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Originally Posted by BWEF
If this happened in England I would start researching any military or manufacturing connections at the County Record Office, and the local papers of the time.
However, I don't know if this advice would hold true for County Fermanagh. It is worth looking into anyway.
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Thinking about this some more, and if privacy is not an issue, it might be worth contacting "Making History" a programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
People contact them about a local or family history question. The show find an expert to look into it, and listeners can learn from it.
For example, somebody contacted them to ask about treatment for head wounds in WW1, as their relative had had a plate put in his head after being wounded.
This was of interest to me as one of my grandfathers had a silver plate put in his head after being wounded by shell fire in 1917:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00...episodes/guide
Well worth a browse, there are several topics per episode.