Post by Administrator on Sept 27, 2022 23:37:13 GMT
His Name Was: James Joseph Greenway. RNR. 1907-1938
Remembered September 28th: (1938)
JJ lost his life in a tragic accident the family are vaguely aware from his discharge book of the circumstances, even when and the location, Still unknown is exactly where he was buried, hence no flowers on his grave and no chance to mourn.
James Joseph will not be mentioned in dispatches or be entitled to medals, lost to soon to be deemed a hero. Had his life not been taken away from him then, no doubt it may have occurred a little later. Like the many, I am certain – the thought of death would not have deterred him.
Like many Kinsale and Irish people, James Joseph Greenway left Ireland in the early 1930s and joined the Merchant Navy, settling in Barry.
Quote Kinsale Mayor, Tomas O Brien : "Many a young Kinsale man left to go to Barry, which to them was the gateway to the world. For some it was the first time they had left their native town, and their families survived on the money they sent home. "Some settled in Barry and have families there today. Many others died in the wars while serving in both the Royal and Merchant Navies." This is Barry. Thursday 1 September 2005.
We also further remember Nora (Greenway) Davies a daughter to Thomas, Sister of James Joseph, Nora was a Lady of Kinsale and a resident of both Barry, Wales and Moroopna, AUSTRALIA. LEST WE FORGET.
Remembered September 28th: (1938)
JJ lost his life in a tragic accident the family are vaguely aware from his discharge book of the circumstances, even when and the location, Still unknown is exactly where he was buried, hence no flowers on his grave and no chance to mourn.
James Joseph will not be mentioned in dispatches or be entitled to medals, lost to soon to be deemed a hero. Had his life not been taken away from him then, no doubt it may have occurred a little later. Like the many, I am certain – the thought of death would not have deterred him.
Like many Kinsale and Irish people, James Joseph Greenway left Ireland in the early 1930s and joined the Merchant Navy, settling in Barry.
Quote Kinsale Mayor, Tomas O Brien : "Many a young Kinsale man left to go to Barry, which to them was the gateway to the world. For some it was the first time they had left their native town, and their families survived on the money they sent home. "Some settled in Barry and have families there today. Many others died in the wars while serving in both the Royal and Merchant Navies." This is Barry. Thursday 1 September 2005.
We also further remember Nora (Greenway) Davies a daughter to Thomas, Sister of James Joseph, Nora was a Lady of Kinsale and a resident of both Barry, Wales and Moroopna, AUSTRALIA. LEST WE FORGET.