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Next of kin – sisters name given:
\nDuty done, family contacted
\nTelegram ignored – the shame, the shame
\nAs if kinship itself retracted.
\nBut so things were in those times
\nAnd so he lies in an unknown spot
\nThe shame of his uniform now has passed
\nHis grave unknown, he’s forgotten not.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The tragic end of an Irish soldier of fortune, Ballinalee’s Tom Reilly. Died in 1953 in British Military hospital, and as it was taboo to have family in the UK forces at the time, the telegram informing his sister, my grandmother was ignored. We have been trying to find his resting place since. R.I.P.<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Next of kin – sisters name given: Duty done, family contacted Telegram ignored – the shame, the shame As if kinship itself retracted. But so things were in those times And so he lies in an unknown spot The shame of his uniform now has passed His grave unknown, he’s …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,23,97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-stories","category-north-longford","category-the-great-war","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-2f","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/ferryman-and-his-fare\/","url_meta":{"origin":139,"position":0},"title":"Ferryman and His Fare","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"8th June 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Again, this is from a pro life point of view, and not intended to provoke a debate on the choice argument and issue. 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