Cemetery: Carnoy Military Cemetery
Country: France
Area: Somme
Rank: Major
Force: Army
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Unit: Leinster Regiment formerly Lancashire Fusiliers.
Country of Service: British
Details: Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Killed in action at Longueval on reconnaissance 19th July 1916. Age 36. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Markes; husband of Philomena Markes of Glenlara Tipperary Ireland. Served in the South African Campaign (Mentioned in Despatches). L. 27.
Photograph by Martin Harvey