Dominic Roddy
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Dominic Roddy was born in 1884 the son of Dominic a collier banksman and Mary Roddy née Jordan. Dominic snr was born in 1850 in County Mayo, Ireland, Mary Jordan in 1851 also at County Mayo. They were married on 7th February 1876 in the Roman Catholic Chapel at Kilmovee Ireland. They had the following children, Mary b1877 County Mayo, Bridget b1878 Eastwood, Sarah b1881 Basford, Catherine b1883, Greasley, Dominic b1884 Greasley, John 1886 Greasley, Michael b1888 Greasley, Annie b1893 Greasley and Nellie b1901 at Greasley. In 1911 the family was living at 65 Breach, Eastwood. Dominic snr was a pit banksman whilst his sons Dominic jnr, John and Michael were also miners (hewers). Annie was helping at home and Nelliew as at school.
Dominic Roddy enlisted on 7th September 1914 at Nottingham aged 29 years 11 months. He was posted to the King's Royal Rifles Corps and attended their Winchester barracks on 11th September 1914. He landed in France on 21st July 1915 and received a shell wound to his head and left shoulder on 17th February 1916. On 28th September 1916 he was returned to England and on 6th January January 1917 he was discharged from the army as no longer fit for further active service due to tuberculosis of the lung. He died on 21st December 1918 and is buried at St Mary's Churchyard, Greasley.
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