plaque · Ireland

Gleeson Memorial

To the memory of LT. KEVIN GLEESON AND HIS EIGHT COMRADES KILLED IN ACTION AT NIEMBA, CONGO 8TH NOVEMBER, 1960 WHILE SERVING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY FORCE O.N.U.C. KEVINS FAMILY ARE FROM MARYVILLE, KNOCKRAHA

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