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Thomas James Cahill

Thomas James Cahill

Male 1881 - 1940  (58 years)

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  • Name Thomas James Cahill 
    Born 9 Jul 1881  Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 29 Jun 1910  Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Colour Sergeant, Irish Guards 
    Residence 29 Jun 1910  Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Blenheim Barracks, North Camp, Farnborough, Berkshire, England,  
    Occupation 26 Feb 1912  London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sergeant, 1st Irish Guards 
    Residence 26 Feb 1912  London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    2 Casemate, Tower of London, London, England, UK 
    Occupation 3 Nov 1913  Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Staff Sergeant, Royal Military College 
    Residence 3 Nov 1913  Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    5G Block, New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurs 
    Residence 27 Aug 1915  Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Castle Road, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland 
    Military Award 8 Dec 1917 
    Croix de Guerre 
    Military Award 1 Jan 1919 
    Distinguished Service Medal 
    Military Service Regimental Sergeant Major - Irish Guards 
    Medals awarded to Thomas James Cahill    		 Medals awarded to Thomas James Cahill
    On display at the Irish Guards Headquarters, Wellington Barracks, London
    Occupation Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards 
    Occupation 2 Feb 1920  Chelsea, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards 
    Residence 2 Feb 1920  Chelsea, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    S.1-2 Quarters, Chelsea Barracks, Chelsea, London, England, UK 
    Occupation 17 Nov 1921  Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards 
    Residence 17 Nov 1921  Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Married Quarters, Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Berkshire, England 
    Occupation 29 Oct 1923  Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards 
    Residence 29 Oct 1923  Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK 
    Occupation 14 Aug 1937 
    O.T.C. Instructor at Boys College (retired) 
    Occupation 4 Jul 1940  Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    O.T.C. Instructor at Boys College (retired) 
    Residence 4 Jul 1940  Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK 
    Died 4 Jul 1940  Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 58y 
    Cause: Carcinoma of Larynx 
    Address:
    St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK 
    • Regimental Sergeant Major Thomas Cahill, Distinguished Service Medal, Croix de Guerre, was the senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the 1st Battalion throughout the majority of the First World War, including the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele, before serving for several years as a Yeoman of the Guard at St James' Palace.

      He finally retired to Downside, where he served as senior instructor to our contingent for many years until his death from throat cancer in 1940.

      He is buried here, in the churchyard of St Benedict's, having been given a full military funeral in the Abbey Church by Downside cadets.

      https://www.downside.co.uk/rebadging-ceremony/
    Certificate of Death - Thomas James Cahill Snr.    		 Certificate of Death - Thomas James Cahill Snr.
    Buried 6 Jul 1940  Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Benedict RC Church, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England 
    Grave of Thomas James Cahill    		 Grave of Thomas James Cahill
    Occupation 10 Apr 1943 
    Regimental Sergeant Major, Irish Guards (Retired) 
    Person ID I10938  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Father Patrick Cahill
              b. 1834, Ballylooby, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1924, Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Emma Templeton
              b. 1844, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1925, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 9 Apr 1860  Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Philip Shalesmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK 
    Marriage Witness 9 Apr 1860 
    Thomas Hamilton & Sarah Ann Newman 
    Family ID F3711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Helena Catherine O'Leary
              b. 9 Jun 1887, Tallow, Waterford, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 10 Apr 1943, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1910  Folkestone, Kent, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Josephs RC Church, Folkestone, Kent, England, UK 
    Certificate of Marriage - Thomas James Cahill Snr. & Helena Catherine O'Leary    		 Certificate of Marriage - Thomas James Cahill Snr. & Helena Catherine O'Leary
    Marriage Witness 29 Jun 1910 
    John N. Finnerty & Maria Eugenie Dewberry 
    Children 
     1. Patrick Edward Cahill
              b. 23 Feb 1912, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Feb 1993, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Thomas James Cahill
              b. 6 Oct 1913, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Oct 1981, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. John Arthur Cahill
              b. 8 Aug 1915, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Sep 1970, Salisbury, Rhodesia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     4. Kathleen Christina Cahill
              b. 24 Dec 1919, Chelsea, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Feb 1996, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. William Francis Cahill
              b. 16 Oct 1921, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1950, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     6. Michael Joseph Patrick Cahill
              b. 19 Sep 1923, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 Mar 1943, 300 miles South East of Prins Christianssund, Greenland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F3710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jul 1881 - Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Colour Sergeant, Irish Guards - 29 Jun 1910 - Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    Blenheim Barracks, North Camp, Farnborough, Berkshire, England, - 29 Jun 1910 - Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Address:
    St. Josephs RC Church, Folkestone, Kent, England, UK - 29 Jun 1910 - Folkestone, Kent, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sergeant, 1st Irish Guards - 26 Feb 1912 - London, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    2 Casemate, Tower of London, London, England, UK - 26 Feb 1912 - London, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Staff Sergeant, Royal Military College - 3 Nov 1913 - Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    5G Block, New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurs - 3 Nov 1913 - Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    Castle Road, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland - 27 Aug 1915 - Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards - 2 Feb 1920 - Chelsea, London, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    S.1-2 Quarters, Chelsea Barracks, Chelsea, London, England, UK - 2 Feb 1920 - Chelsea, London, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards - 17 Nov 1921 - Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    Married Quarters, Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Berkshire, England - 17 Nov 1921 - Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards - 29 Oct 1923 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK - 29 Oct 1923 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - O.T.C. Instructor at Boys College (retired) - 4 Jul 1940 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK - 4 Jul 1940 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 58y,Cause: Carcinoma of Larynx,Address:
    St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK - 4 Jul 1940 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    St. Benedict RC Church, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England - 6 Jul 1940 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    St. Bedes at Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset
    Cahill family

    Documents
    Extract from a book about Downside by Hubert van Zeller    		Extract from a book about Downside by Hubert van Zeller

    BMD Certificates
    Certificate of Marriage - Thomas James Cahill Snr. & Helena Catherine O'Leary    		Certificate of Marriage - Thomas James Cahill Snr. & Helena Catherine O'Leary

    Albums
    Sue Cahill's Album    		Sue Cahill's Album (237)
    Photos kindly provided by Sue Cahill
  

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