Thursday, September 07, 2006

Kilcruttan Cemetary Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland

Grave of captain baron Oldershausen



















































Private Christophe Koch
































Inscription "In memorial of Christophe Koch Rifleman in the 5th Company of the 5th Company of the 1st Light Infantry Battalion Kings German Legion. He was born in Goettingen in the Electorate of hanover, Germany and died the 26th July 1806 at Tullamore aged 23 years."











Detail from the gravestone. (from Irish Sword article by N.W. English)

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