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John McAnespie
Key Facts
Occupation/Rank: Message Boy
Date of Death: 16 April 1941
Place of Death: Mater Infirmorum Hospital
Age: 19
John was injured when a parachute mine struck the spire of Trinity Street Church during the Easter Tuesday Raid.
He later died of his wounds in hospital.
He was one of 36 people that were killed in this incident.
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