The Officer on the left is Lieutenant Arthur Vincent Piggott, MC, 2nd King Edward's Horse with Captain Joseph P. T. Mackesy, of 5th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers at Kilkenny Barracks in 1917. Captain Mackesy had been recruiting officer for Waterford District from at least September 1913 thru April 1914, and took over duties as recruiting officer for Kilkenny District (in Kilkenny Barracks) as of at least late August 1914, and remained there until invalided out of the Army, 5/3/1918, due to ill-health and granted rank as honorary Major. He was from Carmel, Tramore, Co. Waterford, but the family owned over 1,000 acres of land in South Kilkenny, and Joseph was an alumnus of Kilkenny College. Father - Dr. G. I. Mackesy, JP, of Lady Lane, Waterford (died September 1917) (Photograph and information Great War Forum).

The Officer on the left is Lieutenant Arthur Vincent Piggott, MC, 2nd King Edward's Horse with Captain Joseph P. T. Mackesy, of 5th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers at Kilkenny Barracks in 1917. Captain Mackesy had been recruiting officer for Waterford District from at least September 1913 thru April 1914, and took over duties as recruiting officer for Kilkenny District (in Kilkenny Barracks) as of at least late August 1914, and remained there until invalided out of the Army, 5/3/1918, due to ill-health and granted rank as honorary Major. He was from Carmel, Tramore, Co. Waterford, but the family owned over 1,000 acres of land in South Kilkenny, and Joseph was an alumnus of Kilkenny College. Father - Dr. G. I. Mackesy, JP, of Lady Lane, Waterford (died September 1917) (Photograph and information Great War Forum).
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