has been through all the recent battles near Ypres Dec. 14. Called to see me. Returned Dec. 12. Time expired & discharged.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/6)
External sources: 21 Lower Church Street