september medical officer irish international rugby player born city ireland went school present day studied medicine ireland graduating selected play rugby ireland match england february rugby career cut short broke leg match oxford_university commissioned period house surgeon dublin posted india served burma stationed start world war travelled france landing september deployed immediately western served 20th field ambulance medical officer unit saw active service august awarded running machine gun fire rescue men wounded artillery fire month later regiment participated entirely shot dead going help injured soldiers action earned mention despatches doctors receive world war killed action early life born city ireland sons thomas present day went school went study medicine ireland house surgeon dublin rugby round skilled golf lawn tennis horse riding shooting furthermore captain school rugby later captained selected play wing ireland match england road dublin february ireland lost england victory irish soil opposite number day new_zealand born speed allowed score england tries conversion start season november team play oxford_university game collided breaking leg bringing rugby career end international appearance military service start 20th century irish doctors joined british armed forces commissioned temporary lieutenant july confirmed february october went india served burma stationed world war broke went france 7th division arriving september attached 20th field ambulance later served medical officer active service western days died awarded awarded doctors war president read citation address students college commended recent enter citation gazette said conspicuous gallantry 22nd august near standing patrol yards line bombed enemy loud bomb explosions captain knowledge enemy strength got ran spot rifle machine gun fire finding wounded men returned got safety time captain gallantry fire brought notice september battalion 2nd took attack draw away german reserves main attack according personal account battle battalion ceased exist regiments artillery bombardment prior infantry assault failed destroy german barbed wire defences men got caught went help returning open killed instantly bullet head colonel badly wounded wrote family saying fellow met loved regiment officers men left loss deeply big battle 25th son went try help wounded got killed believe death sure wounded taken body recovered buried exact location cemetery knew brave day got best deserved won honours awarded following action mentioned despatches captain doctors killed action war buried military cemetery grave france
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