London police seek family of Irish war hero

Detectives in the UK are trying to find descendants of an Irish man who was the last military body guard to die in the line of duty.

Detective Sergeant Matthew McLoughlin was protecting Field Marshall Lord Kitchener during the First World War when their ship hit a mine.

Now London's Metropolitan Police are naming a new command centre after the Tipperary man, and they want his family members to attend the naming ceremony.

Commander Adrian Usher of the Metropolitan Police says they have lost track of Sergeant McLoughlin's descendants:

Appeal to find descendants of DS Matthew McLoughlin, Lord Kitchener's protection officer https://t.co/2ubW3oBeRn pic.twitter.com/o0CvXdbK0R

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) May 21, 2016