By Patrick FlynnThe body of a British soldier executed and buried in Co Clare almost 100 years ago has been exhumed and will be reburied in Dublin. He died on June 10, 1921 at Drumbaun, Co Clare after, it’s believed, he was captured and executed by members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). War graves from the First World War located in Ireland are managed on CWGC behalf by the Office of Public Works (OPW). Private Chalmers had been with soldiers travelling to Moughna in a convoy of four lorries and is thought to have jumped from one of the trucks in the area of Lavoureen. Locals had been told not to cut turf in the bog as a British soldier had been buried there.

Source: Evening echo May 14, 2018 16:30 UTC