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9 February 1917 : Pte Phinlo St. John Quirk

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Phinlo was the second son of Hugh Quirk (a master mariner and teacher of navigation) and his wife Anna (née Deadon) of The Hill, Armagh. There were three boys in all: Richard, then Phinlo then Gerald.  Phinlo was educated at Rathgar National School, Dublin. On leaving he was apprenticed as an Engineer at Harland & Wolff, Belfast. At t…


Each One a Pocket Hercules: The Bantam Experiment and the case of the 35th Division

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Each One a Pocket Hercules (1) : The Bantam Experiment and the case of the 35th Division Few episodes in the massive expansion of the British Army in 1914-1915 more graphically illustrate the haphazard, improvised and often reactive nature of that process than the story of the ‘Bantam’ experiment and, in particular, the experience of the 35th (Ban…