Edward Joseph McVeigh of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh died on 7th April 1943 while serving overseas in Burma with 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
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Fusilier Edward Joseph McVeigh (6979430) served in 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers during the Second World War. He was the son of William McVeigh and Mary Ann McVeigh of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
Fusilier McVeigh died on 7th April 1943 aged 23 years old. His grave is in Section 5, Row F, Grave 1 of Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. His headstone bears the inscription:
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.