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6972309   Lance Sergeant Edward Joseph Timoney
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Dated added: 30/12/2015   Last updated: 21/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth: 19/09/1890
Died: 17/09/1920 (Survived The War)
Age: 29
Summary      
Edward Joseph Timoney was a son of Edward and Brigid Timoney. Edward Joseph Timoney was born 19th September 1890 in Cookstown. The 1911 census lists Joseph Edward as age 20 living with the family in Loy Street, Cookstown. Both he and his father worked as garden labourers. Lance Sergeant Edward Joseph Timoney served with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (11582) attached to the 36th Signals Company. He survived the war and died while in service in India on 17th September 1920. He died just two days before his 30th birthday. He was the husband of Catherine Timoney of Churchtown Cottages, Dundrum, County Dublin.
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Cemetery Details
Cemetery: Delhi Memorial - India Gate
  Rajpath, Delhi
Grave Ref: Face 1
CWGC Casualty 1437942
Summary      
The Delhi Memorial (India Gate) stands at the eastern end of the Rajpath, or Kingsway.
Local Memorial Details

No Memorial Name Townland
1 Cookstown Cenotaph WWI - West Panel 2018 Cookstown
Local Institute / Local Book Details

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1 Cookstown War Dead Book WW1 303
References and Links
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1 1901 Census lists Timoney family 1901 census lists Joseph as age 10 at house 7 in Loy Street, Cookstown
2 1911 Census lists Timoney family 1911 census lists Edward Joseph as age 20 at house 16 in Loy Street, Cookstown
3 Forum discussion (GWF) Discussion on Edward Joseph Timoney
4 National Archives UK Medal card can be purchased here
5 Private John Timoney Brother of Lance Sergeant Edward Joseph Timoney
Cookstown District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2010-2023