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Private John Cully

 

Cully

 

Private John Cully, V Corps Cyclist (North Irish Horse) Regiment, Service No. 71146 (Corps of Hussars). Formerly North Irish Horse, Service No. 884. Born Loughgilly, Armagh. Enlisted Newry. Residence Glennane. Embarked for France on 20 August 1914 as part of C Squadron North Irish Horse. Died of wounds on 4 November 1918. Buried at Forest Communal Cemetery, Nord, France, grave B.6. His gravestone inscription reads:

71146 PRIVATE

J. CULLY

NORTH IRISH HORSE

4TH NOVEMBER 1918

 

Image kindly provided by Steve Rogers, Project Co-ordinator of the The War Graves Photographic Project, www.twgpp.org.