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1881 - 1940 (58 years)
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Name |
Thomas James Cahill |
Birth |
9 Jul 1881 |
Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
29 Jun 1910 |
Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK |
Colour Sergeant, Irish Guards |
Residence |
29 Jun 1910 |
Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK |
Address: Blenheim Barracks, North Camp, Farnborough, Berkshire, England, |
Occupation |
26 Feb 1912 |
London, Middlesex, England, UK |
Sergeant, 1st Irish Guards |
Residence |
26 Feb 1912 |
London, Middlesex, England, UK |
Address: 2 Casemate, Tower of London, London, England, UK |
Occupation |
3 Nov 1913 |
Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK |
Staff Sergeant, Royal Military College |
Residence |
3 Nov 1913 |
Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK |
Address: 5G Block, New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurs |
Residence |
27 Aug 1915 |
Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland |
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 |
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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 |
Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards |
Residence |
2 Feb 1920 |
Chelsea, London, England, UK |
Address: S.1-2 Quarters, Chelsea Barracks, Chelsea, London, England, UK |
Occupation |
17 Nov 1921 |
Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK |
Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards |
Residence |
17 Nov 1921 |
Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK |
Address: Married Quarters, Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
Occupation |
29 Oct 1923 |
Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards |
Residence |
29 Oct 1923 |
Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
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 |
O.T.C. Instructor at Boys College (retired) |
Residence |
4 Jul 1940 |
Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
Address: St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
Death |
4 Jul 1940 |
Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
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/
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Certificate of Death - Thomas James Cahill Snr.
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Burial |
6 Jul 1940 |
Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
Address: St. Benedict RC Church, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England |
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Grave of Thomas James Cahill
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Occupation |
10 Apr 1943 |
Regimental Sergeant Major, Irish Guards (Retired) |
Person ID |
I10938 |
Lasbury Family |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
Father |
Patrick Cahill b. 1834, Ballylooby, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland d. 1924, Cork, Munster, Ireland (Age 90 years) |
Mother |
Emma Templeton b. 1844, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK d. 1925, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland (Age 81 years) |
Marriage |
9 Apr 1860 |
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK |
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 d. 10 Apr 1943, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK (Age 55 years) |
Marriage |
29 Jun 1910 |
Folkestone, Kent, England, UK |
Address: St. Josephs RC Church, Folkestone, Kent, England, UK |
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Certificate of Marriage - Thomas James Cahill Snr. & Helena Catherine O'Leary
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Marriage Witness |
29 Jun 1910 |
John N. Finnerty & Maria Eugenie Dewberry |
Children |
| 1. Patrick Edward Cahill b. 23 Feb 1912, London, Middlesex, England, UK d. 21 Feb 1993, Australia (Age 80 years) |
| 2. Thomas James Cahill b. 6 Oct 1913, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK d. 18 Oct 1981, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK (Age 68 years) |
| 3. John Arthur Cahill b. 8 Aug 1915, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland d. 26 Sep 1970, Salisbury, Rhodesia (Age 55 years) |
| 4. Kathleen Christina Cahill b. 24 Dec 1919, Chelsea, London, England, UK d. 7 Feb 1996, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK (Age 76 years) |
| 5. William Francis Cahill b. 16 Oct 1921, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK d. 1950, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK (Age 28 years) |
| 6. Michael Joseph Patrick Cahill b. 19 Sep 1923, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK d. 11 Mar 1943, 300 miles South East of Prins Christianssund, Greenland (Age 19 years) |
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Family ID |
F3710 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 9 Jul 1881 - Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland |
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| Occupation - Colour Sergeant, Irish Guards - 29 Jun 1910 - Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK |
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| Residence - Address: Blenheim Barracks, North Camp, Farnborough, Berkshire, England, - 29 Jun 1910 - Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK |
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| Marriage - Address: St. Josephs RC Church, Folkestone, Kent, England, UK - 29 Jun 1910 - Folkestone, Kent, England, UK |
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| Occupation - Staff Sergeant, Royal Military College - 3 Nov 1913 - Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK |
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| Residence - Address: 5G Block, New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurs - 3 Nov 1913 - Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK |
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| Residence - Address: Castle Road, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland - 27 Aug 1915 - Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland |
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| Occupation - Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards - 2 Feb 1920 - Chelsea, London, England, UK |
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| Residence - Address: S.1-2 Quarters, Chelsea Barracks, Chelsea, London, England, UK - 2 Feb 1920 - Chelsea, London, England, UK |
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| Occupation - Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards - 17 Nov 1921 - Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK |
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| Residence - Address: Married Quarters, Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Berkshire, England - 17 Nov 1921 - Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK |
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| Occupation - Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards - 29 Oct 1923 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Residence - Address: St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK - 29 Oct 1923 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Occupation - O.T.C. Instructor at Boys College (retired) - 4 Jul 1940 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Residence - Address: St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK - 4 Jul 1940 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Death - 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 |
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| Burial - Address: St. Benedict RC Church, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England - 6 Jul 1940 - Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK |
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