Individual Notes

Note for: Frederick John McMahon, 5 Mar 1917 - 3 Nov 1942 Index

Christening:
     Date:   20 Apr 1917
     Place:   St Pauls Church, Boughton, Chester

Event:
     Type:   Military Awards
     Date:   1945
     Place:   Medals awarded posthumously

Burial:
     Date:   4 Nov 1942
     Place:   El Alamein CWG Cemetary

Individual Note:
               2 OBJE M1390
          2 OBJE M1400
          2 OBJE M1406
          1 _MILT
          2 DATE 1942
          2 PLAC Private in the 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
          1 _MILTID 9th Bat Durham Light Infantry
          2 DATE 1942
          2 PLAC 4460096
          2 OBJE M1400
          2 OBJE M1402
          2 OBJE M1401

THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY Formed in 1881 from, The 68th. (Durham LightInfantry) Regiment (1st Battalion) & The 106th Bombay Light InfantryRegiment. (2nd Battalion). Nickname:- "The Faithful Durham's".

In WW1 The Regiment raised 42 Battalions. Officers & Men were awardedSix Victoria Crosses. The Regiment suffered 12,530 casualties.

Individual Notes

Note for: Joseph Charles McMahon, 29 Jul 1919 - 30 Oct 1943 Index

Christening:
     Date:   29 Aug 1919
     Place:   St Pauls Church, Chester, Cheshire

Event:
     Type:   Military Service
     Date:   30 Oct 1943
     Place:   Corporal Cheshire Regiment

Event:
     Type:   Military Awards
     Date:   1945
     Place:   Medals awarded posthumously

Burial:
     Date:   Nov 1943
     Place:   Monte Casino CWG Cemetary

Individual Note:
               2 OBJE M1388
          2 OBJE M1404
          2 OBJE M1405
          1 _MILTID 4126960 , Corporal, Cheshire Regiment
          2 DATE 1943
          2 OBJE M1403
          2 OBJE M1407
          2 OBJE M1403

Individual Notes

Note for: John Charles McMahon, ABT 1841 - 26 Dec 1909 Index

Occupation:
     Date:   1871
     Place:   Soldier

Occupation:
     Date:   1878
     Place:   Tradesman

Occupation:
     Date:   BET 1881 AND 1885
     Place:   Attendant in County Asylum

Occupation:
     Date:   1891
     Place:   Labourer

Occupation:
     Date:   1901
     Place:   Corporation Road Labourer

Residence:
     Date:   1871
     Place:   Chatham Barracks, Gillingham, Kent

Residence:
     Date:   1878
     Place:   5 Brook Street, Chester

Residence:
     Date:   1881
     Place:   8 Dunnings Court, Upper Northgate Street, Chester

Residence:
     Date:   BET 1885 AND 1891
     Place:   2 Goughs Court, Chester

Residence:
     Date:   BET 1901 AND 1909
     Place:   57 Watergate Street, Chester

Census:
     Date:   1891
     Place:   Chester

Census:
     Date:   1871
     Place:   Chatham Barracks, Gillingham, Kent

Census:
     Date:   1881
     Place:   Chester

Census:
     Date:   1901
     Place:   Chester

Event:
     Type:   Military Service
     Date:   1871
     Place:   Chatham Barracks, Gillingham, Kent

Burial:
     Date:   29 Dec 1909
     Place:   Overleigh Road Cemetery, Chester

Individual Note:
               1 _MDCL Also acute heart failure
          1 _PHOTO M245

John was a Private in the 1st Battalion of the 19th Foot Regiment andserved on the North West Frontier. In 1868 when the regiment had beenat Nowshera for close on a year it was moved to Rawal Pindi, where itarrived on 4 February 1868.
On 1 May a detachment, consisting of seven companies, proceeded as aworking party on the Murree roads, and rejoined headquarters inAbbotabad on 13 August. The latter had marched in the same day,accomplishing a distance of sixty five miles in fifty nine hours inthe middle of the hot weather without any sick or a single casualty.
The reason for this move being that an expedition was shortly to beundertaken against the hill tribes on the Black Mountain.
At the end of September the regiment at last got orders to move onthrough Soosul Pass to Oghee, where the whole force (about 10000 men)had been assembled....... This was the Hazara Field Force.

On 3 October No 1 Brigade was ordered to commence the advance up theBlack Mountain, 10200 feet high. This brigade consisted of theNineteenth, the 20th Native Infantry, a Ghoorka regiment, and amountain battery of artillery.
The battle resulted in a large number of tribesmen being killed, forthe loss of 2 men killed and a dozen wounded (all native troops).
On 9 October peace was proclaimed and the Force was ordered to retirefrom the Black Mountain.
On 24 October the Hazara Field Force paraded before His Honour theLieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, and the Nineteenth had the honourof furnishing the guard at the afternoon Durbar.

1868 The following day (25 October) the Force was disbanded, and byeasy stages the regiment returned to Rawal Pindi, which was reached on4 November.

Her Majesty was pleased to grant the Indian General Service Medal toall those who took part in the operations, with the clasp "North WestFrontier".