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Kiskeam man Eugene Callaghan, a Private in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, died on April 1 in the village of Hulluch in northern France. He was among 17 men killed when a tunnel he was digging collapsed when an explosive device was detonated by the enemy in a tunnel underneath the Allied forces.
Private Callaghan, who moved from Kiskeam to Wales when he was just seven years of age, was aged just 22 when he died and is known to be buried in Bois-Carre Military Cemetery in Haisnes.
A memorial headstone bears the inscription Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out . His backpay of £3 16 shillings was divided among his siblings and a gratuity of £6 10 was paid in October 2019.