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    1. [IRL-CARLOW] Military Funeral 1919.
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    3. Carlow Sentinel, June, 14th 1919. MILITARY FUNERAL IN CARLOW. On Wednesday last Sergeant Fleet, 5th Signal Company, R.A., ( ? ) was buried in the New Cemetery, Carlow, with military honours. Deceased was married in Carlow, and stationed here when the war broke out. He left with his regiment for the front, and while serving was awarded the D.S.M. After his return to England he succumbed to a serious attack of paralysis, and his remains were sent to Carlow by the Military Authorities. The coffin covered by the Union Jack, was borne on a gun waggon, and escorted by a firing party from the Curragh. The Rev. S.Ridgeway officiated at the funeral.

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