thomas joesph ward he was born in county cork in 1876 ireland he joined the royal irish regiment in 1900 he served in africa in the boar war 1900 1901.he fought at mons in the first world war ,after six months in the trenches he was captured ,and spent the next thee and half years as a pow,his regemental no was 6905 he died in 1955 aged 79..help