In the graveyard.

A family headstone that includes the name of the soldier.

Matthew Smith was born in 1889 in Portadown, North Ireland. He immigrated tImmigrated to Massachusetts, USA in 1913 on the SS Laconia.  He Served in Co. C, 14th Machine Gun Battalion, 5th Infantry Division and was killed in action on October 14, 1918 in an attack on Cunel and Bois des Rappes in France during the Battle of the Meuse-Argonne . His remains returned to Ireland in 1922 on the SS Millwater. Buried St Johns Catholic Church, Eglish, Tartaraghan, Co. Armagh, N. Ireland.

Source: https://ww2irishaviation.com

In Loving Memory Of
WILLIAM J. SMITH Died 21st November 1917
His Wife MARGARET Died 19th February 1946
And Their Children
MARY Died 14th March 1894 Aged 2 Years
JAMES Died 27th January 1899 Aged 1 Year 8 Months
MATTHEW - K.I.A. (France) 14th October 1918
(Private Ist CI.-14th MG Battalion - 5th DIV A.E.F.)
DANIEL Died 12th February 1961
PATRICK Died 18th August 1973
His Wife CATHERINE Died 22nd November 1979
Their Granddaughter MARY CATHERINE Died 28th March 1969
Their Daughter-In-Law ANGELA Died 30th April 2021
Rest In Peace

Saints Of Ireland - Pray For Them

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