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3 unusual facts about John Joseph Esmonde


John Joseph Esmonde

Esmonde died on 17 April 1915 from "pneumonia and heart failure consequent on the strain of overwork" while serving as Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

The other son of this union was Anthony Charles Esmonde (1899–1981).

A son from his second marriage, Eugene Esmonde, was awarded a Victoria Cross posthumously in 1942.Another son, Paddy, the youngest was awarded the Military Cross whilst serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps at the Rhine in 1944.



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