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29 September 2012

Obituary of James Coogan 

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(extracted from "?" [Blog], 16 DEC 1916):

PTE JAMES COOGAN

He was the youngest son of Mr. & Mrs. John Coogan.  He was educated
at St. Bede's School and attended church there as well.  From 
leaving school until he enlisted he worked in the manure department
of Pilkington Works.

Leaving England in June 1915, he took part in the landings at Sulva
Bay in Gallipoli in February 1916. He was hospitalized in Manchester
with frostbitten feet and returned to his battalion in France in
May the same year.

In December 1916, it was the worst months spent in the trenches on
the Somme due to atrocious weather conditions.  James was helping
to construct a new trench when he was hit by a German shell.  He
was 21.

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