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| Keywords: Martin J. Sheehan, RAF 1918.jpg Image of Martin Joseph Sheehan r born in Tralee Ireland 12 April 1896 was a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Air Force <br> the second of three sons of Captain D D Sheehan MP for Mid-Cork Ireland who served with him on the Western Front in World War I <br> When on an observation mission with the No 13 Squadron RAF over Cambrai France in an R E 8 D4898 reconnaissance biplane he was killed 1 October 1918 together with his pilot <br>William George McCaig left Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force born 1896 in Kirkcaldy Scotland <br> They are buried nearby in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Anneux British War Cemetery Anneux on the N30 route to Bepaume Their graves Plot 1 Row H nos 21 and 19 <br> Martin Sheehan's brother Daniel J Sheehan RFC was killed in May 1917 his uncle Sgt Robert O'Connor killed at Passchendaele in July 1917 <br>His biography as first printed and published by His Majesty's Stationary Office London 1921 publication Officers Died in the Great War 1914-19 family posession permitted <br> http //www theaerodrome com/forum/516019-post2 html Details from 'The Aerodrome' <br> http //www theaerodrome com/aircraft/gbritain/raf_re8 php R E 8 biplane from 'The Aerodrome' No later than September 1918<br> Original uploader Osioni at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia Undetermined PD-UKGov PD-Old-70 original upload log page en wikipedia 351_568_3_i jpg 2006-08-18 20 41 Icey 180×138× 22876 bytes <nowiki>smaller image to comply with fair use</nowiki> 1896 births 1918 deaths Daniel Martin Michael Sheehan British World War I people Air Force People of the Royal Air Force No 13 Squadron RAF | ||||
