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Corporal Denis Creedon
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Corporal Denis Creedon

Birth
Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland
Death
10 Oct 1918 (aged 31)
At Sea
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301441 Corporal Dennis Creedon.
The Royal Air Force.

Aged 31.
Son of Jeremiah Creedon and Norah Creedon, formerly Hallinan, of Laught, Rathcoole, Millstreet, Co. Cork.

In the 1901 census, the Creedon family were living at Laught, Rathcool, Co. Cork [between Banteer and Millstreet].
present were,
Jerry Creedon, aged 68, a Farmer, married,
Hanorah, his wife, aged 51, a Housekeeper,
John, son, aged 25, an Agricultural Labourer,
Kate, daughter, aged 15, a Scholar,
Denis, son, aged 13, a Scholar,
Ellen, daughter, aged 11, a Scholar,
Con, son, aged 9, a Scholar,

Dennis Creedon married Julia Moynihan on 13 January 1913, at Mountain Ash, Wales
he had gone to Wales to be a miner.

Service Record
Name: Denis Creedon
Gender: Male
Age on attestation: 27
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1887
Birth Place: Dromtarriff, Millstreet, Cork, Ireland
Religion: Roman Catholic
Current Engagement in HM Forces: Army 14/12/14
Date of entry into RAF: 17/9/18
Civilian Occupation: Miner
Marriage: to Julia Moynihan
– Date: 13/1/13
– Town: Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Wales
– verified from marriage cert: yes
Persons to be informed of casualties: Julia Creedon, Laught, Millstreet, Co. Cork. Wife.
Description: Height: 5 ft 8 1/2 inches; Chest 36 inches; Hair: Auburn; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: fair.
Discharge: Died by Drowning RMS Leinster 10.10.18
Promotions: Transferred RAF Cpl. 17.9.18
Trade Classification: Hospital Orderly

He was a military passenger on board R.M.S. Leinster which was sunk by torpedoes in the Irish Sea, 16 miles east of Dublin, shortly before 10am on the morning of 10th October 1918, on its outbound journey of 100km [68 miles] from Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire], Dublin, to Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales.
Dennis Creedon's body was recovered, and his body was taken by train to Millstreet.
After a funeral at St. Patrick's Church, Millstreet, County Cork, he was buried in Kilcorney Cemetery

See also
Denis Creedon

His name is included in
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties A - H
301441 Corporal Dennis Creedon.
The Royal Air Force.

Aged 31.
Son of Jeremiah Creedon and Norah Creedon, formerly Hallinan, of Laught, Rathcoole, Millstreet, Co. Cork.

In the 1901 census, the Creedon family were living at Laught, Rathcool, Co. Cork [between Banteer and Millstreet].
present were,
Jerry Creedon, aged 68, a Farmer, married,
Hanorah, his wife, aged 51, a Housekeeper,
John, son, aged 25, an Agricultural Labourer,
Kate, daughter, aged 15, a Scholar,
Denis, son, aged 13, a Scholar,
Ellen, daughter, aged 11, a Scholar,
Con, son, aged 9, a Scholar,

Dennis Creedon married Julia Moynihan on 13 January 1913, at Mountain Ash, Wales
he had gone to Wales to be a miner.

Service Record
Name: Denis Creedon
Gender: Male
Age on attestation: 27
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1887
Birth Place: Dromtarriff, Millstreet, Cork, Ireland
Religion: Roman Catholic
Current Engagement in HM Forces: Army 14/12/14
Date of entry into RAF: 17/9/18
Civilian Occupation: Miner
Marriage: to Julia Moynihan
– Date: 13/1/13
– Town: Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Wales
– verified from marriage cert: yes
Persons to be informed of casualties: Julia Creedon, Laught, Millstreet, Co. Cork. Wife.
Description: Height: 5 ft 8 1/2 inches; Chest 36 inches; Hair: Auburn; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: fair.
Discharge: Died by Drowning RMS Leinster 10.10.18
Promotions: Transferred RAF Cpl. 17.9.18
Trade Classification: Hospital Orderly

He was a military passenger on board R.M.S. Leinster which was sunk by torpedoes in the Irish Sea, 16 miles east of Dublin, shortly before 10am on the morning of 10th October 1918, on its outbound journey of 100km [68 miles] from Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire], Dublin, to Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales.
Dennis Creedon's body was recovered, and his body was taken by train to Millstreet.
After a funeral at St. Patrick's Church, Millstreet, County Cork, he was buried in Kilcorney Cemetery

See also
Denis Creedon

His name is included in
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties A - H


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