Thursday 2 August 2018

Major Acheson, Fermoy 29th April 1916

While searching for information re Judge Law Smith, I came across the following information re Major Acheson of the Army Service Corps (ASC) who was shot and killed on the 29th April 1916

https://wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/view.php?uid=238175

It appears that he failed to stop when challenged by a sentry who subsequently opened fire.

Not a lot recorded on his gravestone/CWGC entry

https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2743504/acheson,-percival-havelock/

He is shown as aged 52 on the 1911 census and born in "Hanpohine" - I think this should be Hampshire.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Fermoy_Rural/Grange_West/412612/

Just records England in the 1901 census

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Fermoy_Rural/Grange_West/1144275/

Buried not far away from Major Acheson is Head Constable Rowe of the Royal Irish Constabulary who was killed in the firefight at the home of the Kent brothers.


https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162007387/percival-havelock-acheson



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162602447/william-neile-rowe


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