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Athlete who may have run out of luck in war

DO any of your readers know of a Frank J Buckley, an athlete who competed for Great Britain and Ireland nearly 100 years ago? I am researching the background of international athletes who lost their lives in the first world war, and I have 18 men so far.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2004 - 01:00

One is a Patrick J Roche from Cork who was an Irish sprint champion and died of enteric in Baghdad in 1918.

I am trying to establish if the Frank J Buckley, born in Bandon or Cork city, died in the war.

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