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German Iron Cross

"My grandmother's brother Fr John J. O'Donnell Mac Sheahan SJ served as a Military Chaplain with the British Army in 1917-18. He was awarded the DSO Military Cross with bar for bravery. He wore a Red Cross armband as he assisted the medical teams. He tended to German soldiers as well and one German soldier gave him his Iron Cross. "

Submitted by: Colm Holmes